One-Block Feast : An Adventure in Food from Yard to Table EPUB, MOBI, TXT
9781580085274 English 158008527X "Call me Ishmael" is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel, "Moby-Dick." Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, "Pequod," under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called "Moby-Dick"--the whale responsible for the captain's missing leg--Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast. A fictional work based on actual events, "Moby-Dick" is a classic that has been enjoyed for generations, and it's now available as part of the Word Cloud Classic series, making it a stylish and affordable addition to any library., Based on Sunset magazine's award-winning One-Block Diet blog, this ultimate guide to eating local explains how to raise and produce everything you need for completely made-from-scratch meals, all from your own backyard. Includes seasonal garden plans, menus, 100 recipes, and 15 projects such as installing bee hives, pressing olives for oil, brewing beer, making your own cheese, and raising chickens. Inspired by the locavore movement andSunset'sdedication to covering trends in cooking and gardening, food editor Margo True led a year-long staff effort to create seasonal feasts using only what could be grown or raised in a backyard-size plot at Sunset's office. Over the course of the ambitious project, the group shared their triumphs and often humorous setbacks on their James Beard Award-winning blog.Sunset's One-Block Feastchronicles the project's first year, and includes a bounty of new information, insights, cautionary tales, and fresh recipes to create a unique blend of backyard farming guide and engaging cookbook. Chapters are organized by season, each featuring detailed coast-to-coast planting and harvesting plans, an account of how that season's projects played out for the Sunset team, and a multicourse dinner menu composed of imaginative, appealing, and ultra-resourceful recipes made from home-grown ingredients, such as Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Chard and Sage Brown Butter, and Whole Wheat Pizzas with Roasted Vegetables and Homemade Cheeses. This generously illustrated, easy-to-follow modern homesteading manual will delight readers nationwide who want to get closer to their food., Based on the James Beard Award'winning blog The One-Block Diet, this all-in-one home gardening, do-it-yourself guide and cookbook shows you how to transform a backyard or garden into a self-sufficient locavore's paradise. When Margo True and her fellow staffers at Northern California'based Sunset magazine walked around the grounds of their Menlo Park office, they saw more than just a lawn and some gardens. Instead, they saw a fresh, bountiful food source, the makings for intrepid edible projects, and a series of seasonal feasts-all just waiting to happen. The One-Block Feast is the story of how True and her team took an inspired idea and transformed it into an ambitious commitment: to create four feasts over the course of a year, using only what could be grown or raised in their backyard-sized plot. She candidly shares the group's many successes and often humorous setbacks as they try their hands at chicken farming, cheese making, olive pressing, home brewing, bee keeping, winemaking, and more. Grouped into gardening, project, and recipe guides for each season, The One-Block Feast is a complete resource for planning an eco-friendly kitchen garden; making your own pantry staples for year-round cooking and gifts; raising bees, chickens, and even a cow; and creating made-from-scratch meals from ingredients you've grown yourself. Chapters are organized by season, each featuring a planting plan and crop-by-crop instructions, an account of how that season's projects played out for the Sunset team, and a multicourse dinner menu composed of imaginative, appealing, and ultra-resourceful vegetarian recipes, such as: Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Chard and Sage Brown Butter " Egg and Gouda Crepes " Whole Wheat Pizzas with Roasted Vegetables and Homemade Cheeses " Fresh Corn Soup with Zucchini Blossoms " Braised Winter Greens with Preserved Lemons and Red Chile " Summer Lemongrass Custards " Honey Ice Cream Generously illustrated and easy to follow, this ultimate resource for today's urban homesteader will inspire you to take 'eating local' to a whole new level., Based on the James Beard Award-winning blog The One-Block Diet, this all-in-one home gardening, do-it-yourself guide and cookbook shows you how to transform a backyard or garden into a self-sufficient locavore's paradise. When Margo True and her fellow staffers at Northern California-based Sunset magazine walked around the grounds of their Menlo Park office, they saw more than just a lawn and some gardens. Instead, they saw a fresh, bountiful food source, the makings for intrepid edible projects, and a series of seasonal feasts--all just waiting to happen. The One-Block Feast is the story of how True and her team took an inspired idea and transformed it into an ambitious commitment: to create four feasts over the course of a year, using only what could be grown or raised in their backyard-sized plot. She candidly shares the group's many successes and often humorous setbacks as they try their hands at chicken farming , cheese making , olive pressing , home brewing , bee keeping , winemaking , and more. Grouped into gardening, project, and recipe guides for each season, The One-Block Feast is a complete resource for planning an eco-friendly kitchen garden; making your own pantry staples for year-round cooking and gifts; raising bees, chickens, and even a cow; and creating made-from-scratch meals from ingredients you've grown yourself. Chapters are organized by season, each featuring a planting plan and crop-by-crop instructions, an account of how that season's projects played out for the Sunset team, and a multicourse dinner menu composed of imaginative, appealing, and ultra-resourceful vegetarian recipes, such as: Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Chard and Sage Brown Butter * Egg and Gouda Crepes * Whole Wheat Pizzas with Roasted Vegetables and Homemade Cheeses * Fresh Corn Soup with Zucchini Blossoms * Braised Winter Greens with Preserved Lemons and Red Chile * Summer Lemongrass Custards * Honey Ice Cream Generously illustrated and easy to follow, this ultimate resource for today's urban homesteader will inspire you to take "eating local" to a whole new level.
9781580085274 English 158008527X "Call me Ishmael" is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel, "Moby-Dick." Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, "Pequod," under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called "Moby-Dick"--the whale responsible for the captain's missing leg--Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast. A fictional work based on actual events, "Moby-Dick" is a classic that has been enjoyed for generations, and it's now available as part of the Word Cloud Classic series, making it a stylish and affordable addition to any library., Based on Sunset magazine's award-winning One-Block Diet blog, this ultimate guide to eating local explains how to raise and produce everything you need for completely made-from-scratch meals, all from your own backyard. Includes seasonal garden plans, menus, 100 recipes, and 15 projects such as installing bee hives, pressing olives for oil, brewing beer, making your own cheese, and raising chickens. Inspired by the locavore movement andSunset'sdedication to covering trends in cooking and gardening, food editor Margo True led a year-long staff effort to create seasonal feasts using only what could be grown or raised in a backyard-size plot at Sunset's office. Over the course of the ambitious project, the group shared their triumphs and often humorous setbacks on their James Beard Award-winning blog.Sunset's One-Block Feastchronicles the project's first year, and includes a bounty of new information, insights, cautionary tales, and fresh recipes to create a unique blend of backyard farming guide and engaging cookbook. Chapters are organized by season, each featuring detailed coast-to-coast planting and harvesting plans, an account of how that season's projects played out for the Sunset team, and a multicourse dinner menu composed of imaginative, appealing, and ultra-resourceful recipes made from home-grown ingredients, such as Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Chard and Sage Brown Butter, and Whole Wheat Pizzas with Roasted Vegetables and Homemade Cheeses. This generously illustrated, easy-to-follow modern homesteading manual will delight readers nationwide who want to get closer to their food., Based on the James Beard Award'winning blog The One-Block Diet, this all-in-one home gardening, do-it-yourself guide and cookbook shows you how to transform a backyard or garden into a self-sufficient locavore's paradise. When Margo True and her fellow staffers at Northern California'based Sunset magazine walked around the grounds of their Menlo Park office, they saw more than just a lawn and some gardens. Instead, they saw a fresh, bountiful food source, the makings for intrepid edible projects, and a series of seasonal feasts-all just waiting to happen. The One-Block Feast is the story of how True and her team took an inspired idea and transformed it into an ambitious commitment: to create four feasts over the course of a year, using only what could be grown or raised in their backyard-sized plot. She candidly shares the group's many successes and often humorous setbacks as they try their hands at chicken farming, cheese making, olive pressing, home brewing, bee keeping, winemaking, and more. Grouped into gardening, project, and recipe guides for each season, The One-Block Feast is a complete resource for planning an eco-friendly kitchen garden; making your own pantry staples for year-round cooking and gifts; raising bees, chickens, and even a cow; and creating made-from-scratch meals from ingredients you've grown yourself. Chapters are organized by season, each featuring a planting plan and crop-by-crop instructions, an account of how that season's projects played out for the Sunset team, and a multicourse dinner menu composed of imaginative, appealing, and ultra-resourceful vegetarian recipes, such as: Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Chard and Sage Brown Butter " Egg and Gouda Crepes " Whole Wheat Pizzas with Roasted Vegetables and Homemade Cheeses " Fresh Corn Soup with Zucchini Blossoms " Braised Winter Greens with Preserved Lemons and Red Chile " Summer Lemongrass Custards " Honey Ice Cream Generously illustrated and easy to follow, this ultimate resource for today's urban homesteader will inspire you to take 'eating local' to a whole new level., Based on the James Beard Award-winning blog The One-Block Diet, this all-in-one home gardening, do-it-yourself guide and cookbook shows you how to transform a backyard or garden into a self-sufficient locavore's paradise. When Margo True and her fellow staffers at Northern California-based Sunset magazine walked around the grounds of their Menlo Park office, they saw more than just a lawn and some gardens. Instead, they saw a fresh, bountiful food source, the makings for intrepid edible projects, and a series of seasonal feasts--all just waiting to happen. The One-Block Feast is the story of how True and her team took an inspired idea and transformed it into an ambitious commitment: to create four feasts over the course of a year, using only what could be grown or raised in their backyard-sized plot. She candidly shares the group's many successes and often humorous setbacks as they try their hands at chicken farming , cheese making , olive pressing , home brewing , bee keeping , winemaking , and more. Grouped into gardening, project, and recipe guides for each season, The One-Block Feast is a complete resource for planning an eco-friendly kitchen garden; making your own pantry staples for year-round cooking and gifts; raising bees, chickens, and even a cow; and creating made-from-scratch meals from ingredients you've grown yourself. Chapters are organized by season, each featuring a planting plan and crop-by-crop instructions, an account of how that season's projects played out for the Sunset team, and a multicourse dinner menu composed of imaginative, appealing, and ultra-resourceful vegetarian recipes, such as: Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Chard and Sage Brown Butter * Egg and Gouda Crepes * Whole Wheat Pizzas with Roasted Vegetables and Homemade Cheeses * Fresh Corn Soup with Zucchini Blossoms * Braised Winter Greens with Preserved Lemons and Red Chile * Summer Lemongrass Custards * Honey Ice Cream Generously illustrated and easy to follow, this ultimate resource for today's urban homesteader will inspire you to take "eating local" to a whole new level.