By the time you watch "Gossip Girl" on DVR, this soup is done.

Does the world really need one more food magazine? I didn’t think so until I recently got my hands on the latest Food Network magazine. I hadn’t even really thumbed through a copy until now and quickly realized that I shouldn’t have been such a Negative Nelly. A great combo of cooking tips, fun profiles and of course, tons of quick and easy recipes with a super user-friendly photo index of every recipe in the magazine (why has no one thought of this till now?). I was instantly hooked. The recipe that caught my eye was smack dab on the cover: Chicken Tortilla Soup. This version is ready in about 20 minutes. How is that even possible? Thanks to the clever use of a Cuisinart, this soup, plus 49 other easy soups in the October issue, can be ready before you know it. Perhaps you like your soup to simmer all day to fully bring out the flavors? Try Recipezaar’s top-rated Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup instead. Throwing all the ingredients together ahead of time will pay off hours later. Either way, have plenty of cilantro, avocados, queso cheese and tortilla strips ready for garnishing, and you’ll be one happy chica.

What’s your favorite food mag?