Kitchen Garden Cookbook; Celebrating the homegrown & homemade

by Jeanne Kelley

• ISBN13: 9781616285012
• ISBN10: 161628501X
• Edition: Original
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-04-02
• Publisher: Weldon Owen

Summary

Bringing back a modern, accessible version of the kitchen garden as a way of life taps into the national appetite for eating locally and seasonally. Now, more than ever, people want healthy foods that are cost-effective and the satisfaction of growing their own food. This book gives anyonewhether living in the city, the suburbs, or the countrythe inspiration to get involved, live more sustainably, and use fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs, and honey in irresistible ways. Succinct and simple instructions show you how to plan, plant, and make sure your herbs, fruits, and vegetables thrive; raise chickens for eggs; or keep bees for honey. The bulk of this cookbook focuses on fresh recipes and serving ideas to make the most of the fruits, vegetables, eggs, and honey you've produced through your own efforts.

Author Biography

Jeanne Kelley is a cookbook author, recipe developer, food stylist and contributor for such publications as Bon Appetit and Cooking Light. Her most recent cookbook, Salad for Dinner, was recently published in March 2012. She is also the author of the acclaimed Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes: Recipes from a Modern Kitchen Garden and Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library Holiday Baking. She and her husband, Martin, a landscape designer, live in Los Angeles along with a flock of chickens, a goat, two dogs, eight fruit trees, and a large plot in the community garden down the street.