Stylish, practical meals that put vegetables first, by "an authentic
culinary star" (Boston Globe) and the founding food editor of Martha
Stewart Living.
After spending two decades at a leading lifestyle magazine, Susan
Spungen is used to the questions cooks ask her in the produce aisle and
at the farmers' market. Do you have a great zucchini recipe? What can
you do with garlic scapes? What's an easy seasonal meal I can make for
friends?
In Veg Forward, the veteran cookbook author, columnist, and
culinary consultant supplies the delicious answers, with 102 recipes in
which vegetables claim a starring role. Big platter salads. Soups for
muggy days when all anyone can manage is to run the blender.
Warm-weather grain bowls. Freeform fruit tarts and snacking cakes. Each
one coaxes a maximum amount of flavor from a minimum number of
ingredients; each looks as good as it tastes.
Veg Forward is full of extraordinary recipes for ordinary
vegetables like tomatoes, corn, and potatoes, and it also offers
beguiling choices for less familiar ones like fava beans, kohlrabi, and
nettles. Spungen shares scores of tips from her years as a caterer and
chef: the efficient vegetable prep technique professionals use, a genius
tactic for cutting into hard squash, the single finishing touch that
transforms a homey fruit dessert into something spectacular. Everything
in this book makes cooking with vegetables easier, better, and more
satisfying.
- Asparagus Pizza with Arugula Salad
- Sungold Spaghetti Carbonara
- Sheet-Pan Roasted Ratatouille
- Spoonbread-Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Tomato Cream
- Simple Gazpacho - Eggplant Parm and Pasta Bake
- Veggie Ragu Bolognese - Mushroom Bourguignon
- Cheese Blintzes with Sour Cherry Compote
- Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Susan Spungen was the editorial director for food at Martha Stewart
Living Omnimedia. A New York Times contributor who also writes
Susanality, a Substack newsletter, she was the culinary consultant and
food stylist for the hit movies Julie & Julia and Eat, Pray, Love.
She is the author of Open Kitchen, Recipes, and What's a Hostess to
Do?. She lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York.
