Learn to plan, plant and maintain a bountiful garden of brightly colored vegetables and then enjoy your harvest on the dinner table with this illustrated vegetable cookbook and gardening guide.With brilliant photos, plant information, and technical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy explains how to plan gardens with an eye for color. She takes us on a walking tour through The Hidden Villa, where she designed a 2,000 square-foot rainbow garden—with the help of Josephine and Frank Duveneck, among others—to the delight and amusement of thousands of school children from northern California.
A section full of savory, delicious—and colorful—recipes gives fabulous suggestions on what to do with the great vegetables you can find in a rainbow garden. Some of these bright and tasty dishes include:
- Golden Cazpacho
- Pickled Golden Beats
- Romano Bean Salad with Grilled Tuna
- Rainbow Party Slaw with Chard
- Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad
- Braised Red Cabbage
- Yellow Tomatoes Stuffed with Shrimp and Salsa
- Technicolor nachos
- True-Blue Pancakes
- And many more!