It's so easy this time of year to get all caught up in trussing turkeys, making cranberry sauce and perfecting Grandma's stuffing recipe before moving on to other holiday goodies. Chillier temperatures also mean the start of something else: soup season. Of course you can easily enjoy chilled soups in the warmer, summery months or, if you're a die-hard soup fanatic (like ourselves), you can even enjoy those warm soups on warm days. But in my humble, food-lovin' opinion, right around the time the first snowflakes start to fly is the ideal time and there's nothing like cozying up to a steamy bowl of soup on a cold night. To get you started, here's some of our favorite soup recipes that we've been making...

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