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"Rosalind Creasy's Recipes from the Garden is not just another pretty-face cookbook. This one has depth. This is a cookbook to be trusted and used again and again." —The American GardenerLuscious, perfectly ripe tomatoes. Crisp, sweet melons. Sharp onions and mellow garlic. Everyone knows that nothing tastes better than fresh organic food from the garden. Rosalind Creasy's Recipes from the Garden will help you celebrate the incredible flavors of garden-fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs.This collection of mouthwatering garden recipes from Creasy, a pioneer of the edible landscaping movement, is the perfect gift for anyone looking to find new and tasty uses for their kitchen gardens. In these pages, you'll find delicious, fresh salads ranging from the classic to the extraordinary. Indulge with Rhubarb and Strawberry Cobbler, Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce, and Savory Bread Pudding with Sorrel and Baby Artichokes. But most of all, you'll come to a new appreciation for the countless healthy possibilities that await right in your garden, farmer's market, or produce section.Featuring delectable recipes perfect for both vegetarians and meat eaters; for family breakfasts, solo lunches, and grand, celebratory dinners; this indispensable cookbook will broaden your food horizons and inspire countless delicious and healthy meals.Delicious and healthy recipes include: Watermelon Spicy Salad French Onion Soup Gratinee Wonton Dumpling Soup with Oriental Chives Gudi's Potato Pancakes with Chives Sunny Delight Squash Blossom Omelet Zucchini Pancakes with Tomato Salsa Pork Shoulder Sandwiches with Tomatillos Grilled Swordfish with Rosemary Braised Belgian Endive Brussels Sprouts with Cream and Nuts Baked Beets Lavender Shortbreads

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Learn how to grow lovely and fragrant flowers then use them create delicious meals with this beautifully illustrated flower gardening and cooking book.Anyone who picks up The Edible Flower Garden will be tempted to grow, harvest, and sample at least a few of the more than forty varieties of edible flowers. Among them, you'll find more familiar food plants—dill and mustard, for example—in addition to common flowers, such as tulips or roses. Author Rosalind Creasy's stunning photography and detailed plans for an edible flower garden make this a must-have book for any flower gardener or home chef. Come along with Creasy on a tour with colorful pictures and careful diagrams and descriptions of her own flower gardens. Included is a tour of the edible flower gardens of Alice Waters famed Chez Panisse restaurant. Creasy catalogues each variety of flower and how to grow it, plus gives a myriad of delectable ideas on how to use the flower from candied violets and roses to decorate appetizers and cakes, to nasturtiums for a colorful shrimp salad, to daylily buds, pink clover and wild mustard flowers that are tossed together in a spectacular stir-fry.Favorite Recipes Include: Flower Butters Candied Flowers Tulip and Endive Appetizer Pineapple Sage Salsa Rose Petal Syrup Lavender Ice Cream And much more…

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From Rosalind Creasy—a name synonymous with California's garden-to-table movement—comes an accessible guide to cultivating and preparing herbs.If you buy only one herb gardening book, this should be it. Creasy takes you from seeds to stove top, from preparing the soil to elegant dining suggestions, with easy-to-follow instructions and inspirational ideas every step of the way. Each section of this book presents vivid photos and practical information, including: How to design and grow an herb garden in just about any space—from a spacious plot to a tiny balcony—and in just about any climate A tour through many beautiful private herb gardens, including some of Creasy's own, as well as the garden of herb luminary Carole Saville and others A fully illustrated encyclopedia of edible herbs—from old favorites like basil, rosemary and sage to more exotic herbs such as lemon verbena and Mexican tarragon A savory selection of healthy herb recipes for side dishes, such as blends, butters and vinegars, main dishes from around the world and even cocktails and desserts Maintenance and organic pest control methods A list of resources for seeds and supplies A guide to growing, cultivating and preparing hops This herb guide is full of practical tips and tricks presented in a beautiful format—perfect for the gardener, aspiring gardener or home chef.

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Rosalind Creasy, a guru of edible landscaping, does it again with The Italian Vegetable Garden—an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips for planting and preparing fantastic varieties of tomatoes, greens, beans, eggplants, artichokes, peppers, herbs and more! Readers will find suggestions on how to grow Italian vegetables in most North American climates, and how to prepare these fresh veggies with more than 25 recipes for antipasti, soups, sauces and sides—from a delicious classic marinara to bread pudding with artichokes—and even preserves. Mouthwatering photos throughout evoke the flavors of these delectable vegetables and dishes, and highlights Italian specialties, such as the greens that grow wild on Italy's hillsides. With a new preface by Creasy, as well as updated recommendations, this book continues to be a trusted resource.

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Rosalind Creasy, a guru of edible landscaping, does it again with The Italian Vegetable Garden—an invitation to grow and prepare some of the exceptional varieties of produce for which Italian cooking is so justly famous. This beautifully illustrated guide to growing Italian vegetables gives you tips for planting and preparing fantastic varieties of tomatoes, greens, beans, eggplants, artichokes, peppers, herbs and more! Readers will find suggestions on how to grow Italian vegetables in most North American climates, and how to prepare these fresh veggies with more than 25 recipes for antipasti, soups, sauces and sides—from a delicious classic marinara to bread pudding with artichokes—and even preserves. Mouthwatering photos throughout evoke the flavors of these delectable vegetables and dishes, and highlights Italian specialties, such as the greens that grow wild on Italy's hillsides. With a new preface by Creasy, as well as updated recommendations, this book continues to be a trusted resource.

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