There’s always an obstacle when adapting a chef’s recipe for the home cook. Sometimes, it’s hard-to-find ingredients. Sometimes, it’s painstaking technique. Usually, it’s both, and the recipe uses ...

Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

This ultrasimple bean soup has been on the menu at the U.S. Senate Dining Room and served to senators and their staff for more than 100 years. Even as politics have changed, this soup has remained ...