On a cold, dark winter's day, few comforts warm the soul like a hot bowl of soup. This season, spice up mealtime with this beautifully illustrated cookbook devoted exclusively to soups. Packed with more than three hundred recipes, Soup offers a delectable variety of broths, purees, and stews, including Vietnamese pho, chili tortilla soup, carrot and ginger soup with turmeric cream, vegetarian green gumbo, African peanut and quinoa soup, Rocky Mountain chili, Mediterranean lamb and lentil stew, bouillabaisse, Maine lobster bisque, fontina cheese soup in a sourdough bread bowl, lemon asparagus soup, even white chocolate soup! Foodies will find plenty to tempt them, while cooks with pickier eaters and limited time will zero in on the chapters "Soups for Kids" and "30 Minutes or Less." Helpful tips about selecting ingredients, cooking techniques, even storage suggestions round out this hearty tome. Soup's on!