The acclaimed author of "To Asia, With Love" explores how food connects us to our loved ones and provides tools to create healthful, economical, and flavorful vegetarian recipes. "A love letter to vegetables and almost a memoir through recipes, this truly special book speaks to the soul as much as to the stomach." - Nigella Lawson, author of "Cook, Eat, Repeat."

Heritage and food have always been linked for Hetty Lui McKinnon. "Tenderheart" is a loving homage to her father, a Chinese immigrant in Australia, told through flavorful vegetarian recipes. Growing up in a Chinese family in Australia, McKinnon developed a deep appreciation for her bicultural identity and for her father, who moved to Sydney as a teenager and learned English while selling bananas at a local market. As he brought home crates full of produce after work, McKinnon learned about the beauty and versatility of fruits and vegetables.

"Tenderheart" is the happy outcome of McKinnon's love of vegetables, featuring 22 essential fruits and vegetables that serve as the basis for over 180 recipes, including miso mushroom ragu with baked polenta, carrot and vermicelli buns, crispy potato tacos, kale, ginger and green onion noodles, broccoli wontons with umami crisp, soy-butter bok choy pasta, and sweet potato and black sesame marble bundt.