Restaurants have go-to recipes -- ones the cook enjoys making and the guests order over and over again. At home, I turn to one-pot soups, stews and slow-cooker meals for the same reasons. I like to ...

At the village market, my friend Pepa buys a couple of small white fish, a handful of clams, a few shrimp. I ask what she’s preparing. “ Una sopa marinera, de pescado,” she replies. A fish soup.

Cut the white fish into large chunks. Add to the soup with the tomatoes and thyme. Continue to simmer gently until the fish has just turned opaque. Add the prawns, simmer for 1min, then add the ...

Every time I go home to Maryland, I order the same bowl of soup at my favorite Shanghainese restaurant. Chunks of soft white fish bob around in a yellowish broth, tart with the juices of pickled napa ...