JEKKA MCVICAR

The Queen of Herbs uses her 40 years of plant knowledge to showcase the best herbs for culinary and medicinal uses

Jekka McVicars passion for herbs has evolved over 40 years. In this, her first cookery book, queen of herbs Jekka offers over 250 original recipes using simple garden herbs, along with tips for growing and maintaining them.Herbs have long been a part of British culinary history, yet few people utilise them to their full potential. Incredibly versatile, not only do herbs impart flavour, aroma and texture to dishes, they are extremely beneficial to our health. Much more than a cookbook, Jekkas Herb Kitchen features 50 herbs with a chapter and recipes devoted to each - Jekkas huge knowledge of each herbs history, cultivation and medicinal and culinary uses is unsurpassed. Her recipes are simple and economical - she shows how herbs can transform a cheap cut of meat, enliven a pasta sauce, and even add delight to desserts. She also offers suggestions for how best to combine herbs and what parts to use, gives ideas for using up a glut of a specific herb, and advises on how to preserve your herbs for the winter months. Moreover, this volume is a family affair - many of Jekkas recipes are inspired by her grandmother and mother, and the stunning illustrations are by Jekkas daughter, Hannah McVicar. With colour photographs throughout, this is a unique and beautiful volume from the UKs foremost authority on herbs.

Jekka knows herbs like no one else let her help you transform your garden and your cooking! Jamie OliverIf you want to grow the very best herbs, you need this book in your life. In fact, this book is way more than that, its packed full of Jekkas knowledge, advice and observations from a lifetime of dedication to the wonderful world of growing. Herbs are life! Nathan OutlawNo one has done more to both educate and enthuse the nation in the appreciation and use of herbs as part of our gardens and kitchens as Jekka. Monty Don100 Herbs to Grow includes the most productive herbs ones that are easy to grow, taste delicious and have medicinal properties.This is a comprehensive gardening guide, so Jekka details how to grow in the garden, in containers and from seed as well as guiding you through propagation, division, cuttings, harvesting and yearly maintenance. And because she grows over 500 different herbs, she knows which species and varieties are the best of each herb (including ones that she has personally cultivated and bear her name!). In the forty years she has been growing, she has witnessed the change of climate and pests and diseases that affect herbs so she has created an up-to-date and authoritative herb handbook.Jekka also offers historical knowledge and anecdotes as well as culinary and medicinal uses so you can reap the rewards of your successfully grown herbs.

Desde que el hombre existe sobre la Tierra las plantas se han utilizado como alimento y medicina. Este libro nos muestra los aspectos más interesantes de 300 plantas cultivadas por la autora en su huerto, con informacion sobre sus propiedades medicinales, su utilidad en la cocina, las tecnicas del cultivo mas adecuado o las diferentes especies y variedades que podemos tener en casa o en el jardin.