Soup's On!: Sixty Hearty Soups You Can Stand Your Spoon In [Hardcover]

Janet Lembke (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 2001

This full-bodied celebration of soups, offers 60 recipes for soul-soothing, body-nurturing meals-in-one. From the heirloom Grandma Smith's Tomato Soup to the richly regional Puppy Drum Stew: A Fish Chowder North Carolina-Style, these are soups to fill the belly and stick to the ribs. Along with details on making soup stock (rather than relying on canned versions), Lembke offers instructions both practical and irreverent, concentrating far more on delectability than matters of calories and fat content.

There are soups for mood and season - from the hot and spicy to the smooth and creamy; from the vegetarian to the meaty. Her recipes are accompanied by lush photos and charming anecdotes about the soups' origins, the Latin roots of nomenclature, entertaining tales from the author's garden, and enlightening personal vignettes.

From Oxtail to Omnipotent Onion Soup, Soup's On! will please every palate and warm every heart. (7 1/4 x 7 1/4, 216 pages, color photos, recipes)

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This full-bodied celebration of soups, offers 60 recipes for soul-soothing, body-nurturing meals-in-one. From the heirloom Grandma Smith's Tomato Soup to the richly regional Puppy Drum Stew: A Fish Chowder North Carolina-Style, these are soups to fill the belly and stick to the ribs. Along with details on making soup stock (rather than relying on canned versions), Lembke offers instructions both practical and irreverent, concentrating far more on delectability than matters of calories and fat content.There are soups for mood and season - from the hot and spicy to the smooth and creamy; from the vegetarian to the meaty. Her recipes are accompanied by lush photos and charming anecdotes about the soups' origins, the Latin roots of nomenclature, entertaining tales from the author's garden, and enlightening personal vignettes.From Oxtail to Omnipotent Onion Soup, Soup's On! will please every palate and warm every heart. (7 1/4 x 7 1/4, 216 pages, color photos, recipes)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585744115
• ISBN-13: 978-1585744114
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,827,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Cookbook You Can Actually Read, January 23, 2002

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Jael Stanley (Havelock, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soup's On!: Sixty Hearty Soups You Can Stand Your Spoon In (Hardcover)

Soup cookbooks exist by the thousands. Most, however, concentrate on ingredients and instructions for preparation. Soup's On is a different kettle of fish, meat, and lots of vegetables, including beans, beans, and more beans. Each recipe features a story about the ingredients or the person who contributed it. Did you know that peas have been found in 7,000 year-old Swiss Lake villages? That the spice cumin has been used to dye the robes of Buddhist monks yellow? That Benjamin Franklin suggested that the turkey, not the bald eagle, be designated the U.S. national bird? These tidbits and more entice this reader. My favorites among the recipes are Very Veggie Zuppa, with carrots and a sweet potato; Lucky 13-Bean Soup; Chicken Noodle Picante, with ginger and dried cayenne; Cow Puncher's Gullion, with ham and sauerkraut; and Shrimp File Gumbo. Some are labor intensive, others take no more than 45 minutes to fix. All are scrumptious.