Tender A Cook and His Vegetable Patch [A Cookbook]

A comprehensive, deeply personal, and visually stunning guide to growing and cooking vegetables from Britainrs"s foremost food writer, with more than 400 recipes and extensive gardening notes. In the tradition ofRoast Chicken and Other StoriescomesTender, a passionate guide to savoring the best the garden has to offer. an instant classic when it was first published in the UK,Tenderis a cookbook, a primer on produce, and above all, a beloved authorrs"s homage to his favorite vegetables. Slaterrs"s inspired and inspiring writing makes this a book to sit with and savor as much as one to prop open in the kitchen. The chapters explore 29 vegetables and offer enticing, comforting recipes such as Potato Cakes with Chard and Taleggio, a Tart of asparagus and Tarragon, and Grilled Lamb with Eggplant and Zars"atar. With wit, enthusiasm, and a charming lack of pretension, Slater champions vegetables-through hands-on nurturing in the garden and straightforward preparations in the kitchen-with this truly essential book for every kitchen library.

Nigel Slater is the author of a collecion of bestselling books including the classics Real Fast Food, Appetite, and the critically acclaimed The Kitchen Diaries. He has written a much-loved column for The Observer for seventeen years. His memoir, Toast —The Story of a Boy’s Hunger, has won six major awards, including British Biography of the Year. Visit www.nigelslater.com.

Introducion
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli and the sprouting greens
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Celery root
Chard
The Chinese greens
Eggplants
Fava beans
Jerusalem artichokes
Kale and cavolo nero
Leeks
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Pole beans
Potatoes
Pumpkin and other winter squashes
Rutabaga
Salad leaves
Spinach
Tomatoes
Turnips
Zucchini and other summer squashes
A few other good things
Index