50 WEEKS OF GREEN: ROMANCE & RECIPES

Laugh, love, and cook along with Sophia Verde in this parody of Fifty Shades of Grey. It's a romance for the 99%.

Still stinging from being laid off, Sophia stumbles into the Bee's Knees Farm booth on her way to pick up her friend's produce box. She is deeply attracted to farmer Roger Branch, who is earthy, elegant, and curiously private. City-savvy Sophia becomes captivated by the farmer's slow, sensual ways. Although he's not a power broker like she's used to, or perhaps because of that, she finds herself longing to become part of his dance with nature and the seasons.

Along the way, she learns cooking tips and shares more than 60 seasonal, vegan recipes. Let her help you cut the cholesterol and the cost of your own favorites with core recipes such as Cashew Cream, Flaxseed "Eggs," and Good Baking Mix. Discover new favorites, too: perhaps Chocolate Sweet-Potato Breakfast Cake, Lentilicious Sunshine Spread, Sweet-and-Tart Collard Tangle, and Potluck-Pride Peach Cobbler. The index makes finding them easy.

Sexy without being explicit and deeply amusing, Fifty Weeks of Green may inspire you to save money, eat scrumptious food and ignite your inner frisky while making a difference.