Soup's On!

A full-bodied celebration of soups you can stand up your spoon in, this book is full of sixty recipes for soul-soothing, body-nurturing meals-in-one. From the heirloom Grandma Smith's Tomato Soup to the richly regional Puppy Drum Stew: a Fish Chowder North Carolina-Style, these are soups to fill the belly and stick to the ribs, and their ingredients will please every palate--fresh meat, poultry, seafood, garden vegetables, and dried beans. Along with details on making soup stock (rather than relying on canned versions), the author gives cooking instructions both practical and irreverent, with absolutely no attention paid to matters of calories and fat content.