Enjoy healthy, delicious farm-to-table recipes for your family that are BIG on flavor.

Get stylish, practical meals that put vegetables first, by an authentic culinary star (Boston Globe) and the founding food editor of Martha Stewart Living.

Where can I find a great zucchini recipe?
What can I do with garlic scapes?
What's an easy seasonal meal I can make for friends?

If you ever find yourself asking these questions at the farmers market or grocery store, Veg Forward by veteran cookbook author, columnist, and culinary consultant Susan Spungen will supply you with the delicious answers and a whole lot more! With 102 recipes in which vegetables claim a starring role this book will give you everything you need to make the most of all the seasonal goodness the garden has to offer. Each recipe coaxes a maximum amount of flavor from a minimum number of ingredients; and each tastes even better than it looks!

Veg Forward is full of extraordinary recipes for ordinary vegetables like tomatoes, corn, and potatoes, and it also offers delectable choices for less familiar ones like fava beans, kohlrabi, and nettles. Enjoy amazing recipes like:

• Asparagus Pizza with Arugula Salad
• Sungold Spaghetti Carbonara
• Sheet-Pan Roasted Ratatouille
• Spoonbread-Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Tomato Cream
• Simple Gazpacho
• Eggplant Parm and Pasta Bake
• Veggie Ragu Bolognese
• Mushroom Bourguignon
• Cheese Blintzes with Sour Cherry Compote
• Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Susan also shares scores of tips with you from her years as a caterer and chef, like:

• The efficient vegetable prep technique professionals use
• A genius tactic for cutting into hard squash
• The single finishing touch that transforms a homey fruit dessert into something spectacular
• And so much more

Begin your journey toward veggie-centric meals that your family will rave about that you will feel good about feeding to them. Veg Forward is your guide to a healthier, sustainable, more delicious mealtime for you and your loved ones.

In What's a Hostess to Do?, entertaining expert Susan Spungen explains everything you need to know to host a party effortlessly and with elegance. Susan shows the hostess how to make it look easy--whether the occasion is an informal brunch, a sit-down dinner, a buffet for a crowd, or an impromptu birthday celebration. It's all arranged in 313 easy-to-digest entries that take readers through every aspect of entertaining. The tips are time-saving (Ten Great Assembled Dessets), money-saving (In Praise of Cheap Wine), energy-saving (Ten Jobs to Delegate), and face-saving (How to Handle Uninvited Guests), plus there are 121 recipes to make entertaining easier than ever berfore. With helpful illustrations and full-color photographs, What's a Hostess to Do? is a stylish and instructive guide filled with expert advice from a party-throwing pro.

As a professional recipe developer, avid home cook, and frequent hostess, Susan Spungen is devoted to creating perfectly simple recipes for good food. In Open Kitchen, she arms readers with elegant, must-make meal ideas that are easy to share and enjoy with friends and family.

An open kitchen, whether physical or spiritual, is a place to welcome company, to enjoy togetherness and the making of a meal. This cookbook is full of contemporary, stylish, and accessible dishes that will delight and impress with less effort. From simple starters such as Burrata with Pickled Cherries and centerpieces such as Rosy Harissa Chicken, to desserts such as Roasted Strawberry-Basil Sherbet, the dishes are seasonal classics with a twist, vegetable-forward and always appealing. Filled with practical tips and Susan's get-ahead cooking philosophy that ensures streamlined, stress-free preparation, this cookbook encourages readers to open their kitchens to new flavors, menus, and guests.

Perfect for occasions that call for simple but elevated comfort food, whether it's a relaxed gathering or a weeknight dinner, Open Kitchen shows readers how to maximize results with minimal effort for deeply satisfying, a little bit surprising, and delicious meals. It is a cookbook you'll reach for again and again.