Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian, and More [Hardcover]

Joanna Pruess (Author), Lauren Braun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2004

Delicious soup is satisfying, simple to make, and as versatile as can be. With a couple chops of a knife or pulses in a food processor, a little of this and of that-vegetables, herbs, chicken or leftovers, along with some liquid- becomes a whole meal, an appetizer, or even a dessert. Add or subtract some key ingredients and you can create a soup that fits everyone's tastes and diets-often from the same pot!

To make good soups, says Joanna Pruess, you simply need to love them. This unique collection of recipes includes her favorites, from Mighty Minestrone to Curried Mango Soup with Lobster. Readers will adore her Hearty Roasted Onion Soup with Parmesan Crostini, Thai Curried Chicken Soup, Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo, and Broccoli Almond Soup. She includes tempting garnishes to serve with these delicious creations, such as Parmesan-Black Pepper Wafers and Chili-Crusted Pumpkin Seeds, as well as a chapter of basic stock recipes, including suggestions on how to improve store-bought products.

The recipes come with variations to make them appropriate for the Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets, high-protein or low-fat diets, and for vegans and vegetarians. Gorgeous photographs, easy-to-follow techniques, and a unique, flexible approach to cooking for special diets make this a must-have cookbook.

Editorial Reviews

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Joanna Pruess has the highest standards and, best of all, exceptional taste about what's delicious. Count on it that these soups will make you happy."--Faith Middleton, WNPR's Food Schmooze

"No cookbook was ever better named than Soup for Every Body. It is impossible for anyone not to find dozens of recipes to add to one's favorites--and anyone specifically concerned about any and all aspects of nutrition will find this book indispensable."--John Mariani, Esquire Magazine

"The number of ingredients is modest, the techniques easy, but the combinations sophisticated...attention to nutrition and simple but imaginative recipes make this book a good choice for both fancy and everyday cooking."--Cookbook Digest

"Joanna Pruess's recipes are so good that, regardless of your health concerns - and even if you have none at all - this is a collection of soup recipes that belongs on every bookshelf."
--Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything

From the Back Cover

Soup feeds a person’s senses and body, so rather than feeling hungry or deprived, we feel good inside and out. To make good soups, says Joanna Pruess, you simply need to love them. This unique collection of seventy recipes includes her favorites, from Mighty Minestrone to Curried Mango Soup with Lobster.

Pruess includes tempting garnishes to serve with these delicious creations, such as Parmesan-Black Pepper Wafers and Chili-Crusted Pumpkin Seeds, as well as a chapter of basic stock recipes, including suggestions on how to improve store-bought products. A variety of ingredient options makes these recipes easily adaptable to any diet plan.

Novices and accomplished cooks alike will find these recipes easy and satisfying. Few foods can claim to be elegant and rustic, hearty and delicate, delicious when served hot or cold,as a first course or whole meal, or even as dessert. Winter or summer, any season of the year is soup time. And, happily, there are very few “no’s” in the process.

So have some soup. It’s good for you!

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592285651
• ISBN-13: 978-1592285655
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,064,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good recipes, March 14, 2005

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Paige Sato "book-lovin', hockey-playin', knit... (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian, and More (Hardcover)

I bought this book because I was looking a book that had both summer and winter soups using ingredients my family enjoys. We don't follow any of the latest diet trends--I am more concerned about being able to fix a variety of meals for my family of five.

I've tried several recipes from the book over this winter, and each has been a hit. They are delicious (and I'm an average, at best, cook), and filling as a meal on their own, or as a side.

While easy to follow, the recipes do take time. But I have not been disappointed at all with the results. I will continue to use this book and mark our favorites for repeats. I can't wait until warmer weather to try some of the fruity summer soups!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a cookbook to reach for every day, May 7, 2007

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B. Thomen (Dallas, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian, and More (Paperback)

Fantastic soup cookbook. I love the photos to inspire, the nutritional information at the end of each recipe giving the calories, fiber content, etc. It has a great range of recipes including all-vegetarian, bean and grain soups, poultry and meat soups to fruit soups.
We have made 4 of the recipes so far and each one has been a hit and a definite repeat. My husband made the Greek Chicken and Rice soup today and it was divine.
I think this soup cookbook is a winner.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian, and More, November 20, 2009

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This review is from: Soup for Every Body: Low-Carb, High-Protein, Vegetarian, and More (Paperback)

The book arrived well before the "due date". It is in very good condition--no damage at all. Looks new.
Lots of interesting soups.....looking forward to making them.