A Girl and Her Greens: Hearty Meals from the Garden by April Bloomfield, J. J. Goode

From the chef, restaurant owner, and author of the critically lauded A Girl and Her Pig comes a beautiful, full-color cookbook that offers tantalizing seasonal recipes for a wide variety of vegetables, from summer standbys such as zucchini to earthy novelties like sunchokes. n nA Girl and Her Greens reflects the lighter side of the renowned chef whose name is nearly synonymous with nose-to-tail eating. In recipes such as Pot-Roasted Romanesco Broccoli, Onions with Sage Pesto, and Carrots with Spices, Yogurt, and Orange Blossom Water, April Bloomfield demonstrates the basic principle of her method: that unforgettable food comes out of simple, honest ingredients, an attention to detail, and a love for the sensual pleasures of cooking and eating. n nWritten in her appealing, down-to-earth style, A Girl and Her Greens features beautiful color photography, lively illustrations, and insightful sidebars and tips on her techniques, as well as charming narratives that reveal her sources of inspiration. n nEditorial Reviews n n...even if you don't end up falling for, say, the ramps with fried eggs or the polenta whirled with kale pure, you'll fall for the relatable, readable Bloomfield, who encourages fussiness only when picking the few fresh ingredients she asks you to seek out. To borrow a word from her, the whole package is moreish. Translation for Yanks: You just want more. n- The New York Times Book Review - Jenny Rosenstrach n nApril, April, April what a chef! Delicious, brilliant, inspiring... With her book, A Girl and Her Pig, you can now sample her splendid food in your own kitchen. - Fergus Henderson on A Girl and Her Pig n nIn a sneak peek at her new cookbook, A Girl and Her Greens, Bloomfield offers her crazy-good recipe for pan-roasted carrots with carrot-top pesto, shaved carrot salad, and creamy burrata. - Saveur 100 Cooks' Edition n nWhat makes Ms. Bloomfield's simple food so satisfying-both at her restaurants like the Breslin and the Spotted Pig, and in her previous book, A Girl and Her Pig-are its pinpoint-perfect textures, flavors and seasonings. - New York Times n n...I can't imagine anyone being able to write about vegetables the way [Bloomfield] does without truly loving them... [M]y only frustration with Bloomfield's book so far has been that the options are so tempting, it's hard to know where to begin. - Washington Post n nApril Bloomfield...brings her irresistible, amped-up attitude to A Girl and Her Greens: Hearty Meals from the Garden. Bloomfield finds the same delight in fresh peas as she does in a juicy steak...her recipes all have chatty, supportive and meticulous instructions. - BookPage n nKnown for her whole-animal approach, chef April Bloomfield compares her love for lamb shoulders and suckling pigs to action films. ‘You probably don't want them all the time,' she writes. What we do want is more of her kale polenta. - Cooking Light n nFamous for her meaty dishes..., April Bloomfield is ready to show off her vegetable side... A Girl includes recipes for crushed spring peas with mint, whole pot-roasted cauliflower with tomatoes and anchovies and a butternut squash coconut tart. - New York Daily News n nNew York City chef April Bloomfield follows up her 2012 debut A Girl and Her Pig with this treatise on vegetables... Greens is arranged seasonally and focuses on the lighter side of Bloomfield's cooking. - Epicurious n nMy favorite thing about the recipes I tried, from the crushed spring peas with mint to the fingerling potatoes in butter, was the small details, carefully explained in Bloomfield's instructions, that pushed the simplest dish upward from good to great. - Bloomberg Business n nThe chef, restaurant owner, and author of the critically lauded A Girl and Her Pig presents a beautiful, full-color cookbook that offers tantalizing seasonal recipes for a wide variety of vegetables, from summer standbys such as zucchini to earthy novelties like sunchokes. - Publishers Weekly n- From the Publisher n nApril Bloomfield...brings her irresistible, amped-up attitude to A Girl and Her Greens: Hearty Meals from the Garden. Bloomfield finds the same delight in fresh peas as she does in a juicy steak...her recipes all have chatty, supportive and meticulous instructions. n- BookPage n nApril, April, April what a chef! Delicious, brilliant, inspiring... With her book, A Girl and Her Pig, you can now sample her splendid food in your own kitchen. n- Fergus Henderson on A Girl and Her Pig n nMy favorite thing about the recipes I tried, from the crushed spring peas with mint to the fingerling potatoes in butter, was the small details, carefully explained in Bloomfield's instructions, that pushed the simplest dish upward from good to great. n- Bloomberg Business n nFamous for her meaty dishes..., April Bloomfield is ready to show off her vegetable side... A Girl includes recipes for crushed spring peas with mint, whole pot-roasted cauliflower with tomatoes and anchovies and a butternut squash coconut tart. n- New York Daily News n nNew York City chef April Bloomfield follows up her 2012 debut A Girl and Her Pig with this treatise on vegetables... Greens is arranged seasonally and focuses on the lighter side of Bloomfield's cooking. n- Epicurious n n...I can't imagine anyone being able to write about vegetables the way [Bloomfield] does without truly loving them... [M]y only frustration with Bloomfield's book so far has been that the options are so tempting, it's hard to know where to begin. n- Washington Post n nIn a sneak peek at her new cookbook, A Girl and Her Greens, Bloomfield offers her crazy-good recipe for pan-roasted carrots with carrot-top pesto, shaved carrot salad, and creamy burrata. n- Saveur 100 Cooks' Edition n nWhat makes Ms. Bloomfield's simple food so satisfying-both at her restaurants like the Breslin and the Spotted Pig, and in her previous book, A Girl and Her Pig-are its pinpoint-perfect textures, flavors and seasonings. n- New York Times n nKnown for her whole-animal approach, chef April Bloomfield compares her love for lamb shoulders and suckling pigs to action films. ‘You probably don't want them all the time,' she writes. What we do want is more of her kale polenta. n- Cooking Light n n...I can't imagine anyone being able to write about vegetables the way [Bloomfield] does without truly loving them... [M]y only frustration with Bloomfield's book so far has been that the options are so tempting, it's hard to know where to begin. n- Washington Post n nFamous for her meaty dishes..., April Bloomfield is ready to show off her vegetable side... A Girl includes recipes for crushed spring peas with mint, whole pot-roasted cauliflower with tomatoes and anchovies and a butternut squash coconut tart. n- New York Daily News n n03/15/2015 nIn this follow-up to A Girl and Her Pig, James Beard Award-winning chef Bloomfield counters her carnivorous reputation with vegetable-centric recipes such as boiled potatoes with butter and mint, tagliatelle with asparagus and Parmesan fonduta, and slow-roasted leeks with walnut breadcrumbs. Her salads, sauces, pastries, pastas, and other courses work well as light meals or accompaniments to meatier mains and will appeal most to foodies and flexitarians who won't mind tucking whisper-thin slivers of lardo into their hasselback potatoes or roasting lengths of marrow bones alongside vegetables. VERDICT Bloomfield's latest is an excellent companion to its popular predecessor, offering a second helping of narrative-rich recipes and Sun Young Park's charming illustrations. n- Library Journal