Soups and Stews Books

Strictly Chili is one of ten chili books I refer to when I want to make chili differently than the two recipes I usually use. We have chili a lot in our house and both my Dad and my Mama have their favorite ways of cooking it. I grew up with their recipes and I have documented them in one of my "Amazon So You'd Like to Guides" and I hope you take a look at it. Both recipes are delicious, but when you've had them as often as I've had 'em, you sort of yearn for something a bit different. So, once a week, usually on Saturdays, I break out these ten books and search for a chili recipe I either haven't tried, or one I haven't made in a long time. Of course, like all cooks, I fudge a bit with the ingredients, but not all that much. I like to stick pretty close to the recipes, at least the first few times I make it, so I can get an idea of what the writer/recipe maker had intended.

And let me tell you, you'd be surprised at the subtleties there are in a chili recipe. As they say, no two chile recipes were created equal, but the recipes in Strictly Chili have never let me down. I've got a lot of chili books, have tried a lot of recipes over the years, but the recipes here, like the recipes in my other nine fave books, have been consistently good. You can't go wrong with Strictly Chili.

A.D. Livingston if the food columnist for "Gray's Sporting Journal". In Strictly Chili: Cooking The Best Bowl Of Red, Livingston has brought under one cover an incredible diversity of chili recipes that range from the traditional to the modern. Of special interest for the chili connoisseur are the unique recipes that include rattlesnake, muskrat, wine, soda, whiskey, and other unusual ingredient. From Chili with Soy; New Mexican Red; and Tampa Bay Three-Bean Chili; to Swampman Dan's Deer Meat Chili; McCormick's 20 Minute Chili; and Ham Hock Chili with Beans from Scratch, Strictly Chili is a mandatory addition to any true and dedicated chili enthusiast's personal cookbook collection!

This book has excellent recipes for a wide range of soups and stews. There is a small reference section in the back which is helpful. As with all books in the series, the photography is gorgeous and the recipes are easy to follow.

This book has been in the Williams Sonoma stores for about a month (at full price) and I drool over it everytime I go into the store. I have been waiting to buy it from Amazon at the reduced price. The book is full of soup and stew recipes that appear yummy without being too complicated (I'm going to try the Coq au Vin immediately) and the illustrations are beautiful.

Marilyn Moore writes a good cookbook - and this one lives up to expectations. As the previous reviewer said, even the novice soup maker/cook will beable to follow the recipies. This is an 'everyday cookbook' - recipies simple enough (that taste good) that you could use it weekly - with enough variation that you could easily feed a vegetarian - or find recipies to cut down on your own family's meat consumption. (And, of course, chili recipies if you want to keep it in). And, by 'everyday', I mean that recipies could easily be used for special ocasions and guests. The Corn Chowder with fresh corn... *sigh* - heaven in a bowl.
Also included are a handful of good, simple recipies to serve alongside the soup.

The Wooden Spoon cookbook offers a wide range of recipes for soups and stews. The recipes are easy to follow and, unlike many specialty cookbooks, rely on simple, everyday ingedients that most basic kitchens will have on hand or at least that can be obtained from any corner grocery store.

Many novice cooks fear that making soup will be a long, involved process. The Wooden Spoon cookbook should put that fear to rest.

The book contains several useful features, especially helpful for the those new to the soup making process, but also as a refresher for the veteran, including a glossary of terms and suggestions for basic ingredients to keep on hand for when the spirit moves one to make soup or a stew.

The occasional anecdote or interjected comment about a recipe or its origins adds to the cookbook's value, making it both interesting reading and a great addition to the kitchen bookshelf.

The soups in this book are great ESPECIALLY the savory, mushroom barley. A Must for our house all winter...

This cookbook contains quick, easy to assemble recipes that are delicious. It is one of my favorite cookbooks.

A London-based food writer and editor, Susannah Blake's "500 Soups: The Only Soup Compendium You'll Ever Need" is one cookbook that truly lives up to its title! Featuring five hundred different kinds of soup, each with clear, easy-to-follow instructions that include tips on accompaniments, garnishes and toppings, "500 Soups" also includes an informative and comprehensive introductory section covering all the preparation and cooking in essentials such as soup-making techniques, equipment, soup stocks, and even troubleshooting. With variations on each of the showcased recipes and more than 120 full-color photographs illustrated a diverse variety of savory soups, "500 Soups" is a true gem of a cookbook and a welcome addition to personal and community library collections. It should also be noted that there are five other highly recommended '500' cookbook titles available from Sellers Publishing: "500 Chocolate Delights" (9781569069943, $15.95); "500 Pies & Tarts" (9781569069844, $15.95); "500 Appetizers" (9781569069769, $15.95); "500 Cupcakes" (9781569065976, $15.95); and "500 Cookies" 9781569065921, $15.95).

I was just searching this title to share with a friend who asked me about my favorite cookbooks and realized that no one had reviewed it yet. This has been one of my favorites for years. I am famous for my asian soups because of this book. Luckily I have a great asian market around the corner to get the ingredients. You will look like a pro making these recipes. Highly recommended. Don't hesitate.

Every recipe we've tried has worked out well. The roasted sweet potato soup and the fresh tomato with basil were both excellent. The meat recipes are also good, but the book really excels at using vegetables.

Don't know what to do with that chicken in the fridge? Turn it into soup. There are 100 excellent receipes in this book for stews and soups. You gotta find at least one that you will like.

A friend of mine actually worked with this author procuring fresh ingredients for cooking classes she held in her home which is how I learned of this book and the other book 'Cooking with the Seasons'. The recipes are fabulous but also use heirloom varieties of beans (many new to me) and the author includes background and history about the beans. It's really fascinating and fun. She also lists sources for the beans and I've found online suppliers who sell the more unique varieties. I've re-purchased this book for gifts multiple times. Perfect especially at this time of year!