Fosburgh offers a pleasure trip to the tasty and comforting world of soups, with recipes designed to please finicky young palates!

There are many good soup cookbooks on the market. Soups & Stews for Fall and Winter Days sets itself apart by combining all the essential elements of a great soup cookbook (kitchen-tested recipes, easy-to-use format, lively narrative), AND providing helpful, simple instructions on how to make healthy, exciting soups for fussy children -- without making another meal! From standard to adventurous, this collection offers easy-to-follow recipes using ingredients and equipment found in every kitchen. Inspired by both a Southern childhood and Northern winters, Fosburgh has included traditional Southern soups and stews as well as Northern classics that go hand-in-glove with cold outdoors and blazing woodstoves. Lively versions of international favorites are also offered, such as Mulligatawny, Mixed-up Minestrone, and Veggie Oriental. The soups range from lighter first-course fare to hearty meals-in-a-bowl Readers short on time will appreciate the author's suggestions for short cuts to take without compromising flavor and her innovative use of leftovers.

Noted children's cookbook author Liza Fosburgh, lives in the wooded Taconic Hills of New York. She has published numerous books of fiction and nonfiction articles for magazines and newspapers.

Selected Recipes…

Creamy Chicken with Avocados, Clear Duck Soup, Green Noodles and Ham, Lamb Lovers' Soup, Black and Spicy Bean, Cowboy Bean Soup, Curried Split Pea, White Bean Soup, Chunky Fish Chowder, Gumbo of the South, Mediterranean Fish Stew, Scallop and Snow Pea Chowder, Shrimp and Celery Supreme, Southern Crab, Artful Artichoke, Corn Chowder, Eggplant Espinaca, Parsnip Ginger, Sassy Asparagus, Sweet Onion Brown, Winter Pink Squash, Halloween Hurrahs, Hawaiian Hot Pot, Tomato Creole