Susan Belsinger Knihy

Basil takes you on an ambrosial journey of flavor and fragrance. Your guides for this savory expedition are a gardener and a chef. The gardener teaches you all you need to know to grow beautiful and aromatic basil with ease. The chef teaches you how to cook with basil to enjoy the utmost flavor. Complete with in-depth discussion on nearly fifty varieties and thirty-six receipes ranging from appetizers through desserts, Basil is the definitive book on this saucy herb.

Includes Southwest recipes for chiles, appetizers, sauces, breads, soups, tortilla, meats, eggs, pasta, beans, rice, desserts and more

The Culinary Herbal highlights 97 delicious varieties like black cumin, fenugreek, lemon balm, and sassafras, that every food lover will want to add to their kitchen garden. In this gorgeously photographed guide, home cooks will learn which herbs offer the most flavour, how to grow them at home, and how to put them to use.

Fresh herbs are a kitchen staple, and this hardworking guide details how to grow and use the 40 most important culinary varieties.