Synopses & Reviews
Many cooks take special pride in making the best of in-season herbs and vegetables as they become available, using each one in a surprising range of dishes. Of course, these cooks are always ready for the harvest with a variety of time-tested recipes to make everything from main dishes to soups and stews to side dishes, breads, and so much more.
Onions Love Herbs arrives just in time, because there's no denying it, people who enjoy good food are taking their onions very seriously these days. In addition, more cooks are using other relatives of the onion family -- known collectively as alliums -- including shallots, scallions, chives, garlic, and leeks. When combined with fragrant, delectable herbs, these delightful bulbs take on a wealth of rich and varied flavors.
Onions Love Herbs is a country-style gourmet's guide to main and side dishes, appetizers, breads, and more. Experienced and novice cooks alike will find this an invaluable, must-have addition to the kitchen library.
Synopsis
Take advantage of the growing interest in herbal cooking with this book from a beautifully presented unique series.
Synopsis
Meats, soups, sandwiches, salads -- it's hard to think of a meal that isn't enhanced by the onions or its relatives: emerald chives, sweet scallions, succulent shallots, tender leeks, robust garlic, and aromatic onions. Onions Love Herbs showcases these versatile foods in delectable mixtures with herbs including basil, thyme, chervil, and rosemary. More than 30 imaginative recipes are presented, offering wonderful combinations for delicious stews, soups, sauces, and breads.
About the Author
Besides editing Storey's Fresh from the Garden Cookbooks, Ruth Bass is also a columnist and features editor for the award-winning Massachusetts daily newspaper The Berkshire Eagle, and has written for other publications that include The Boston Globe, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Yankee magazine. The titles in her Fresh from the Garden Cookbooks are: Herbal Breads, Herbal Sweets, Herbal Soups, Herbal Salads, Tomatoes Love Herbs, Onions Love Herbs, Peppers Love Herbs, and Mushrooms Love Herbs. She also co-authored the book, Teen Careers with Ralph Freas, and was one of several authors for the book, Massachusetts: Recipes for All Seasons. Ruth has three children and lives with her husband in Richmond, Massachusetts.