Microgreen Garden

Author: Mark Mathew Braunstein
Publisher: Book Publishing Company
ISBN: 1570678995
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Microgreens, the young seedlings of herbs, vegetables, beans, seeds, and grains, contain four to six times the vitamins and phyto-nutrients found in mature leaves of the same plants. This comprehensive resource explains how to grow microgreens at home, both inexpensively and easily. It provides detailed instructions for selecting seeds and soil, along with guidance on proper temperature, light, and ventilation. Also covered are methods for both small- and large-scale growing of microgreens, how to extend harvests, and techniques for preventing contamination by bacteria and mold. Filled with how-to information and vibrant full-color photos by the author, the book explores every aspect of this unique form of gardening. Included is a helpful guide to 55 species of microgreens, which profiles each green according to its flavor, preferred cultivar, special handling needs, and more.

Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion

Author: Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420042548
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
The use of dietary vegetables and medicinal herbs to improve health is a phenomenon that is taking society by storm. Herbal products are now a multi-billion dollar business. Even more important, this business is built upon extremely little research data. The FDA is pushing the industry-with Congress' help- to base their claims and products on scien

The Great Curries of India

Author: Camellia Panjabi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684803836
Category : Cookery, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
"In this stunningly illustrated book, Camellia Panjabi takes the reader on a journey through the sights, smells, and tastes of the centerpiece of the Indian meal, the curry." -- inside cover.

Eat Now! Microgreen Soups

Author: Andrew Neves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT YOU CAN COOK MICROGREENS?"Very Informative. This will definitely open your eyes and get you eating much better for your health." - Jennifer"What we eat matters. This read opened my eyes. Enlightened me on the power of microgreens. Clearly well researched." - LizThe Great Debate: To Heat or Not to Heat MicrogreensSo, we know a few things about mighty microgreens. Research in the past five years has tripled. Demand is increasing, and supermarkets and food establishments are making them available locally. There is no question that they are the "latest thing" in the culinary world. Microgreens have become popular in North America, North Europe, Asia, and Oceania. And more and more chefs, are preparing more and more dishes, that cater to more and more health-conscious consumers like you, who are particularly attentive to your diet (antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamins), food quality, and healthy living.But chefs are still only using microgreens to "enhance" salads or as edible garnishes to embellish a wide variety of other dishes.And if you scour the Internet, but for the infrequent exception, everybody discourages "cooking" microgreens because they say you lose nutritional value.But no one seems to have quantified just "how much do you lose?"So, I set out to find out because I wanted your 15 Microgreen Soup Recipes to be indeed savory, tasty, and nutritious.Find out more about the healthy, low cholesterol, low fat, low salt, high phytonutrient soups inside ...

Dinner on the Grounds

Author: James T. Farmer
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423636295
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
The bestselling author “pairs recipes for dining al fresco—everything from church potlucks and weddings to intimate gatherings—with seasonal ingredients” (HGTV). Whatever an event’s raison d’etre, a dinner on the grounds is filled with the classic elements of Southern culture—freshly cultivated food, family tradition, heirlooms, laughter and stories, all enjoyed in an outdoor venue. Southern lifestyle guru and author James T. Farmer III presents a collection of menus with mouthwatering recipes for every occasion, from traditional country church-hosted homecomings to lavish southern weddings, while reminding us that the art of grand Southern entertaining is not that each event need be grand, but that they are all grandly presented with style and confidence rooted in a heritage of hospitality. Praise for James T. Farmer and his books “A Southern gentleman who’s just as charming in the garden as he is in the kitchen. He’s compiled all his botanical experiences into A Time to Plant.”—Harper’s Bazaar “A Time to Cook, A Time to Plant and A Time to Celebrate are titles of three of his books that inspire readers to cultivate, decorate and salivate over their own efforts in the kitchen. His books contain descriptive text combined with colorful photographs and garden-to-table recipes.”—The Virginian-Pilot

Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites

Author: Alyce Alexandra
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760144118
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 453

Book Description
Alyce Alexandra, Australia’s thermo-cooking queen, shares with you her fresh favourites – real-food recipes celebrating seasonal produce, made doable and delicious in any brand of thermo cooker. These recipes are all about fresh, but also all about flavour! There are tasty pizzas, pastas, curries, cakes, burgers, breads, drinks, dumplings and more, all with fresh twists and all sure to satisfy. You’ll be eating healthier, saving money, wasting less and doing your bit for the environment with these quick and fuss-free recipes – including freezer-friendly meals, hearty dinners, baked goods, fermenting and preserving ideas, and guides for how to use up leftovers. Let Alyce show you how to get the most out of your thermo cooker, using it to cook tasty and nourishing fresh food every day. Includes recipes and options for vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free diets

Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening

Author: Peter Burke
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603586164
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
The Low-Tech, No-Grow-Lights Approach to Abundant Harvest Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening offers good news: with nothing more than a cupboard and a windowsill, you can grow all the fresh salad greens you need for the winter months (or throughout the entire year) with no lights, no pumps, and no greenhouse. Longtime gardener Peter Burke was tired of the growing season ending with the first frost, but due to his busy work schedule and family life, didn’t have the time or interest in high-input grow lights or greenhouses. Most techniques for growing what are commonly referred to as “microgreens” left him feeling overwhelmed and uninterested. There had to be a simpler way to grow greens for his family indoors. After some research and diligent experimenting, Burke discovered he was right—there was a way! And it was even easier than he ever could have hoped, and the greens more nutrient packed. He didn’t even need a south-facing window, and he already had most of the needed supplies just sitting in his pantry. The result: healthy, homegrown salad greens at a fraction of the cost of buying them at the market. The secret: start them in the dark. Growing “Soil Sprouts”—Burke’s own descriptive term for sprouted seeds grown in soil as opposed to in jars—employs a method that encourages a long stem without expansive roots, and provides delicious salad greens in just seven to ten days, way earlier than any other method, with much less work. Indeed, of all the ways to grow immature greens, this is the easiest and most productive technique. Forget about grow lights and heat lamps! This book is a revolutionary and inviting guide for both first-time and experienced gardeners in rural or urban environments. All you need is a windowsill or two. In fact, Burke has grown up to six pounds of greens per day using just the windowsills in his kitchen! Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening offers detailed step-by-step instructions to mastering this method (hint: it’s impossible not to succeed, it’s so easy!), tools and accessories to have on hand, seeds and greens varieties, soil and compost, trays and planters, shelving, harvest and storage, recipes, scaling up to serve local markets, and much more.

How to Grow Microgreens

Author: Fionna Hill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711234710
Category : Cooking (Herbs)
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
How to Grow Microgreens – the tiny seedlings of herbs and vegetables – are today’s hottest gourmet garnish, offering a multitude of colours, textures and distinct flavours, ranging from mild and subtle to spicy, hot or nutty. Larger than sprouts and smaller than ‘baby’ salad greens, microgreens are fantastic for those with limited garden space, as they are great to grow in containers on a terrace or windowsill. Immediate and practical, most varieties are ready in a week or so, and you can grow them in winter. As a bonus, as well as tasting great, nutritionally microgreens pack a powerful punch; they contain higher levels of active plant compounds than mature plants or seeds. How to Grow Microgreens provides detailed information – from planting to harvesting – for 25 popular vegetables and herbs, along with recipes and ideas on how to use them. There are also chapters on troubleshooting, the nutritional value of microgreens and how to encourage children to grow and enjoy them.

The Chef's Garden

Author: FARMER LEE JONES
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525541063
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 642

Book Description
An approachable, comprehensive guide to the modern world of vegetables, from the leading grower of specialty vegetables in the country Near the shores of Lake Erie is a family-owned farm with a humble origin story that has become the most renowned specialty vegetable grower in America. After losing their farm in the early 1980s, a chance encounter with a French-trained chef at their farmers' market stand led the Jones family to remake their business and learn to grow unique ingredients that were considered exotic at the time, like microgreens and squash blossoms. They soon discovered chefs across the country were hungry for these prized ingredients, from Thomas Keller in Napa Valley to Daniel Boulud in New York City. Today, they provide exquisite vegetables for restaurants and home cooks across the country. The Chef's Garden grows and harvests with the notion that every part of the plant offers something unique for the plate. From a perfect-tasting carrot, to a tiny red royal turnip, to a pencil lead-thin cucumber still attached to its blossom, The Chef's Garden is constantly innovating to grow vegetables sustainably and with maximum flavor. It's a Willy Wonka factory for vegetables. In this guide and cookbook, The Chef's Garden, led by Farmer Lee Jones, shares with readers the wealth of knowledge they've amassed on how to select, prepare, and cook vegetables. Featuring more than 500 entries, from herbs, to edible flowers, to varieties of commonly known and not-so-common produce, this book will be a new bible for farmers' market shoppers and home cooks. With 100 recipes created by the head chef at The Chef's Garden Culinary Vegetable Institute, readers will learn innovative techniques to transform vegetables in their kitchens with dishes such as Ramp Top Pasta, Seared Rack of Brussels Sprouts, and Cornbread-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms, and even sweet concoctions like Onion Caramel and Beet Marshmallows. The future of cuisine is vegetables, and Jones and The Chef's Garden are on the forefront of this revolution.

The Sprouting Book

Author: Ann Wigmore
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780895292469
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Filled with essential vitamins, proteins, and enzymes that cleanse, rejuvenate, and heal the body, sprouts just might be the perfect food. In The Sprouting Book, nutritionist Ann Wigmore unlocks the secrets to one of nature’s most beneficial foods, arming readers with all they need to know in order to eat, grow, and reap the benefits of sprouts. This comprehensive guide offers: Information on how sprouts work to strengthen your immune system, boost your metabolism, and increase your energy Methods on how to grow the best-looking, best-tasting sprouts for you and your family Facts on how sprouts can help to heal illness and improve your health More than fifty quick, simple, and delicious sprout recipes A trusted and celebrated source from a pioneer in natural health, The Sprouting Book is the perfect guide for dieters, vegetarians, athletes, or anyone who wants to look good and feel better.