Soups, Stews & One Dish Meals

Terrine
Stephane Reynaud
Perennially-neglected terrine stars in the second Phaidon book from Stephane Reynaud (Pork & Sons, $49.95). There is a broad spectrum of recipes from vegetable through meat (including game), cheese, and surprisingly, a lovely selection of dessert terrines. For each type, Reynaud offers a few appropriate sauces. Lacking general instructions for terrine making, this book is a better bet for the experienced cook or professional. Colour photo with each recipe. Hardcover, 167 pp, $29.95.

Braises and Stews: Everyday Slow-cooked Recipes
Tori Ritchie
This elegantly designed book takes your favourite slow-cooked recipes that one step further with delicious and 'dinner-party-worthy' additions such as: spring lamb stew with artichokes and leeks, or ciplollini in honey and balsamic. You can practically smell the tantalizing aromas as you turn the pages... It even comes complete with a "Suggested Pairings" for accompaniments chart for each recipe. Delicious. Hardcover, 143 pp. $27.95.

One Pot Italian Cooking
Massimo Capra
A good-natured fixture of the Toronto restaurant scene , Massimo Capra presides over Mistura, celebrated for fine risotto. Here he brings us hearty one dish cooking inspired by his childhood in Cremona. Beginning with soups and culminating with chocolate risotto and zabaglione, this is a collection of recipes that will keep you warm all winter. Colour and b & w photos. Softcover, 192 pp. $29.95.

400 Best-Ever Soups
Anne Sheasby
Veteran editor Anne Sheasby has gathered together everything one could want in a soup book from ingredients to have on hand, making stock, an international array of recipes and nutritional breakdown. There are colour photos of both techniques and the finished soup. Softcover, 512 pp. $29.99.

Cooking Light Soup
Cooking Light magazine
57 essential recipes to eat smart, be fit, live well. Tasty, nutritious, reliable and easy soup recipes with tempting photographs to whet your appetite. Hardcover, 144 pp. $23.95.

Vegetable Soups
Deborah Madison
Wonderful soups of every kind for vegetarians, but no meat eater will feel something is left out with these creations. Divided by type (bean soups, broths, soups with grains) as well as season there is something here to satisfy every taste and occasion. Try Herb and Garlic Broth when you have a cold, Quinoa, Corn, and Spinach Chowder for something different, and White Gazpacho of almonds and melon, in the sweaty height of summer. Colour photos. Softcover, 230 pp. $27.95.

One Dish Meals
The Culinary Institute of America
Affectionately known as the CIA, this cooking school not only produces talented chefs but also cookbooks for the home cook that combine the knowledge and skills from the school with practical recipes of an international flair. Hardcover, 215 pp. $42.00.

One Pot Wonders
James Barber
The ever popular Vancouverite James Barber has put together a lovely little book on one pot meals that can be prepared as he says "in a one-burner boat galley, bachelor apartment, RV, campsite..." Hardcover, 120 pp. $24.95.

Braise
Daniel Boulud
A journey through international cuisine from the perspective of a nice big pot. This splendid book has recipes simple enough for the novice but full of exotic and enticing flavour. Boulud examines the art of braising with unexpected ingredients including fish, vegetables, and fruits along with more familiar meat and poultry. Hardcover, 228 pp. $41.95.

The Glorious Soups and Stews of Italy
Domenica Marchetti
Glorious it is, or at least the names of each dish are in Italian. Divided by seasons this slim book is full of wonderful, authentic Italian recipes for soups, stews, and other one pot meals. Accompanied by hunger-inducing photos. Softcover, 168 pp. $24.95.

175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics
Judith Finlayson
Still one of the most popular appliances in the kitchen, this latest offering is a best of Finlayson’s previous books with over 60 new recipes. Binder, 320 pp. $29.95.

Soup Kitchen
Editors Annabel Buckingham and Thomasina Miers
Everyone who is anyone on the British food scene - Delia Smith, Antonio Carluccio, Fergus Henderson, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver - contributed to this well-illustrated collection of soup recipes in support of charities for the homeless. Hardcover, 224 pp, $39.95.

Soup -- A Kosher collection
Pam Reiss
Growing up the offspring of Kosher caterers, Pam Reiss learned everything there was to know about soup from hearty vegetarian, the ubiquitous chicken to dessert soup including chocolate and strawberry. Photographs Paper, 168 pp. $24.95.

All About Braising
Molly Stevens
There are few things more comforting than a good stew whether short ribs braised in porter ale with maple-rosemary glaze, rabbit with roasted red peppers and merguez sausages or a beef ragu. A Fine Cooking contributing editor, Stevens is strong on technique. Colour photos. Hardcover, 481pp, $51.00.

For the Love of Soup
Jeanelle Mitchell
Whether a traditional favourite like turkey barley or a less familiar soup such as African peanut chicken soup, the methods in this self-published book usually feature only two steps.Mitchell offers tips for preparing, serving and making the recipes more healthy.Most of the recipes make 4-6 servings. Line and colour illustrations. 210pp. $20.00. Recipe: Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup / PDF.

Soup of the Day
Brad McCrorie
Those of us who remember the Saturday morning ritual of refueling at Gert's while shopping at St. Lawrence Market will welcome this soup-a-day collection of Brad McCrorie's best (Brad is Gert's son). He serves up classics such as goulash, egg and lemon and chicken vegetable along with innovations such as watermelon with lime and kiwi or elderberry with smoked salmon. Paper, 192 pp, $21.95.

Big Book Of Potluck
Maryana Vollstedt
This one's chock-full of crowd-pleasing, portable one-pot dishes for parties, picnics and family gatherings. Softcover, 344 pp. $29.95.

Soup Of The Day
Lydie Marshall
The book boasts 150 internationally-flavoured recipes subdivided by broths, vegetable soups, seafood soups, and meat and poultry soups. In the final three chapters, Marshall provides recipes for salads, breads and desserts which will allow you to create a complete meal. Deliciously photographed in colour. To try: Fresh Corn Soup with Basil & Garlic (p. 70). Hardcover, 201 pp., $39.95.

The Best Recipe Soups & Stews
The Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine
The good people at Cook's Illustrated Magazine tested their way through hundreds of recipes for soups and stews to bring you their best from amongst the pack, loaded with tips and tricks. One example: for the best vegetable stock, "Use four kinds of alliums (onions, shallots, leeks and garlic) and sauté the vegetables until they are lightly caramelized before adding any water." Hardcover, $39.95. Recipe: Black Bean Soup.

Canada's Best Slow Cooker Recipes
Donna-Marie Pye
Turn it on in the morning and it will be redy when you get home. Slow cookers are making a comeback as a solution to the "what's for dinner" conundrum. Lots of chili, chicken and tuna based meals that children may actually eat. Colour photos. $19.95. Recipe: Anthony's Awesome Chili Con Carne.

150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes
Judith Finlayson
Who would have thought one could make cheesecake in your slow cooker? Finlayson has selected a fine mix of old favourites and newer internationally-inspired dishes. Colour photos. $27.95. Recipe: Savory Cheddar Cheese Soup.

Best Soup Cookbook
Marilyn Crowley & Joan Mackie
Easy to prepare delicious soups from basic chicken noodle to hearty bouillabaisse make this the ultimate book for soup lovers. $19.95.

 


Rose Murray's New Casseroles
and Other One Dish Meals
Rose Murray
Make-ahead casseroles and other easy one dish meals for people on the go who want minimum fuss and maximum taste. Softcover, $24.95.

The Big Book of Casseroles
Maryanna Vollstedt
From mashed garlic potatoes and rosemary to osso bucco, Vollstedt offers one-dish cooking to warm the heart and the tastebuds. $31.95. Recipe: Stuffed Green Bell Peppers.

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