Quick Breads, Soups and Stews
A delightful book from the author of two previous works on breads and soup ( America's Bread Book , LJ 7/85; Mary's Bread Basket & Soup Kettle , Morrow, 1985), this includes recipes for quick breads of all sorts--from muffins and loaf breads to pancakes, waffles, and popovers--and such delicious soups and stews as Winter's Wine Stew, Salmon Bisque, and Iced Raspberry Soup. Gubser is both knowledgeable and well traveled, and one of her recipe headnotes is as likely to include a reference to a Christmas dinner cooked in Beirut as a discussion on the provenance of the lemon or an explanation for the term "spoonbread"; chapter introductions and sidebars provide reliable guidelines on baking and cooking techniques, culinary background, and many suggestions for variations. Highly recommended.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.