Note from Cookbooks A La Carte - This book is a new reprint of an old classic from 1987. It doesn't contain photos, however it has over 260 fantastic vegetarian recipes which are still relevant for modern cooking.
Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine
Author - Deborah Madison
The Greens Cookbook is a rarity; it is a book that created a revolution in cooking when it first appeared in 1987. It has now become a classic and has been unavailable in the UK for many years. Here are the recipes that helped to create the boldly original and highly successful Greens Restaurant on San Francisco Bay. Not only for vegetarians, it caters to everyone who seeks delight in cooking and eating. Using an extraordinary range of fresh ingredients in imaginative and delicious ways, this book contains more than 260 recipes for all seasons, all occasions, and all tastes. From bright, simple salads to deliciously succulent frittatas, here is a provocative, sophisticated and varied fare, dedicated to elegance and balance, taste and texture, colour and freshness with recipes such as Mexican Vegetable Soup with Lime and Avocado, Artichoke and Fennel Stew, Wild Mushroom Ragout, Charcoal-Grilled Leeks, Red and Yellow Pepper Tart, Goat-Cheese Pizza with Red Onions and Green Olives, Blueberry Cream-Cheese Tart and Brazilian Chocolate Cake. The Greens Cookbook presents inspiring menus for spring, summer, autumn, winter; Everything from easy-to-prepare dishes for two to meals for large scale entertaining. It has the first ever guide to selecting wines with vegetable dishes, glossaries of unfamiliar ingredients and useful kitchen equipment.
Deborah Madison developed the style and repertoire of Greens and was the restaurant's founding chef. She has worked with Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, at the American Academy in Rome, and is a contributor to the Time-Life Cookbook Series.
