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The Urban Kitchen Gardener: Growing & Cooking in the City

The Urban Kitchen Gardener: Growing & Cooking in the City

by TomMoggach (Author)

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    Illustrated 2012

    $3.31
Synopsis

Growing food is different in the city: life is faster and space is tight. So it is vital to focus on only the most rewarding edible plants. In The Urban Kitchen Gardener, Tom Moggach selects his best city crops, from the familiar chillies and strawberries to the more unusual Japanese shiso and Mexican mouse melons. For each entry, Tom offers practical advice on growing, picking, preserving and cooking your harvest. More than 150 delicious recipe ideas include Coriander and Coconut Chutney, Chilli Corn Bread, Shiso Granita and cocktails such as a Honey and Basil Daiquiri. He also shares expert advice for success with pots and containers, and on windowsills, patios, balconies, roof gardens, back gardens and allotments. Other chapters cover seed saving and green gardening. This is an inspirational guide to making the most of your urban plot, whatever its size.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 192
 Publisher: Kyle Books
Published: 05 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 1856269868
ISBN 13: 9781856269865

Media Reviews
Chillies on the window ledge and mouse melons on the patio. Tom Moggach sees food growing potential everywhere and shows you how to turn it into imaginative meals.' -- Lindsey Bareham, food writer
Tom has captured his knowledge, vast experience and infectious passion for growing and cooking in this exciting new book for urban gardeners. He shows that even the smallest of outdoor spaces can be productive and hugely rewarding. -- Joe Swift, garden designer and broadcaster
Tom Moggach offers a lesson on how to make greens exciting for children - with help from his mouse melons. * Evening Standard *
I loved this book: the tone is encouraging and enthusiastic, the recipes mouth-watering and the photos by Laura Hynd are beautiful, making this the ultimate edible gardener's guide. * BBC Gardens Illustrated *
He aims to revolutionise the way we cook and believes that with a few unusual finishing touches of exotic herbs, busy folks can make instantly interesting meals. * Metro *
Great for gardening beginners, it takes different fruit, vegetables, herbs and even edible flowers, and tells you how t grow them, including tips and recipes for cooking with your home-grown bounty. * Grazia *
A fun, quirky guide that not only offers 150 recipes that you actually want to try, but plenty of practical advice for growing in a small space. * The Edible Garden *
Author Bio
Tom Moggach runs City Leaf, an urban gardening company in London, and teaches people of all ages to grow and cook their own food. As a food journalist, he has written for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times and has reported for The Food Programme (Radio 4). He lives in London with his wife and daughter.