Cool basil from garden to table : how to plant, grow, and prepare basil
(2012)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/583.96/HENGEL,K
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, Minn. : ABDO, [2012]
©2012
©2012
DESCRIPTION
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781617831829, 1617831824, 9781617831829, 1617831824 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
Why grow your own food? -- All about basil -- Let's get growing -- Sow your seeds! -- Stages of growth -- Harvesting basil -- Basil Q & A -- Cool ingredients -- Kitchen tools -- Cooking terms -- Big-time basil parmesan dip -- Perfect pizza margherita -- Tempting tomato basil soup -- Tasty Thai noodles & basil -- Grilled cheese & pesto sammy -- Beauteous basil-lemon cake -- Wrap it up! -- Glossary -- Web sites -- Index
Examines growing basil at home, including the growth process, its uses once ripe, and recipes for homegrown basil dishes