Publisher's note: The Way to Eat Now was previously published in hardcover as Good Veg.

Here is food that surprises and thrills through contrasts--think crisp and soft, sweet and sour, chile heat and refreshing herb--with meals that include:

• Roasted Carrot Soup with Flatbread Ribbons
• Chickpea Crepes with Wild Garlic
• Brown Rice Bibimbap Bowls with Smoky Peppers
• Toasted Marzipan Ice Cream

• Mornings
• Grazing
• Quick
• Thrifty
• Gatherings
• Grains
• Raw-ish
• Afters
• Pantry