For an artistic guide to vegetarian cooking, look to Food: Vegetarian Home Cooking ($29.94, 256 pp) by home-cook and photographer Mary McCartney. The simple and inventive recipes are beautifully photographed and include dishes that range from familiar Breakfast Pancakes to elegant Leek and Pea Risotto.

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Published in WholeFoods Magazine Online (11/18/13)