There can be no fresher tasting vegetables or herbs than the ones you've grown yourself. Whether you are a first-time allotment holder or an 'old-hand' the Vegetable & Herb Expert will shown you: How to get started. Where to grow your vegetables & how. What types & varieties to grow. Looking after your plants. Grow your own herbs. Deal with pests & diseases. Reliable easy-to-follow advice & information from EXPERT books
- the world's best-selling gardening series.
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Whatever the size of your garden or allotment you can grow your own vegetables. Even if you only have a balcony or a small paved area outside your kitchen you can grow more than you ever thought possible in pots containers & raised beds. Experienced vegetable grower John Harrison takes you through the entire vegetable year so that for all the main vegetables youll know exactly when you should sow your seeds dig your plot & harvest your crops. Choose the most appropriate vegetables for your particular soil & select the right position so that they flourish. Discover how to make your own compost & organic fertilisers as well as the best methods of controlling pests. Find out how to extend the season by buying or building your own cloches & cold frames. Put an end to worries that your shop-bought vegetables contain chemical residues or to concerns about the air miles such vegetables have flown en route to your table! ...

A season-by-season guide to cooking vegetables the Italian way Contains more than 400 authentic delicious & good-value vegetable ...

This book presents simple steps to gardening success from the experts at the RHS. Follow RHS show-how & know-how for a garden that looks great all year round (whatever size it is); from root veg to herbs & salads & inspirational tips & techniques on choosing the right seeds growing organic finding the best site fertilisers pest protection & more guarantee success. You can get perfect results: whether youre a green-fingered guru or a gardening novice. For more step-by-step gardening advice pick up other titles from this series. ...

The delicious recipes in this book will appeal to both vegetarians & meat-eaters
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If you thought you had to be a nutritionist to figure out a vegetarian diet its actually a lot simpler than you think. Eating vegetarian in addition to being healthy & delicious is just plain fun. Discovering new & exotic vegetables like celeriac or kohlrabi will widen your palate as well as your sense of adventure in the kitchen. Plus vegetarian cuisine is chockfull of dishes that are robust & flavorful & a match for any standard meat dish. & most important of all eating a plateful of vegetarian lasagne or pasta primavera or any other scrumptious dish prepared vegetarian style will let you indulge without guilt! With Vegetarian Cooking For Dummies youll get the skinny on just what lacto-ovo lacto & just plain vegan diets are all about & how to create nutritious meals from the rich cornucopia of whole grains legumes vegetables fruits nuts & seeds & dairy & egg substitutes that are the staple of the vegetarian menu. Youll also find out: How to get your full complement of protein & vitamins including calcium iron C B12 & zinc & from what often surprising food sources How to successfully convert to a vegetarian diet How to stock up a vegetarian pantry including tips on where to shop starting a kitchen garden as well as handy weekly & monthly food lists Vegetarian cooking basics including preparing ingredients cooking beans & grains handling tofu & tempeh washing & cutting fruits & vegetables Simple cooking techniques including baking boiling steaming sauteing & stewing The ins & outs of vegetarian etiquette Not only will you become fully acquainted with the new & delicious world of meat replacements (like tofu tempeh seitan textured vegetable protein veggie burgers & franks) & egg dairy yogurt & cheese substitutes youll see how truly simple & enjoyable cooking vegetarian can be. With over delicious 100 recipes youll find yourself choosing among such soon-to-be favorites as: Smoothie snacks including a Caramel Apple Smoothie & a Winter Berry Smooth Breakfast dishes including Savory Mushroom Tofu Quiche Healthy Pancakes & French Toasties Delicious dips including Hummus Baba Ghanouj & Fresh Avocado & Lime Dip Soups for all seasons including Vegetarian Chili with Cashews & Southern Sweet Onion Soup Scrumptious salads including Festive Broccoli Salad Tofu Salad & Lentil Vinaigrette Salad Entrees for everyone including Basic Bean Burritos Spinach & Mushroom Manicotti Garden Pizza & Tempeh Sloppy Joes Full of tips on adapting traditional recipes to vegetarian style cooking plus a spicy spin on old standbys like Home Fries Vegetarian Cooking For Dummies lets you reinvent the vegetarian lifestyle to suit your needs & tastes. With pages of full-color photos black-&-white how-to illustrations & humorous cartoons along the way this fun informative & upbeat guide makes every meal an exciting step in the journey toward lifelong health. ...

Meat-free recipes from the author of Britains bestselling special diets cookbook: Cooking Without Over 100 wheat gluten sugar salt dairy products yeast saturated fat & meat free recipes. Over 30 000 people have felt well again after using Cooking Without
- people with allergies chronic fatigue (ME) candida & other illnesses. The programme encourages you to build health by eating sufficient of the right kind of food at regular intervals. The result is a way of eating which encourages the body to produce extra energy which can then be used for elimination healing & weight control. The book was commissioned in response to huge demand for a new vegetarian Cooking Without. These recipes ensure that the right balance of protein in included.
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Every one of the 12 cookbooks that Arto der Haroutunian wrote became a classic; his thoughtful erudite writing helped to explain to westerners the subtlety complexity & diversity of Middle Eastern & North African cooking. Arto der Haroutunian was born in Aleppo Syria in 1940 & grew up in the Levant but came to England with his parents as a child & remained here for most of his life. He studied architecture at Manchester University & established a career designing restaurants clubs & hotels. In 1970 in partnership with his brother he opened the first Armenian restaurant in Manchester which eventually became a successful chain of six restaurants & two hotels. Given his passion for cooking it was a natural progression that he should then begin to write cookery books as they combined his love of food with his great interest in the history & culture of the region. It was his belief that the rich culinary tradition of the Middle East is the main source of many of our Western cuisines & his books were intended as an introduction to that tradition. All the many cookbooks written by Der Haroutunian have now been out of print for many years & second hand copies fetch hundreds of pounds. He died in 1987 at the untimely age of 47. He is survived by his wife & son who still live in Manchester. As well as his passion for cooking Arto der Haroutunian was a painter of international reputation who exhibited all over the world. His other interests included composing music & translating Turkish Arab Persian & Armenian authors. He was a true polymath. This is a wonderful cookbook & has become one of the two or three I reach for first & use most. The recipes are easy to follow & make the explanations are clear. Many of the recipes are introduced with stories from the region. ...

The inspiration behind this outstanding vegetarian cookery book was the authors desire to share both classic & internationally inspired dishes that will appeal to everyone
- vegetarian or non-vegetarian alike
- no matter the occasion. Their goal was to bring together an incredible variety of forms colours aromas & flavours. & although these recipes have been developed by chefs with a gourmet sensibility theyve made sure that the recipes can be mastered by anyone who enjoys cooking. Get inspired by these fresh flavorful & often festive recipes: Vegetarian Cassoulet Cannelloni Florentine Sweet Mama Squash Hushpuppies; Woodsy Mixed Sprout Salad Spicy Lentil Samosas Ratatouille; Braised Quinoa with Fennel & Boletus Mushrooms Cheese Fondue Linguine Canaletto; Ciabatta with Grilled Vegetables Goat Cheese & Alfalfa Sprouts Polenta Pasticciata; Sweet-Moroccan-Style Couscous Squash & Apple Gratin Vegetarian Chilli; Apple Strudel Caramelized Nectarines Scented with Vanilla Figs with Port. There are extraordinary health benefits that can be derived by adopting a more vegetarian based lifestyle & it also provides an opportunity to support artisan growers.

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Finally the diet vegetarians have been waiting for. Have you been feeling left out lately? Many is the vegetarian or vegan who has watched their meat-eating friends with envy as they followed the Atkins diet & the pounds dropped off. There's no doubt about it: a high-protein low-carbohydrate diet really does work. But what about vegetarians & vegans? Is it possible to follow a high-protein diet without the fry-ups or the meat? & can it really be a healthy way of life? The answer to all these questions is a resounding 'yes'. Top vegetarian cookery writer Rose Elliot has devised an easy to follow meat-free answer to the Atkins diet. Scientifically formulated to make your metabolism stop burning carbs & start burning fat her diet helps you to lose weight & make carb cravings mood swings & energy lows a thing of the past. With over 80 delicious mouth-watering recipes top tips for losing weight & staying slim carbohydrate counters menu plans & an explanation of why the diet works this is the must-have book for any vegetarian or vegan who wants to lose weight. ...