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Book Review: Bong Appetit

Karen December 13, 2019 0 Comments

Cooking with weed has come a long way from the brownies that that Mary Jane Rathbun created for AIDS patients in San Francisco in the 80s and 90s. Today, serious…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)

Karen May 30, 2019 0 Comments

Also called the Perigord truffle, this justly famous fungus is native to southern Europe where it grows singly, two to twenty inches below soil level among tree roots in red…

Garden Books

Book Review: The Flavor Bible

Karen March 30, 2018 0 Comments

Cooking can be a very creative process if you have an understanding of the aesthetic of flavor. The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dorneburg presents a guide to…

Garden Books

Book Review: Fanny at Chez Pannisse

Karen November 24, 2017 0 Comments

Fans of Alice Waters will get a fresh look at the famous chef and her restaurant. Written in the voice of her daughter, Fanny, Waters presents a collection of stories…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Book Review: Kitchen Garden Experts

Karen January 15, 2016 0 Comments

Sustainability, seasonality, and local sources are among the raising values in food growing and preparation. Cinead McTernan’s book, Kitchen Garden Experts, describes the combined efforts of twenty celebrated chefs and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Karen June 10, 2015 0 Comments

A native of Greece and western Asia, the opium poppy is the oldest poppy in cultivation, dating back to ancient Sumerian times, 4000 BC. The ancient Minoans, 2000-1450 BC, made…

Garden Books

Book Review: In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart

Karen January 23, 2015 0 Comments

Alice Waters’ philosophy of using sustainable, seasonal, local ingredients and cooking them simply to produce delicious, healthful meals is very appealing. This concept underlies her book, In the Green Kitchen,…

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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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Book Review: Tiny + Wide

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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Desert Four O’Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

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