Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: ISBN: 9780731813407 Category : Cooking (Herbs) Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Updated edition of The authoritative book on herbs for gardeners and those who use herbs medicinally or for cooking. This edition includes 39 new herbs and over 200 recipes; planting calendar; design ideas for herb gardens; how to harvest and make herb oils; colour photography throughout for easy identification.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1448146100 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 354
Book Description
Jekka McVicar's passion for herbs has evolved over 40 years. In this, her first cookery book, 'queen of herbs' Jekka offers over 250 original recipes using simple garden herbs, along with tips for growing and maintaining them. Herbs have long been a part of British culinary history, yet few people utilise them to their full potential. Incredibly versatile, not only do herbs impart flavour, aroma and texture to dishes, they are extremely beneficial to our health. Much more than a cookbook, Jekka's Herb Kitchen features 50 herbs with a chapter and recipes devoted to each - Jekka's huge knowledge of each herb's history, cultivation and medicinal and culinary uses is unsurpassed. Her recipes are simple and economical - she shows how herbs can transform a cheap cut of meat, enliven a pasta sauce, and even add delight to desserts. She also offers suggestions for how best to combine herbs and what parts to use, gives ideas for using up a glut of a specific herb, and advises on how to preserve your herbs for the winter months. Moreover, this volume is a family affair - many of Jekka's recipes are inspired by her grandmother and mother, and the stunning illustrations are by Jekka's daughter, Hannah McVicar. With colour photographs throughout, this is a unique and beautiful volume from the UK's foremost authority on herbs.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472959450 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
From rosemary to wild garlic, and hyssop to sea kale, our food would be poorer without the herbs we grow. Jekka McVicar is the expert on herbs and how to get the best from them, and this new pocket book is the go-to guide for chefs and gardeners across the country. In a compact and handy A-Z format, this guide will ensure you get the best out of your herb garden, providing details such as when and where to plant, how hardy each plant is, how to nurture and care for your herbs and what each herb is best used for in the kitchen. Jekka's own photography of the herbs complements the text, providing a quick and colourful reference.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: 9780131788763 Category : Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
A unique and innovative combination of cookbook, gardening guide, and organic reference, "New Book of Herbs" illustrates how growing and using fresh herbs can enhance one's home, health, and garden.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: ISBN: 9781551928821 Category : Herb gardening Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
Kitchen gardeners, cooks who love herbs, and people interested in organic methods for growing herbs will all welcome this entirely redesigned, revised and updated edition of Jekka McVicar's all-time classic gardening bestseller, expanded with information on many new herbs and reformatted for a fresh, modern look. Crowned the "queen of herbs" by Jamie Oliver, McVicar includes here all the classics as well as 40 herbs that are new to the West. Her spread-by-spread reference work brings together all aspects of each herb: history, cultivation, propagation and harvesting, and cosmetic, medicinal and culinary uses. Chapters on propagation, harvesting and making herb oils are complemented with ideas for 10 different designs for herb gardens and a unique yearly calendar. Accurate colour photography makes identification simple and renders the book a glorious companion--the only book on the subject the reader will ever need.Probably the most authoritative book on herbs ever written, Jekka's Complete Herb Book has sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide in 12 languages.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0756672600 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
Jekka Mcvicar's original New Book of Herbs ushered in a new type of gardening reference book, covering a wide choice of herbs and their uses. Grow Herbs puts Jekka's comprehensive information into a fresh, up-to-date format for a new audience of keen organic gardeners, herb enthusiasts, and those interested in natural healthcare and herbal products for the home. Grow Herbs' opening chapter covers all practical aspects of designing, cultivating, and propagating herbs, with practical step-by-step photographs to illustrate Jekka's organic gardening techniques. The A-Z directory showcases her top 100 herbs, with close-up photography and advice on growing and using each species, cross-referenced to the sections on using herbs in the kitchen and around the home, which follow. These cover herb marinades, sauces and hot dishes, as well as household uses such as surface cleaners, room fragrances and pet care. Packed with practical horticultural advice as well as inspirational recipes and projects, Grow Herbs will encourage new gardeners to make herbs a part of their garden design, and shows experienced herb-growers how their plants can be put to use in the kitchen and around the house.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: Kyle Books ISBN: 9781856267830 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Jekka McVicar was crowned the "queen of herbs" by Jamie Oliver and is one of Rick Stein's food heroes. Her Herb Book has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide in 12 languages. Now McVicar returns with a comprehensive book with specific growing information on over 500 varieties of plants. The book encourages organic practices and caters to both first-time and experienced growers by combining basic information and trouble-shooting with more specific advice on cultivating particular species.Beginning with an overview of the nature of seeds, including how they are pollinated and fertilised, McVicar draws on her extensive experience of farming herbs, describing when and how to harvest, sort and store each seed.With the foundation laid, the main scope of the book begins: how does one grow specific plants from seeds? With practical growing instructions and planting recipes, the book covers over 500 genera, with many more varieties and cultivars, in practical and extensive detail. The range is enormous: alpines, annuals, aquatic plants, trees, herbs and cacti are just a few of the many categories of plants discussed, with helpful cross-referencing and photography to spur the reader into action.
Author: Jekka McVicar Publisher: ISBN: 9781554073658 Category : Herb farming Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the history, characteristics, and uses of the most poplar herbs, offers advice on growing herbs, and shares information on herbal remedies, recipes, and other uses.
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar
Author: Jekka McVicar