Beef and Vegetable Soup - Bridget Lancaster shows Christopher Kimball how to make beef and vegetable soup in just an hour, without sacrificing the intense flavor of a long-simmered homemade beef stock. Tuscan Bean Soup - Julia Collin Davison reveals how the test kitchen converted a classic Tuscan bean soup into a hearty rustic stew, with creamy, buttery beans and chunks of vegetables combining to create a deeply flavorful one-pot meal. Tips and Techniques: What is a sirloin steak? - With all the choice for steak tips in the supermarket, it takes a meat expert to figure out what to buy. Christopher Kimball visits a local butcher to demystify sirloin steak and steak tips.