As I am planning my spring seed purchases and plotting where they will be planted, I am also considering an advancement in my kitchen library.  This new Phaidon Book (I always have a soft spot for the Design-y nature of Phaidon books) is really grabbing my eye.  Vegetables from an Italian Garden: Season-by-Season Recipes, has me quite curious; Do any of you have a copy and perhaps have an opinion to render?

here is the description of the book…..

“…400 delicious recipes showcasing over 40 different kinds of vegetles newly collected by the editors behind the classic Italian cooking bible, The Silver Spoon. Authentic and easy-to-use, the book will reveal how Italians use vegetles year-round to prepare simple yet crowd-pleasing dishes.

The book is organized by season in four color-coded sections (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) to help you conveniently browse for recipes by time of year….”

sounds so great, right?