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The Ultimate Soup Cookbook (Reader's Digest)

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After reading the reviews here on Amazon I decided to seek out this book. I very much enjoy a good bowl of soup and I had high hopes that this cookbook would expand my horizons in home-made soup making without breaking the bank or sending me to an exotic foods market. This book has absolutely met my expectations.

The cover states that there are over 900 recipes contained within. This is not just soup recipes, but it also includes recipes for side dishes such as breads and salads. The collection in this section is not huge but there are a lot of good ideas in there.

The chapters break up the book into several logical sections: Stocks/Broths, Cold Soup, Chicken and Turkey, Meat, Chilies, Fish/Seafood, Chowder and Cheese, Vegetable, Beans/Lentils, Noodles/Rice/Barley, and of course the side dishes. There are some overlaps amongst the chapters, but this is to be expected.

Each recipe is short, to the point and simple. Most recipes to not require things that would not normally be in the house, though a few have such fun ingredients as venison and rabbit, which might require a little more effort to obtain. The directions are clear and leave nothing to the imagination.

So, how do the recipes turn out when followed? Every soup I have tried from this book has been a big hit with my family, to the point that I am asked to make double pots of soup so that my wife does not need to cook for a couple of days.

Soup is the ultimate winter-time comfort food. Homemade soup is better tasting and better for you than the canned variety, and with this book you can find recipes to make your favorite soup with minimal fuss and effort. If you are at all interested in making good soups and you buy only one book on the subject, consider making that one book this one.

If you are a soup lover, this is the book for you. Simple to follow instructions and, generally, easily obtained ingredients. Every recipe I've tried has been excellent, and it includes a wide variety. This is not a "gourmet cookbook" but the results look great when served and won't take all day for you to make them. Only improvement would be if it was bound so it could lie flat.

Great soup cookbook, tons of recipes that are easy and dont require alot of exotic ingredients. Only down point is there aren't alot of pictures.

This is certainly a comprehensive book on soups. I am yet to try any of the recipes at the time of this review, however, I could not help notice that if you are not totally familiar with American cooking ingredients, you may find yourself somewhat lost at times. Here's an example, "cannned chicken" along with a few other ingredients, but in saying this I am more than prepared to learn about them. Unfortunately, this book does not have a glossary section, although it does have a brief conversion section on the very back page (with the most common conversions). I have tried googling for subsitutes for these items but have been unable to find any substitutes. So there are possibly some recipes I may never get to try due to this, which is a shame.

This book also mixes both imperial and metric measurements on some of it recipes, which is confusing to say the least.

It certainly does have a wide variety of soups, even quick 30 minute soups (although, these do utilise canned soups to quicken the cooking time). I am impressed with the inclusion of recipes for larger quantities ie; serves 10 or more. These are particular good for dinner parties.

Even though, I feel this book would benefit from an informative glossary section explaning food substitues for non American buyers, I would certainly NOT AVOID BUYING THIS BOOK due to this. I guess this is a common problem in reality when purchasing books from other countries, if only the publishers could see this and make the books more universal (now wouldn't that be nice).

I purchased this book as part of a Christmas gift for a niece. Of all the items that I gifted her with, this one received the most praise/raves. So, I would assume it is good.

I have never seen such a good collection of soup, stew and chowder recipes all in one place. They are simple enough thay almost anyone could make them, and the ones I've tried so far have gone over very well with my family. There is a huge variety, so no matter what you like, you'll find it in this book.

Over 900 recipes for soup dishes make The Ultimate Soup Cookbook truly 'ultimate', packing in a wide variety of dishes, many of which can be made using quick ingredients. From chowders and various fish soups to vegetable soups and heartier stews, this is an excellent survey for any general cookery collection.

This is a good book for soups. It has a little commentary above each soup which enhances interest. Also helpful is the number of servings.

I own a small restaurant and make soups fresh daily. Sometimes I run out of ideas and need a little inspiration or a good recipe. This cookbook is my go to. I've purchased many soup cookbooks because of my business and they all just kinda sit around and collect dust because I keep going back to this one. Pick a vegetable or meat or cheese and this book has plenty of options for each one.

This is the best soup book I have ever seen....there is almost a recipe on every single page I would make. This book has even inspired our family to have a "soup day" once a month at different family memebers homes.