I've only had a chance to glance through the book (at the launch party in Seattle), but I've had the opportunity to hear Dr. Myhrvold speak a few times recently. At the most recent event, he described a caramelized root veg soup that seemed simple enough to attack without the recipe in front of me. Here is what I came up with: Cold Carrot Soup "Myhrvold". Now I just can't wait for my 40 pound box to show up.