Soup of the Day: 150 Sustaining Recipes for Soup and Accompaniments to Make a Meal

Soup of the Day is a fabulous cookbook. Its delicious, numerous recipes offer an appealing variety. Its clear directions are easy to follow and most soups may be prepared with minimum preparation. I've already used it as a gift to eight friends, both men and women with varying degrees of culinary skill -- all are delighted. Most enjoy selecting recipes for "recreational" cooking on the weekend.People who enjoy background stories will appreciate Lydie Marshall's delightful commentary.

Lydie Marshall is an incredible chef, but more than that she is an extremely generous person. I adore reading her books and creating the delicious dishes.

Get out your pots and pans! Lydie Marshall has written another superb cookbook. Even if you think you don't like soup, you'll enjoy reading Madame Marshall's charming, often amusing, stories about her childhood in France, her family, neighbors and friends that accompany each recipe. (There's even a soup from her French cats' veterinarian's wife!) The recipes are easy to follow, the steps simple and clear and the results uncommonly delicious. The soups are divided into five sections: broths; vegetable soups; bean, pea and lentil soups; seafood; and meat and poultry soups. The recipes range from standard classics like Mediterranean fish soup with garlic mayonnaise; borscht, gazpacho and pistou to a sublime porcini consomme, Mexican chicken soup with tortilla chips and youska, a Russian potato and lox soup. There are 53 vegetable soups, categorized by season. She has even included an excellent as well as surprisingly efficacious "day after" soup for when you've overindulged the day before or feel a cold coming on. Also included are selections of salad, bread, and dessert recipes that go well with soup. I especially liked the chicory salad with bacon, croutons and poached eggs and the salad greens with fried potato and onions. Calvin Trillin has written a delightful laudatory ode of an introduction. The book's covers are laminated and it has a knock-out gorgeous dustjacket that looks so delicious and happy and warm, you almost want to eat it! This is one case where the cover truly does reflect the book. A must for anyone interested in healthy gourmet cooking and good eating!