Contents

Acknowledgments 11 Foreword, by Chris Wallace 13 Introduction 15

Fall Favorites 20 Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup 23 Chicken Matzo Ball Soup 26 Chicken Noodle Soup 28 Minestrone and Arugula Salad Soup 29 Butternut Squash Puree (with Blue Cheese Popovers) 32 Butternut Squash Chowder 36 Turkey and Wild Rice Soup 39 Turkey Soup with Barley and Mushrooms 40 Hearty Lentil Soup 42 Senate Bean Soup 45 Tortilla Soup 47 Creamy Mushroom Soup 50 Fall Vegetable-Salad Soup 52 Carrot Soup with Sage and Popcorn 53 “Pumpkin”-Pear Soup 56 Two Kinds of Celery Soup 59

Winter Favorites 60 Baby Lima Bean and Swiss Chard Soup 64 French OnionCOPYRIGHTED Soup MATERIAL 67 Hot-and-Sour Soup 70 Green Kale and Kielbasa Soup 72 Beef Barley Soup 74 Oxtail Soup 76 Mexican Albondigas 78 Tortellini Meatball Soup 81 Pasta and Chickpea Soup 84

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Spring Favorites 108 Split Pea Soup 111 Minted Sweet Pea and Spinach Soup 114 Chicken Garlic Straciatella 117 Italian Spinach Salad Soup 118 Carrot Soup with Herb Puree 120 Broccolini–Spring Onion Soup 122 Salmon Chowder 125 Greek Lemon Soup 128 Easter Zucchini-Mint Soup 130 Soupe au Pistou 132 Thai Shrimp and Chicken Soup (Tom Kha Kai) 135 Meatball Soup with Swiss Chard 138 Frogmore Stew 140

Summer Favorites 142 Quick Gazpacho 146 Round Hill Gazpacho 148 Cold Tomato-Dill Soup 149 Chilled Shrimp and Cucumber Soup 152 Tomato–Sweet Corn Soup 154 Corn Chowder 156 Yellow Squash Soup 158 Vineyard Clam Chowder 160 Vichyssoise with Watercress Salad Soup 163 Summer Bouillabaisse 166 Old-Fashioned Tomato Soup with Maple-Candied Bacon 168 Cream of Eggplant and Cherry Tomato Soup 171

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Game Day Favorites 210 Touchdown Chili 213 “Buffalo” Chili 216 Ground Turkey and Black Bean Chili 218 White Chili 220 Baked Potato Soup 223 All-American Cheeseburger Soup 226

Stocks: Strong Families Start with Good Bones 228 Chicken Broth 230 Vegetable Broth 231 Light Fish Broth 232 Rich Beef Broth 232

Index 235 Author Biography 240

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