Herb Mixtures & Spicy Blends: Ethnic Flavorings, No-Salt Blends, Marinades/Dressings, Butters/Spreads, Dessert Mixtures, Teas/Mulling Spices Contributor(s): Oster, Maggie (Introduction by), Balmuth, Deborah L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0882669184 ISBN-13: 9780882669182 Publisher: Storey Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 1996 Annotation: Why not add Kate's Savory Seasoning, Taos Lightning Chili Powder, and Fanny Couch's Pungent Curry Powder to the oregano and basil already on your herbal spice rack? Jazz up your family's favorite soups, salads, meats, vegetables, and desserts with one of these homemade blends developed by specialty herb shops: recipes that add flavor, not salt or fat, to your favorite dishes; ethnic blends, including Mexican, Cajun, Thai, Indian, and Italian; homemade customized seasonings for seafood, wild game, chicken, and beef; recipes for using blends in appetizers, vegetable dishes, main courses, desserts, snacks, and teas; instructions for drying and storing herbs, bottling and labeling mixtures; and suggestions for creating gift baskets. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Specific Ingredients - Herbs, Spices, Condiments - Cooking | Beverages - Coffee & Tea - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - International |
Dewey: 641.657 |
LCCN: 95052092 |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 7.37" W x 9.14" L (0.73 lbs) 160 pages |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/1996 pg. 1405 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Create handmade mixtures of your favorite herbs and spices that add a delicious new zing to your favorite dishes. Maggie Oster presents more than 100 recipes compiled from herb shops and farms across America that showcase a wide variety of techniques for getting the most of out of your seasoning. Learn how to make Cajun, Thai, and Indian blends for seafood, game, poultry, and beef. Discover the delicious secrets of tasty homemade salad dressings and herb butters. Spice up your life and enjoy the flavor |
Contributor Bio(s): Oster, Maggie: - Author Maggie Oster has been cooking since she was five years old. A trained horticulturist, freelance writer and photographer, Maggie has also written other Storey book titles including Herbal Vinegar and Herb Mixtures & Spicy Blends. In addition, she has written the books The Potato Garden, Flowering Herbs, Gifts and Crafts from the Garden and Recipes from an American Herb Garden. She attended graduate school at Cornell University, and was former editor of an indoor and container-gardening magazine based in Seattle, Washington. Maggie has also contributed to Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook, has written monthly columns for The Weekend Gardener Journal and Louisville Today magazines, and won an award for an article and photographs on cooking with edible flowers in The Newark Star-Ledger. She lives in Kentucky.Balmuth, Deborah L.: - As Storey's publisher and editorial director, Deborah heads up efforts to acquire and publish outstanding, long-lasting nonfiction books that support the company's mission of promoting personal independence in harmony with the environment. She works with a group of passionate editors who seek out promotable authors with deep, hands-on knowledge and wisdom on topics ranging from gardening and farming to crafts, cooking, building, outdoor living, natural well-being, and creativity for both adults and children. Since joining Storey in 1993, Deborah has conceived and edited many best-selling titles that reflect her personal interests in herbal medicine, crafts, and nature journaling. |
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