Why roast vegetables? Because roasting concentrates vegetables' natural sweetness, resulting in rich, caramelized flavors that render them--and the variety of dishes you can prepare with them--irresistible. In The Roasted Vegetable, Andrea Chesman shows how every vegetable imaginable can be oven-roasted to succulent perfection, and she offers a wide-ranging collection of 150 mouthwateringrecipes to please even the fussiest eaters.