The latest cookbook from the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine is a near-encyclopedia of vegetables. "Vegetables Illustrated," published by America's Test Kitchen (the parent company of both Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines), has more than 700 recipes featuring 70 different vegetables.
The recipes are organized alphabetically from artichokes to zucchini, and there's handy information on choosing, storing and prepping each vegetable.
In addition to hundreds of recipes for side dishes, there also are many options for vegetarian main dishes, so it's a wonderful resource for people aiming to add more plant food to their diets.
A good example is this recipe for cauliflower "steaks." The cauliflower achieves centerpiece status, thanks to an Italian-style salsa verde. The "steaks" are brushed with the sauce while still hot, which helps them soak up all the sauce's flavors _ parsley, mint, capers, olive oil and white wine vinegar.
