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SB323.C3S56 2014 635'.0971 C2014- 905409-2 C2014- 905410-6 Contents Introduction: HOW TO GROW WHAT YOU EAT AND EAT WHAT YOU GROW Spring: PLAN, THEN PLANT The Soil Is a Living Thing Make Your Own Custom Fertilizers What Are You Going to Grow? Get a Head Start Prepare the Garden It’s Time to Plant Active and Passive Slug Control How to Grow Potatoes SPRING RECIPES Fresh Herb Chimichurri Salsa Verde Pico de Gallo & Guacamole Garden-Style Wor Wonton Soup with Homemade Wontons Chickpea Salad with Cilantro Pesto Herbed Tabbouleh Radish & White Bean Salad Quick Pickled Shallot Dressing Goddess of the Ranch Dressing Chicken & Rainbow Chard Chicken Fricassee with Garden Vegetables Broiled Sockeye with Garden Herbs Garden Variety Lettuce Wraps Veal Scallopini with Parsley Caper Sauce The Green Man’s Meatloaf Kangaroo Meatballs in Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Italian Sausage Meatballs Saag Paneer Sautéed Chard & Onions Sicilian Chard Wild Rice & Greens Rice Pilaf Spicy Broccoli Rabe with Pasta Red Lentil Dal Parsley Butter Noodles The Original Rhubarb-Blueberry Crumble Super Simple Pita Bread Summer: A SEASON OF EDIBLE DELIGHTS Toughen Up Your Transplants Companion Planting and Natural Succession How to Grow Tomatoes How to Grow Asparagus A Time to Kill Eliminate Sod & Expand Your Garden How to Cure Potatoes for Storage How to Cure Onions for Storage How to Harvest Garlic SUMMER RECIPES Basil Pesto Garlic Scape Pesto Mashed Pea Bruschetta Basil Garlic Dip VersatileCauliflower Soup Fresh Sofrito Tzatziki Cucumber Salad Pharoah Salad Farmhouse-Style Sliced Onion Salad Dill Potato Salad Zero-Fat Dressing Fried Halibut with Tartar Sauce Pasta with Cherry Tomato Tuna Sauce Frittata, Three Ways Beef Enchiladas with Fresh Mexican Tomato Sauce Malai Kofta in Tomato-Ginger Sauce Baked Polenta Sweet Corn Polenta Sofrito-Poached Eggs Tapas-Style Fried Potatoes Seasoned Oven Fries Salad Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce Chiang Mai Noodles Spinach & Feta Penne Linguini with Creamy Pesto Sauce Fancy Broccoli Tamil Turnip Greens Green Beans with Shallots & Almonds Jamaican Rice & Peas Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Spicy Zucchini Scones Quick Fridge Relish Randy’s All-Purpose Seasoning Fresh Tomato Catsup Autumn: THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Put the Garden to Bed How to Grow Leeks Home Canning Basics AUTUMN RECIPES Old-Fashioned Bread & Butter Pickles Classic Dill Pickles Old-Fashioned Relish Spicy Pickled Beets Even Easier Pickled Beets Farm-Style Pear Sauce Garden Harvest Minestrone African-Style Butternut Squash Soup Roasted Tomato Basil Soup Darcy’s Onion Soup Baked Chicken & Rice (Arroz con Pollo) Lamb & Spinach Kebabs Lamb Shoulder Chops with Coriander Rub African Lamb Shanks Herbed Mustard Rack of Lamb Grilled Lamb with Herbs French Lentil Stew with Lamb Sausages Darcy’s New World Bolognese Sauce Spicy Meatballs in Greek Tomato Sauce Beef & Spinach Cabbage Rolls Baked Zucchini Ratatouille Angry Penne with Spicy Arrabiata Sauce Roasted Cauliflower Green Beans with Pepitas Grilled Autumn Vegetables Bacon & Mushroom Kale Duck Fat Rosemary Potatoes Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Cheddar Dill Biscuits Frank Shore’s Dumplings Parmesan Fricos Apple-Pear Streusel Winter: ENJOY THE BOUNTY A Case for the Backyard Greenhouse Grow Sprouts on Your Kitchen Counter Habits of Healthy People Eat Plant-Based Meals and Like It Eat Less, But Better, Meat WINTER RECIPES Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Herbed Ricotta Spread