Butternut squash! My wife found a deliciously spicy recipe online. I just made a batch last week.

Years ago, I'd wanted to do a takeout food column on butternut squash soup -- or any kind of soup, for that matter. But I couldn't find four Baltimore restaurants that had the same kind of soup (aside from Maryland crab, of course). Soup is such a transient menu item.

Victoria Gastro's Sweet Potato, Chipotle & Lime soup, mmm. Anyone's French Onion, which will provide a nice steam for your crackled winter skin when you break through the thermal cheese topping.

DANG! when I saw the picture, I thought...that looks familiar! and it is!

how/why did you bring a CMU pic into a food blog?!? =) such memories! =(

it's the setting for my most frequently recurring nighmares

Wait! Wait! Sam? Did I just read this right? The wife finds recipes and you make them?

Dagnabit!! I was born too soon! I knew I wasn't s'posed to be this old!

Petit Louis' french onion soup. It's my favorite thing on the menu.

Winter tradition: Every Sunday a big old Le Cruset dutch oven is on the stove bubbling away with soup or chile. Favorites include multi-bean (with smoked turkey leg for flavor instead of ham hock - more meat, less fat). Only problem is that I have to remember to get the beans soaking the night before. Home made miso soup is also great all year. My all time favorite might be leek and potato soup though. It's so easy and good for lunch all week.
The whole experience is even better when it is snowing.

@Eve -- Haha yeah, you read that right. I do most of our cooking. Chef Sam in the house!

Beef stew at James Joyce. With a side of brown bread.

Hold it right there, LJ! Does stew qualify as a soup? I think not. Can we have a ruling?

Savona in Bel Air makes Chicken Pot Pie Soup that is awesome! It is the definition of comfort cold weather soup! I just wish they had it everyday!

My favorite is the French onion soup at Birches (on a weeknight at the bar).