Mastering Soups & Stews

By Marie Simmons

Book Overview

Colorful Carrot-Ginger Soup, sophisticated Shrimp Bisque, hearty Irish Lamb Stew -- these time-honored soups and stews are favorite dishes of nearly everyone. You will soon master these classic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743267362
• ISBN13: 9780743267366
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.5" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

A Teaching Book, not a Recipe book

I have just about every Williams Sonoma cookbook ever published, including 3 previous books on soups and stews. They have been great and so for me, it was a no-brainer to order this book as well. It is a good book, but notice the title. It is more about how to make soups generally, than about how to make specific soups. So it is more a book on culinary technique than a classic recipe book. If you already know the techniques, e.g. making roux', making pureed and cream soups, etc., then this book may be a bit disappointing since it does not have any particularly marvelous recipes as do the other books in the series. But if you're new to soups, this may be a great book. BTW, I highly recommend the WS Soups 1, Soups 2, and Soups and Stews.

Practical Tips

Williams-sonoma mastering series is full of rich and practical tips for all cooking levels. i really enjoyed the layout and the helpful pictures. The explainations and techniques I found to be very helpful while I was preparing the soup dishes.With practice I am sure my soups will turn out like the wonderful pictures shown in the book some day.