Soup, Chowder, & Stew Recipes (Autumn) offers 25 delicious recipes that are easy-to-prepare, healthy meals that are also full-flavoured and delicious. With their seasonal approach, Maria Herb and Dana Hay provide you with recipes featuring fresh, local ingredients. Maria's and Dana's company SPOON sold soups at the local farmers' markets, using ingredients from the farmers there. Customers returned weekly to stock up on fresh soups, chowders, and stews. This SPOON cookbook collection contains favourites from the market, as well as many new recipes. Cooking with foods that are in season helps to keep your grocery bill down, and you can take advantage of the selection at your local farmers' market! Most of the recipes in this book can be prepared in less than 30 minutes, and will leave you enough to freeze the extra for another time.This book is a collection of delicious, healthy, and easy-to-prepare SPOON recipes for * Coconut Curry Squash Soup * Pumpkin Soup * Acorn Squash and Apple Soup * Date and Pistachio Soup * Moroccan Chicken and Date Tagine * Cream of Shallot Soup with Shrimp * Cauliflower Leek Soup * Cock-a-Leekie Soup * Pork and Lentil Stew with Leeks * Cauliflower Potage * Three-Variety Sweet Potato Bisque * Salmon Chowder * Yam and Tomato Soup with Thai Spices * Baked Potato Soup * Hot and Sour Mushroom Soup * Cream of Chanterelle and Turnip Soup * Wild Mushroom Soup * Black Bean Soup * Chard and Chickpea Soup * Thanksgiving Soup * Red Cabbage and Apple Soup * Turkey Stew with Red and Green Grapes * Carrot and Fennel Soup with Apple and Ginger * Plum and Beaujolais Soup * Blackberry Almond TapiocaIn addition to the recipes, Soup, Chowder, & Stew Recipes (Autumn) * Recipes for Homemade Vegetable, Chicken, Beef, Fish, and Shellfish * Soup-making Basics * 5 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides & Other Toxins * Charts of Seasonal Produce * Glossary of Cooking Terms * Conversion TablesAbout the AuthorsDana Hay and Maria Herb are the owners of SPOON, a food company which specializes in fresh, organic soups, chowders and stews made from local, seasonal ingredients.