{"id":7270,"date":"2016-09-23T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T22:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sixburnersue.com\/cooking-fresh-eating-green\/?p=7270"},"modified":"2016-09-23T18:15:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T23:15:45","slug":"simple-green-suppers-is-available-for-pre-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixburnersue.com\/cooking-fresh-eating-green\/2016\/09\/simple-green-suppers-is-available-for-pre-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Green Suppers Is Available for Pre-Order!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"9781611803365\"<\/a>My fourth cookbook, Simple Green Suppers<\/em>, is now available for preorder (see links below). There, I\u2019ve said it. Seems unreal, really, in many ways. First, that the whole selling and promotion thing gets started more than six months ahead of time. (The pub date is April 11, 2017.) Second, that it is actually happening\u2014When I wrote my first cookbook, Fast, Fresh & Green<\/strong>,<\/em> in 2010, I was pretty jazzed about that. Then came The Fresh & Green Table<\/em><\/strong> in 2012 and Fresh from the Farm <\/em><\/strong>in 2014. Meanwhile, I am farming and growing vegetables and, well, you\u2019d think I\u2019d get tired of vegetables. Not!<\/p>\n

As some of you know, I also skipped over the line into full-time vegetarian eating a few years ago, so that gave me the ultimate fun challenge for a new book\u2014how to cook vegetarian suppers every night.<\/p>\n

Simple Green Suppers: A Fresh Strategy for One-Dish Vegetarian Meals<\/em><\/strong> is the very delicious, very beautiful result of that challenge. (Sorry about the \u201cvery\u201ds but I am as excited about this book as I was about Fast, Fresh, and Green<\/em>, which I believe continues to sell well because it is useful. Simple Green Suppers<\/em> is super-useful. And inspiring. It is being published by Roost Books<\/a> after all, and they make beautiful books!! Plus, I collaborated with talented photographer Randi Baird<\/a> on a monster-sized effort on the photos. Okay, I\u2019ll stop.)<\/p>\n

Though my mission has always been to make vegetables more accessible and appealing for all kinds of eaters, I don\u2019t think this full-on vegetarian book will exclude anyone, as most of the recipes will appeal to non-vegetarians and part-time vegetarians, too. I\u2019ve never been one to go in for fake foods and I\u2019m also not particularly into soy-based meat substitutes, so the recipes are based on familiar ingredients, with plenty of exciting flavor boosts.<\/p>\n

The premise is this: Think of one-dish veggie suppers as \u201cVeggies + 1.\u201d The \u201c1\u201d is a staple ingredient from your pantry or larder. The chapters are divided thus:<\/p>\n

Noodles, Grains, Leaves, Toast, Eggs, Broth, Beans (and Legumes), Tortillas<\/h4>\n

Each chapter offers you lots of strategy about how to shop for, store, and cook with the best and most versatile of these items (and the flavors that go well with them.) Each chapter, in addition to multiple yummy recipes (there are 125 in the book), has versatile mini-recipes for little sauces and salsas, infused oils, dressings, toppings and more that can be used many different ways. I\u2019m encouraging you to nudge yourself just a bit towards the make-ahead mindset.\u00a0Because if you\u2019ve got Quick Lemony Tahini Sauce or Spicy Peanut Sauce or Whipped Lemony Thyme Feta in the fridge, and\/or a batch of cooked short-grain brown rice or chickpeas around, you can bring that broccoli or cauliflower or spinach home and make a delicious supper in no time, with a little support from your pantry.<\/p>\n

Just to be clear, everything winds up in one bowl or on one plate or platter. Though I\u2019m not a nutritionist, I have thought ahead about protein and a balance of flavors and textures so your one-dish recipe is a complete supper. Some suppers are heartier than others, and I admit that I don\u2019t eat huge amounts of anything in one sitting anymore, so portions, while filling (and rest assured, cross-tested by real families!!) are not huge. But they can be flexible.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sample list of recipe titles:<\/strong><\/p>\n