Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking (Paperback)

Posted by admin on May 19, 2010

Review

“At last a cookbook is coming that makes natural food appear glamorous and desirable…” — United Press international, February 21, 2007“In Super Natural Cooking, Swanson not only goes a long way toward helping ‘whole’ foods shed their stale, hippie stigma but also makes a strong case for putting natural foods at the center of an emerging, modern, global cuisine. Her seductive recipes, like lime-bathed peanut salad and an updated (almost guilt-free) take on the classic Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie, reach out to cooks who want to eat smart but still do it in style.”–Salon.com“Super Natural Cooking isn’t just any other cookbook; it’s meant to inspire and educate, utilizing natural and native ingredients and (more…)

Grow Your Own Herbs in Pots: 35 Simple Projects for Creating Beautiful Container Herb Gardens (Green Home) (Hardcover)

Posted by admin on April 7, 2010

Growing your own herbs appeals to the novice gardener, the small-space gardener, and the organic cook. Easy to grow, low maintenance, and inexpensive, herbs are both attractive and practical in the garden. In this book, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell provices all the information you need to grow your own herbs. First, choose your herb with a quick reference guide to the easiest herbs to grow in containers. Learn how to grow from seed, get advice on how to choose healthy seedlings when buying from a gardening store or nursery, and gain useful tips and techniques on how to feed and deal with pests organically. Next, select your container–terracotta pots, recycled containers, hanging baskets, windowboxes, and more. Over 30 step-b (more…)