Cookbook Review – How To Cook Vegetables

Hoban, RD, CDN, CPT Kim. How to Cook Vegetables. Emeryville, CA: Rockridge Press, 2020.

Summary from Amazon

The vegetable cookbook that takes eating your veggies from obligation to celebration

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We all know that eating more vegetables is a healthy idea, but sometimes recipe inspiration doesn’t strike. How to Cook Vegetables is the vegetable cookbook that makes it easy to add veggies into your day! Discover 90 delicious recipes (with 270 variations), indispensable tips, and plenty of creative ideas. It’s time to squash the notion that eating your vegetables is a chore.

This vegetable cookbook starts with a primer on tools and pantry essentials. Get familiar with how to select and handle 30 common (and a few not-so-common) vegetables. Explore veggie-forward recipes that highlight the variety and vibrance of their ingredients, so you can focus on fun, flavor, and satisfaction―not just nutrition.

Inside this vegetable cookbook you’ll find:

90 De-leek-table recipes―Dig into vegetarian, vegan, meat, and seafood dishes with 270 possible variations: Creamy Kale Artichoke Dip, Sweet and Spicy Citrus Salad, Sloppy Joe–Stuffed Peppers, Pumpkin Tofu Curry with Green Beans, and more.
Easy peasy profiles―The at-a-glance profiles in this vegetable cookbook tell you how to select, store, prep, pair, and substitute for 30 essential vegetables.
Un-beet-able techniques―Find everything you need to know: kitchen must-haves, basic knife skills, and foolproof methods for roasting, steaming, boiling, and even quick-pickling.

Turnip the volume on flavorful, nourishing meals with this essential vegetable cookbook!

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My Review

Kim Hoban opens the book with tips for getting started with vegetable cooking. She includes how to prep and cook vegetables as well as profiles of 30 different vegetables, some of which may be new to you.

The bulk of the book is recipes in which vegetables figure prominently, although not all recipes are vegetarian. I have multiple food sensitivities but still found a large number of recipes to try in this cookbook. I still have not yet tried all of them on my list.

Two recipes have stood out so far as favorites – Shepherd’s Pie-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes and Stuffed Acorn Squash (I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef in this one).

If you are trying to add more veggies to your diet, I recommend How to Cook Vegetables by Kim Hoban.

I received a complimentary copy. This is my honest review.