Book of Soups: More than 100 Recipes for Perfect Soups

by The Culinary Institute of America, Louis B. Wallach (Photographer), Lorna Smith (Photographer)

From the Culinary Institute of America comes the definitive soup cookbook, now available in paperback. Whether a beginner or an accomplished cook, Book of Soups can help you create any type of soup.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference, Food

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Culinary Institute of America Book of Soups contains over 100 recipes for soups including soup basics, broths, hearty soups, cream soups, pureed soups, bisques and chowders, and cold soups. This book also includes recipes for a variety of soup accompaniments such as breads, biscuits, crackers, dumplings, and vegetable chips.

As I was looking through this book, I realized how uneducated I was on the wide variety of soup possibilities. Though I enjoy soup, particularly homemade soup with fresh ingredients, I hadn't really ever considered the fact that soup came in so many different varieties, textures, and tastes.

For best taste results, I suggest using garden fresh vegetables and fresh seafood. I also suggest making up large quantities of the various types of broths for use as you need them. As many of these soups are freezable, I am making up large qualities of different soups using fresh seasonal ingredients and then freezing them for later use. This way, I can have some really delicious soups even when the ingredients are no longer seasonally available.

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

highlights:

hlelem (tunisian vegetable and bean soup) p.76

minnesota wild rice soup p.61

amish-style chicken and corn soup p.30

roast turkey broth with caramelized butternut squash and sage dumplings p.22

[False · Rating 2 out of 5]

Given the source, I expected to find some soup recipes that really wowed--something beyond the norm. I didn't find it. Just your standard basic soups.

[Scott Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

fairly good

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good book. Beautifully photographed. All the soups you hope to find and want to try plus a bonus of wonderful accompaniments to make your meal beyond satisfying. This is my "go to" autumn cook book.

[Leviatheninutero · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the recipes I have tried in this book so far have been excellent, and I look forward to testing the rest over the winter, as well as the cold soups this next summer.

I especially look forward to the Thai hot-and-sour soup, and the leblebi.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good soup recipes!