The Curious Kitchen Gardener

Auteur

Linda Ziedrich writes about food from garden to table, food in history, and food across cultures. At her home in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, she continually experiments with the fruits and vegetables that she grows. She is also the author of First Fruits: The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry; The Joy of Pickling, now in its third edition; and The Joy of Jams, Jellies, and Other Sweet Preserves. See her website at agardenerstable.com.

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Enjoy a whole new tasty cuisine using unexpected  ingredients you can find in your own garden, from a Master Food Preserver and Gardener.

*The Curious Kitchen Gardener *is for cooks and gardeners interested in bringing novelty and variety into their lives and homes. It follows each season of planting and harvesting—featuring nearly 35 often overlooked edibles, with illustrations, and a delicious recipe for each, encouraging us to see our gardens as an integrated whole and a year-round practice. Calling upon decades of Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver experience, Linda Ziedrich includes fascinating cultural context and personal connections to each plant. The result is the story of how and why an adventurous gardener cultivated a unique cuisine for herself and her family—and how you can too.

Résumé
This guide to 35 lesser-known edible plants, with growing advice and simple recipes, will appeal to gardeners and foodies interested in bringing novelty and variety to their gardens and plates.