In this chapter, vegetables are the heroes — both to embrace their nutritional benefits and to highlight the breadth of flavours, enhanced by delicious herbs and spices.
The recipes in this chapter may contain eggs and/or dairy. For vegetarians who chose not to consume these food products, in many cases simple substitutions can be made to suit specific menu plans.
Today, there are many people who are choosing to reduce their meat intake, or eliminate meat altogether from their diets. The recipes in this section are sure to please anyone looking to add more vegetables to their diet. Many of the recipes are stand-alone dishes, while others can be served as a substantial side to make a meal more sustaining.
Also, in my experience, while fussy eaters (I am thinking mostly of children here) may reject a plainly prepared vegetable outright, there are plenty of recipes in this chapter that will disappear from the plates of even the most stubborn of vegetable-refusers.