Mollie Katzen, What Are You Reading?

James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame author, award-winning illustrator and designer, public speaker, and influential consultant and advisor are some ways to describe Mollie Katzen. She brought us the Moosewood Cookbook, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, and Vegetable Heaven to name just a few of her books, and through her work, she has highlighted and popularized healthy and delicious vegetarian cooking. Her latest project is Get Cooking which is a very well-received series of books and videos for beginning cooks. Mollie explained that most of her reading time is spent with literature, but there was one food-related book she wanted to mention when I asked her what are you reading?

Mollie:

There is one food book that I just got and am madly in love with! An esteemed colleague, the great Portland chef (and gardener) Greg Higgins recommended this to me: Nigel Slater's Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch, and I bought it and found it enthralling. His love for vegetables and his recipe style are truly inspiring-like being born as a cook all over again.

Thank you for participating, Mollie! I actually received that book as a gift recently and can’t wait to read it. Check back to see who answers the question next time and what other books are recommended.

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