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Vegetable literacy : cooking and gardening with twelve families from the edible plant kingdom, with over 300 deliciously simple recipes / Deborah Madison.

by Madison, Deborah.

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Ten Speed Press, [2013]

Cooking (Vegetables)

Vegetarian cooking.

Food crops -- Identification.

Vegetable soup.

9781607741916 (hc.)

405 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Photography by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton.

Includes bibliographical references (page 395) and index.

Cabbage (brassica oleracea) -- Collards (brassica oleracea) -- Mustard greens (brassica juncea) -- Mustard seeds, mustard oil and mustard -- Kale (brassica oleracea) -- The miniature cabbage: brussels sprouts (brassica oleracea) -- The mild mannered cauliflower -- The unfortunate disliked broccoli (brassica oleracea) -- Turnips (brassica rapa) -- Rutabagas (brassica napus) -- Radishes (raphanus sativus) -- Kohlrabi -- The peppery crucifers : horseradish, watercress, arugula -- Asian greens -- Carrots (daucus carota) -- Celery (apium graveolens) -- Celery root (apium graveolens, var. rapaceum) -- Fennel (foeniculum vulgare) -- Parsnips (pastinaca sativa) -- The umbellifer herbs and spices : angelica, anise, caraway, cilantro and coriander, chervil, cumin, dill, lovage, osha, parsley, parsley root, asafoetida -- Jerusalem artichokes or sunchokes (helianthus tuberosus) -- Cardoons (cynara cardunculus) -- Artichokes (cynara scolymus) -- Chicory and endive (cichorium intybus and chicorium endive) -- Lettuce: leafy reds and greens (lactuca satvia) -- Two long roots: salsify and scoraznera (tragopogon porrifolius scorzonera hispanica) -- Burdock, the long, long root (arctiium lappa) -- Tarragon (artemisia daranculous) -- Potatoes (solanum tuberosum -- Peppers and chiles (capsicum annuum) -- Eggplant (solanum melongena) -- Tomatoes (lycopersicum esculentum) -- Husk tomatoes: tomatillos and ground cherries (physalis ioxcarpa) -- Spinach (spinacia oleracea) -- Wild spinach, or quelities (c. album) -- Beets (beta vulgaris) -- Chard (beta sicla) -- Quinoa (c. quinoa) -- Epazote (c. ambrosioides) -- Huanzontle (c. berlandieri) -- Orach, or mountain spinach (atriplix hortensis) -- Four-wing salt bush (atriplex canescens) -- Onions (alliaceae) -- Leeks and chives (allium porrum and allium schoenoprasum -- Wild plants: ramps and wild onions (allium tricoccum) -- Chives (allium schoenoprasum) -- Garlic (alliium sativum) -- Asparagus (asparagaceaea, formerly lilliaceae) -- Winter squash -- Summer squash -- Cucumbers (cucumis sativu) -- Wheat (triticum) -- Oats (avena sativa) -- Rye (secale cereale) -- Millet (pennisetum glaucum) -- Barley (hordeum vulgare) -- Corn (zea mays) -- Rice (oryza sativa) -- Wild rice (zizania aquatica) -- Anise hyssop (agastache foeniculum) -- Basil (ocimum basilicum) -- Lavender (lavandula) -- Mint (mentha) -- Oregano and marjoram (origanum vulgare and origanum majorana) -- Rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis) -- Sage (salvia) -- Chia seed (salvia hispanica) -- Savory (satureja) -- Thyme (thymus) -- Perilla -- Fresh green peas (pisum sativum) -- Dried peas -- Southern peas (vigna unguiculata) -- Peanuts (arachis hypogaea) -- Fava beans (vicia faba) -- Lentils (lens culinaris) -- Soybeans, a troublesome legume (glycine max) -- Dried common beans (phaseolus vulgaris) -- Tepary beans (phaseolus acutifolius) -- Green beans -- Garbanzo beans or chickpeas (cicer arietinum) -- Mesquite (prosopis glandulosa) -- A tropical tuber from the morning glory family : the sweet potato.

For over three decades, Deborah Madison has been at the vanguard of the vegetarian cooking movement, authoring classic books on the subject and emboldening millions of readers to cook simple, elegant, plant-based food. This groundbreaking new cookbook is Madison's crowning achievement: a celebration of the diversity of the plant kingdom, and an exploration of the fascinating relationships between vegetables, edible flowers, herbs, and familiar wild plants within the same botanical families. Destined to become the new standard reference for cooking vegetables, "Vegetable Literacy" shows cooks that, because of their shared characteristics, vegetables within the same family can be used interchangeably in cooking. It presents an entirely new way of looking at vegetables, drawing on Madison's deep knowledge of cooking, gardening, and botany. With more than 300 classic and exquisitely simple recipes, Madison brings this wealth of information together in dishes that highlight a world of complementary flavors. Griddled Artichokes with Tarragon Mayonnaise, Tomato Soup and Cilantro with Black Quinoa, Tuscan Kale Salad with Slivered Brussels Sprouts and Sesame Dressing, Kohlrabi Slaw with Frizzy Mustard Greens, and Fresh Peas with Sage on Baked Ricotta showcase combinations that are simultaneously familiar and revelatory.

Hirsheimer, Christopher.

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