Soup is the ultimate comfort food, whether spicy hot or nicely chilled, chunky or smooth, light or hearty. But making homemade soup doesn"t have to be an all-day kitchen project! This cookbook features one hundred soups that have been streamlined with shortcuts, making it simple to ladle out a hot and healthy dinner in the time it takes for a pizza to be delivered. Some are created with a few minutes of assembly time and a few hours in the oven or slowcooker; others can be stirred up on the spot. And each delicious dish has a picture of the finished recipe so you will know how to serve up a bowl that looks as good as it tastes. Whether you"re serving one-pot dinners like Salmon Chowder and Root Beer Braised Beef Stew, or delicious meal additions like Curried Carrot Bisque and Tangy Strawberry Soup, your family will cheer every time they hear that soup"s on!