Leafy Greens: An A to Z Guide to Thirty Types of Greens Plus Two Hundred Delicious Recipes

Antioxidant vitamins have been shown to reduce the risk of cancer, prohibit the growth and formation of tumors, and help prevent heart disease. Moreover, antioxidant foods, like leafy greens, help one's body absorb nutrients. This first cookbook devoted exclusively to the subject of greens discusses more than 30 of them in detail. Line art. Mark Bittman's handy, healthy guide to greens-now back in print! Mark Bittman is one of the nation's best-known and most widely respected food writers. The author of the legendary How to Cook Everything and How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, he's a master of the art of simple, healthy home cooking. In this new reissue of Leafy Greens, he describes and explains more than 30 different types of greens-from arugula to kale to wakame (a sea vegetable)-and offers healthy recipes for each green along the way. As one blogger celebrating the book recently put it, ""it demy Addressing the need for flavorful, antioxidant-rich foods, a collection of recipes highlights thirty leafy green vegetables that complement such suggestions as Crispy-Skin Salmon on a Bed of Gingery Kale and Hot and Sour Bok Choi. Original.