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Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook: member book reviews

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Like other books by this author, this is a great book to read as well as to cook with. True to its name, this book is mostly soup recipes with a few classic bread and salad recipes.

Within each chapter, individual ingredients are discussed and recipes for that ingredient given. The information on the ingredients is sometimes extensive and always informative.

There is lots to read in this book. Every recipe has a nice introduction that discusses where it came from, who it was served to or what the finished dish will be like. These descriptions are so wonderfully written that they make you want to try every recipe. Tips for preparing the recipe are sometimes given too, and most recipes have variations listed at the end to lower the fat, or substitute other ingredients. These points make the recipes very versatile. Instructions are clear and quite detailed leaving nothing to guess about.

I found the chapter on stocks particularly helpful with the several vegetable stock recipes of most value to me. Some interesting additions to stock like nutritional yeast and miso are discussed and they really do make a difference. With all the text about ingredients and recipes, this book will teach you how to make any soup taste better and what makes the recipes work.

The Contents are:

Introduction: Welcome to Dairy Hollow House
Stocks -- The Foundation
Fillips, Flourishes, and Fine Points

Chicken Soups to Crow Over
Fine Fish Soups--From Creek and Lake
Vegetable Soups for Market-Day
The Soup--The Solution to Dieting
Hot, Hearty Bean Soups--Luscious, Lusty Legumes
Gumbo Zeb-- History in a Bowl and More
Delectable Dairy Soups From Dairy Hollow
Sweet Harvest Fruit Soups
Nut Soups---From Soup To...

Loaves, Muffins, and More
Salad--The Green Palette

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