Julie Biuso Cooks Vegetables

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Summary: A handy book
Review: Julie Biuso is a New Zealand cook, specialising in Italian and mediterranean food. Her book Take A Vine Ripened Tomato won best Mediterraean cookbook in Europe last year. This book on vegetables was published several years ago but is still fresh. There are both traditional recipes such as potatoes Anna and more modern ones using spices and other flavourings. It is one of those handy books for when you want to cook your vegetables a bit differently from usual - you just need to look up the vegetable and there will be a good half dozen receipes at least, with something to suit every meal. It also has lots of tips throughout. The recipes work, they rely on fresh, good quality ingredients and you don't have to make a special trip to buy any of the ingredients to go with the vegetables. There are no photos, but it's not a coffee table book, rather its a good reference and inspiration book to have around.