Garden Feast: Growing And Cooking Fruit And Vegetables With Old Fashioned Flavour

Homegrown, handpicked and homecooked: the essential guide to growing and cooking your own fruit and veg with old-fashioned flavour, from former Gardening Australia presenter turned Channel 9 Garden Guru, Melissa King.

Horticulturalist, gardening writer and tv presenter Melissa King invites you to join a feast in which the garden provides inspiration for mouth-watering meals based on fresh seasonal ingredients.

Melissa introduces us to a world of fruits and vegetables never seen in the shops, with a particular focus on heirloom varieties which have been lovingly preserved by generations of gardeners. From the rich, sweet flavour of the charcoal-fleshed Black Russian tomato to the deliciously tender pods of the Purple King bean, the spectacular colours and flavours are a true feast for the eyes and the tastebuds.

Detailed, practical information for the gardener on everything from climate and soil type to watering and harvesting means everyone can enjoy these reliable, productive, easy-to-grow garden treasures. As each chapter moves from the garden to the kitchen, there are simple -- and simply delicious -- recipes which have been specially designed to showcase the natural flavours of garden-fresh produce. With additional features on health and nutrition, creating gardens in small spaces, a guide to bottling and preserving, an information on complementary herbs, this is an essential reference to the gourmet gardener.

A sumptuous book full of colour, texture and flavour, 'Garden Feast' will delight the senses.