Savory Way

The winner of the 1990 Julia Child/IACP Award for the Best Cookbook of the Year, The Savory Way makes the inventive vegetarian cookery that Deborah Madison developed at the famous Greens Restaurant in San Francisco available to home cooks everywhere who enjoy flavorful food presented with style and ease.

Fresh fruits and vegetables, spices, flavored vinegars and oils, edible flowers, salsas, and cheeses are the key ingredients in Madison's contemporary fare. She explains the basics of vegetarian cooking and emphasizes the extraordinary flexibility of meatless meals. Recipes for pasta, sandwiches, salads, soups, and stews, as well as an extensive section on preparing vegetables round out this classic collection.

"[T]he audience for this book will not be limited to vegetarians: the background information is fun to read, and the clearly written recipes will appeal to anyone interested in good food." Library Journal

Deborah Madison, the founding chef of the Greens Restaurant, is the author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, The Vegetarian Table: America, and The Greens Cookbook. She writes for several magazines, including Saveur, Fine Cooking, Kitchen Garden, and Gourmet, and contributes a monthly column to Eating Well. She lives with her husband in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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