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Spices & Herbs
I purchased this book a few days ago, and am now planning a spice shopping spree. I had no idea, although perhaps I should have guessed, that spices provide such dramatic health benefits–and that’s in addition to making my food taste delicious! Each spice has a dedicated chapter, which is part history lesson, part biology lesson, and part cooking lesson–going so far as to detail what other spices blend well with it, how to shop for it, how to store it, how long it lasts in various forms, as well as a tested recipe highlighting that particular spice.
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Working With Herbs
I am a backyard BBQ fanatic who has started competing at local BBQ competitions. Outside of heat, smoke and meat, the most important part of making good BBQ is in your seasonings. Whether it is making a rub, a baste, or sauce, it is important to balance the flavors and recognize what flavors are needed to take your recipe to the next level. This book gets a LOT of use and abuse in my house, and I have used it as a reference to help me blend/enhance flavors for SO many recipes. I can not recommend this book highly enough. If you want to learn the flavors, uses and pairings of spices, this book will do it.
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Herb Encyclopedia
This revised Encyclopedia of Herbs is the ultimate reference on herbs. It’s authoritative, detailed and encompasses everything you’ll want to know about over 500 herbs. There is plenty of useful guidance for the home gardener interested in growing herbs and generally learning more about the requirements and conditions necessary for growing herbs and using herbs. There are interesting stories and histories at the beginning of each herb section. Fun to enjoy and use on many different levels.
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Meals Taste Wonderful!
I really appreciated the first few pages with pictures of containers of herbs and directions on how to set them up. I brought this book with me to work and everyone wanted it. It makes a great gift; give it along with some herbs! You won’t be disappointed. Well designed; full of useful information; presented in an attractive format. Great information cover to cover. Using the right herds and spices can make all the difference in the world when it comes to the taste of a meal. Herbs in the right combination are fantastic, in the wrong combination they are disastrous.
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Rewarding Herb Gardens
This book is chock full of information from compost all the way to harvest. Inspiring recipes too! Tammy is clearly a Goddess in the garden. She gives the information of an experienced hand; someone who really knows, loves and respects herbs and the art of gardening. I’m very happy with this purchase! It has lots of information and many wonderful charts to help you in your selections of herb gardening. It has garden plans, charts to plan a theme garden, what part of each plant to use. Get it you won’t be disappointed!
