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This text brings together the two passions of the author: cookery and gardening. Christopher Lloyd describes how he grows and cooks fruit, vegetables, salad plants and herbs and asserts that if one grows food for flavour, it ought then to be cooked to bring out the best flavour.
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Christopher Lloyd was among the best informed, liveliest, most worthwhile gardening writers of our time and the author of a host of classics. He lived in Northiam, East Sussex and died in January 2006.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Any reader familiar with my writing might well wonder why cookery should enter into it. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Christopher Lloyd's passion for plants is brought to life by his use of them in the kitchen, while his delight with fine food and flavours is made obvious through his careful choice of species.
He writes as if he is having a conversation with the reader making it a very personal and entertaining read, and an adventure to cook. This book is like a diary of his kitchen and his garden all at once, with sumptious photographs of plants, his garden and his gardeners.
What makes this book such a joy are his recommendations of the species which give each recipe its distinct flavour and the fact that he cites where the recipe ideas came from originally, and gives tips on how to grow and propagate the vegetables and fruit. He also quotes from a wide variety of literature giving a fascinating insight into his mind and ideas.
It is a wonderful book for anyone who is interested in either gardens, food or life.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are many other books that probably do this better, cooking from what you grow, but where this excels is in the life and opinions of Lloyd himself. His daschund 'Dahlia' eating the rising bread dough and uncomfortably rising herself, his dismissal of people who say cucumbers are difficult to digest and his relaxed approach, not all the jobs that should be done in the garden or kitchen do get done. Sometimes it is forgetfulness, but sometimes he just can't be bothered! A great addition to any gardener or cooks' bookshelf.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been looking for a book which combined practical advice on the kitchen garden for experienced gardeners, with a collection of imaginative, useful recipes for fruit and vegetables. I should have known Christopher Lloyd was the one to go for, but like a fool I just associated him with ornamental gardening.
If I want to know how far apart to plant peas, for that I have The Vegetable & Herb Expert: The world's best-selling book on vegetables & herbs and The Vegetable Garden Displayed (Wisley). I need the equivalent of a wise old uncle who can give me the benefit of years of experience for all those tricky things the other books don't cover. Christopher Lloyd is just the chap. The book is divided into Fruit Trees, Soft Fruit, Root Vegetables, Green Vegetables, Salads (including a section on edible flowers) and Herbs, with an index at the back; a sensible arrangement that makes it easy for the cook as well as the gardener. Here is a little essay, a page or so on each fruit or vegetable; best varieties, useful advice, things to watch out for; and then a selection of good recipes. The pictures are very good but they are just icing on the cake. I now know all sorts of things about growing and cooking Globe Artichokes that I wish I'd known years ago, and I stand a better chance of avoiding potato blight than before.
Not everyone will like Lloyd's style; he is for admirers of Clarissa Dickson Wright rather than Jamie Oliver, his language elegant and literary, and, to my mind at least, none the worse for that.
If I want to know how far apart to plant peas, for that I have The Vegetable & Herb Expert: The world's best-selling book on vegetables & herbs and The Vegetable Garden Displayed (Wisley). I need the equivalent of a wise old uncle who can give me the benefit of years of experience for all those tricky things the other books don't cover. Christopher Lloyd is just the chap. The book is divided into Fruit Trees, Soft Fruit, Root Vegetables, Green Vegetables, Salads (including a section on edible flowers) and Herbs, with an index at the back; a sensible arrangement that makes it easy for the cook as well as the gardener. Here is a little essay, a page or so on each fruit or vegetable; best varieties, useful advice, things to watch out for; and then a selection of good recipes. The pictures are very good but they are just icing on the cake. I now know all sorts of things about growing and cooking Globe Artichokes that I wish I'd known years ago, and I stand a better chance of avoiding potato blight than before.
Not everyone will like Lloyd's style; he is for admirers of Clarissa Dickson Wright rather than Jamie Oliver, his language elegant and literary, and, to my mind at least, none the worse for that.
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A lovely book
Christopher LLoyd wrote with such a lovely, natural, chatty style this book is a real pleasure to read. Read more
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Can I give it more than 5 stars?
I bought this when it was first published and dipped into it again when I bought a copy for my son for Christmas. This is totally original writing owing nothing to other authors. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by R. Clark
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