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'Vegetables Every Day'
Recipes by Jack Bishop
HarperCollins -- 2001
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Part cookbook, part reference book, 'Vegetables Every Day' is an A to Z guide to produce that includes everything from familiar favorites like carrots, mushrooms and onions to more exotic selections like malanga, cardoons and kohlrabi. The book's 350 recipes are geared proudly towards the home cook: They're practical, down-to-earth and ideal for a busy weeknight. The only lavishness is found in the flavors that author Jack Bishop coaxes from simply yet lovingly prepared vegetables.

Takeaway Tips: Bishop organizes his vegetables alphabetically, with a few recipes for each utilizing different cooking methods. The okra section, for example, includes Grilled Okra, Sautéed Okra with Garlic and Hot Red Pepper Flakes, Stewed Okra and Tomatoes and Cornmeal-Crusted Okra. Each veg comes with an introduction that covers its history, common names, seasonal availability, best cooking methods and tips for selection, storage and basic preparation.

See what we tested and whether the book's worth buying after the jump.

Okay kids, here's a cookbook that is something of a blast from the past. Think yourself back to 1995, when everyone wanted Rachel's haircut and hoped against hope that Joey would someday say to them, "How you doin'?" That's right, today I'm featuring the classic, Cooking with Friends.

Mid-nineties kitsch aside, it's actually something of a serviceable cookbook, if you can believe it. The recipe names are sort of cheesy, with dishes ranging from "Call-Back Spaghetti and Meatballs" to "Fire Escape Flank Steak." But the ingredient lists are reliable and the instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. I wouldn't necessarily recommend heading out and buying yourself a copy of this book if you don't already have it. However, for those of you who have his one tucked into the far corner of your cookbook shelf, pull it out, dust it off and whip up a batch of "Phoebe's Fabulous Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies."

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