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In this beautiful volume Creasy presents her favorite heirloom vegetables. She visits Debra Friedman, a cooking interpreter at Old Sturbridge Villa... read full description

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May 16, 2009
Anju rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This is a combination gardening book and cookbook. The photography is beautiful, and it can be informative, but it's not terribly details. It's particularly informative about colonial planting, cooking, and eating habits.

On the gardening side, this is a good place to start for figuring out what sorts of crops and heirloom varieties you may want to try planting. It really made me want a yard so I could grow things—especially okra, which I love. I was a bit disappointed, though, in tha More...
Jul 02, 2009
Cathy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I borrowed this book from the library to get ideas on how to cook some of the vegetables I'm trying to grow in this year's garden. The pictures are beautiful and the history interesting. I'm not sure if I'll actually use any of the recipes, but I enjoyed looking at them.
Jan 23, 2011
Cathy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Really nice book, detailed, not much new for me.
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