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Seasonal, Mostly Vegetarian Cookbooks for Budding Locavores
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A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen: Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and FriendsA Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen: Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends by Jack Bishop
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.18
organized by season. for weeknight, from-scratch cooking. I love this book!
Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an HourFresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour by Peter Berley
Buy used from: $23.80
organized by season. for weeknight, from-scratch cooking.
Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' MarketsLocal Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets by DEBORAH MADISON
Buy used from: $33.50
organized by season, includes some meat dishes. good advice on shopping at farmer's markets. this book is only available in paperback, but I recommend digging up a hardcover copy as it's sure to get a lot of use!
The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone inBetweenThe Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone inBetween by Peter Berley
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $15.96
organized by season. each meal has a veggie option & a meat option - pick one or prepare both & make everyone happy!
Simple Soirees: Seasonal Menus for Sensational Dinner PartiesSimple Soirees: Seasonal Menus for Sensational Dinner Parties by Peggy Knickerbocker
Buy new: $23.65 / Used from: $8.00
organized by season, not vegetarian. james beard award-winner.
Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to TableSunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table by Suzanne Goin
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.76
organized by season, not vegetarian. labor-intensive.
Alfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook : A Month-by-Month Guide to the Best There is to EatAlfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook : A Month-by-Month Guide to the Best There is to Eat by Alfred Portale
Buy used from: $9.89
organized by season. not vegetarian. some recipes more labor-intensive.
The Cafe Paradiso Cookbook: Vegetarian Cooking Season-by-SeasonThe Cafe Paradiso Cookbook: Vegetarian Cooking Season-by-Season by Denis Cotter
Buy used from: $20.46
organized by season. recipes from this award-winning chef's world-famous restaurant.
The Tra Vigne CookbookThe Tra Vigne Cookbook by Michael Chiarello
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $7.39
organized by season. not vegetarian. See also his books on infused oils & infused vinegars.
I Am Almost Always Hungry: Seasonal Menus and Memorable RecipesI Am Almost Always Hungry: Seasonal Menus and Memorable Recipes by Lora Zarubin
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $4.07
organized by season, not veg. bit more taxing.
Cooking with Nora: Seasonal Menus from Restaurant Nora - Healthy, Light, Balanced, and Simple Food with Organic IngredientsCooking with Nora: Seasonal Menus from Restaurant Nora - Healthy, Light, Balanced, and Simple Food with Organic Ingredients by Nora Pouillon
Buy used from: $5.38
organized by season, not veg.
Williams-Sonoma Complete Seasonal CookbookWilliams-Sonoma Complete Seasonal Cookbook
Buy used from: $3.99
you can also get this book in separate volumes by season. not vegetarian.
Stonewall Kitchen Harvest: Celebrating the Bounty of the SeasonsStonewall Kitchen Harvest: Celebrating the Bounty of the Seasons by Jim Stott
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $11.98
regional cookbook, not veg. or try "Fresh Every Day: More Great Recipes from Foster's Market" for contemporary southern home cooking or "Seasonal Southwest Cooking."
The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Impeccable Produce Plus Seasonal RecipesThe San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Impeccable Produce Plus Seasonal Recipes by Peggy Knickerbocker
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $8.99
pick up a farmer's market cookbook that's suitable for your region or try one of these: "The Santa Monica Farmer's Market Cookbook," "Fresh From the Farmer's Market," "The Farmer's Market Cookbook," "The Greenmarket Cookbook"
The Taste Of The Season: Inspired Recipes for Fall and WinterThe Taste Of The Season: Inspired Recipes for Fall and Winter by Diane Rossen Worthington
Buy used from: $12.97
inspiration for those long winter months when produce is limited. not vegetarian.
Real Food Daily Cookbook: Really Fresh, Really Good, Really VegetarianReal Food Daily Cookbook: Really Fresh, Really Good, Really Vegetarian by Ann Gentry
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $15.28
vegan. entrees organized by season.
The Healthy Hedonist Holidays: A Year of Multi-Cultural, Vegetarian-Friendly Holiday FeastsThe Healthy Hedonist Holidays: A Year of Multi-Cultural, Vegetarian-Friendly Holiday Feasts by Myra Kornfeld
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $1.25
Please the vegetarians and the omnivores at your table on holidays, without resorting to tofurky.
Chez Panisse FruitChez Panisse Fruit by Alice L. Waters
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $7.14
what to do with all the gorgeous fruit you just picked. See also "Chez Panisse Vegetables" for more guidance from the queen of local, organic, fresh ingredients.
Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today's Produce With over 350 RecipesVegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today's Produce With over 350 Recipes by Jack Bishop
Buy used from: $20.60
Inventive ways to prepare 60-odd veggies as side dishes, with basic information on each, organized by vegetable. by an editor at Cook's Illustrated.
Greens Glorious Greens: More than 140 Ways to Prepare All Those Great-Tasting, Super-Healthy, Beautiful Leafy GreensGreens Glorious Greens: More than 140 Ways to Prepare All Those Great-Tasting, Super-Healthy, Beautiful Leafy Greens by Johnna Albi
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.25
what to do with all those incredibly healthy leafy greens.
Vegetarian Cooking for EveryoneVegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $20.20
learn the basic building blocks of vegetarian cooking. includes a large section of recipes organized by vegetable. See also any other book by Madison, like "Vegetarian Suppers" and "Vegetable Soups."
The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrance and FlavorThe Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrance and Flavor by Jerry Traunfeld
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $14.09
learn to add flavor with a cook's best friend - herbs. not vegetarian. see also "The Herbfarm Cookbook." good advice on growing & using herbs in addition to great recipes.
Passionate VegetarianPassionate Vegetarian by Crescent Dragonwagon
Buy used from: $4.86
this mammoth tome by a true food-lover will keep you busy & inspired for a long time!
Homegrown Pure and Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to TableHomegrown Pure and Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table by Michel Nischan
Buy used from: $8.00
healthy, light & yummy. not vegetarian. includes some recipes for "extending the harvest" - jams, pickled veggies, infused oils.
Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian RestaurantEveryday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant by Annie Somerville
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $10.79
delicious recipes. See also "The Greens Cookbook" & "Field of Greens."
Starting With Ingredients: The Quintessential Recipes for the Way We Really CookStarting With Ingredients: The Quintessential Recipes for the Way We Really Cook by Aliza Green
Buy used from: $18.82
what to do with what you've got. not vegetarian.
The Improvisational CookThe Improvisational Cook by Sally Schneider
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $8.39
learn to cook the way chefs do - working with the ingredients on hand. for a more advanced look at the art of improvising, see "Think Like a Chef" by Tom Colicchio & "Culinary Artistry" by Andrew Dornenburg.
The Victory Garden CookbookThe Victory Garden Cookbook by Marian Morash
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $14.85
Check out a classic. This one is a cookbook for gardeners, or a gardening book for cooks. Valuable info on dealing with that abundant harvest. See also "Perla Meyer's Art of Seasonal Cooking." She wrote the seasonal food bible in the 70s - "The Seasonal Kitchen: A Return to Fresh Foods," but this later offering (from around 1990) is a *bit* lighter on the heavy sauces.
How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to TableHow to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table by Russ Parsons
Buy new: $8.70 / Used from: $5.84
know your ingredients. includes recipes.
Field Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Fruit and Vegetable at the MarketField Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Fruit and Vegetable at the Market by Aliza Green
Buy used from: $10.21
small enough to carry with you.
Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference: 500 Recipes, 275 PhotographsVegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference: 500 Recipes, 275 Photographs by Elizabeth Schneider
Buy new: $40.95 / Used from: $33.90
get to know your ingredients with the bible of veggie reference books.
The Busy Person's Guide to Preserving Food: Easy Step-by-Step Instructions for Freezing, Drying, and CanningThe Busy Person's Guide to Preserving Food: Easy Step-by-Step Instructions for Freezing, Drying, and Canning by Janet Chadwick
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.94
hey, you can only eat so many cucumbers at one time. i recommend getting a food dehydrator & a sturdy scale.
BALL Complete Book of Home PreservingBALL Complete Book of Home Preserving by Judi Kingry
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $16.50
ditto.
Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic FermentationPreserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation by The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $16.53
ditto.
Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & VegetablesRoot Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables by Mike Bubel
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.50
from building a root cellar to how to cold-store produce in a city apartment.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsThe Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $7.89
when the cooking gets tough, the tough (& hungry) remind ourselves of why we're doing this!
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food LifeAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $5.80
ditto.
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating LocallyPlenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally by Alisa Smith
Buy new: $16.32 / Used from: $10.00
ditto.
The Cook and the Gardener : A Year of Recipes and Writings for the French CountrysideThe Cook and the Gardener : A Year of Recipes and Writings for the French Countryside by Amanda Hesser
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $14.93
a fun read & a james beard award-winner.
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel SlaterThe Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater by Nigel Slater
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $12.45
hmm...i wonder what nigel slater eats every day for a year..?