Contents A Letter from the Chef What You Will Need Rules of the Soup Kitchen Setting the Table WINTER SOUPS Ch-Ch-Chili Brrroccoli Soup au Gratin Fish Soup Hot Diggity Dog Soup Twist Shout Sob Soup Peace Soup Zero-Zero Soup Polka Dot Soup SPRING SOUPS Spring Chicken Soup Bouncy Bouncy Ball Soup No Duck Soup Abracadabra Soup Soup of the Evening Mary Had a Little Lamb Stew Full Moon Soup Sweet Dreams Soup SUMMER SOUPS Chili Broccoli and Cheese Soup Clam Chowder with Goldfish Crackers Minestrone with Hot Dogs Vegetable-Basil Soup Baked French Onion Soup Pea Soup with Mint or Curry Hot and Sour Soup Cuban Black Bean Soup Chicken Noodle Soup Matzo Ball Soup Lentil and Tomato Soup Greek Lemon-and-Egg Soup Greek Cream of Spinach Soup Lamb or Vegetable Stew Portuguese Kale Soup Cream of Carrot Soup with Ginger Summer Solstice Soup Best Buddy Soup How Does Your Garden Grow You Can’t Elope Believe It or Not Farmhouse Vegetable Soup Tomato and Orange Soup Gazpacho Cantaloupe Soup Ice Cream Soup vi viii x xi xi 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 33
Joie de Vichyssoise Ratatatatouille Bisque in the Sun Vichyssoise Ratatouille Tomato Bisque with Shrimp FALL SOUPS Lickity Split Pea Soup One Potato Two Potato Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Wild Thyme Soup Squish-Squash Soup Hey Hey Soup Funny Face Soup Blue Bayou Split Pea Soup Philadelphia Pepper Pot Corn and Pumpkin Chowder Mushroom Barley Soup Cream of Butternut Squash Soup Curried Chocolate and Sweet Potato Soup Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup Cheddar Cheese Soup with Blue Tortilla Chips EXTRA EXTRA EAT ALL ABOUT IT Annabanana Bread Muffin but the Best Talking Heads of Lettuce Holy Guacamole Quesadillas Macho Nachos Cool-as-a-Cucumber Spread Crusty Croutons Slim Pickens Banana Bread Corn Muffins Salad with Russian Dressing Guacamole Tortilla-and-Cheese Snacks Nachos Cucumber-Dill Spread Croutons Suggestions for Serving Leftover Soup Index 35 36 37 40 41 43 44 45 47 48 49 52 53 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 vii
A Letter from the Chef Soups are delicious simple and fun to make The recipes in this book are kid-friendly Children will love the tastes and be proud of the re sults The book is designed so that families can quickly cook up a souper meal that will look and taste exquisite Soup is versatile a meal or a prelude to one hot or cold hearty or light and from every culture imaginable Once you are familiar with these basic recipes you will be able to use any vegetable in the refriger ator and nearly any spice on hand So before you go shopping check to see what’s already in the kitchen Soup is particularly soothing in the colder months The aroma of soup simmering on the stove is intoxicating A bowl of hot and hearty soup takes the chill away and makes you feel warm and good all the way through These soup days will become memory-filled a warm house a loving family cold weather outside and hot food inside Spring soups make use of all that is fresh new and sparkling with life Cold summer soups are refreshing The soups in Blue Moon Soup are listed seasonally as suggestions any soup is good at any time My wife and I owned the Soup Kitchen Restaurant in Northampton Massachusetts for ten years and kids loved our soups Ice Cream Soup is a universal crowd pleaser Vegetables such as broccoli in our Brrroccoli Soup au Gratin take on new exciting tastes Use fresh spices and vegetables when available however frozen or canned ingredients are fine to make things easier Soups are built around a main vegetable or meat and usually one dominant spice For example Peace Soup’s central ingredients are peas and mint The main spices can be varied according to what you like If you don’t like mint in the Peace Soup try curry Taste as you go If there’s not enough flavor add more seasonings a little at a time To make the most flavorful soups first sauté the vegetables and spices in melted butter or olive oil whichever taste you prefer The broth is add ed later This is a quick easy method The soup will have an outstanding flavor and delicious aroma far better than if you had just added the veg etables and spices to the broth viii
Always present the soup in a pretty and appetizing way Decorate the tops of all the soups salads and spreads with an attractive garnish Ask your mom dad or grandparents for a soup recipe Every family has one that could top these Every culture has distinctive flavors that make its foods unique Think about the foods you love best and see if a soup can be created from them The possibilities are endless ix
