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Homegrown: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table
by Michel Nischan
Hardcover, 176 pages, Published August, 2005
Compare at $35.00, Our Price $21.00
Inspired to provide his growing family with meals as full of flavor as those he'd enjoyed at his mother's table, Michel planted a garden of his own. The result was a delicious array of recipes based on the best the garden--or, if you're not that fortunate, the organic produce in the farmers' market or grocery store--has to offer.
Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden, Revised: Creative Gardening for the Adventurous Cook
by David Hirsch
Paperback, 288 pages, Published April, 2005
Compare at $19.95, Our Price $13.96
David Hirsch, longtime member of the Moosewood Collective--a group of 18 people who own and operate Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York, and produce an ever-growing collection of award-winning cookbooks--shares his experience and experitse in this completely revised and updated guide to compounding the pleasures of growing and cooking. In simple, straightforward text, he gives instructions for growing, harvesting, and cooking with more than 75 vegetables and herbs. A chapter of 80 recipes transforms the bounty of the garden into the pleasures of the table. Complete with mail-order and Internet source guides, bibliography, and USDA zone map, Moosewood Restaurant Kitchen Garden is a comprehensive guide to culinary gardening.
Delia's Kitchen Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Fruit and Vegetables
by Gay Search and Delia Smith
Hardcover, 168 pages, Published March, 2005
Compare at $35.00, Our Price $23.09
For leading cookbook author Delia Smith, the key to producing delicious, healthy food is to use first-class ingredients. Where fruits and vegetables are concerned, the best way to do that is to grow your own. But when Delia decided to create a kitchen garden of her own, she couldn’t find a simple, straightforward guide. So, with the help of gardening expert Gay Search, Delia’s Kitchen Garden was born. In month-by-month chapters, this picture-filled companion follows a year in the kitchen garden, providing detailed information on sowing and planting, fruit and vegetable varieties, and care and harvesting. At the end of each chapter, Delia includes marvelous recipes for using your produce at its peak. For those who have space constraints, there are notes on creating a square-foot garden, a patio garden, and container gardens. An outstanding guide from two experts, richly illustrated with color photos of the gardens, the produce, and step-by-step techniques.
Organic Kitchen Garden
by Juliet Roberts
Hardcover, 160 pages, Published March, 2005
Compare at $24.95, Our Price $16.96
Homegrown food is simply better: fresher, healthier, purer. You can taste it in tomatoes, plucked from the vine still warm from the sun, or in baby carrots pulled from the earth, the dirt brushed away. Once you've tasted really fresh produce, you'll never go back. This volume is a complete guide to planning, planting, and caring for your own vegetable patch. Each chapter focuses on a different crop, and explains what should be happening each month in your garden. Useful diagrams and photographs illustrate the various techniques and processes. And a monthly diary reminds you what needs to be done, and includes tips on everything from composting and weed control to plant health care and watering.
Kitchen Garden A to Z: Growing, Harvesting, Buying, Storing
by Mike McGrath
Hardcover, 160 pages, Published October, 2004
Compare at $45.00, Our Price $29.69
Organized alphabetically from artichoke to zucchini, the main section of the book provides detailed information on how to grow, harvest, select, and store each type of produce, accompanied by magnificent full-page photographs made especially for this book. Also featured are sections on kitchen garden basics, hardware, and the cycle of life (which covers such topics as starting seeds, nurturing, and harvesting). A wonderful combination of beauty and practical advice, this glorious book is essential for anyone who buys produce or owns a kitchen garden.
Little Herb Gardens: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out
by Georgeanne Brennan and Mimi Luebbermann
Paperback, 96 pages, Published April, 2004
Compare at $15.95, Our Price $11.16
This friendly guide to homegrown herbs is perfect for beginners, featuring plans for simple garden projects ranging from outdoor garden beds to window boxes and container gardens. Growing instructions for over 30 herbs are rounded out with ideas for garden planning and maintenance. Tips on harvesting and cooking with nature's bounty make this charming volume as useful in the kitchen as it is in the garden. With colorful photographs and warm and informative text, Little Herb Gardens is inviting to gardeners, cooks, and herb novices alike.
From the Garden to the Table: Growing, Cooking, and Eating Your Own Foods
by Monty Don and Sarah Don
Paperback, 224 pages, Published March, 2003
Compare at $22.95, Our Price $16.06
From the Garden to the Table celebrates the vital link between growing, cooking, and eating food. For Monty and Sarah Don, the process of preparing a meal begins with thinking about what seeds to buy. Food is grown and cooked in one continuous process and with one common goal-enjoyment. This highly original book contains clear and detailed instructions on how to cultivate and cook a wide range of herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Accompanied by full-color photographs that chronicle a year in their kitchen and garden, it aims to inspire food lovers to integrate their gardens and kitchens wherever they live and whatever their taste in food, as well as promoting a timely and appealing style of living.
New Kitchen Garden
by Adam Caplin and Celia Brooks Brown
Hardcover, 144 pages, Published March, 2003
Compare at $24.95, Our Price $16.46
No matter what you cook, every recipe is improved by the use of fresh organic fruits, vegetables, or herbs. With the New Kitchen Garden, your menu needn’t be dictated by the whims of your local grocery store. Award-winning gardener Adam Caplin shows how easy it is to create your own kitchen garden, even if all the space you have is a small patio or rooftop. Acclaimed food writer Celia Brooks Brown then takes you from out in the yard to in by the stove with 35 special recipes to turn your fresh produce into a satisfying meal. Whether you’re a would-be cook who likes to garden, or a cook who’d like more control over your ingredients, New Kitchen Garden offers more than just food for thought.
Organic Kitchen Gardening: A Guide to Growing Produce in Small Urban Areas
by Barbara Segall
Hardcover, 96 pages, Published October, 2002
Compare at $19.95, Our Price $15.96
You don't need a farm to grow fresh produce! Today's urban gardeners need not restrict themselves to raising flowers or to raking gravel in a perfect Zen-style space. Whether you have a small front or back garden, rooftop or patio, or even just a windowbox or hanging basket, the opportunities for cultivating fruits, vegetables, and herbs are endless. Even better, you can use organic methods and enjoy food that's fresher and healthier than commercially processed varieties. Begin with the basics of garden planning: what to sow and when, and how to improve the soil, create shelter, combat pests, and propagate plants. Success on a small scale becomes inevitable as you examine beautiful photos of garden layouts, from traditional rows and raised beds to decorative plantings and edgings on paths and walkways.
Kitchen Gardens in Containers
by Anthony Atha
Paperback, 160 pages, Published May, 2002
Compare at $14.95, Our Price $10.46
Growing your own has never been simpler! With containers, even the smallest outside space--a patio, roof, balcony, or window box--can become a garden bursting with delicious organic fruits, tasty vegetables, and fragrant herbs. Use them to cook, make beauty preparations, and decorate. Along with fabulous photographs that show how wonderful this mini garden can look, get all the basics on plant selection and care, plus choosing and preparing containers. Pictures display a wealth of attractive and practical ideas, like low-growing herbs surrounding an evergreen box topiary; a charming miniature peach tree that fits so nicely into a tight corner; and purple ornamental kales (flanked by cyclamen and winter heather) that grow right on a sill. Bonus: a plant directory with detailed information on over 140 varieties and mouthwatering recipes!
Kitchen Harvest: A Cook's Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Containers
by Susan Berry
Paperback, 144 pages, Published April, 2002
Compare at $22.95, Our Price $16.06
The key to creating a produce section right in the home, Kitchen Harvest shows how easy it is to grow fruits and vegetables in and around the kitchen, using organic methods. Techniques and tips serve large-scale gardeners, as well as those with serious space limitations, to make staging the garden a breeze. Learn which plants are the best for flavors and maximum yield, how to create and maintain the best possible conditions, and how to plan for a succession of edible plants all year round. A plant-by-plant guide to the best fruits, vegetables, salads, and edible flowers provides comprehensive cultivation and harvesting details. Plus, 40 delicious recipes are included to make the most of homegrown crops.
Food Lovers Garden
by Angelo Pellegrini
Paperback, 262 pages, Published June, 1999
Compare at $14.95, Our Price $11.16
"Without a kitchen garden . . . it is not possible to produce decent and savory food for the dinner table," claims Angelo Pellegrini in The Food Lover's Garden, in which he offers sage counsel on growing a variety of herbs and vegetables, and delectable recipes by which to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Pellegrini instructs the reader about the marriage of gardening and food, and the importance of la dolce vita - a life built around wholesome food, good wine, useful work, and strong friendships
Southwest Kitchen Garden
by Kim Nelson and Cynthia Miller
Hardcover, 108 pages, Published January, 2003
Compare at $19.95, Our Price $15.96
What is a kitchen garden? It's vegetables and fruits, herbs and flowers, paths, structures, and décor. It's the farmland of the backyard. The kitchen garden links us to our heritage and our environment, to the past and the future. Kim Nelson's Southwest Kitchen Garden takes readers from garden to table with a delicious blend of engaging prose and practical information, including design and layout of the garden, choosing herbs, flowers, and vegetables, planting schedules, and harvesting and preparation, including recipes.
Kitchen Garden: Fresh Ideas for Luscious Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers, and Fruit
by Norma Coney
Paperback, 144 pages, Published October, 2000
Compare at $19.95, Our Price $15.96
You'll find everything you need for a perfect culinary patch, from the basics of site, soil and planting to the elements of design, along with illustrated garden plans that can be tailored to your own backyard. And, special boxes even suggest ways to use the produce, from recipes and handicrafts to creating herbal tea, salad, and potpourri mini-gardens.
The Edible Container Garden: Growing Fresh Food in Small Spaces
by Michael Guerra
Paperback, 160 pages, 1st Edition, Published March, 2000
Compare at $16.00, Our Price $12.80
From decorative pots and old-fashioned boxes placed on a patio to mini-farms created on a balcony or rooftop, the joys of gardening and the pleasures of fresh produce come to life in this fully illustrated guide.
The New Kitchen Garden
by Anna Pavord
Hardcover, 208 pages, 1st Edition, Published April, 1996
Compare at $29.95, Closeout Price $14.98
Practical, handsome guide to designing and cultivating a decorative and productive garden. Recipes for vegetables, fruits and herbs.
The Kitchen Garden
by Sylvia Thompson
Paperback, 389 pages, Published March, 1997
Compare at $17.95, Closeout Price $9.98
Enormously useful guide to growing 300+ vegetables is one of the best we've ever seen.
Herbal Kitchen: A Guide to Growing and Using Herbs
by Dan & Myrl Moran
Paperback, 176 pages, Published April, 2000
Compare at $14.95, Our Price $11.96
The Herbal Kitchen offers practical suggesstions for growing and harvesting several basic culinary herbs. Over 90 recipes to add fragrant taste to your family's meals! Recipes for herbal teas, edible flowers, potpourri, and more!
Kitchen Garden Cookbook
by Sylvia Thompson
Hardcover, 320 pages, Published May, 1995
Compare at $27.95, Our Price $22.36
Comprehensive, global guide showcases the harvest with exceptional recipes (300+) & info.
In the French Kitchen Garden
by Georgeanne Brennan
Hardcover, 120 pages, 1st Edition, Published October, 1998
Compare at $18.95, Closeout Price $8.98
Passionate advice on cultivating a potager, the traditional French country kitchen garden, with creative recipes for delicious dishes using each season's produce.
Charleston Kedding: A History of Kitchen Gardening
by Susan Campbell
Hardcover, 288 pages, First Edition, Published January, 1996
Compare at $49.95, Closeout Price $19.98
This evocative and beautifully illustrated book traces the history of kitchen gardening from its earliest known Greek and Roman roots to the present day through the creation of Charleston Kedding, an imaginary yet typical large English country estate.
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