Growing & Using Basil: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-119 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin) [Paperback]

Ellen Ogden (Author)

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Publication Date: January 9, 1990 | Series: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin (Book 119)

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BASIL – AND MORE!               

Basil is one of the most popular and widely grown herbs in the world.  With its delicate aroma and sweet-spicy flavor, it’s no wonder that basil, a staple in kitchens around the world, is the favorite culinary herb of today’s chefs!

In Growing & Using Basil, Ellen Ogden offers all the information you'll need to grow, harvest, and cook with basil in all its varieties of flavor. Whatever the basil you want to grow--sweet, purple, opal, lemon, cinnamon, anise, napoleatano, camphor, holy, or something more exotic--the information you need is right at your fingertips. Better still, you'll find dozens of recipes for using your basil in everything from pestos and basil vinegars to grilled bluefish wrapped in mammoth basil leaves and cinnamon basil custard.

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Basil is one of the most popular and widely grown herbs in the world. With its delicate aroma and sweet-spicy flavor, it's no wonder that basil, a staple in kitchens around the world for many centuries, is the favorite culinary herb of today's chefs!

In Growing & Using Basil, Ellen Ogden offers all the information you'll need to grow, harvest, and cook with basil in all its varieties of flavor. Whatever the basil you want to grow--sweet, purple, opal, lemon, cinnamon, anise, napoleatano, camphor, holy, or something more exotic--the information you need is right at your fingertips. Better still, you'll find dozens of recipes for using your basil in everything from pestos and basil vinegars to grilled bluefish wrapped in mammoth basil leaves and cinnamon basil custard.

About the Author

Ellen Ogden is a contributor for Storey Books titles including: Growing & Using Basil. Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-119

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; First Edition edition (January 9, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882666304
• ISBN-13: 978-0882666303
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > General

More About the Author

Ellen Ecker Ogden co-founded The Cook's Garden seed catalog in 1984, introducing home gardeners to exceptional European and American heirloom lettuces and salad greens. The catalog grew to include a range of culinary specialties for gardeners, and Ellen developed seasonal recipes for the catalog, as well as her first cookbook, From the Cook's Garden. She has written five books on cooking and garden, and continues to teach and lecture on food and garden topics. Her newest book will be published in Spring 2011, The Complete Kitchen Garden (Stewart, Tabori and Chang) featuring her own kitchen garden designs to inspire gardeners to elevate their vegetable gardens into a work of art. Ellen contributes to numerous national magazines, and has been a guest on PBS- Victory Garden and HGTV. Visit her website at www.ellenogden.com

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This review is from: Growing & Using Basil: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-119 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin) (Paperback)

This wisdom bulletin contains ideas for starting basil from seed, companion planting, how much basil you should plant, the various types and varieties of basil (don't look for an all-encompassing list, but about 10 or so different varieties are discussed). Pesto, vinegars and even mayonnaise are offered as recipes. Have you ever tried cinnamon basil custard, lemon basil tea bread or rice or marinade? There are a couple recipes for fish using anise basil. The source for plants and seeds list offers several really great companies if they aren't on your gardening list yet.