Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: Cozy up with a bowl of soup

There’s nothing like a hot, comforting bowl of hearty soup when the weather is grim outside. During Monday morning’s #Weekendeats chat on Twitter, participants braved the winter chill with soups, stews and chili to keep warm. Here are the highlights:

Hester, from the blog the Chef Doc shared a recipe for pumpkin, carrot and apple soup, while Karen of the blog Tasty Trials shared her chipotle-rosemary sweet potato soup with bacon. For Meatless Monday, Michelle Jenkins of the blog Daily Waffle offered up a recipe for her chunky vegetarian chili.

Sinosoul shared a picture of spicy Taiwanese beef noodle soup from Remy’s, LAOCFoodie shared a picture of pork cheek stew from Bow and Truss and a picture of smoked chicken verde stew in a cone from Cars Land, and Michelle Maskaly of the blog the Adirondack Chick shared a picture of mushroom, arugula and lentil soup.

If we’ve put you in the mood to cozy up with a bowl of soup tonight, here are some recipes from The Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen:

Spiced pumpkin soup

Cajun shrimp and corn chowder soup

Creamy mushroom and roasted onion soup

Steak chili and skillet corn bread from Smitty’s in Pasadena

Kabocha squash soup with pomegranate seeds and spicy candied pecans

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