Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 1
Introduction 2
Basics: Stocks, Broths, and Breads
Basic Chicken Stock 6
Two-for-One Chicken Stock 7
Two-for-One Beef Stock 9
Basic Vegetable Broth 12
A Glossary of Bread-Baking Basics 13
Fresh Baguette 17
A Basic Vegetable Soup 19
Basic Home-Baked Bread 20
Spring
New Potato Spring Pea Soup with Chive-Dill Batter Bread 24
Asparagus Soup with Turkey and Tomato Open-Faced Sandwiches 26
Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Herbed Biscuit Muffins 28
Spring Tonic Soup and Croutons with Cardamom Almond Scones 30
Herb Vegetable Soup with Wheat Germ Batter Bread 32
Root Vegetable Soup with Caraway Rye Pretzels 34
Sausage and Vegetable Minestra with Rosemary Focaccia 36
May Day Celebration Soup with Scottish Currant Bannock 38
Spicy Mango Melon Soup with Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins 40
Fresh Nettle Soup with Three-Grain Almond Hardtack 42
Asparagus Sipping Soup with Sesame Sunflower Breadsticks 44
Asian Lemon-Ginger Soup with Rice Buns 46
Italian Turkey Meatball Soup with Monkey Bread 48
Spring Greens Soup and Dill with Cracker Bread 50
Cold Minted Pea Soup with Quick-and- Easy Breadsticks 52
French Spring Vegetable Soup with Garlic Toast Rounds 54
Chunky Vegetable Soup with Cheddar Cheese Onion Scones 56
Spring Chicken Soup with Flowerpot Rolls 58
New Potato and Chive Soup with Onion-Dill Buns 61
Ham and Green Bean Soup with Southern Biscuits 63
Fresh Pea Soup with Egg Salad Sandwiches 65
Polish Easter Soup with Polish Sourdough Rye Bread 67
Cream of Spring Mushroom and Asparagus Soup with Wheat Biscuits with Sage Butter 70
Springtime Minestrone with Grilled Turkey Paninis 72
Danish Meatball and Dumpling Soup with Danish Butter Buns 74
Walleye Chowder with Parmesan Garlic Bread 78
Super-Simple Salmon Chowder with Sour Rye Buns 80
Summer
Cream of Summer Vegetable Soup with Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits 86
Fresh Tomato and Cilantro Soup with Toasted Baguette Slices with Tapenade 88
Spicy Revitalizer with Carrot Breadsticks 90
Avgolemono Soup with Pita Bread 92
Summer Day Herb-Scented Soup with Whole Grain Oatmeal Bread 94
Lemon, Corn, and Shrimp Soup with Asian-Style Flatbread 96
Chilled Carrot and Orange Soup with Old-Fashioned Cream Scones 98
Chilled Melon Soup with Blueberry Banana Bread 100
Spanish Gazpacho with Skillet-Toasted Parmesan Flatbread 102
Chilled Avocado-Potato Soup with Bacon Parmesan Crackers 104
Thai Fresh Pea Soup with Red Curry and Coconut Bread 106
Parsnip and Tahini Soup with Pita Crisps 108
Spiced Zucchini Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato and Pesto Bread 110
Zucchini and Macaroni Soup with Herbed Toasts 112
Ten-Minute Chickpea-Tomato Soup with Parmesan-Basil Baguette Toasts 114
Summer Vegetable Soup with Easy Refrigerator Rolls 116
Smooth Spiced Broccoli Soup with No-Knead Focaccia 119
Quick Summer Squash Soup with Pesto with Kale Crostini 121
Roma Tomato Soup with Basil with Mexican-Style Cornbread 123
Brown Rivel Soup with Amish White Bread 125
Cranberry Bean and Pasta Soup with Crusty Tuscan Bread 127
Red Kidney Bean Soup with Cheese Pupusas 129
Southwestern Chicken Tortilla Soup with Cowboy Beer and Cheddar Bread 132
Autumn
Stone Soup with Country Hearth Bread 136
Autumn Root Vegetable Chowder with Chive Batter Bread 139
Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup with Corn with Almojabanas (Colombian Cheese Rolls) 141
Curried Chicken Wild Rice Soup with Oatmeal Batter Bread 144
Chicken and Dumpling Soup with Dutch Raisin Bread 146
Green Cabbage and Hamburger Soup with Honey Whole Wheat Cranberry- Nut Bread 149
Maine Corn Chowder with Whole Wheat Raisin Muffins 152
Brie and Apple Soup with Fougasse 154
Spiced Parsnip and Carrot Soup with Lavash 156
Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup with Avocado-Tomato Wraps 158
Easy Cream of Tomato Soup with Old-Fashioned Grilled Cheese, Apple, and Basil Sandwiches 160
Butternut Squash Soup with Pecan Cream with Quick Yeast Buns 162
Moroccan Vegetable Soup with Couscous with Olive Flatbread 164
French Onion Soup with Crunchy Breadsticks 166
Leek, Sweet Onion, and Potato Soup with Spinach with Stir-It-Up-and-Bake-It Many-Seed Bread 168
Acorn Squash Soup with Granola Loaf 170
Broccoli and Cauliflower Cheddar Soup with Soft Rye Pretzels 172
Yam and Sweet Onion Soup with Buttermilk Corn Muffins 174
Finnish Chanterelle Soup with Rye and Barley Bread 176
Ginger-Carrot Shooters with Mini Scones 178
Potato-Leek Soup with Rosemary Baguette 180
Sweet Corn-Onion Shooters with Pine Nut and Anise Seed Breadsticks 182
Curried Pumpkin Soup with Peppered Cheese Bread 184
Mushroom Barley Soup with Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Wheat Bread 186
Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup with No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread 188
Roasted Parsnip Root Vegetable Soup with Whole Grain Crackers 190
Winter
Spicy Black Bean Soup with High-Protein Health Bread 194
Dutch Cheese Soup with Oatmeal Rusks 198
Swedish Christmas Eve Soup with Rye Dipping Bread 200
Oyster Soup with Brown Bread Muffins 202
New Year's Good Luck Lentil Soup with Ezekiel Bread 204
Southern Prosperity Soup with johnnycake 206
Herbed White Bean and Sausage Soup with Beer Biscuits 208
Cumin and Coriander Bean Soup with Black Pepper Cracker Bread 210
Black Bean Soup with Cheese Quesadillas 212
Italian Bean and Swiss Chard Soup with Easy Italian Loaf 214
Senate Bean Soup with Molasses Wheat Loaf 216
German Lentil Soup with Caraway Popovers 218
Pea Soup and Spareribs with Rustic Rye Bread 220
Swedish Yellow Pea Soup with Pork with Swedish Pancakes 222
Bloody Mary Sippy Soup with Overnight Mini Croissants 224
Borscht with Russian Black Bread 226
Cabbage and Apple Soup with Cheese and Olive Bread 228
Onion Barley Soup with Mushrooms with Honey Bran Muffins 230
German Potato Soup with Pumpernickel Soup Bowls 232
Ham and Fingerling Potato Soup with Popovers 234
Lamb Meatball and Root Vegetable Soup with Bazlama (Turkish Flatbread) 236
Beet and Red Cabbage Soup with Ground Beef Pasties 238
Quinoa Vegetable Soup with Savory Cheese Mini Loaves 240
Mulligan Stew with Irish Brown Soda Bread 242
Roasted Potato Cheddar Soup with Alfalfa Sprout Flatbread 244
Sunchoke and Golden Potato Soup with Wild Rice Pecan Bread 246
Fetjoada with French Twist Bread 248
Scandinavian Fruit Soup with Orange Toasts 250
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