In this new collection of delicious, simple recipes, Hugh focuses on 12 of the most accessible and inexpensive plant ingredients: Hugh’s Plant Heroes, no less! Seven of them are fresh vegetables you can buy almost all year round, three are storecupboard staples and two reside happily in your freezer. Together this powerful dozen will transform your cooking, reduce your food bills and keep you well.
 
 Tinned Beans, Frozen Peas, Carrots, Cabbages, Mushrooms, Leeks, Tinned Tomatoes, Spinach, Lentils, Broccoli, Cauliflower and the humble potato; these 12 loyal foot-soldiers of the plant world have been doing dependable service in our kitchens for generations, but with far too little fanfare. It’s time to recognise and celebrate their extraordinary qualities, and give them the star billing they surely deserve. Each gets a chapter, and each chapter offers 9 stunning recipes that puts the hero plant centre stage (with lots more lovely plants in super supporting roles!)
 
 Each chapter leads with a clutch of one pot/one pan wonders for the hero veg in question, moving on to other low-energy, time-efficient recipes. The whole collection offers everyone – omnivores, veggies and vegans alike – a bunch brilliant ways to make plants only meals several times a week. With an emphasis on hearty family suppers, Hugh’s approach saves you time, money and energy, while making it easier than ever to boost your health with 30 plants a week. Great for you, great for the planet!