Steaming tureens of savory aromatic broths conjure up memories of leaf-swept autumn days and cold winter nights. A time-honored prescription for a cold or the flu, soups have long soothed and nourished both body and spirit. After all, there's nothing more heartwarming and comforting on a chilly evening than a hot bowl of homemade soup. "Soup Classics from Custom Catering" is a road map back to the days of delicious, made-from-scratch soups. With more than fifty recipes, you're guaranteed to find the ideal soup for any occasion or event, big or small. Joan Gavagan combines wholesome ingredients and delectable spices to create timeless flavors sure to please even the most finicky eater. Her mouth-watering recipes include: Classic Minestrone Rocky and Barb's Italian Clam Chowder Rudy's Delight Frank's Cream of Peanut Italian Meatball And many more This cookbook lovingly shows the simple joy of sharing home-made soup with friends and family.

New England Soup Factory soups are like no other soups, and now you can recreate them in your own home. Soups will no longer be the appetizers or side dishes thanks to the delicious and easy-to-follow recipes found in the?New England Soup Factory Cookbook. With more than 100+ of the best soup recipes Boston has to offer accompanied by fun stories and beautiful full-color photography, get ready to delight all your friends at your next gathering. The collection of soups in the New England Soup Factory Cookbook are both scrumptious and versatile to all occasions. The New England Soup Factory is the legendary Boston-based restaurant offering a mix of soups, salads, and sandwiches so good that it claimed the Best of Boston award four times. Owner Marjorie Druker gives you access to all the ingredients, recipes, and cooking methods that put the New England Soup Factory on the map. The New England Soup Factory Cookbook contains 100+ of Boston's best-tasting traditional and creative soup recipes such as... New England Clam Chowder Wild Mushroom and Barley Soup Curried Crab and Coconut Soup Raspberry-Nectarine Gazpacho Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup The New England Soup Factory Cookbook also offers recipes perfect for... Holiday parties and family dinners Church potlucks and school get-togethers Work picnics and lunches Tailgating, Super Bowl parties, and any sports event Fall evenings and summer nights Cookouts and pool parties 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas This cookbook is the ideal Christmas or birthday gift for any chef regardless of experience. Don't forget to consider it while you plan your next Thanksgiving or Easter family meal.

Cooking for one or two people isn't as simple as cutting recipes in half or quarters and here, seasoned author Joanna Pruess tackles the measurements, to create delicious and healthy soups without waste or leftovers. She reveals how to use ingredients completely and provides shortcuts to getting just the right amounts of meat and vegetables. Organised by type rather than ingredient, with chapters on creamy soups, tomato-based soups, meal soups and so on, Soup for Two offers more than 85 recipes, ranging from 15-Minute Corn and Shrimp Chowder to Kale, Chickpea and Coconut Soup to Rainy Day Tomato Bisque with Mini Grilled Cheese Bites and Madras Red Lentil Soup. If you love making soup but aren't feeding a crowd-with great recipes and mouthwatering photography-Soup For Two is just for you.

The best recipes from Maine's acclaimed food writer, these are mouth-watering renditions of classics like clam chowder, lobster stew as well as broccoli chowder and crabmeat stew. Simple and simply delicious!

Designed for those with busy lives and exacting standards in the kitchen, these budget cookery books make no compromise, offering variety of choice, delicious and proven recipes with serving suggestions and brilliant design and photography, 24 titles coming in 2010 and a further 24 by spring 2011.