Blue Moon Soup: A Family Cookbook - Hardcover

Goss, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316329916 ISBN 13: 9780316329910

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 1999

Synopsis

This collection of thirty easy-to-follow soup recipes for beginning cooks was chosen to appeal to every member of the family and features full-color illustrations. 25,000 first printing.

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Review

Blue Moon Soup will appeal to all the children in your house, even the ones who are now just kids at heart. The youngest ones will enjoy having it read to them, recipes and all, while they look at Jane Dyer's enchanting illustrations of dancing broccoli, a marching chicken, and a star-spangled, juggling clown. Hearing about Polka Dot Soup (black bean soup dotted with chopped sweet red pepper) and Brrroccoli Soup au Gratin (cheesy and creamy) might even enchant fussy youngsters into tasting something they normally shun. They can then assist in the kitchen as you make Ch-Ch-Chili or they can wonder at the magic of Abracadabra Soup, in which a beaten egg spins strands that cook in simmering, cozy chicken and rice soup (Avgolemono to the grown-up set).

Children old enough to chop can do much of the preparation for One Potato, Two Potato, as well as for Lickity Split Pea Soup. Ultimately, for soups that have become family favorites, older kids may want the accomplishment of cooking from scratch on their own. If they do, the grownups will have no complaint, as the dishes in Blue Moon Soup are as sophisticated as in any cookbook for adults. Most recipes are mild enough to suit young palates, as author Gary Goss uses the same seasonings as he would for adults, calling only for lesser quantities, such as one-half teaspoon of dry mustard in his fish soup, and two tablespoons of optional wine. For some youngsters, though, omissions may be desirable, while for the adults, adding more generous amounts of the seasonings will avoid blandness.

The recipes in Blue Moon Soup are grouped by the seasons, but stirring up a batch of Believe It or Not! Ice cream soup is sure to bring smiles all around the table at any time of year. --Dana Jacobi

About the Author

Gary Goss is the founder and former chef of the Soup Kitchen Restaurant, in Northampton, Massachusetts. His sumptuous soups have been featured in the New York Times, national magazines, and food guides. Goss has demonstrated his cooking skills across the country, appearing on the CBS Early Show and National Public Radio. He is currently working on the Blue Moon Soup cooking show.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0316329916
• ISBN 13: 9780316329910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Dyer Jane