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Who doesn't like soup? But one of the best things about making soup is how it can make your home smell so good. With that in mind, Charity Garfein is seeking soup (and stew) recipes that will give off the rich aroma of a warm and cozy home. What do you suggest?! What one are you going to make?!

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What unholy merger of cuisines hath she wrought? scblackman brings us a gift from the interwebs: schnitzel latkes. But what should we call them?

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The air fryer has been around for a bit, but it's never a bad time to revisit what your favorite recipe is for using one!

inevitability needs to bake 4 dozen cookies. What is tasty, perhaps fancy, and extremely low effort?

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Whipped/scrambled eggs are popular all over the world, as zamboni showcases in this post on the subject. Seriously, come check out the global possibilities, but don't blame us if you get a sudden hankering!

Penne Rigate, so much better than Lisce, tutti lo sanno

Did you know that there's a pasta rabbit hole? Well, apparently, yes, and davebarnes went down it and survived. Mumimor descended the pasta & chicken hole, yyz adds a durum roll, and St. Oops's mom was a recipe developer for an American pasta company. Lots of great comments in the Pasta  thread.

Mmmmm Pho by cogdogblog (cc by)

Cold and flu season is starting in the northern hemisphere, so here's how to handle it: A post chock full of culinary remedies was created by 'drewbage1847'! Check it out to learn more and/or come add your own recipes and tips!

duck confit with vegetable (photo from Canva) Community member 'drewbage1847' shows folks in the Northern hemisphere how to prepare for winter meals with recipes of the French technique of "confit".

In love. by marfis75 (cc by)

"It was a simple, warm potato salad" ... Long lost potato salad love in Ask Metafilter

Potato on a White Background by wuestenigel (cc by)

In Ask Metafilter, Can this potato salad be improved?

127 - With kheer to follow by Crispin Cresswell (cc by-nc-nd)

When it comes to comfort food, what I crave isn’t sweets, or melted cheese, or creamy pasta, or brothy soups. Like many Kashmiris, I long for rogan josh, our traditional lamb dish, spicy and rich, whose recipe my mum holds hostage in Michigan. ChuraChura posts Priyanka Mattoo's How to Extract a Mother’s Rogan Josh Recipe Over Zoom.

Cherenkov Cocktail by Apionid (cc by-nc-nd)

2 jiggers of frustration, garnish with a soupçon of rage: help anonymous make the perfect spite cocktail.

Knoblauchmayonnaise. Aioli by marcoverch (cc by)

Looking for dead simple sauces I can make by stirring things together: in Ask Metafilter, CiaoMela asks for your easiest, no-hassle recipes.

Happy Easter! by The hills are alive* (cc by)

Chickenologists calculate Gaston's breakfast needs, while other Mefites try to Whisk up the best salted oatmeal cookie recipe, file helpful insights about a career in records and information management, support the seeker of a "bralette for the large of boob," and dig for gold in search of authors with a gift for beautiful metaphors and fiction that make you see daily life differently.

Vegetarian Chili by ilovememphis (cc by-nc-nd)

Okay, folks, time to get serious now: *s wants to win the office vegetarian chili competition. Let us not fail our comrade in need!

In other news, the mythic quest for a seriously intense brownie recipe, and the dream of a for-reals healthy muffin.