John Tovey's A Feast of Vegetables was first published in 1985. He was proprietor of the famous Miller Howe hotel in Windemere, The Lake District, where vegetables - immaculately and imaginatively cooked - were always given pride of place. Much appreciated by Miller Howe's guests, vegetables were never regarded as an afterthought to the dishes they accompanied. A Feast of Vegetables is an easily-consulted alphabet of 200 recipes for all kinds of vegetables - starters, accompaniments and main courses, from cabbage cooked in cider, and courgettes with marsala, to leeks in a cheese pastry, and spinach fried with chopped walnuts. The delicious, healthy soups are an especially rewarding source of inspiration. Rights clearances are under negotiation for the re-issuing of further titles in the series, including: The Foods and Wines of Spain, by Penelope Casas Tapas, by Penelope Casas Thai Cooking, by Jennifer Brenan Leaves from the Walnut Tree, by Ann and Franco Taruschio Bruschetta, by Ann and Frnco Taruschio Entertaining with Katie Stewart Feast Days, by Jennifer Patterson Fragrance of the Earth: Lebanese Home Cooking, by Nada Saleh Howard and Maschler on Food, by Elizabeth Jane Howard and Fay Maschler.