Amazon.com description: Product Description: This compendium is crammed with 500 mouthwatering soups and packed with inspirational ideas for every kind of soup, broth, bisque, chowder, potage, and consomme. Every page is filled with ideas and tips to ensure success. 500 Soups contains an irresistible collection of soups, broths, bisques, and chowders from sophisticated, chilled soups for summer and healthy soups for the body-conscious to hearty, warming feasts, smooth and creamy indulgences, and hot and fiery soups for the brave. With fabulous soups for every occasion, take your pick from cool and chilled, smooth and creamy, healthy and wholesome, meals in a bowl or soups that you can whip up in 20 minutes or less. With more than 500 recipes split into ten easy-to-use chapters, you are sure to find the perfect recipe whether it is for a laid-back lunch with friends and family, a soothing restorative, the ultimate in comfort food, a sophisticated starter, or just a simple supper.