Jamie Oliver focuses on the connection between a backyard vegetable patch and the kitchen table. Organized by specific ingredients rather than traditional meal courses, the book provides guidance on growing and cooking seasonal produce like potatoes, strawberries, zucchini, and rhubarb. Oliver discusses soil health and basic gardening techniques alongside over one hundred recipes. He advocates for a rustic approach to food, featuring dishes like wood-fired pizzas, hearty stews, and garden salads that utilize fresh herbs and homegrown vegetables as the primary flavor profile.
This book is for home cooks who want to start their own edible garden or learn to shop according to the seasons. Readers who live in rural areas or have small allotments find it useful for managing seasonal gluts of produce. The audience walks away with a practical understanding of how to sow seeds and harvest crops, plus the culinary skills to turn those raw ingredients into simple, unpretentious meals. It bridges the gap between horticulture and cookery.
Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
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- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
