| Scientists claim to have confirmed what grandmothers | | | | exciting. Undoubtedly, some of the most interesting |
| have known for centuries, that chicken soup is good | | | | soup creations today are found on the menus of |
| for colds and other ills. Garlic soup is also a well-known | | | | those bread-and-soup restaurants that are springing up |
| cure-all. Next time someone under your roof is | | | | everywhere. When your main offerings are bread and |
| knocked out with crud, why not give them a double | | | | soup, you know you have to go the extra mile to |
| shot of goodness by making a batch of garlic chicken | | | | make your menu as enticing as possible! |
| soup? Mmm. | | | | The other day I went to one of those bread-and-soup |
| Soup goes back a long, long way in human history: | | | | places and sipped a cup of tomato basil soup that |
| The archaeological evidence of someone stirring up a | | | | was one of the most delicious taste experience I've |
| pot of soup for a meal dates to around 6000 BC. | | | | ever had. I knew I had to get the recipe. Fortunately, |
| Soup is a great starter for almost any meal. It's a | | | | the manager of this restaurant was happy to oblige |
| comfort food, and, all by itself, makes a perfect meal | | | | me. |
| for a wintry or rainy day--just add some bread and | | | | You can find many restaurant soup recipes on the |
| maybe a salad on the side, and the nutritional balance | | | | Web nowadays; you just have to do a little digging to |
| is complete. | | | | find the particular one that you encountered the last |
| One of the best things about soup is that you can | | | | time you dined out. Or, you can download one of the |
| make it up in large quantities and freeze the extra to | | | | inexpensive ebooks that are filled with "secret" recipes |
| thaw, heat and enjoy at any time. Another suggestion: | | | | from America's top restaurants--including those |
| Add leftover pasta to a favorite soup to bulk it up and | | | | wonderful soups. |
| make it heartier. | | | | Soup is the great culinary comeback story of recent |
| Soup need not be boring--far from it. Cooks are | | | | years. Why not enjoy a bowl today? |
| discovering all kinds of creative ways to make it | | | | |