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Accidentally Vegan Italian Soups: Simple versions of 30 forgotten Italian soups that always were and always will be vegan
This cookbook contains an introduction to traditional vegan Italian soup making including how to make the perfect soffritto and brodo. Then, ingredients, photos, and procedures for making simple yet traditional versions of 30 vegan Italian soups are presented including sbroscia (the "table scrap" soup from Northern Italy), bordatino pisano (the 10th century maritime soup), maccu (the delightful Sicilian fava bean and fennel soup), zuppa del contadino (farmer's soup), zuppa di zucca e castagne (pumpkin and chestnut soup), zuppa di lenticchie rosse (red lentil soup), ciambotta (vegetable stew), maccu di San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph's soup), zuppa di patate, porri, e funghi (potato, leek, and mushroom soup), pappa al pomodoro (tomato and bread soup), and 20 more. Enjoy!
81 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 26, 2020
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October 24, 2022
The author is Italian, so of course he knows how to cook!
Just made the Tuscan White Bean soup on page 40. It is delicious!
I’ll be trying more of his soups.
He also has a self deprecating sense of humor.
Glad I stumbled on this gem!
P.S. It was available through Kindle Unlimited.
Update: 05/06/2021
Made the cream of leek and potato soup, page 26. Didn’t have croutons or fresh thyme for garnish (used dried). It was still delicious.
Update: 07/27/2021
Made the cannellini bean soup with paprika on page 12. It was ridiculously
delicious.
All the soup recipes I’ve tried so far from this book have been great!
Not many cookbooks I’ve tried for which that’s true.
Update: 10/06/2022
Ok, it’s soup season.
So I made the cream of leek and potato soup again.
For some reason, I didn’t like it as much as I did the first time around. It seemed a bit bland to me.
Still, I’m not downgrading the five star rating on this book. It’s a treasure trove of Italian cooking techniques, which the author clearly gained from much first hand experience. He’s funny and unpretentious. I love his writing style. And his recipes are clear and easy to follow.
Contrast that with the much touted (why?) New York Times recipes. A few days ago, I made a slow cooker black bean soup from an NYT recipe. The result was a thick sludge that wasn’t even soup. Their recipes are often unclear, unnecessarily fussy, and hard to follow. Plus their smug writing style drives me nuts. The results of nearly every NYT recipe are “silky”.
I don’t recall Giovanni Caruso ever using the word “silky”. Thank God.
Update 10/24/2022
I made the red lentil soup on page 20.
Yum!
Just made the Tuscan White Bean soup on page 40. It is delicious!
I’ll be trying more of his soups.
He also has a self deprecating sense of humor.
Glad I stumbled on this gem!
P.S. It was available through Kindle Unlimited.
Update: 05/06/2021
Made the cream of leek and potato soup, page 26. Didn’t have croutons or fresh thyme for garnish (used dried). It was still delicious.
Update: 07/27/2021
Made the cannellini bean soup with paprika on page 12. It was ridiculously
delicious.
All the soup recipes I’ve tried so far from this book have been great!
Not many cookbooks I’ve tried for which that’s true.
Update: 10/06/2022
Ok, it’s soup season.
So I made the cream of leek and potato soup again.
For some reason, I didn’t like it as much as I did the first time around. It seemed a bit bland to me.
Still, I’m not downgrading the five star rating on this book. It’s a treasure trove of Italian cooking techniques, which the author clearly gained from much first hand experience. He’s funny and unpretentious. I love his writing style. And his recipes are clear and easy to follow.
Contrast that with the much touted (why?) New York Times recipes. A few days ago, I made a slow cooker black bean soup from an NYT recipe. The result was a thick sludge that wasn’t even soup. Their recipes are often unclear, unnecessarily fussy, and hard to follow. Plus their smug writing style drives me nuts. The results of nearly every NYT recipe are “silky”.
I don’t recall Giovanni Caruso ever using the word “silky”. Thank God.
Update 10/24/2022
I made the red lentil soup on page 20.
Yum!
February 16, 2022
Veggie stock! I will make this weekend. Pg. 3 of 74
Bread for soups! pg 4 Long thin loaves similar to what the thieving French call baguettes, as well as ciabatta (YEEESSS!). Sliced, drizzled with olive oil, and toasted in the oven or grilled on a panini press, these or any rustic loaves work well. (get in my belly!)
Beans: Simmer covered in plenty of water with a garlic clove cut in half and a bay leaf (no salt as it can stop beans from becoming tender). Oh no, must be why my beans sometimes are not tender. I did not know that about salt.
In Southern Italy, formaggio dei povei ( the cheese of the poor) meant pangrattato aromatic (aromatic breadcrumbs). This was historically used instead of the expensive grating cheeses from the North, and the Southerners did not miss a thing. Fried in olive oil with salt, pepper, minced garlic, and parsley or other fresh or dried herbs for about 2 minutes at medium heat, these breadcrumbs make a wonderfully crunchy and flavorful addition to the cream soups in this book.
I will be making breadcrumbs this weekend too!
Bread for soups! pg 4 Long thin loaves similar to what the thieving French call baguettes, as well as ciabatta (YEEESSS!). Sliced, drizzled with olive oil, and toasted in the oven or grilled on a panini press, these or any rustic loaves work well. (get in my belly!)
Beans: Simmer covered in plenty of water with a garlic clove cut in half and a bay leaf (no salt as it can stop beans from becoming tender). Oh no, must be why my beans sometimes are not tender. I did not know that about salt.
In Southern Italy, formaggio dei povei ( the cheese of the poor) meant pangrattato aromatic (aromatic breadcrumbs). This was historically used instead of the expensive grating cheeses from the North, and the Southerners did not miss a thing. Fried in olive oil with salt, pepper, minced garlic, and parsley or other fresh or dried herbs for about 2 minutes at medium heat, these breadcrumbs make a wonderfully crunchy and flavorful addition to the cream soups in this book.
I will be making breadcrumbs this weekend too!
February 2, 2021
I have started the fun process of walking though Giovanni’s book. It is engaging and well written, and the recipes are easy to follow! The “Tomato and Fennel Soup” is equally tomato and fennel, not tomato with fennel. Delicious! Am walking on!
December 31, 2020
Unique vegan soups
Always looking for a good soup and found quite a bit here.
Love the soffrito idea to saute the aromatics upfront and to use a good home made stock. The author encourages self expression rather than following a strict recipe. I wish there would have been a few more brothy soups but all of these sound amazing.
Always looking for a good soup and found quite a bit here.
Love the soffrito idea to saute the aromatics upfront and to use a good home made stock. The author encourages self expression rather than following a strict recipe. I wish there would have been a few more brothy soups but all of these sound amazing.
April 14, 2021
These recipes are ordered from easiest to hardest, and Giovanni makes it easy to understand. Can't wait to give these a go.
October 11, 2020
Zuppa!
A very nice collection of vegetarian Italian soups. I was familiar with about a third of them. I look forward to making the ‘new’ recipes this winter.
Recommended.
A very nice collection of vegetarian Italian soups. I was familiar with about a third of them. I look forward to making the ‘new’ recipes this winter.
Recommended.
October 1, 2022
funny, insightful, and a celebration of seasonal vegetable simplicity. a nice kindle unlimited find.
October 23, 2022
Yum, hearty, uncomplicated
Soup. You can't go wrong with the first section of simple soups. The instructions are clear and the illustrations are quite beautiful. The third section is more complex but worthwhile.
Soup. You can't go wrong with the first section of simple soups. The instructions are clear and the illustrations are quite beautiful. The third section is more complex but worthwhile.
May 27, 2021
I love Italian Soups!
This book is sensational! The pictures of the soups look beautiful and enticing! The recipes are wonderful and easy to make. I just loved it!
This book is sensational! The pictures of the soups look beautiful and enticing! The recipes are wonderful and easy to make. I just loved it!
November 14, 2022
I have a three month subscription to Kindle Unlimited and as it is soup season now that we had a day of rain, I thought I would check out this book. I am always a fan of soups for more vegetables and more vegetables for health.
This book has so many recipes that don’t require a trip to the store for me, but can be made with what’s on hand in pot pantry—especially any of the bean or lentil based soups. Immediately upon putting the book down, I had to cook up a batch of soup. Then while it was simmering, I had to write a grocery list for others I want to try (I don’t usually keep fresh fennel in our veggie drawer). I can see getting a copy of this to refer to often, but I want to try a few more recipes first to be sure—that will be delicious fun, I am certain!
This book has so many recipes that don’t require a trip to the store for me, but can be made with what’s on hand in pot pantry—especially any of the bean or lentil based soups. Immediately upon putting the book down, I had to cook up a batch of soup. Then while it was simmering, I had to write a grocery list for others I want to try (I don’t usually keep fresh fennel in our veggie drawer). I can see getting a copy of this to refer to often, but I want to try a few more recipes first to be sure—that will be delicious fun, I am certain!
June 30, 2021
Interesting looking recipes
I’m not vegan but downloaded the sample because it looked interesting. I decided to buy the book and have only looked through the recipes quickly, but I’ve already found many recipes that I’m going to try. I especially enjoyed the description or explanation included before each recipe.
I’m not vegan but downloaded the sample because it looked interesting. I decided to buy the book and have only looked through the recipes quickly, but I’ve already found many recipes that I’m going to try. I especially enjoyed the description or explanation included before each recipe.
January 14, 2023
Delicious, healthy, Affordable
Will keep this book for a lifetime. Amazing recipes. Makes me want to eat healthy and on a budget. Pictures help, too.
Will keep this book for a lifetime. Amazing recipes. Makes me want to eat healthy and on a budget. Pictures help, too.
August 28, 2023
soup season is upon us 🙏
November 18, 2024
not worth the price
Glad this was on kindle unlimited. Book feels completely incomplete. There was some interesting tidbits but felt like a mod posh of randomness.
Glad this was on kindle unlimited. Book feels completely incomplete. There was some interesting tidbits but felt like a mod posh of randomness.
November 29, 2024
Awesome recipes
Everything I’ve made has been satisfying and delicious!
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in easy , healthy recipes.
Everything I’ve made has been satisfying and delicious!
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in easy , healthy recipes.
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