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"Of soup and love, the first is best." Brother Victor-Antoine makes a passionate  case for this Spanish proverb in Twelve Months of Monastery Soups, bringing easy, delicious, soul-satisfying soup recipes from the monastery to your kitchen. From simple, clear broths to thick, hearty soups,... read more

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  • - 12 months of simple recipes and delicious soups, the monastic way.
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  • “Eat soup first and eat it last, and live till a hundred years be past.”
    French Proverb
  • “The appeal of soup is universal; it seems to be almost of a basic instinctual nature.”
  • “Soup making is an art to be discovered again and again; recipes are to be experimented with, tasted, and then enjoyed.”

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From antiquity on, soups have always held a very prominent place in the daily fare of monasteries.

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Preface
Ingredients and Substitutions

January
-Saint Basil Soup, Chickpea Soup a la Provencale, Mushroom Soup a la Marie-Louise, Caldo Verde (Portuguese Cabbage Soup), Artichoke and Potato Soup, Cream of Pea Soup, Brussels Sprout Soup, Orzo Soup, Saint Antony Soup, Veloute a la Dubarry (Cauliflower Veloute), Cotriade Bretonne (Fish Soup from Brittany), Cherbah (Arabic Soup), Black-Eyed Pea Soup, Spicy English Parsnip Soup, Spinach Cream Soup
February
-Potage de Navets (Turnip Soup), Saint Scholastica Soup, French Lentil Soup, Garlic Royale, Polish Pearl Barley Soup, Quick Black Bean Mexican Soup, Escarole and Bean Minestra, Old-fashioned Cream of Leek Provencal Soup, Bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, Country Mushroom and Sour Cream Soup, Soupe de Berry (Red Bean Soup from Berry), Ravioli Potage, Cheese Veloute, Bulgarian Soup
March
-Saint Lioba Beer and Mushroom Soup, Spicy Indian Food, Basic Onion Soup, Minestrone de Verdura (Tuscan Green Vegetable Minestrone), Everyday Potato Soup, Garlic Soup, Lima Bean Soup, Beguine Cream Soup, Bread and Milk Soup, Fava Bean Soup, Watercress Soup, Saint Patrick Irish Cheddar Soup, Harrira (Moraccan Bean Soup), Butternut Squash Soup Portuguese Style, Soup Julienne
April
-Cream of Mushroom Soup a la Romaine, Sweet Milk Soup for Children, Potage Villageois (Village Vegetable Macaroni Soup), Borscht, Sour Cream Soup, Potage Germiny (Sorrel Soup), Cream of Curry Potage, Shrimp Soup de Luxe, Three Peppers Soup, Cream of Asparagus Soup, Saint Joseph Chickpea Soup, Cuban Black Bean Soup, Vermicelli Soup, Brussels Sprouts Cream Potage
May
-Russian Chtchavel, Potage Clamart (Turnip-Leek Potage), Shaker-Style Soup, Asparagus-Orange Veloute, Cabbage Soup, Potage Ciline (Carrot-Celeriac Soup), Cream of Broccoli Soup, Irish Brotchan Soup, Minestrone Monastico, Potage Printamier a la Francaise (French Spring Vegetable Soup), Saint Germain Pea Soup, Avacado Veloute, Saint Christopher Soup
June
-Soup from the Ardennes, Cream of Fresh Greens Soup, Oyster and Mushroom Soup, Danish Onion-Champagne Soup, Potato Dumpling Soup, Greek Spartan Soup, Chervil Soup, Solyanka (Cucumber-Fish Soup), Cream of Cauliflower Soup, Zuppa di Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Bean Soup), Carrot Soup a la Normande, Exotic Chinese Cucumber Soup, Spanish Cilantro Soup, Celery-Orange Veloute, Chilled Carrot Soup
July
-Saint Bertille Herb Soup, Cream of Vegetable Soup a la Mode de Tours, Consomme of Celeriac, Jerusalem Artichoke Soup, Colbert Clear Soup, Cold Tomato Soup, Shrimp and Corn Chowder, Consomme Madrilene, Avacado Soup, Cold Salmon Chowder, Pea and Carrot Minted Soup, Neapolitan Zucchini Soup, Cold Basil Soup
August
-Cream of Fennel Soup, Garlic Consomme, Broccoli Soup, Soupe Pelou (Radish Greens Soup), Parsley Soup, Gazpacho, Garden Borscht, Consomme Belle Fermitre (Farmer Vegetable Soup), Potage Crecy (Carrot Potage), Cold Zucchini Soup, Spicy Carrot and Orange Soup, Wild Rice Soup
September
-Cream of Celery Soup, Monastery Quick Vichyssoise, Potage du Jardin (Garden Vegetable Soup), Russian Cream of String Bean Soup, Tomato Bouillon, Cream of Corn Soup, Tomato Soup Florentine Style, Fennel & Zucchini and Tomato Soup, Provencal Rainbow Soup, Gumbo Potage a la Creole, Curried Soybean Soup, Minestra Toscana (Tuscan-Style Minestrone), Escarole Soup, Red Bean and Rice Soup
October
-Brodo all Romana (Broth Roman Style), Spinach Soup, Pasta and Lentil Soup, Traditional Austrian Cheese Soup, Saint Seraphim Soup, Soupe Savoyarde (Savoyard Cream of Potato Soup), Ossobuco Soup, Southern-Style Vegetable Soup, Beet Soup, Soupe au Pistou (Provencal Vegetable Soup with Pesto Sauce), Leek and Potato Soup, French Cream of Lentil Soup, Corn Soup
November
-Okra Soup, Potage au Petiron (Pumpkin Soup), Portuguese Kale Soup, Black Bean Soup, Potato and Cheese Soup, Wild Bean Soup, Broccoli Rabe and Bean Soup, Zuppa alla Pavese (Bread Soup from Pavia), Rice and Ham Soup, Garbure Bearnaise (Bearn Country Soup), Swiss Chard and Lentil Soup, Basic Monastic Garlic Soup, Potage a l'Oseille (Cream of Sorrel Soup)
December
-Aigo-Boulido (Herb Bouillon), Saint Nicholas Soup, Zuppa Toscana (Tuscan Bread and Tomato Soup), Saint Lucy Soup Sicilian Style, Yellow Pea Soup, Caldo Gallego (Galician Chickpea and Sausage Soup), A Hermit's Soup, Simple Onion Soup, Zuppa Verubio (Vesuvio Vegetable-Cheese Soup), Soybean Minestra, Gloucester English Cheese Soup, Beer Soup, Acorn Squash Soup, Egg Soup, Mushroom Soup, Potage aux Deux Ligumes (Celery-Carrot Soup)
Appendix: Basic Recipes for Stocks, Sauces and Croutons

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  • Bouillon: Typically a dehydrated broth/stock used for soup and other recipes.
  • Broth: Also called stock, is the basis for most soups.

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Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: TX757 .D36
  • Dewey: 641.813

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