The Edible Rainbow Garden

by Creasy, Rosalind

• ISBN13: 9789625932996
• ISBN10: 9625932992
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Periplus Editions

Summary

With gorgeous, four-color photographs, and simple yet authoritative text, award-winning author Rosalind Creasy offers four new volumes in her popular Edible Garden series, each featuring helpful hints, expert gardening techniques, delicious recipes, and interviews with master gardeners and renowned chefs.

Purple potatoes and cream-colored tomatoes are just two of the delightful things to grow in a rainbow-colored garden. Here, Ros tells readers how to bring all the colors of the rainbow into their garden and onto their plate -- for a most delicious and colorful eating experience.

Author Biography

Rosalind Creasy is a landscape designer, a leading authority on environment-friendly gardening techniques, and the grande dame of the edible landscaping movement. She is a three-time winner of the Garden Writers of America's Best Book of the Year award and its Award for Excellence.

Table of Contents

The Edible Rainbow Garden	p. 1
How to Grow a Rainbow Garden	p. 4
Designing a Rainbow Garden	p. 8
Interview: Renee Shepherd	p. 18
The Rainbow Vegetable Encyclopedia	p. 21
From Amaranth to Watermelon
Cooking from the Rainbow Garden	p. 59
The Chemistry of Cooking	p. 60
Super-Healthy Vegetables	p. 62
Cooking with Colors	p. 64
Lavender-Tinted Vichyssoise	p. 65
Golden Gazpacho	p. 65
Two Rainbow Chard Relishes	p. 66
Pickled Golden Beets	p. 67
Toy Box Cherry Tomatoes with Warm Gruyere Cheese Toasts	p. 68
Romano Bean Salad with Grilled Tuna	p. 69
Riot of Color Salad	p. 70
Rainbow Party Slaw with Chard	p. 70
Red, White, and Green Radish Salad	p. 71
Rainbow Beets Vinaigrette	p. 71
Garden Celebration Salad	p. 73
Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad	p. 75
Multi-Colored Tomato Wedges	p. 75
Grilled Red and Gold Peppers with Melted Anchovies, Garlic, and Basil Sauce	p. 76
Braised Red Cabbage	p. 76
Golden Tomato Tart	p. 77
Grandma Alice's Summer Vegetables	p. 78
Show-Off Barbecued Vegetables	p. 78
Cauliflower Mold with Lemon-Leek Bechamel Sauce	p. 80
Yellow Tomatoes Stuffed with Shrimp and Salsa	p. 81
Sunny Delight Squash Blossom Omelet	p. 82
Rainbow Pepper Pizza with Pesto	p. 83
Technicolor Nachos	p. 85
Kaleidoscope Tacos	p. 85
Mystery Marinara	p. 86
Golden Chard Dessert Tart	p. 87
Sunshine Zucchini Pancakes with Salsa	p. 88
True-Blue Pancakes	p. 89
Appendices	p. 90
Planting and Maintenance	p. 90
Pest and Disease Control	p. 96
Resources	p. 102
Bibliography	p. 105
Acknowledgments	p. 106
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