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I was recently sent a beautiful cookbook . . . Great Homemade Soup's, a cook's collection, by Paul Gayler.  I am no stranger to Paul Gayler's cookery books.  I already own three of them, and love them so I was really pleased to have been given the offer of this one.  I knew I was in for a real treat and I was not disappointed. In this gorgeously presented book Paul shares a comprehensive collection of over 100 of his most appetising soup recipes alongside recipes from guest chefs including Daniel Boulud, Antonio Carluccio, Chris and Jeff Galvin, Tom Kerridge, Atul Kochhar, Pierre Koffman and Susan Spicer. It brings you through the whole range of soupery, from basic equipment and stocks, broths and consommes, smooth and creamy soups, hearty soups, traditional soups, exotic concoctions and chilled soups.  There is something in this lovely book to suit any taste and budget, with clear and concise instructions and beautiful imagery. Each recipe has a full colour and...

I must apologize ahead of time for the strange hue to my photos today.  I don't know what was up with the light but it was not the best for taking photos, but I didn't want another day to go by without telling you about this fabulous book I read recently! As you know I am a cookery book enthusiast!  I just love cookbooks.  I go to bed with them and I really enjoy them.  I have some that are really old actually which I cherish a great deal.  New . . . old . . . in between I have never met a cookbook that didn't have some value to me.  They are like good friends. This book here today is not a cookbook, but a book about cookbooks!   In short it is a compendium of 101 classic cookbooks, compiled and edited by  Leslie Geddes-Brown, selected by her for their influence, for their unusual recipes or simply for their beauty.  It is clear that this is a woman who is a cookbook lover too, and as she says quite rightly that this is a person colle...