Tender

A comprehensive, deeply personal, and visually stunning guide to growing and cooking vegetables from Britains foremost food writer, with more than 400 recipes and extensive gardening notes.

In the tradition ofRoast Chicken and Other StoriescomesTender, a passionate guide to savoring the best the garden has to offer. An instant classic when it was first published in the UK,Tenderis a cookbook, a primer on produce, and above all, a beloved authors homage to his favorite vegetables. Slaters inspired and inspiring writing makes this a book to sit with and savor as much as one to prop open in the kitchen. The chapters explore 29 vegetables and offer enticing, comforting recipes such as Potato Cakes with Chard and Taleggio, a Tart of asparagus and Tarragon, and Grilled Lamb with Eggplant and Zaatar. With wit, enthusiasm, and a charming lack of pretension, Slater champions vegetablesthrough hands-on nurturing in the garden and straightforward preparations in the kitchenwith this truly essential book for every kitchen library.