Hot Vegetables - Softcover

Carpenter, Hugh; Sandison, Teri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089815975X ISBN 13: 9780898159752

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 1998

Synopsis

Carpenter and Sandison's HOT cookbook series is, well, hot—there's just no other word for it. And with 190,000 copies of their books in print, it's clear that America can't get enough of their winning formula: beautiful photographs, simple step-by-step recipes that provide dazzling results, inspiration from around the globe, and, of course, hot, hot flavor combinations. Whether it's a lovely, colorful Artichoke and Roasted Red Pepper Tart, an unusual Thai-Inspired Eggplant Ratatouille, or the velvety Leek Timbale Towers, the can't-miss recipes in this book draw on the world's hottest flavors: Accents from Asia, the Mediterranean, the American South, and South America create a uniquely exciting fusion cuisine. Organized alphabetically, from artichokes to zucchini, these 60-plus palate-tingling appetizers, soups, salads, sides, and entrees reintroduce us to master teacher and chef Hugh Carpenter's stunning talent for delightful dishes, highlighted by Teri Sandison's beautiful color photography.

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Review

Hot Vegetables is the fifth in a series by husband- and-wife team Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison. As in Hot Wok and Hot Chicken, Carpenter provides the intensely flavored dishes and Sandison the eye-filling photography. Tableware made by local Northern California artisans reinforces the informal but carefully composed look of this book. The information Carpenter crams into this book, along with 50 recipes, demonstrates why he is one of the most popular cooking teachers in the U.S. At the start, he gives "mini-lessons" on grilling, stir-frying, deep-frying, and other methods for perfecting cooked vegetables.

Asian and fusion cooking are Carpenter's specialties, so his Thai Eggplant Ratatouille made with coconut milk and Carrot Risotto Sparked with Asian Chile Oil are tried and tested delights. Other flavor- enhancing cooking techniques he perfects are stir-frying, sautéing, and deep-frying. Some dishes are quite involved--such as the Pot Sticker Dumplings Stuffed with Spinach and Mushrooms. Others require a minimum of effort, like a Creamy Lemon Garlic salad dressing or Carpenter's imaginative Orange Wok Sauce.

Hot Vegetables ensures that eating the recommended five to nine servings of fresh vegetables and fruits each day is a joy for your taste buds. --Dana Jacobi

About the Author

HUGH CARPENTER teaches at cooking schools throughout North America and at his own school in California's Napa Valley. TERI SANDISON is an award-winning food photographer. They are the authors of the HOT and FAST series of books. This is their twelfth cookbook. They live in Oakville, California.
TERI SANDISON is an award-winning food photographer. HUGH CARPENTER teaches at cooking schools throughout North America and at his own school in California's Napa Valley. They are the authors of the HOT and FAST series of books. This is their twelfth cookbook. They live in Oakville, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 089815975X
• ISBN 13: 9780898159752
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112