Flora C. Caputo Bücher

There is a revival in using savory herbs and edible florals in the kitchen, particularly in cocktails and desserts. This book gives some guideposts as to what herbs and flowers work with what ingredients so that you can get creative with your garden bounty in a smart way. Each herb and flower has a recipe developed by the author to give you some inspiration in the kitchen, from a sage and brown butter apple pie to citrus oregano butter cookies to a cilantro coconut lime cheesecake. You're cooking muse will be inspired to look at herbs and flowers a little differently. This labor of love took 2 years with many visits to the library, a burgeoning backyard garden, a few baking disasters as well as many successes in the kitchen. You will find that using garden herbs and flowers in this way allows you to really explore your talents in the kitchen, and create some pretty unique, delicious and lovely things.

Through wind, drought, fire, and water, a seed can be one of the most tenacious miracles on the planet. A seed is life, and life always finds a way. Follow how a seed magically beats the odds time and time again, to transform the world. A seed has many ways to move and make the world green. Rich, detailed black and white illustrations splashed with color tell the story of how different seeds travel. Milkweed uses feathery tails and wind to travel. Water lilies use water to move their seeds. Lupines explode their seeds far and wide. Burdock seeds use hooks and barbs to hitch a ride on a passing deer. These journeys will inspire a child to do the same-to bloom wherever they are planted.