Famous recipes from famous brands. Unfortunately-not for them but for us, vegetables are the poor relations of the food world. They are often ignored, or considered only as an afterthought, more often eaten as a duty than as a pleasure. No spouse comes home, peeks into the pots ont he stove, and cries, "Oh, good-spinach! My favorite! No child is likely to plead, "Mommy, fix carrots for supper, please." Most home cooks, planning a very special dinner, don't start with cauliflower and build the menu around it. And that's too bad. Vegetables are good for us, and they're also very good eating. But endlessly served boiled, with a dab of butter, they can become pretty tiresome. The thought of such a dish causes no excitement, as a big, juicy steak will, or a thre-layer devil's food cake with sea foam frosting. Even fruit has it all over vegetables when it come to stirring up the appetite. A big, perfect, blush-cheeked peach can make the poets sing. But who paints word pictures of one perfect parsnip? What to do? Start a pro-veg campagin and set our imaginations to work. Vegetable cooker is a challenge. With the help of this book you can meet it and win your family over to the subtle delights of well-cooked, well-served vegetables and fresh crisp raw ones. All it takes is know-how, and that know-how is waiting for you right here., ISBN13: B000UVMK3O ISBN10: B000UVMK3O Material Type: hardcover