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Steamed, roasted, or sautéed, vegetables are taking center stage. If you, like many others, are looking for a source of robustly savored, easy veggie meals, this is the book for you.Originally published in 2001, VEGGIE MEALS offers hearty soups, main-course salads, comforting risottos, pastas, and Italian vegetable entrées, make-your- own Asian take-out, and versatile snack suppers, among other delights. Served as entrées or in a combination of side dishes, these are nutritious, meat-free meals that your families, even the kids, will love.Recipes were selected by popular demand (Rachael's fans are outspoken), and all meet Rachael's criteria that ingredients be fresh, readily available, and quick to prepare.Some top crowd-pleasers: Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup, Grilled Vegetable Platter with Crumbled Ricotta Salata, earthy Porcini Risotto, and zesty Portobello Pizza Burgers.Eat well and often!

With beautiful photography and region-specific growing tips, The Edible Asian Garden features delicious recipes and gardening techniques from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia.With plant information and practical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy takes us on a tour of three of her own successful Asian gardens—one suitable for cool weather, another for warmer weather, and a stir-fry garden—to show the variety of vegetables that can be grown in a range of climates and for a variety of purposes.In'The Asian Garden Encyclopedia,'Creasy gives information for 108 distinct varieties of Asian vegetables. Looking for a novel ingredient to add to Friday night stir-fry supper? Why not grow it—the Resources section offers many seed sources for Asian vegetables that are easier to plant than to find at your local market.Finally, in the Recipes section, Creasy presents common Asian ingredients and cooking methods.Featured Asian recipes include:Pickled GingerLemon Grass TeaCarrot and Garlic Stir-fryPea Shoots with Crab SauceThai Chicken Soup with Pigeon PeasVietnamese Salad RollsWinter Squash, Japanese StyleThai Red Vegetable CurryVegetable TempuraAnd many more!

Learn how to create a lovely French garden and then create delicious dishes with your produce using this easy-to-use French cookbook.In this sumptuous volume, the American master of edible landscaping looks at French vegetables and variations on the traditional French parterre garden, in which edibles are grown right along with flowers in formal settings. This book is a must-have for any gardener interested in the flavors of France.The'Resources'section gives you sources for all you'll need to put in your own French garden. Along with a fascinating history and tour of French gardens, Creasy introduces'cut-and-come-again and other harvesting methods used in France.Along with French gardening techniques the many featured recipes include:Roasted Garlic SpreadCream of Carrot Top SoupLeek and Potato Soup with SorrelLeeks in VinaigretteAsparagus with Hollandaise SauceBraised Lettuce with Lemon ThymeAnd many more!

Rosalind Creasy, the ingenue of edible landscaping, does it again with The Edible Italian Vegetable Garden--an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips for planting and preparing fantastic varieties of tomatoes, greens, beans, eggplants, artichokes, peppers, herbs and more! Readers will find suggestions on how to grow Italian vegetables in most North American climates, and how to prepare these fresh veggies: antipasti, soups, sauces and sides--from a delicious classic marinara to bread pudding with artichokes--and even preserves. Mouthwatering photos throughout evoke the flavors of these delectable vegetables and dishes, and highlights Italian specialties, such as the greens that grow wild on Italy's hillsides.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.