In this volume, the emphasis is on quality food, vibrant flavors, and fresh ingredients--in essence, a return to a simpler, purer cuisine, but with a decidedly exciting, modern bent.

Here you'll find recipes for some of Whole Foods Market's most popular prepared dishes, appearing in print for the first time, in addition to other new favorites developed just for this book. In it, the author captures the passion for great-tasting natural foods as well as the straightforward, informative expertise and quality for which Whole Foods Markets is known. You'll find answers to questions their shoppers ask the most, as well as hundreds of recipes for dishes ranging from soups, salads, pastas, and grains to roll-ups, finger foods, and one-pot meals.

Pantry stocking advice, food and wine pairings, preparation and storage tips, serving ideas, two glossaries, and two-color woodblock illustrations lend the book the same pleasant, homey feeling you get from a visit to a Whole Foods Market Store.