Five-A-Day Fruit & Vegetable Cookbook: How to Achieve Your Recommended Daily Minimum, with Tempting Recipes Shown in 1300 Step-by-Step Photographs - Hardcover

Kate Whiteman; Christine Ingram; Maggie Mayhew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844779319 ISBN 13: 9781844779314

Publisher: Hermes House, 2004

Synopsis

A wonderful kitchen encyclopedia presenting everything you need to know about fruits and vegetables, and how to make the most of them in your cooking five-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables, as recommended for health and long life A visual reference guide to all the different type of fruit and vegetable, with full descriptions of their varieties, appearance, tastes and culinary uses, peppered with fascinating history and facts More than 200 classic and contemporary recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, dinner-party dishes family suppers, light lunches, and desserts - with every recipe featuring at least one fruit or vegetable as its main ingredient Includes advice on seasonal availability, buying, storing, preparing and cooking hundreds of varieties of fruits and vegetables, from cranberries and chayotes to mangosteens and mustard greens Every recipe is clearly explained with step-by-step photographs and an inspiring picture of every finished dish Government advice, backed up by leading nutritional experts from all over the world, is that five portions of fruit and vegetables per day will extend and improve the quality of life. This book shows how to get your five-a-day in a whole range of delicious ways. Find out about over 250 different fruits and vegetables, from the well-known potato, squash and apple to the exotic loquat, cardoon and loofah; discover where they originated, and learn how to choose, store, prepare and cook them. Hundreds of beautiful photographs are paired with detailed descriptions of fruits and vegetables, and accompanied by over 200 failsafe recipes. The dishes include classics such as Cream of Mushroom Soup and Lemon Meringue Pie, but also original ideas such as Samphire with Chilled Fish Curry, or Papaya Baked with Ginger. No other foods have the variety of texture, taste and aroma offered by fruits and vegetables. This inspirational and comprehensive illustrated guide explains all there is to know about these exquisite foods and how best to enjoy them.

About this title

About the Author

Kate Whiteman's Italian grandmother instilled in her a love of all things Italian, especially food. Kate spends many weeks each year at her rustic farmhouse in Tuscany. She has translated, edited and co-written numerous books for such eminent chefs as Michel Roux, Raymond Blanc, Pierre Koffmann and Anton Edelmann. Maggie Mayhew is a full-time freelance food writer and home economist, contributing to several national women's magazines. Christine Ingram left a career in financial and consumer journalism to pursue her keen interest in food and cooking. After several years as a food editor for Woman magazine, Chris became a full-time writer and author, contributing articles to many women's and special interest magazines. Christine has traveled extensively, always on the lookout for exciting and unusual recipes. Her many other titles for Lorenz Books include Bread, The Rice and Risotto Cookbook, Chocolate and Coffee, and the Five-A-Day Fruit and Vegetable Cookbook.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hermes House
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1844779319
• ISBN 13: 9781844779314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 512