If you have a dreaded January cold, a hot bowl of chicken soup can ease the suffering. Over time, many mothers and grandmothers have said it will also help cure you.

I’m not talking about chicken noodle soup. I’m talking about a Thai-style chicken soup rich with fresh ginger and other palate-awakening ingredients, such as garlic-flavoured oil and soy sauce.

This hearty soup is stocked with a nutritious mix of barley, vegetables and bits of chicken, with stock made from a leftover roast chicken dinner.

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this year the fall equinox, in our time zone, begins Thursday at 7:21 a.m. To me, that’s also the official start of “let’s make soup season.

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Mushroom Soup Recipe There’s something incredibly comforting about a warm bowl of soup, ...

This hearty and filling corn soup is rich with shreds of tender chicken and flavoured with ginger, soy sauce and sesame oil.

Summer Vegetable Soup with Pistou Here’s a light, throw-all-the vegetables-in-the-pot soup topped with basil- and garlic-rich pistou, often described as a French-style pesto.

Eric Akis, food writer for the Times Colonist and professional chef, has long and fond memories of the rotisserie chicken now captured in his new book The Great Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook.

A silky leek and potato soup is even more divine when topped with tangy nuggets of blue cheese and a golden dome of puff pastry.

With cabbage, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and tofu, this soup provides a health mix of vitamins and protein — along with a palate-awakening experience.

Eric Akis: Mushroom soup warms a grey, rainy fall day Sauteed slices of white and brown mushrooms, garlic, herbs, stock and cream combine for comforting dish ...

This easy-to-prepare and comforting Italian-style bean soup is topped with homemade herb- and garlic-flavoured croutons.