Courgette risotto and tempura courgette flowers recipe Alice Holden’s family recipe might tempt you to grow your own veg
The best wines to serve with vegetable dishes David Williams: The trick is to find flavours that complement your food or contrast with it
Recipes from Bruno Loubet’s new restaurant From a corn and quinoa tamale to a chocolate brownie and pear tart, recipes from Bruno Loubet's new restaurant Grain Store. It's not vegetarian – but the veg gets equal star billing
Bruno Loubet and the way of the vegetable The French chef's new restaurant isn't vegetarian – but it does give veg more than equal billing. Interview by Jay Rayner
How we stopped worrying and learned to love veg Rachel Cooke: Time was when many of our vegetables were tinned or tedious. Now we eat six types of lettuce and can spot a posh tomato at 10 paces
Recipes for under £5: Moroccan chickpea stew with fried egg brik and cucumber salad Dock Kitchen chef Stevie Parle put his favourite things together for some budget comfort food
Claudia Roden’s Jewish new year recipes Apple strudel and honey cake trigger childhood memories of Cairo for Claudia Roden
Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best cookbook: Veg Every Day! by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Hugh's latest mission – to have everyone eat more greens – has been a big success. Interview by Andrew Anthony
Foraged food: Sat Bains’s NG7 2SA recipe Named after his restaurant's postcode, this dish of fruit, nuts and herbs is the flavour of a Nottinghamshire lane
Vegetarian recipe special: the chefs (part two) From Angela Hartnett's arancini to Mark Hix's elderflower ice cream, fabulous meat-free recipes from our chefs
Vegetarian recipe special: the celebrities From Gwyneth Paltrow's artichokes to Pink's nutty berry tart, fabulous meat-free recipes from a host of celebrities
Vegetarian recipe special: the chefs (part one) Fabulous meat-free recipes, from Gordon Ramsay's herb gnocchi to Heston Blumenthal's garden salad
A feast without meat For non-meat eaters the old nut roast can wear a bit thin. Here are some delicious, different ideas for a meat-free Christmas feast from Sarah Raven