Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook

by Sarah Raven

This is the ultimate all-in-one reference for anyone who orders a fruit or vegetable box, is a regular at a farmers' market or simply dreams of a life filled with good quality food. Taking us through the year in six seasonal chunks of two months each, Gardener's World presenter Sarah Raven introduces us to the best vegetables, fruit and herbs grown in the UK. For each one, there are hosts of simple yet inspiring recipes - over 450 in all - ranging from Warm broad bean salad to Green mayonnaise; Spinach and Gruyere tart to Mint and pea tip risotto; Sweet potato gratin to Celeriac souffle; and Basil ice cream to Damson and almond pudding. Practical, engaging, and gorgeously realised with Jonathan Buckley's vivid photographs taken in Sarah's family garden in East Sussex, Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook offers a colourful and delicious repertoire of ideas that put vegetables, herbs and fruit at the centre of every meal, all year round.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference

Hardcover

First published June 4, 2007

Reviews

[ET · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this. Enjoyed the fact it was set out by month for eating seasonally and lovely recipes for anyone wanting to eat more veg.

[Bworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favourite cookbooks and I keep returning to it for inspiration or just to relax looking at the pictures. There are not only recipes, but also comments about varieties, a bit on gardening and trimming of vegetables, recommendations about whether to bother to grow yourself or buy.

What I also like is that the recipes are grouped by vegetable and in turn by season, so you don't have to look all over the place to find 5 ways to cook courgettes for example (there a lot of recipes for courgettes, by the way), and the recipes are usually consistent, i.e. not mixing fresh produce from different seasons.

Most recipes are easy to make and well explained, with alternatives for rare ingredients or to reduce labour (e.g. canned instead of fresh tomatoes to make tomato sauce)

Sarah Raven also manages to transmit her enjoyment of gardening, cooking and sharing, which helps set the mood for taking the time to cook and enjoy the result.