This colorful collection is brimming with 500 mouth-watering soup recipes -- all of them clear and easy to follow.

Filled with tips for every kind of soup, recipes include broths, bisques, chowders, potages, and consommes.  Casual weekend lunch, simple supper, sophisticated starter, winter warmer, or summer cooler -- you name it, there's a perfect soup for it!

• An introductory section covers the basics: equipment, ingredients, cooking techniques, and a broad review of accompaniments, toppings, and garnishes.
• This colorful compendium brings together classics such as chicken noodle soup and Italian minestrone with new and contemporary twists on classic themes such as easy crab chowder and spicy chicken gumbo soup. 
• Take your pick from crisp and chilled, smooth and creamy, healthy and robust, meals in a bowl, or soups you can whip up in 20 minutes or fewer.

Size: 6" x 6" x 1". 288 pages.