Through its endlessly inventive, ever-changing menus and bestselling cookbooks, Greens has introduced millions of delighted fans to a sophisticated, meatless cuisine packed with transcendent, satisfying flavor.The innovation continues. Everyday Greens is the first Greens book in a decade, and author Annie Somerville, executive chef since 1985, has written the most accessible cookbook yet. Greens's high level of flavor and creativity is everywhere, but the cooking is simpler, more relaxed. Here are more than 250 of the restaurant's most popular dishes fine-tuned for the home cook in straightforward recipes for the way we live today.This is spirited cooking for every day—from casual lunches and quick weeknight meals to family feasts and elegant entertaining. There are main-dish salads; soups that make a meal; rustic ragoûts; satisfying stews; vegetables on the grill; quick stir-fries; casseroles layered with flavor; innovative side dishes; pizzas, tortilla dishes, and savory tarts; pastas and risottos; warm beans and grains; sandwiches; salsas; pickles; and the famous Greens desserts.The heart of Greens cooking is to use the best, freshest ingredients—whether from the grocery store or your local farmers' market. Advice on finding and preparing these ingredients is combined with restaurant tips that simplify work in the kitchen. Through clever use of the freezer and pantry, Somerville shows how to minimize prep time with make-ahead dishes and born-again leftovers. Special features include pairing wine with Greens's food; advice on stocking the pantry with Asian ingredients, cooking oils, and dessert-making essentials; a resource guide for locally made cheeses; and the Kitchen Tool Box, a decidedly low-tech list of invaluable equipment. A final section on worm composting brings everything back to the source—the earth—and is sure to delight the passionate gardener.Readers of Fields of Greens love Somerville's warm, inspiring, friend-in-the-kitchen style. And Everyday Greens is more personal, so confidence-building that even beginners will want to dash into the kitchen and start cooking.

    Crammed with innovative ideas for delightfully informal gatherings and hundreds of globally inspired, big-flavored vegetarian recipes, Entertaining for a Veggie Planet proves that having friends over — whether for the season finale of a favorite TV show or for a book group discussion — is not only easy, it’s fun.From dips and cold bites (Malaysian Spring Rolls) to main dishes (Shiitake Mac ’n’ Cheese), from brunch (Cardamon Blueberry Cake) to “sweet eats” (Oreo Key Lime Pie), Emmons’s dishes offer endless possibilities for vegetarians, vegans, and anyone else in search of a satisfying meal. Her creative menus (“Vegetarian Solutions to Turkey Day”) and her spirit of fun (“if you’re serving only one food, make it homemade ice cream”) will put all cooks in the mood to share.

    Sharing more than 100 of her favourite recipes, the author offers a wealth of information on sourcing and supporting your own organic farmers. Recipes for familiar favourites such as Sea Caesar Salad, Asian Root Vegetable Stew and Mocha Cheesecake with Chocolate Brownie Crust, have been fully redesigned for the home cook.

    Paradiso Seasons represents Denis Cotter's personal journal through the eternally shifting seasons, focusing on his favourite vegetables at their prime moment and, from them, creating tempting recipes.

    

    Each seasonal section includes tasty recipes for appetizers, soups, everyday feasts, sides, salads, and desserts.

    Neal Barnard has the solution to conquering your food addictions. Backed up by scientific research, Breaking the Food Seduction explains that your biochemistry, not your lack of willpower, is the problem. Dr. Barnard reveals the simple dietary and lifestyle changes that can break the stubborn cycle of cravings and make you free to choose healthy and tasty foods that can help to you lose weight, lower cholesterol, and improve your overall health.Featuring a 3-week kickstart plan and 100 delicious, satisfying recipes.

    Creating a menu that pleases everyone (meat-eaters, vegans and vegetarians alike) is a challenge.Entertaining Vegetarians offers more than 80 vegetarian dishes that will appeal to everyone. Devised and selected for a wide range of occasions, like impromptu meals with friends, formal parties and laid-back picnics, the recipes are fast and uncomplicated. Each versatile and delicious dish can be inserted easily into a menu that includes meat.Celia Brooks Brown reinvents vegetarian food for today's party host with tempting recipes such as: Eggplant, Feta and Mint Skewers Raw Thai Salad in a Pappadam Shell Ginger-spiked Avocados Sugarbeans and Chocolate Strawberry Truffle PotsFriendly advice provides pleasure in entertaining and gives home cooks the confidence to cater to any size group, large or small. Packed with helpful tips such as do-ahead preparation, this book will make entertaining fun and creative.

    

    But after reading Plant Roots even the most die-hard will question their carnivorous habits. Comprehensively researched and uniquely presented, Plant Roots will have an influence on our dietary choices in the st century.