More than 35 original recipes from the Soup Peddler, a thriving soup-delivery service in Texas, enhance this offbeat memoir that pays homage to the art, science, and joy of soup.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
worst recipe ever:
Okay, full disclosure: I did not read this book. However, a recipe for Soupe au Pistou les Montilles from its pages was featured in Natural Health magazine. You know that funny feeling you get when you are following a recipe that just seems wrong? Well, I should have heeded it; the resulting soup was disgusting, and a waste of perfectly good olive oil. It calls for 1 1/2 cups of olive oil! That, right there, should have tipped me off. And it calls for no stock, just water. And the veggies and potato are... more info
Love it.:
This book is absolutely wonderful. It has some great recipes to match up to the adventures that "Soup" went through. Not a thriller, but definitely a wonderful read.
Far More Reveries than Recipies:
If you think you are buying a book filled with recipies you are mistaken. In its 181 pages there are 35 recipies--wonderful and tasteful. If you are intersted in reading David Ansel's reveries, then this is primarily what the book is about. They are fascinating. Since I expected to find more or the former and less of the latter, I was disappointed.
Great recipes - and yes, they are slow and challenging:
This is a truly great cookbook. In my experience soup recipes are sometimes afterthoughts, as if soup isn't worth the attention of a main course, but these have been carefully considered, and tested extensively on many happy Austinites. The story behind the author's soup business and regional Austin flavor is entertaining as well, so this book makes a great gift.
