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Vegetables
The follow-up to his James Beard award-winning "Fish & Shellfish," James Peterson's newest book, "Vegetables," will be the most authoritative book on the topic. In addition to the more than 300 wonderful recipes, Peterson includes an encyclopedic introduction covering topics such as vegetable varieties, uses, buying, preparation, storage, and more -- basically everythi...more
Hardcover, 448 pages
Published
July 8th 1998
by William Morrow & Company
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Very helpful book about types, how to prepare etc. with recipes. Also gives variations on recipes. Tried marinating mushrooms two ways. Liked one as is, the other I think will be could if I saute them. Will try out tonight. Con - he talks about Ramps but never explains what they are. Pro - as compared to Cranberry beans which he does define. Turns out a ramp is also called a wild leek. Who knew?
FYI -- "The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink," the word ramp comes from "rams," or "ramson," an...more
FYI -- "The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink," the word ramp comes from "rams," or "ramson," an...more
The photographs are beautiful and this book is packed with information, but I found it hard to read. Each recipe is printed in two colors and in multiple fonts and font sizes. The directions are so small that they are difficult to read, but at the same time, there is a lot of white space on each page. This is annoying since this is a cookbook and most people who use it to cook are going to want to be able to easily read the instructions. This is not a vegetarian cookbook, many of the recipes inc...more
B- Not as good as I hoped; some real basics on veggies. If you cook like him, you have to go to the store almost every day; he barely keeps any veggies more than a few days (including some root veggies!). Some interesting recipes.
Great book of cooking obscure and common vegetables. Delicious, but uses plenty of fat. It's good if you already have a sense of cooking. This is not a beginner's book, though it has some excellent prep tips.
Love this book. Not for the experienced chef, but basic and simple for the beginner cook like me. I like the simple pictures and descriptions and the recipes are not over-the-top.
Great reference book. Colour pictures, always a bonus. Simple recipes/tips for prepping veggies of all kinds.
A good way to expand my food choices as I continue to add for all-veggie meals to my life.
A good way to expand my food choices as I continue to add for all-veggie meals to my life.
I have a number of cookbooks devoted to vegetable dishes, and a number of his cookbooks--this is a great one.
This is my veggie cooking bible.
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I love vegetable cookbooks. I love this vegetable cookbook in particular. Peterson gives some truly tasty recipes. Our family favorite is the Winter Squash gratin on page 197. Not low fat by any means, but so worth it! I made this when Jack was just starting to eat solid foods and he pushed away his plain baby-food squash in favor of this dish. Fabulous pictures, too.
I want to own this book.
The recipes are lackluster, I only found two worth keeping for myself. But the instructions on how to prepare the vegetables are phenomenal. I learned so much, including what some veggies I'd always heard talked about on Top Chef actually ARE.
Such an incredibly informative, and beautiful book.
The recipes are lackluster, I only found two worth keeping for myself. But the instructions on how to prepare the vegetables are phenomenal. I learned so much, including what some veggies I'd always heard talked about on Top Chef actually ARE.
Such an incredibly informative, and beautiful book.
I love it when we find some strange looking vegetable in the supermarket and then look it up in this vegetable book! I don't have to worry about trying something new because there are great recipes included too!
A good reference for veggie recipes. Sometimes a bit too much butter or cream and not too adverturous with the spicy but the recipes are good basics.
This is a beautiful but ultimately useless cookbook. It's long on description and short on recipes.
pssssh, no way i am going to take the time to peel asparagus!
Solid basics, but not enough pictures to make my mouth water.
Not a great resource for recipes, but good for reference.
Farmer's markets are open! Lots of ideas here.
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