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​I hadn’t planned to do another recipe post so soon, but today’s weather rather seemed to demand it. As I sit here, the temperature is hovering somewhere around freezing, and rain is falling at a very steady pace. I had a salad for lunch (with fresh avocado—yum!), but had to warm up with some hot Earl Grey afterwards. It got me thinking about the many great cold-weather foods out there. Among my favorites are soups of various kinds. If you’ve ever made soup from scratch, you