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January Is National Soup Month

Did you know that January is National Soup Month? Isn’t that just souper? If you’re looking for new soups to try, check out one of these souperb soup-focused cookbooks!

Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More

by Hsiao-Ching Chou

Chinese food is more popular than any other cuisine and yet it often intimidates North American home cooks. Chinese Soul Food draws cooks into the kitchen with recipes that include sizzling potstickers, simply but delicious stir-fries, saucy braises, and soups that bring comfort with a sip. These are dishes that feed the belly and speak the universal language of mmm! 

Easy soups from scratch with quick breads to match : 70 recipes to pair and share

by Ivy Manning

Presents a collection of seventy soup recipes, including Korean kimchi and tofu soup, roasted cauliflower and paprika soup, black bean soup with roasted red pepper cream, and coconut chicken soup.

Every season is soup season : 85+ souper-adaptable recipes to batch, share, reinvent, and enjoy

by Shelly Westerhausen

Every day is a good day for soup! From broths and gazpachos to chowders and chilis, this flexible cookbook is overflowing with scrumptious soups for every season.

Good soup

by Joris Bijdendijk

Whether your soup is a meal in itself or a light starter, it is always comforting. For chefs Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie, soup is the regular guest in many memories: a comforting bowl of broth when they were ill, steaming cups or cold gazpacho when there was something to celebrate, or a hot mug of soup after skating. Or that first time they made their own fish stock as young chefs...

Japanese soups : 66 nourishing broths, stews, and hotpots

by Keiko Iwasaki

Soup is an integral part of the traditional Japanese meal-whether a delicate miso soup in a lacquered bowl to be sipped as you eat your rice, or a rich and flavorful broth poured over a noodle dish. In this book, Japanese culinary expert Keiko Iwasaki shares the homemade soup recipes that she makes regularly for her family and friends at home-ranging from filling one-pot meals to light and tasty accompaniments.

Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes from the Author of the Vegetarian Epicure

by Anna Thomas

Anna Thomas's Vegetarian Epicure cookbooks have sold millions of copies and inspired generations. Now she describes her love affair with the ultimate comfort food. From my kitchen to yours, Thomas says, here are the best soups I've ever made. Her wonderfully creative recipes make use of fresh, seasonal produce--try black bean and squash soup in the fall, smoky eggplant soup in midsummer, or seductively perfumed wild mushroom soup for Christmas. Silky puree or rib-sticking chowder--each recipe has room for variation, and nearly all are vegan-friendly. Love Soup also provides recipes for breads, hummus, pesto, salads, and homey desserts--and simple menus that put soup at the heart of the meal. Throughout, Thomas offers expert advice on shopping, seasoning, tasting, becoming a cook. With soups that delight and nourish, Thomas invites us all into the kitchen, to the most old-fashioned food and the newest, to the joy and good sense of home cooking.

The New Book of Soups : Over 160 New and Improved Recipes for Soups and Stews of Every Variety, With Illustrated, Step-by-Step Techniques from the World's Premier Culinary College

by Culinary Institue of America

The CIA has updated and expanded the selection of recipes for The New Book of Soups. The New Book of Soups contains all the recipes you've come to enjoy from the original Book of Soups plus 30 brand new recipes and more than 130 new full-color photos. We also added a chapter devoted to stews as well as Shopping for Soup Ingredients, a valuable resource for planning your trip to the market. The New Book of Soups is the home cook's ultimate guide for the preparation of delicious soups and stews for any season or occasion.

The pho cookbook : easy to adventurous recipes for Vietnam's favorite soup and noodles

by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen

Examines the roots of the Vietnamese dish and offers instructions for making several different versions of the noodle soup, including a 30 minute weeknight cheat and a 4-hour weekend feast, and provides information on ingredients, techniques and historical knowledge.

Soup Broth Bread

by Rachel Allen

Every soup and bread recipe you'll ever need, from leading chef and bestselling cookery author, Rachel Allen. Whether as a starter or main dish, a quick fix or a leisurely indulgence, to nourish a cold or heal a broken heart, there is a soup for every occasion. With Rachel's expert guidance you can learn the classics and then expand your horizons, with delicious, heart-warming recipes you'll turn to time and time again. Soup Broth Bread also features recipes for homemade breads, garnishes and stocks, and a wealth of tips on equipment, batch-cooking, freezing and presentation. Just as every cook needs good soup in their repertoire, this book will be a must-have source of inspiration for every kitchen shelf.

Soup Club : 80 Cozy Recipes for Creative, Plant-Based Soups and Stews to Share

by Caroline Wright

The origin story along with creative vegan soup and stew recipes from the Seattle-based community soup club run by cookbook author Caroline Wright. After a devastating brain cancer diagnosis, Caroline Wright told some new friends she was craving homemade soup, then found soup on her doorstep every day for months. She survived with a deep gratitude for soup and her community. In thanks and in their honor, she decided to start a weekly soup club delivering her own original healthful soup recipes to her friend's porches. Caroline's creative spirit and enthusiasm spread, along with the word of her club, and she soon was building a large community of soup enthusiasts inspired by her story.

Soup night : recipes for creating community around a pot of soup

by Maggie Stuckey

Presents over ninety soup recipes for all seasons, as well as recipes for salads, breads, and desserts for a well-rounded menu, and offers advice for hosting community-building neighborhood soup nights.

Soups, salads, sandwiches

by Matty Matheson

Packed with character, personal stories, 126 recipes and photographs of a day-in-the-life with Matty and his family, a cookbook that will revolutionize how you think of these kitchen basics—soups, salads and sandwiches—is full of the author's signature twists on the classics delivered with minimal effort for maximum flavor. 

Superfood soups : 100 delicious, energizing & plant-based recipes

by Julie Morris

An acclaimed superfood chef and the New York Times best-selling author of Superfood Smoothies has chosen 100 favorite recipes packed with nutrient-dense and plant-based whole foods such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds.

Taste of Home Soups & Breads: 200+ Comforting Recipes for Soups, Stews, Chowders, and Homemade Breads

by Book Author

Discover the ultimate cookbook for crafting soul-soothing soups and golden, aromatic breads with Taste of Home Soups & Breads. Packed with 200+ recipes, this comprehensive guide ensures you'll always have the perfect combo for any occasion, whether it's a cozy quick dinner or a special holiday spread.