There’s a world of fresh produce in today’s supermarkets, farmers’ markets, and green grocers – cardoni, hearts of palm, jicama, malanga, pummelos, apriums, tomatillos – so much abundance that you may find yourself confused when buying produce. Melissa’s Great Book of Produce is the definitive guide to this exciting array of fruits and vegetables, filled with essential information, beautiful color photographs, recipes and more.

Organized alphabetically for easy reference, this book tells you everything you need to know about loganberries, lychee, fiddlehead fern, rapini and other exotic fruits and vegetables, plus things you may not know about garden-variety produce.  In addition to information on seasonal availability and how to select, cook, and store all kinds of produce, it includes 100 delicious, distinctive recipes such as Uniq Fruit, Avocado and Red Onion Salad; Magenta Soup; Fish Fillets with Fennel and Orange; Grilled Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms; Key Lime and Pistachio Parfaits; Watermelon Margaritas; and more.

Whether you are a home cook or a professional chef, you’ll turn to this produce adventure guide again and again for information that will help you add both variety as well as a fresh touch to your menus.

For a personally autographed copy by Melissa, and free shipping of her book, visit her website: http://www.melissas.com/greatbookofproduce/book.cfm

Chef Lala
Contributing Editor, Comida News