Designed to Restore Ease, Simplicity, and Healthy home-cooked food to the kitchen, Simple Vegetarian Pleasures is the book for anyone who has come home from work, gazed into the refrigerator in despair, and then picked up the phone to order yet another greasy pizza. Written by Jeanne Lemlin, the muse of all that is fast and vegetarian, it shows how with a bit of simple planning, readers can create sophisticated and delicious vegetarian meals without getting bogged down in burdensome, labor-intensive cooking.

Lemlin's key to simplicity in the kitchen begins with a well-stocked pantry, and she offers specific lists of what to buy and store in the cabinets, refrigerator, and freezer. The book also features a host of recipes and practical information, including tips on quickly roasting peppers or pitting olives; suggested menus; easy vegetable stocks to have on hand; fast breakfast dishes; make-ahead casseroles and gratins; a range of pizzas, quesadillas, sandwiches, and burgers; desserts; and much more.