Acclaimed cookery writer Sue Lawrence celebrates the enormous range of Scottish soups in this imaginative and practical collection of recipes, organized in three sections: Fish/Seafood, Meat/Game and Vegetables/Pulses. Some soups make ideal starters, other, more hearty, soups, are a complete meal in themselves. Featuring the very best of local produce, the 40 recipes range from Cullen Skink, Winkle Soup and Cock a Leekie to Reestit Mutton Soup, Nettle and Barley Broth and Dulse and Oatmeal Soup.

Sue Lawrence won MasterChef in 1991, which launched her career as a food writer and journalist. Over the past 25 years she has written for the Sunday Times, Sainsbury’s magazine, Woman & Home, Country Living and the BBC Good Food magazine and has made numerous TV appearances. Her books include The Scottish Kitchen, Eating In and Scottish Baking.