Roots

<b><a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENTTV0000589" title="Roots (tv program)" href="/topic/entertainment/television/roots-%28tv-program%29-ENTTV0000589.topic">'Roots'</a> Diane Morgan</b><br> This book, encyclopedic in scope, covers roots common and rare, from carrots to celery root, potatoes to parsnips, arrowhead to yuca. There are more than 225 root recipes ranging from a pickled crosne martini to sweet potato waffles to stir-fried lotus root with snow peas. There's a bit of history and lore for each root, along with helpful marketing and storage tips. Handsome yet informative photographs aid in identification.<br> <b>Chronicle, $40</b>

( Photo by Bill Hogan / December 12, 2012 )

'Roots' Diane Morgan
This book, encyclopedic in scope, covers roots common and rare, from carrots to celery root, potatoes to parsnips, arrowhead to yuca. There are more than 225 root recipes ranging from a pickled crosne martini to sweet potato waffles to stir-fried lotus root with snow peas. There's a bit of history and lore for each root, along with helpful marketing and storage tips. Handsome yet informative photographs aid in identification.
Chronicle, $40

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