When the wind chill is five below, any recipe with the word “fire” in it sounds like a plan. This spicy, smoky soup lives up to its name by warming you up (plus, it’ll clear your sinuses right out).

Get the fire-roasted tomato bisque recipe. 
Watch Simmons’s technique in our video. 

This one’s filling enough to be a main course. Just try not to eat all the meatballs before they make it into the soup (they’re so good). 

Get the minestrone and meatball soup recipe. 

If you’re sick (or just tired of being cold), this hearty, filling soup will provide some comfort. Though Simmons uses sweet potato and turnip in the video, feel free to substitute your favorite root veggies. 

Get the root vegetable soup recipe.
See how Simmons does it in our video.

It’s amazing what a little curry paste and coconut milk can do. 

Get the Thai coconut soup recipe.
See how Simmons does it in our video.

We tend to think we’d eat anything topped with bacon. Luckily for vegetarians, this soup maintains its deliciousness without it (just make sure you use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock, too). 

Get the Tuscan tomato soup with white beans recipe.