This book contains 142 different types of soups actually served in America. These are not the fancy soups of five star restaurants nor are they the concoctions of celebrity or gourmet chefs. Instead, this book features the same soups found in kitchens across America, whether small mom & pop cafes or a modest family home. American cuisine has developed along with the people that emigrated to this country, bringing their foods along with them. Upon arrival, they adapted their native cuisine to the new land, the crops that grew here, and the foods that were found in markets and grocery stores in the different regions of the country. With the advent of modern supermarkets, faster shipping and more readily available goods from other areas, our regional and ethnic cuisines have enjoyed a wider dispersal through the entire country, and more people than ever are trying and enjoying foods from other regions. They also adapt them even further, making the recipes their own. Soups have enjoyed the same treatment as every other food type. This book may not include every single soup served in every single region, but it is a massive collection of recipes that will undoubtedly expand your repertoire of soup, as well as let you create your own favorite soups at home.
About the Author: Gia Scott was born, just like everyone else, but she also was born to a family that included politicians, used car dealers, and horse traders. Along with that illustrious lineage, she was related to vaudeville performers, horse trainers, cowboys, entrepreneurs, teachers, and preachers. With such diversity surrounding her from childhood, she still managed to grow up and develop a deep love of books. It was only natural that along the way, she would write them too. The Survivors: The Time of Chaos is her first published novel. More will undoubtedly follow. Freak Files: The Unexplained Tales is a collection of stories believed to be true to life. After decades of experimental cooking, much to her family's chagrin (after all, the family is inflicted with the less-than-wonderful versions that never see print!) Gia began writing food articles and a food blog. It was inevitable that cookbooks would follow. Today, after many incarnations along the way, Gia Scott lives in Mississippi with her husband, three dogs, and two cats in a funny little house surrounded by very big and gnarly trees. Having reached that age of privilege, she can often be found in her garden, wearing peculiar clothes and tending her plants. When she can talk her husband into it, they enjoy going for road trips, looking for the elusive town of New Hope or on camping trips with friends and family. In between road trips and gardening, she manages to fit in an internet radio talk show called the Dawn of Shades, interviewing a variety of people, including other authors, and promoting causes dear to her heart. In addition to all of that, she still maintains blogs on general topics, cooking & food, and camping, emergency preparedness & outdoors activities. She also helps with content for websites. With all of that, she still does a lot of other things, including making soap, sewing, crafts, and even playing with her granddaughter. She is currently revisiting dolls, tricycles, bicycles, and letting her inner child come out to play.