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Her latest book is The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without.
She recently told Newsweek about his five most important books.
And she addressed two other book-related issues:
A classic book that, upon rereading, disappointed:
Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. Formal and methodical, where I've come to prefer spontaneous cooking and eating, as in: slice one perfect tomato and call it lunch.
A much-recommended book that you've resisted reading: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. There's something about preserving the shroud of mystery around an esteemed fiction writer.
Read about Katzen's most important books.
--Marshal Zeringue