Product Description: Whether looking for an appetizer, a side dish, a healthy main meal, or a delicious pasta recipe, the home cook will find more than 200 fabulous step-by-step vegetable recipes here. The recipes range from tasty starters like Winter Squash and Apple Soup or Eggplant-Stuffed Cherry tomatoes to scrumptious dishes like Vegetable Paella and Southwestern Style Pasta to delightful sauces and dressings like Spinach, Garbanzo, and Raisin Sauce and Mustard-Shallot Vinaigrette.
Good Housekeeping's step-by-step format is based on clear, concise explanations of basic cooking techniques accompanied by how-to photographs. The recipes, all triple-tested in Good Housekeeping's famed test kitchens, flow from these explanations, allowing the home cook to build confidence and become familiar with a wide range of cooking styles and techniques. Each recipe provides nutrition information (calories, protein, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates) and photos of finished dishes. Chapters include extensive "know-how" sections packed with essential information on selecting the right meat cuts, cooking and grilling techniques, safety and storage, gadgets and equipment, ethnic ingredients, and other handy reference material.