The Victory Garden Cookbook

by Marian Morash

Book Overview

There's never been a cookbook like it. An incomparable variety of enticing recipes (more than 800) ... Basic gardening information ... Shopping tips for nongardeners ... Cooking inspirations for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039470780X
• ISBN13: 9780394707808
• Release Date: July 1982
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Vegetarians don't shy away from this cookbook.

Yes this book may be dated and has non-vegetarian recipes included but that does not exclude it from a good vegetarian cookbook library. I have some of the biggies of the cookbook genre and with internet access so easy I rarely use any cookbooks at all. However this cookbook is the mainstay of my library for a few reasons. One it lists vegetable chapters alphabetically and if one is not listed it is easy to locate in the index. Two before the formal recipes are given for say carrots it tells you all about carrots and gives a number of quick ideas and methods for using carrots that involves 1 or two steps only. Three and I could go on, the recipes go from basic, to country, to sophisticated and everywhere inbetween with substitutions often suggested. If I had to keep one cookbook, besides the one I bake with, I would keep this one.

Still Around After 20 Years For A Very Good Reason

This is my all-time favorite cookbook. It isn't just veggies; there are plenty of main courses and appetizers, too. It isn't just gardening; I don't have a vegetable garden, but reading the gardening parts of the book makes me wish I did. You can see Ms. Morash's background in French cuisine, but she wears it lightly. She is so down to earth that her knowledge never becomes overbearing, and she includes plenty of basics about how to prepare fresh food and how to cook it simply. The book doesn't have recipes with essential but arcane ingredients that you couldn't possibly find outside Manhattan or LA, and it doesn't have recipes with junky ingredients or weird combinations. Best of all, everything is explained well and thoroughly tested, so you can cook it right the first time, even if (like me) you're not a terrific cook. It's an outstanding book for just about anybody.

Is a reprint possible?

I love this book, having borrowed it from a friend. Please request that the publisher reprints it.

I still thank my mother for this one

I do not garden but this cookbook, a gift from my mother, is my standard resource for cooking vegetables. I always find a recipe for the vegetable in hand that is appropriate to the occasion for which I am cooking - myself, family, guests or a festive dinner.The book includes a first person introduction to the use of the vegetable, its growing conditions, etc. The intent is to get the feel of a private conversation with the author regarding the vegetable. There are general instructions for preparation for those who prefer to wing it rather than follow recipes. There are a variety of recipes for the vegetable which generally include at least one for each of the basic preparations. Then there are nice tables of yields, storage, use for leftovers, hints for use, even microwave instructions. The book has color photos of the various vegetables, including photos of preparation of the vegetable.The vegetables included, some of which are families of vegetables not a single vegetable are: asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, endive, fennel, greens, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, okra, onion, parsnips, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, salad greens, salsify, spinach, summer squash, winter squash, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips & rutabagas.This is the only vegetable cookbook you'll ever need.

The recipes have never let me down!

This book has been in my cookbook library for fifteen years. In all that time I have never been disapointed in any recipe. It's the first place I look when I need information on cooking methods (both conventional and microwave) or for quick and simple ways to prepare a vegetable. We have lots of favorites and are still finding new ones to try. The tomato recipes are excellent and can help use up the bounty from the garden. The Marinara Sauce is especially good and there is always some in my freezer.Because we know we can rely on good results and a tasty dish, we have tried some recipes which we would have avoided if in another book; in every case, we've enjoyed the delicious results. Who would have thought that shredded raw butternut squash could be the start of a great salad or a "creamy" broccoli soup had no cream in it? You can't go wrong with this one!