Root Cause (Food Zine with Vegetarian Recipes for Root Vegetables)

"Root Cause" is a self-published mini cookbook with vegetarian recipes for root vegetables such as beets, turnips, rutabagas, and more.

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"A zine for curious foodies." —Wuthering Zines

"This small recipe booklet heralds the root vegetables we’re all familiar with, but may not cook with as often as we should." —Razorcake

"It's a rad mission, and I'm glad that 'Root Cause' will find its place among the cookzines I turn to." —catmothcrow

"Andy had me at comparing the bin of 'lesser known' veggies to an Island of Misfit Toys. Poor beetroot." —Sea Green Zines

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According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only one in 10 American adults are eating the recommended daily serving of vegetables.

No doubt, even fewer are sampling things like celeriac, turnips, and rutabagas—the sorts of root crops that often sit ignored in a far corner of the produce department, well outside the "prime real estate" of supermarket shelves.

This vegetarian recipe zine shows why these and other disreputable foods deserve a second look.

This printed food zine is independently published and distributed by Reciwee Press. Unlike the transitory nature of online recipes and social media feeds, the cooking zine offers an intimate and uncluttered experience and can be a treasured keepsake.

The saddle stitch binding allows the booklet to lay open flat on a countertop for easy reference in the kitchen.

Sixteen pages. Measures 4.25" x 5.5". Printed on 100 lb. text paper.

Recipes in this mini cookbook include:

Beet Hummus
Carrot Muffins
Celery Root Soup
Jicama Slaw
Parsnip Fries
Roasted Radishes
Mashed Rutabagas
Turnip au Gratin