Garlic: The Mighty Bulb
Published on 29. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-85783-060-9 (ISBN)
Description
The magic of garlic, for cooking and healing, has been known since the dawn of civilisation. Garlic: The Mighty Bulb is a comprehensive guide to using garlic at home, not just a staple when cooking but in a variety of ways. There's advice on growing your own (the best varieties for health) and how to cultivate and store the plant to maintain its healing properties. Author Natasha Edwards also demonstrates how to dry and plait garlic into traditional grappes, how to make up decongestants and boost the immune system. Plus a collection of 50 simple and varied recipes, from classic dishes such as aioli and chicken with 40 cloves of garlic to salad dressings and immune boosting winter soups.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Illustrations
col. illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85783-060-9 (9780857830609)
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Persons
Natasha Edwards grew up surrounded by garlic on the world-renowned garlic farm on the Isle of Wight run by her father, Colin Boswell, and she draws on her own knowledge and experience of cooking, eating and using garlic as a remedy. She is the co-author of The Garlic Farm Cookbook.
Content
- Cooking: Recipes for over 50 dishes that burst with flavour and also boost your health - Growing: Grow your own garlic with suggestions of the very best varieties and step-by-step guidance for planting, harvesting, plaiting and storing - Healing: Remedies with the power to treat and protect you from a large range of common illnesses, plus up-to-date research on garlic's many health benefits and therapeutic properties