Vegetable of the Day

Great book

Bought this as a Christmas present they loved it. Nicely detailed and good graphics very well made.

Dieses Buch überrascht den Leser. Das Cover lässt ja nun eher auf langweilige Eintöpfe schleißen, es finden sich aber wirklich tolle, moderne, vielfältige und meist auch mit Zutaten aus dem Supermarkt nachzukochende Rezepte. Also wirklich Rezepte für jeden Tag. Die Rezepte sind grob saisonal sortiert und kommen aus jeder Kategorie: Tarts, Eintöpfe, Salate, Eiergerichte, Nudeln, Pies. Portionen sind sowohl groß und deftig als auch klein und eher als Beilage gedacht (gebratene kleine Tomaten mit Basilikum und Feta bilden eher keine ganze Hauptspeise). Ganz überwiegend sind die Rezepte auch vegetarisch, das eine oder andere enthält dann aber doch Fleisch oder sehr selten (Thun-)Fisch. Darüber kann man aber als Vegetarier oder jemand, der einfach mehr Gemüse essen möchte, hinwegsehen, da es mehr als genug Alternativen gibt. Eine Kennzeichnung für vegane oder vegetarische Rezepte gibt es nicht. Auf jeden Fall eignet sich das Buch auch als Familienkochbuch oder für Einsteiger, die zum ersten Mal alleine kochen müssen.

I know Williams-Sonoma calls this series something else, but I like to call them one-A-Days--and the more of them I buy for my collection, the better i'm liking them. And it seems the more of them I add to the collection, the more I'm using them. I have them all lined up together on a shelf where they are easy to reach. (It is very nice that they match in size and looks.) I hesitated to pick this one up because I was concerned that this one would contain a lot of duplicates from the other books, but no, that is not an issue. Layout is not bad: You will find (most often) two recipes sis-by-side in two columns on a page, with ingredients on top and instructions below. Type size and color are easy on the eyes. There are not pictures for each recipe. (You may like to see a picture for each recipe, but do you really need one? I don't think so. I think one should lean on their own visual instincts, their own imagination and their own creativity more often than we do these days.) Index in a book like this needs to be extremely detailed--and this one is more than satisfactory. Of course, you will find the recipes indexed by ingredients, but you also get a secondary index that lists recipes by type of dish, flavor "theme", and cooking technique. I am going to list those headings for your because I think it will give great insight into the variety of recipes included: Here are the headings in the "Vegetable Recipes by Type": Asian-Style Dishes, Egg Dishes, Grain-Based, Gratins, Grilled, Main Dishes, Pancakes and Fritters, Pickles, Pies Tarts & Pastries, Salads (the largest group), Soups & Stews, Southwestern-Style Dishes, and Stir-Fries. I am a very experienced home cook and I enjoy cooking, and I even enjoy going through the daily thinking and deciding chore of "What's for dinner tonight?". I have way too many cookbooks on my library shelves, and I'm slowing down on my purchasing. (I like to read cookbooks, but I've finally learned that I do not need to buy them and keep them all.) And, yet, I will continue to buy this series as more are released. Better Homes and Gardens seems to be competing with W-S by producing a line of "Fresh" cookbooks. They are similar in size to these W-S books, recipes are arranged differently, and layout is way more stylish and current. Those books have more pictures, and the books manage to contain the same amount of recipes by including lots of "variations" (which take up less room than separate recipes. I find that the BHG cook books work great for a less experienced or younger cook--they are a little too basic for me and give me too much information on tools, pantry items, how-to basics, sources and such. The series does make a nice gift for someone starting out. The W-S series makes a nice gift for someone "a little further along". Actually, I recommend both series. Email me (my public address is on my Profile Page) or add a comment below, if you want more input on either series.

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