Vegetables

The 101 recipes in this volume are all short and simple with easy-to-follow steps, using readily available ingredients and are accompanied by a full-colour photograph of the finished dish.

Covering everything from snacks and starters to main meals, desserts and drinks, this selection of over 100 vegetarian recipes for every day as well as special occasions contains contemporary and stylish for that can all be cooked in under half an hour.

ISBN: 9780753712627

This is not just for vegetarians - an increasing number of people are reducing the amount of meat in their diet and looking for original vegetable ideas for their everyday cooking and for special occasions. Now with stunning new colour photographs that show just how appetising and stylish vegetarian food can be, this proven best-seller offers variations on all the old favourites, plus hundreds of exciting new concepts and combinations to turn everday eating into something really special. COVER PRICE £6.99

isbn: 9780572028084

In this revised, re-illustrated and expanded edition of 'Matthew Bigg's Complete Book of Vegetables', gardeners will find all the essential information to make their vegetable garden a success. This comprehensive work covers over 90 vegetables, from familiar favourites like lettuce and leeks to exotic ones like karela and wasabi, helping you out no matter what vegetable you want to grow. A large selection contains practical advice on how to grow top-quality plants from propagation to harvest, wherever you want to grow them - whether in containers, in grow bags or under glass. There's information on controlling pests, crop rotation and companion planting, and the pages are brimming with ideas for 'green' gardening, soil improvement and weed control. An invaluable list of supplies enables you to source all the varieties mentioned and the directory of vegetables has been granted the Rotal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit after undergoing extensive trials.

A complete guide to identifying, preparing, preserving and cooking with fruit. It includes information about the fruits' history, varieties and nutritional value with a full-colour reference guide to both common and exotic fruits of the world and advice on buying and storing. COVER PRICE £7.95

ISBN: 9781842151457

Discusses the ecological dimension of food production together with issues concerning nutrition and special diets. This book offers a repertoire of soups, main courses, salads, desserts, breads, cakes and biscuits. It includes community-size quantities alongside family-size quantities. It is suitable for teaching centres and communities.

ISBN: 9781900322256

With the ever-increasing popularity of allotment gardening, this book offers over 200 fresh and flavoursome ways to cook and enjoy home-grown fruit and vegetables. Whether you've just plucked some mouth-watering carrots from your plot or are dealing with a sudden glut of courgettes, you will never lack inspiration again. Choose from a host of delicious seasonal soups and salads, light meals, main courses and desserts, plus a wide range of tasty pickles and preserves. Also featuring essential growing tips and advice on how to store and preserve your harvest, this book shows you how to celebrate your produce all year round.

"The Greengrocer" is part of a beautifully designed and photographed ingredients-based series that is about respect for the source, and eating as well as you can by developing your knowledge of the ingredients that form the basis of the food you set on your family table. In an age of convenience-driven shopping habits, "The Greengrocer" explains how and why we should take the time and the care to select and use the best-quality ingredients for cooking.

As passionate about his vegetables as he is about cooking Brian Tucker keeps his advice on planting simple and his recipes easy to follow, making this an ideal introduction for anyone wanting to plant, pick and cook their own food. With the conscious decision made by many families to 'shop local' and cut down the food miles together with the desire to grow their own food Grow and cooks simple, no nonsense approach will encourage anyone who wants to both grow and cook their own to have a go at growing the common, and no so common vegetables and herbs.

A recent survey found that Brussels sprouts were the most hated vegetable in Britain, yet though the sprout is often the butt of the jokes around the Christmas dinner table, there are actually many things to love about the lowly sprout. Sprouts are full of vitamins, folic acid and dietary fibre - and consuming them doesn't have to be a chore. There are an abundance of recipes new and old championing the use of sprouts in cooking, from the quirky Brussels Sprouts in Beer to the rather more stylish Brussels Sprout Gratin. If you still can't bring yourself round to the idea of consuming a Brussels sprout, why not try your hand at Brussels sprouts indoor boules, or making them into original, conversation-stopping jewellery? Whatever you choose to do with your sprouts, "The Sprout Book" uncovers a whole new world of sprout-related pleasure in this highly eccentric (and embarrassingly flatulent) gift book.

ISBN: 9781843172901

Drawing directly from his experience as an acclaimed climate-change gardener, and of setting up a kitchen garden from scratch for River Cottage, Mark explains the practical aspects of organic growing, introduces us to a whole world of vegetables we may not have previously considered, and does away with alienating gardening jargon once and for all. Mark begins with a catalogue of vegetables that will grow in this country, explaining for each their benefits, what varieties to go for, dos and don'ts, and popular culinary uses. He then invites us to create a wish list of foods, and shows us his own list from his early gardening days. Next, he explains how to turn this wish list into a coherent kitchen garden plan appropriate for our space, whether it be a patch of acidic soil, a roof-top garden or an allotment, whether we put on our wellies in every free moment or are 'time-poor' gardeners. Then he puts all the theory into practice, showing us how to look after nutrients in the soil, how to resist pests and diseases, and how to make our garden sustainable and organic. In clear, concise sections we learn about seed trays, supporting plants with climbing structures, mulching, composting, companion planting, irrigation and promoting pollination, and there are additional tables showing sowing and harvesting times, plant sizes, and alternative varieties of plants for different sites. About thirty recipes and a directory of useful addresses finish the book, and the handbook is complemented by bright colour photography throughout. Practical and inspiring, with a textured hard cover and an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Veg Patch is destined to join Handbooks No. 1, 2 and 3 as an indispensible household reference.

A definitive guide to vegetables, with essential information on buying, preparing and cooking the vast range now available, from one of the most trusted and knowledgeable cookery writers working today.

Over 40 vegetables, and everything you could possibly need to know about them! Arranged by season, this book will ensure that you always have the freshest and tastiest ingredients at the ready. Each vegetable is described in depth, featuring the following: Origins Nutritional values Growing calendar Varieties Complimentary flavours and foods Cooking methods Preparation Preservation Indispensable recipes (2 pages) COVER PRICE £14.99

Whether you are a committed vegetarian, whether you like to vary your routine with meatless dishes, whether you are cooking for yourself or a large family, this book will provide a fabulous range of continual fresh and inspirational ideas.

ISBN: 9781840385236