Recipes from the Night Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Spectacular Soups, Stews, and Chilies (Paperback)

by Sally Nirenberg (Author) "When I first envisioned this book, I thought back on all my years of making soup for my shop: We made massive amounts of soup..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
This eclectic collection offers brief, no-nonsense recipes for an array of easily prepared soups and stews. However, this is no teaching cookbook: soup lovers must, for example, figure out for themselves the most efficient way to peel, seed and cube a whole squash for butternut squash and tomato soup. Also, some dishes are conspicuous for their lack of subtlety, such as a chicken stew that drowns the flavor of curry powder under mango chutney. However, cooks who know their own tastes and can read between the lines may uncover some new favorites, particularly in the varied soup offerings, such as cauliflower with cheddar or vegetable with smoked turkey, romaine and parmesan. Several soups, including a carrot with ginger cream and a broccoli rabe and orzo, can be served hot or cold. Chili dishes, like one made with spicy Italian sausage, and stews, including a rosemary chicken combination, constitute only a handful of the offerings. Nirenberg is chef and owner of From the Night Kitchen, a takeout establishment in Brookline, Mass. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Mealtime, anytime, nothing could be more satisfying than a bowl of homemade soup. Be it a steaming bowl of Minestrone to take the bite out of a winter day or a delicate Raspberry Lime Soup for sultry summer nights when appetites are flagging, these eighty enticing recipes for soups, stews, and chilies are simple for even the novice cook, and creatively appealing to the experienced chef. Anyone with a deep pot and a ladle can make sumptuous meals of a rich Curried Chicken Stew or a refreshing chilled Breakfast Fruit Soup in about half and hour.

From warm, comforting classics like Matzo Ball Soup, New England Clam Chowder, and Beef Stew to elegant meal openers like Carrot with Ginger Cream or Avocado Gazpacho, there's a taste for every season, a treat for every palate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Fireside; First Printing edition (November 15, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671688014
• ISBN-13: 978-0671688011
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #844,129 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Night Kitchen Soups, January 7, 2001

By	Jana (PA) - See all my reviews

One of my absolute favorite cookbooks that I picked up years ago on a clearance bin and until ... could not find again. Plan on buying several copies as gifts as every recipe I have made has been terrific, especially the vegetable ones like the Butternut Squash, Ginger Carrot or Asparagus Taragon. Just made the Mullagatawny with chicken tonight - yum! Recipes handle improvisation really well and they all have a lot of flavor.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Always good results, September 24, 2000

By	Anna Freud "merrymerlin" (Acton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

I first came across this cookbook in a reader's preview version, typos and all. It went on to become my very favorite soup book. The recipes are straight-forward but yield delicious soups with assertive flavors. I don't think I have ever made a bad recipe from this book! Especially good is Spicy Black Bean Soup and Chicken Rosemary Soup. Also the White Gazpacho is different and wonderfully cool for the summer. Give it a try!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the soup recipes you've ever wanted!, August 29, 2000

By A Customer

I love this book! I've used so many of the different recipes from warm creamy soups in the winter to cold fruit soups in the summer. I love how practical the book is with it's ingredient list and how easy the soups are to make. Each recipe give suggestions for varying it slightly according to your tastes.