Martha Stewart's Vegetables

In this beautiful book, Martha Stewart—one of America’s best-known cooks, gardeners, and all-around vegetable lovers—provides home cooks with an indispensable resource for selecting, storing, preparing, and cooking from the garden and the market. The 150 recipes, many of which are vegetarian, highlight the flavors and textures of everyday favorites and uncommon varieties alike. The recipes include:


• Roasted Carrots and Red Quinoa with Miso Dressing
• Swiss Chard Lasagna
• Endive and Fennel Salad with Pomegranate Seeds
• Asparagus and Watercress Pizza
• Smoky Brussels Sprouts Gratin
• Spiced Parsnip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Martha Stewart’s Vegetables makes eating your greens (and reds and yellows and oranges) more delicious than ever.

My thoughts: We grow a lot of our own vegetables, so I was thrilled to get this cookbook to come help me come up with some more ways to cook and enjoy the variety that we grow. Especially since we started growing some of the less common things parsnips.;)
This cookbook has a wonderful array of vegetables, both common and those harder to come by, which makes it a fun cookbook if you garden or are part of a farmers market or CSA that offers a wide variety of vegetables. This book is delightful and a wonderful resource! I always enjoy Martha's recipes!
I received this cookbook from Blogging for books in exchange for my honest review.

Green Smoothies

About the book:A collection of 66 illustrated smoothies, juices, nut milks, and tonics to kick-start metabolism, fire up the mind, and promote whole-body health.
An easy-to-follow and informative guide, this book pares smoothie-making back to its essence. Each recipe is presented in a highly visual spread, and grouped ingredients are displayed opposite finished smoothies and juices, providing at-a-glance instruction. Recipes like Dandelion Tonic, Popeye's Juice, Coconut Kale, and Pineapple Twist provide a simple introduction for the new smoothie maker, as well as new inspiration for the experienced blender. A seven-day detox plan with straightforward recipes energizes and invigorates.

My thoughts: This book is incredible! Just the thing to kick illness and the Winter blues after Christmas. I love that there is a wide variety of recipes for fat burning, metabolism boosting, and detoxing (among other things). If you aren't a sweet person, there are plenty of savory recipes, or visa versa. I love that a lot of the ingredients can be found in one's garden (which makes me look forward to next garden season all the more!) or at a farmers market or CSA. My personal favorites are the ones with berries, but I look forward to using this book as a guideline to expand my repertoire.;)
I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review.

The Broad Fork

From James Beard Award winner Hugh Acheson comes a seasonal cookbook of 200 recipes designed to make the most of your farmers' market bounty, your CSA box, or your grocery produce aisle.
In The Broad Fork, Hugh narrates the four seasons of produce, inspired by the most-asked question at the market: "What the hell do I do with kohlrabi?" And so here are 50 ingredients--from kohlrabi to carrots, beets to Brussels sprouts--demystified or reintroduced to us through 200 recipes: three quick hits to get us excited and one more elaborate dish. For apples in the fall there's apple butter; snapper ceviche with apple and lime; and pork tenderloin and roasted apple. In the summer, Hugh explores uses for berries, offering recipes for blackberry vinegar, pickled blueberries, and raspberry cobbler with drop biscuits. Beautifully written, this book brings fresh produce to the center of your plate. It's what both your doctor and your grocery bill have been telling you to do, and Hugh gives us the knowledge and the inspiration to wrap ourselves around produce in new ways.

My thoughts: This book came at the perfect time for us! We have a lot of vegetables (and fruits) coming out of our garden right now, so I am loving the chance to try some new recipes. I love that this book has both common vegetables and some uncommon ones, since we grow some different varieties. I like that most of the recipes are easier to make, and call for a lot of basic ingredients. I'm the kind of cook who doesn't plan a menu ahead, so it is nice to have recipes that don't require a lot of planning ahead of time (though, I am trying to change this about myself and actually plan a menu, so I only shop once a week). This cookbook is a fun one if you like to garden, enjoy farmers markets, or belong to a CSA (or, all three!).
I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review.

Pure Food

Bring more whole, real ingredients into your kitchen and replace processed foods with the 120 plant-based recipes in Pure Food.

A busy mother of three who was frustrated with trying to find healthy, organic snacks for her kids, Veronica Bosgraaf decided to make one herself, the Pure Bar. Now nationally available and widely beloved, the bar kick started a nutrition overhaul in Veronica’s home. Clean foods and a new, simple way of cooking and eating replaced anything overly processed and loaded with sugar.
Organized by month to take advantage of seasonal produce, Pure Food shares Veronica’s easy vegetarian recipes, many of which are vegan and gluten-free, too.



• January: Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Winter Garlic and Vegetable Stew, Chocolate Rice Pudding
• April: Asparagus with Turmeric-Spiced Almonds, Egg Noodles with Wild Mushrooms and Spring Greens, Roasted Cauliflower with Quinoa and Cashews
• July: Watermelon Mint Salad, Grilled Garlic and Summer Squash Skewers with Chimichurri, The Perfect Veggie Burger
• November: Caramelized Pear Muffins, Parsnip and Thyme Cream Soup, Wild Rice and Pecan Stuffing


With 18 color photographs and tips for "cleaning" your kitchen and lifestyle—from drying your own herbs to getting rid of chemical cleaners—Pure Food shows the simple steps you can take to make your cooking and living more healthful.

My thoughts: It's no secret around here that my husband and I kind of went crazy on starting plants for our garden this year, trying new varieties and plants, as well as just expanding the garden a lot more than it has been in years previous. So, this cookbook has come at the perfect time! I love how it is split up into months and centers around the fresh produce that is commonly available at that time. If you have a garden, are a member of a CSA, or just enjoy supporting your local farmers markets, then this is a wonderful resource for you! I love that the recipes are easy to follow and that they don't require one to run out and totally restock one's pantry with a bunch of ingredients that you will just use for one recipe (that is kind of a pet peeve of mine. lol). Instead, these recipes are kid and adult friendly! The perfect place to start for cooking more wholesome dishes.
I received this book from Blogging for books in exchange for my honest review.