For anyone who has ever been intimidated at a farmers market, overwhelmed by seasonal offerings, or relegated an heirloom squash to the back of the fridge for weeks on end?this book is for you. From the New York Times “A Good Appetite” columnist and James Beard award winner, Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can’t Wait to Make demystifies the principles behind cooking seasonally with a range of savory and sweet recipes for an entire year of good eating.

Clark, who has written 32 cookbooks, encourages cooks to experiment with seasonal items such as kale, parsnips, mustard greens, leeks, cabbage, rhubarb, radishes, pea shoots, figs, rutabagas and dozens more. Follow her tweets @goodappetite.