With one easy broth recipe, make 100 delicious soups! From light and brothy starters to thick, hearty stews, there's a soup for every occasion in this book. Easy step-by-step instructions and a photograph alongside each set of instructions make it a wonderful book for cooks of all levels.
In 2007, Parragon Books launched its global cookbook imprint, 'LOVE FOOD'. Core series include Step by Step, Good Food Made Simple, Food Heroes, and 100 Best Recipes as well as stand alone titles.
Look, 1 Stock, 100 Soups taught me more about how my money works than my entire bank's website ever did. Love Food explains interest, taxes, and investing like a buddy sketching it on a napkin, and the bit about hidden fees made me call my credit card company that same afternoon. Some of the advice is pretty basic, and the examples lean toward people who already earn decent money. Great for anyone just starting out. If you're deep into index funds already, you'll nod along and learn nothing.
The vibe of 1 Stock, 100 Soups was completely off for me at first, like a joke that everybody else got. Then Love Food lets one character, a crabby old lighthouse keeper, take over the story, and it's like someone flipped a switch. The scene where he refuses to leave during a storm is oddly moving. It's a lot of talk and not a lot of action. For readers who like cranky characters with hidden soft spots. Skip it if you need the pace to move.
I haven't really reviewed a cookbook before. It has lovely pictures for each of the 100 soups. The printing is easy to read. One problem I noticed - the recipe for the stock is for 4 cups of stock, only 30 of the recipes call for 4 cups or less, most are for between 6 and 8 cups, a few for 11 cups, and at least one for 15 cups. Inasmuch as one can refrigerate or freeze the stock it would seem to be more advantageous to have the stock recipe for more than 4 cups. I have yet to try any of the recipes, but I endeavor to do so sometime this winter.
This is a great book for anyone who wants to start fome the basics and build themselves up to some great soups. A great addition to anyone's arsenal of cookbooks.