Avocados: Avocados dominate the menus of hip restaurants, the hashtags of social media, the recipes of cookbooks and websites, the annals of special diets. Katie Quinn taps into this popular zeitgeist, while also examining some offbeat applications for this beloved ingredient. Got avocado fever? This book will bring more cowbell, with recipes like avocado baked eggs, avocado fries with spicy mayo, and avocado guava handpies.
Cucumbers: Snappy. Refreshing. Pickle-worthy. Get to know this summertime staple in new and exciting ways, from inspired salads to simple and delicious cooked (yes, you can cook a cucumber!), centerpieces. This edition will turn you into a cuke connoisseur through recipes like Soy & Wasabi-Glazed Cucumbers with Crab & Lemon and Cucumber-Honeydew Paletas.
Ginger: As an ingredient, ginger is downright generous, its flavor expressive and complimentary. So it was difficult to find the willpower to limit this edition to just 20 recipes. But there's an upside to our restraint: Mindy Fox's recipes are the cream of the crop. From ginger-cumin rice to sticky Jamaican-style chicken, this love letter shows that you don’t need a lot of space to pack in a lot of flavor.
Strawberries: From its ruby-red color to its sun-ripened sweetness, the strawberry is a dramatic fruit. This edition will put the show-stopping berry through its paces, in both savory and sweet applications.
Tomatoes: Few things are more delicious (and easier to cook with) than a ripe tomato. These recipes get to the heart of this fruit’s popularity and its versatility, utilizing both peak-of-the-season summer fruit and high-quality canned tomatoes.
