COOKING VIDEO: Spicy Vietnamese Soup

  Next week’s Top Pick focuses on a ready-made base for for phö—one of the world’s great soups. But if you’ve got time on your hands this weekend, you may want to make some from scratch. This recipe starts with beef shanks, oxtail, onions, ginger and star anise in a stock pot. Sliced beef and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Correcting Too Much Salt

You’ve added too much salt. Now what? Salt server available on Amazon.com. We use this one in THE NIBBLE test kitchen. It’s happened to all of us: too much salt inadvertently added to a recipe, making it inedible. How can you salvage your dish? With a liquid dish like soup, you can dilute it with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Serve Soup In Shots

A large bowl of soup can be a filling first course at dinner. A shot glass of soup gives a satisfying two sips and leaves room for other dishes. It’s also a perky way to start off a meal. Simply fill shot glasses or small juice glasses with soup and add a garnish or two.…
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PRODUCT: Dr. McDougall Healthy Soup

Photo courtesy Right Foods. The doctor is in…and he’s making healthy soup. John McDougall, M.D., physician and nutritionist, has been studying the effects of nutrition on health for more than 20 years. A founding father of the modern wellness movement, he established the McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California, to help people improve their health.…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Healthy Soup Cookbook

Even if you don’t win this book, you can have 7 recipes plus tips. Is it possible that the hottest summer on record is now a memory? As of September 1st, it’s been 15 degrees cooler here—and we’re happy. In fact, we’re ready to start thinking about hot soup again. If you win this week’s…
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