Soup, a Way of Life

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Summary: Definitive.
Review: After reading and using "Roasting" by Kafka, I couldn't wait to get this new volume. Soup is in my blood. My Polish grandmother could make soup out of anything. Upon receipt I immediately tore open this book, looking forward to starting immediately. I did not find one single recipe that enticed me. Maybe my tastes are too "country", but this cookbook will remain closed on my shelf gathering dust rather than use.

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Summary: Inventive personal commentary with unique "do-able" recipes
Review: Barbara Kafka continues her series of extraordinary cookbooks. Here, as in her previous books, there are WONDERFUL recipes and, to spice up the book, there is fascinating, intelligent, interesting commentary about cooking techniques, personal interests, family history and variations of a theme, such as borscht. A terrific book for all who love to eat and love to cook...

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Summary: No soup for you.
Review: I could not find a single recipe that I would use. Either they contained odd ingredients or the entire recipe did not sound edible. I absolutely do not recommend purchasing this book.

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Summary: I like this book, shocked to see the negatives
Review: I love to cook, and am an avid "Roaster", partly due to Kafka's roasting book. I have had great luck with this book, especially the recipe for bread soup, and with the bouliabase. There are few secrets, just use good fresh ingredients, and taylor the soups to suit your taste.

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Summary: I like this book, shocked to see the negatives
Review: I love to cook, and am an avid "Roaster", partly due to Kafka's roasting book. I have had great luck with this book, especially the recipe for bread soup, and with the bouliabase. There are few secrets, just use good fresh ingredients, and taylor the soups to suit your taste.

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Summary: Burn this cookbook
Review: I was suspicious of this woman when she wrote a food column for Vogue magazine and praised iceburg lettuce. Always willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt, I tried 4 recipes from this cookbook. They were appalling and even my dog Zeke, the most undiscriminating gourmande on the planet, wouldn't eat them.
(Good dog.)


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Summary: Save your money and buy a good novel.
Review: Kafka presents recipies that are far less challenging then many other serious cookbooks. Her simple prose and straight forward recipies are perfect for the cook ready to move up the culinary ladder.

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Summary: It is an extremely helpful, authentic, and healthy cookbook.
Review: This book is the greatest cookbook that I have ever read. It offers more soups than I could've ever imagined existed. I will definately get my money's worth from this book ten fold! I would recomment this book to students, single parents, as well as large families.

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Summary: Burn this cookbook
Review: This cookbook is lovely to look at and has nice vignettes about the author and her love of soup. However, the recipes were not my cup of tea. Too many of them contained either fish of odd ingredients that I would choose to avoid (e.g., oxtail). As a result, I have made few of these recipes.

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Summary: OK
Review: This cookbook is lovely to look at and has nice vignettes about the author and her love of soup. However, the recipes were not my cup of tea. Too many of them contained either fish of odd ingredients that I would choose to avoid (e.g., oxtail). As a result, I have made few of these recipes.