Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Spring -- Ready, Set . . . Grow! Beginner's Guide to Gardening -- CARROTS THRIVE IN RAISED GARDEN BEDS -- CANDY OF THE GARDEN: GROWING CHERRY TOMATOES -- Hello, Spring Greens -- Saag: Indian Style Mustard Greens -- Green Goddess Breakfast Juice -- Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy -- Sesame Roasted Kale -- Massaged Kale Salad -- Curried Kale Chips -- Cooking Up a Healthy Compost Heap -- Build Your Own Compost Bin -- The Birds and the Bees of Growing Food -- Chickens: The Snack Food of the Wild Kingdom -- SIX TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR BACKYARD CHICKS HEALTHY -- Eat Your Flower Garden -- Time for Tea with Flower Sandwiches -- Chicken Fried Zucchini Blossoms -- Up Your Local Food Game with Community-Supported Agriculture -- Carrot Top Pesto -- Asparagus -- Sunny-Side Up Asparagus Salad -- Asparagus and Mushrooms on the Grill -- Easy Roasted Asparagus -- Springtime Asparagus Pasta -- Miso-Glazed Tofu with Shiitakes and Asparagus -- Sugaring Season -- CHEERS TO MAPLE SAP -- BFFs: Rhubarb and Strawberries -- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie -- Strawberry Rhubarb Filling -- Rhubarb Consommé with Strawberries and Mint -- No-Bake Rhubarb and Strawberry Tart -- Strawberry Rhubarb Cherry Pie -- MARSHALL STRAWBERRY EXPLORES ITS ARTISTIC SIDE -- Strawberry Shortcake with Cashew Cream -- Cashew Cream -- A Fresh Take on Strawberry Shortcake -- Grandma's Buttermilk Biscuits -- Spring Treats -- Simple Radish Sandwiches -- Spinach and Radish Sprout Salad with Strawberries -- Get to Know Spring Wild Edibles -- A FORAGING FOODIE'S SPRINGTIME TREASURE: RAMPS -- Fresh Spring Flavors -- Redbud Flowers for Dessert -- Meringue Cookies -- Dandelion Greens with Potatoes and Sausage -- Petits Pois à la Française -- All in the Allium Family -- Spring Buttermilk Dressing -- Garlic Scapes Garlic Salt -- Ramp Pesto -- Sautéed Fish Wrapped in Ramps -- 2 Summer.

Summer Farmers' Market Must-Haves -- Tempura Green Beans -- THE MEANING OF A "FARMERS' MARKET" -- Green Gazpacho with Cucumbers -- Raw Okra Salad -- Eggplant -- Broiled Miso Eggplant -- Eggplant Caviar -- Chipotle-Marinated Eggplant Tacos -- Creamy Cilantro-Lime Slaw -- Eggplant Fries -- Day-to-Day Job of a Gardener -- ALL-NATURAL DEER REPELLENT -- Tons of Tomatoes -- Tomato Ice Cubes -- Canned Tomato Salsa -- Burst Cherry Tomatoes -- Millet Caprese Salad -- Panzanella Salad for Your Forgotten Bread -- The World's Best BLT -- Fried Green Tomatoes -- Tuscan-Flavored Roast Tomatoes -- Roast Tomatoes and Snow Peas -- Bacon-Wrapped Roasted Garlic -- Salsa Verde with Fresh Tomatillos -- Salsas -- Salsa Mexicana -- Salsa Verde -- Mango Nectarine Salsa -- Sun-Dried Tomatoes -- Sun-Dried Tomato Bonbons -- The Chicken and the Egg -- Gardener's Breakfast -- French Sailor Omelet with Salmon and Brie -- Fruity Summer Meringue -- Malt Vinegar Pickled Eggs -- Porch Drinks -- Homemade Root Beer Syrup -- Peach Mojitos -- Silky Strawberry Smoothie -- Tea Powered by the Sun -- Watermelon Puree -- Elderberry Syrup -- Blackberries Get the Cordial Treatment -- U-Pick, U-Cook Berries Adventure -- Pick Your Own Berries, Make Your Own Cobbler -- Classic Blueberry Pie -- Blueberry Sweets -- Blueberry Cobbler Cake -- Blueberry Sorbet -- Blueberry Cobbler 'N' Dumplings -- Thin Flour Dumplings -- Pie Crust -- Summer Berry Grunt -- Gojju: Blackberries in Sweet and Sour Gravy -- Summer Sauces for Sandwiches, Salads, and Snacks -- Spicy Peanut Sauce with Vietnamese Summer Salad Rolls -- Spicy Peanut Sauce -- Vietnamese Summer Salad Rolls -- Sweet and Sour Pumpkin Sauce -- Green Goddess Dressing for Iceberg Salad -- Simple Syrups Meet Your Herb Garden -- Mint and Orange Syrup over Raspberries -- Thyme and Lime Syrup over Melon -- Harrison Lake Garden Burger -- Chipotle Ketchup.

Beet and Honey Vinaigrette with Orange -- Asian-Inspired Mint Pesto -- Herb Oil Becomes Pumpkin Seed Pesto -- Black Walnut Vinaigrette -- Curry Vinaigrette for a Kohlrabi Papaya Salad -- Chili Herb Lime Vinaigrette with Barley Salad -- What Are You Bringing to the Pitch-In? -- Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie -- Caribbean Coleslaw -- Raw Walnut Tacos -- Pralines -- No-Dairy-Necessary Corn Chowder -- 3 Fall -- Reclaiming the Old Ways: Fermentation -- Pickled Peppers -- Quick Pickled Green Beans -- Pickled Brussels Sprouts -- Taqueria-Style Pickles with Carrot, Onion, and Jalapeño -- DIY Sauerkraut -- DIY Refrigerator Pickle Relish -- Persimmons -- Persimmon and Raisin Bread Pudding with Ginger Orange Rum Sauce -- Persimmon Jam -- Persimmon Panna Cotta -- Stuffed Acorn Squash with Quinoa and Persimmons -- Cranberry Jalapeño Persimmon Chutney -- Fall Favorites: Paw Paws -- Paw Paw and Apple Salad -- Paw Paw Cookies -- Apples -- Old-Fashioned Baked Apples -- Grandma's Apple Pie -- Spiced Apple Cider Granita -- Homemade Apple Butter -- Get Your Home Cooking On: From Restaurant Chef to Frugal Home Cook -- Make Your Own Crackers -- Vegan Chili That Never Ever Disappoints -- Granola Two Ways -- Honey Butter Granola -- Molasses Hazelnut Granola -- Simple Scones -- Meal Planning Is Not Lame -- Fried Chicken (the Whole Bird) -- Adaptability Is the Name of the Game at the Community Kitchen -- Turkey Leftovers Get the Pot Pie Treatment -- Later-Winter Soup with Turkey and Quinoa -- Kitchen Basics -- Basic Lentils -- Curried Lentils Bring the Heat and Sweet -- Yellow Lentil Bisque -- Bison, Pumpkin, Lentil Chili -- Lentil Tarragon Soup -- Make Your Own Stock -- Bone Broth with the Hub's Domestic Diva -- Rendering Lard the Right Way -- Dried Beans-Soak, Cook, Store -- Sprout It Yourself -- Black Bean Scramble with Quinoa and Lentil Sprouts -- Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Hummus.

Falafel in a Jiffy -- Gardens Still Going Strong in Fall -- Next-Level Gardening: Seed Saving -- Seed Saving 101 -- Walnuts -- Black Walnut and Maple Butter -- Hoosier Autumn Succotash -- Potato Leek Soup with Chanterelles -- Beyond the Jack-O'-Lantern -- Chicken Baked in a Pumpkin Pot -- Vegan Coconut Pumpkin Soup -- Candied Pumpkin Seeds -- Sautéed Pumpkin Slices -- Pumpkin Date Bread Pudding -- Pumpkin Flaxseed Doughnuts -- Gingery Pumpkin Frozen Custard -- Pumpkin Zucchini Bread -- Acorn Squash Tempura -- Roasted Spaghetti Squash Boat -- Cushaw Squash Cutlets -- Smoky Butternut Squash Soup -- Gnocchi with Butternut Squash and Gorgonzola -- 4 Winter -- One Farmer, Five Dogs, and the Eighty Sheep They Tend -- Cold Hardy Greens Thrive in the Hoop House -- Cold Weather Greens from the Hoop House -- Creamy Tahini Dressing -- Greens Recipes for the Cold Months -- Swiss Chard Gratin -- Collard Greens with Ginger and Sesame -- Brazilian-Style Collard Greens -- Polenta with Brussels Sprouts -- Fresh Brussels Sprouts Salad -- Roasted Curried Cauliflower -- Tuscan-Style Roasted Broccoli -- All Are Welcome at Joshua Ploeg's Pop-up Café -- Pizza Party -- Baking the Perfect Homemade Pizza -- Wild Bianca -- The Veganista -- Vegan Pizza Party -- Vegan Pizza Dough -- Nondairy Cashew Ricotta Cheese -- Butternut Squash and Sage Pizza -- Smoky White Pizza Sauce -- Zucchini Pizza Crust -- Homemade Pizza Sauce -- Choose Your Chickens Well -- Beef Tongue Pot Roast -- Garlicky Grilled Beef Heart -- Liver and Onions Tacos -- Chicken Liver Crostini -- Corned Beef Tongue for Saint Patrick's Day -- Traditional Corned Beef -- Root Vegetables -- Pickled Golden Beets -- Fennel, Beet, and Blood Orange Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette -- Cold Marinated Beet Salad -- Parsnip Soup with Sweet Potato Leaves -- Parsnip Cakes -- Roasted Parsnips and Carrots with Mustard.

Curried Carrot Soup -- Grandma Orr's Polish Rutabaga Mash -- Caramelized Turnips and Pears -- West Indian Slammin' Yam Salad -- Sweet Potato Fries -- Jerusalem Artichoke Soup -- Honey-Roasted Sunchokes -- Roasted Celery Root Soup -- Celery Root Remoulade -- Comfort Foods -- Welsh Rarebit -- Baked Brie Cooked over an Open Fire -- Goat Cheese Ball with Pecans, Cherries, and Bacon -- Flourless Chocolate Torte -- Don't Forget the Ganache -- Flan -- Caribbean-Inspired Hot Chocolate -- Eggnog, a Holiday Favorite -- Cranberry Apple Shake-up -- Warm Wine with Mulling Spices and Honey -- First Meal -- Woodstone Oven Eggs with Local Sausage and Parmesan -- Breakfast Gravy Meets Winter Veggies -- Vegetable Breakfast Scramble -- Banana Hemp Pancakes -- Chia Seed Breakfast Pudding -- A Farmer and a Chef Walk into a Bar . . . -- Soups and Stews -- Beef Stew with Winter Vegetables -- No-Meat Chili with an Indian Flair -- Lima Bean Ragout -- Mulligatawny Fights the Winter Blues -- Vegetarian Curry -- Homemade Curry Paste -- And a Happy New Year! -- Black-Eyed Pea Salad for Luck in the New Year -- Black-Eyed Peas and Cornbread -- Jalapeño Onion Cornbread -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.