Cooking from the Garden

This title features over 200 recipes for the kitchen gardener. There is a major trend for eating home-grown, minimally processed foods. The dishes included here are innovative, easy to prepare and use readily available ingredients. The vegetable garden is back - thanks to renewed interest in living green, rising food prices and a desire to eat tasty, healthful food grown close to home. Eating fresh unprocessed food has universal appeal. Farmers' markets, community gardens and the availability of organic vegetable plants, have more gardeners than ever digging up recipes for delicious, down-to-earth dishes. More than 200 recipes, taken from the pages of "Taunton's Kitchen Gardener" magazine, will delight growers and home cooks everywhere. The dishes included here are innovative and easy to prepare. They range from starters, sauces and snacks to main dishes and desserts. Even seasonal recipe menus have been included for good measure! Anyone who loves fresh produce will reap ideas on how to make use of abundant yields and take advantage of seasonal buys at the market.