James Mcnair's Soups

By James McNair

Book Overview

Whether served piping hot to warm up a frosty midwinter day or chilled to offset the hot summer doldrums, soup is one of our most comforting and satisfying foods. In this delectable new McNair collection, the bestselling cookbook author presents his favorite recipes, ranging from hearty, chunky meals in a bowl to creamy smooth soups best savored in small starter portions. Special emphasis is placed on soups that are quick and easy to prepare, as well as those that can be made in quantity and frozen for later use. Since flavorful stocks are the basis for many soups, recipes for creating the perfect stock from a variety of poultry, meat, fish, shellfish, and vegetables are highlighted. A host of delicious and exotic recipes follow, including spicy New Orleans Green Gumbo, Minted Lettuce and Snow Pea Soup, Oyster and Artichoke Bisque, Four Onion Soup with Blue Cheese Croutons Caribbean Frozen Ginger Banana Soup, Crab Vichyssoise, Red and Gold Beet Soup, and Autumn Chestnut Porridge. For their fifteenth book together, eminent food photographer Patricia Brabant teams up with McNair's masterful presentations to display each dish in glorious color. Check out all of James McNair's Chronicle cookbooks

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877017530
• ISBN13: 9780877017530
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

McNair's Soups Stoop to Conquer

If I had to have only one cookbook (perish the thought!), it would be this one. I LOVE soup, and James McNair's recipes are absolutely wonderful and work every time. Don't be fooled by the sumptuous photos of these soups into thinking you have to have a degree from a culinary institute to pull them off. Most of the recipes are very easy to make, especially since McNair finds canned stock as acceptable as homemade stock. In addition, substitutions work very well. I frequently substitute the easier-to-get spinach for sorrel in the potato-leek-sorrel soup recipe. Buy this book today and be prepared for lavish praise from all your dinner guests on the wonderful soups you serve.