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	Befuddled by borscht? Mixed up on mulligatawny? Dip your ladle into the list of soups below. - Select here - Bisque Borscht Bouillabaisse Chowder Etouffee Gazpacho Gumbo Jambalaya Minestrone Mulligatawny Paella Posole Potage Pot Pie Seviche Stew Vichyssoise Source: "The Daily Soup Cookbook" (Hyperion Press)

The Daily Soup Cookbook
By Leslie Kaul, Bob Spiegel, Carla Ruben and Peter Siegel with Robin Vitetta-Miller (Hyperion) $17.95

This cookbook, from the New York based chain of Daily Soup restaurants, ladles up over 2000 bowl-ready recipes. Many are meatless and heavy on vegetables. Seemingly every variety of soup possible is included, from french classics such as vichy to internationally-influenced recipes such as Poblano Corn Chowder or Malaysian Cabbage and Peanut soup.

Each recipe contains quick and helpful descriptions at the top -- vegetarian, dairyless, or lowfat -- to aid in meal planning.

Favorite Comfort Food
(Clarkson Potter) $22

This new cookbook is part of "The Best of Martha Living Series." Martha Stewart and the editors of "Martha Stewart Living" have gathered 75 easy-to-create recipes, sticking mostly to classics such as Creamy Tomato Soup, Macaroni and Cheese and Peanut Butter Cookies. But there are also a few snazzy versions of traditional dishes -- baked apples are paired with ricotta and maple syrup, chicken potpie and shepherd's pie are accompanied by a meatless Curry Chickpea Potpie.

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This is a basic, thin book that works well for beginners. There is plenty of hand-holding and step-by-step photos: how to de-seed an avocado, how to add blueberries to pancakes, how to master the waffle iron.

The Winter Vegetarian
By Darra Goldstein (HarperPerennial) $16

This new paperback version of the "Vegetarian Hearth" caters to cooking with winter's fruits and proves vegetarians can enjoy warm and filling, healthy meals without summer's bounty.

Goldstein, a professor of Russian, looks to the world's cooler climates getting her inspiration from Northern European, Scandinavian and Slavic kitchens. The result is Stilton Bread Pudding from England, Buckwheat Dumpling with Cheese from Slovenia and Saffron Buns from Sweden.

The dishes may be exotic, but the ingredients and instructions are simple.

By any name, Jerusalem artichokes are a delight
January 31, 2000
Pity the homely celery root -- at least until you've tasted it
October 14, 1999
Pumpkin: Don't just carve it, eat it
October 27, 1999

Workman Publishing
Daily Soup
Hyperion Books
Martha Stewart Living
Harper Collins

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