{"product_id":"9780688152604","title":"Vegetables From Amaranth to Zucchini The Essential Reference: 500 Recipes 275 Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an encyclopedia, a produce market manual, and a treasure trove of recipes. With produce specialist Elizabeth Schneider as your guide, take a seed-to-table voyage with more than 350 vegetables, both exotic and common. Discover lively newcomers to the North American cornucopia and rediscover classic favorites in surprising new guises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timely reference, Elizabeth Schneider divulges the secrets of the vegetable kingdom, sharing a lifetime of scholarly sleuthing and culinary experience. In her capable hands, unfamiliar vegetables such as amaranth become as familiar as zucchini — while zucchini turns out to be more intriguing than you ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach encyclopedic entry includes a full-color identification photo, common and botanical names, and an engaging vegetable \"biography\" that distills the knowledge of hundreds of authorities in dozens of fields — scientists, growers, produce distributors, and chefs among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical sections describe availability, selection, storage, preparation, and basic general use. Finally, the author's fresh contemporary recipes reveal the essence of each vegetable and a culinary sensibility that food magazine and cookbook readers have trusted for thirty years. Each entry concludes with a special \"Pros Propose\" section — spectacularly innovative recipes suggested by professional chefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for home cooks, food professionals, gardeners, information seekers, and anyone who simply enjoys good reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014371262704,"sku":"9780688152604","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780688152604_p0.jpg?v=1763607884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780688152604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}