Celebrate fresh fruits and vegetables and end June with healthy notes. The garden has been planted and hopefully things are growing well. The Manistee County Library is full of books to help you grow your garden. There are also many books on cooking and preserving these delicious treats.
• Hugh Acheson’s Broadfolk: Recipes for the Wide World of Vegetables and Fruits introduces readers to new fruits and vegetables and reminds them of their old favorites. Readers will find information about each, along with recipes and instructions on how to cook them correctly.
• Want to change your diet? “Fermented Vegetables: Creative Recipes for Fermenting 64 Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes” by Kirsten Shockey is a great resource that provides basic information on great ways to enjoy your meal.
• Lots of great recipes for vegetarians and those looking for new side dishes in Michelle Cicolone’s “Italian Vegetable Cookbook: 200 Favorite Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Pasta, Entrees and Desserts” I have.
• “Kebabs: 75 Spectacular Recipes for Grilling” by Derrick Riches and Sabrina Baksh offers a fun new grilling experience outdoors in the afternoon with an original combination.
• End your lunch with a variety of salads! “Saladish: Crunchier, Granier, Herbier, Hertier, Tastier Way With Vegetables” by Ilene Rosen brings fresh ideas and ingredients to the table.
• In “Vegetable Love: Delicious Vegetables, Alone or Pasta, Seafood, Chicken, Meat, etc.” by Barbara Kafka, including thoughts on gardening in well-studied recipes, you can see all of the vegetables in full. ..
• Make granola bar, snack mixes and more with Stephanie Tars’s Raw Energy: 124 Raw Food Recipes for Supercharging Your Body with Energy Bars, Smoothies and Other Snacks.
• Combining refreshing recipes with information on additional nutrients, Nicola Graimes’ Super Fresh Juices and Smoothies: 100+ All Natural Fruit and Vegetable Drink Recipes is the perfect summer read.
• When the harvest comes, Marisa McClellan’s “Food in Jars: Preserving In Small Batchs Year-Round” is full of delicious recipes for tasting your garden favorites.
• Better Homes and Gardens’ YouCanCan: Canning, Preserving, and Pickling Guide helps beginners navigate the process and provides recipes to experienced people.
Young readers can explore a variety of fruits and vegetables while learning the basics with Jennifer Vogal Bass’s “Edible Colors” and “Edible Numbers”.
Submitted Photo / Manistee County Libraryboy
• Young readers can explore a variety of fruits and vegetables while learning the basics with Jennifer Vogal Bass’s “Edible Colors” and “Edible Numbers”.
• Try a variety of new and interesting things with Brian and his friends. Eventually, Aaron Blaby’s “Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas” turns out to be a good variety.
• In We Are the Gardeners, Joanna Gaines takes readers on an adventure with their family and explores the fun and pitfalls of starting a family garden from scratch.
• Can Ron Roy’s “June Jam” solve the mystery?Someone or something is ruining the strawberry patch and there may not be enough strawberries to surprise Father’s Day
• How can plants move around in the garden? This is the only mystery that gangsters have to solve in Gertrude Chandler Warner’s “The Mystery of Traveling Tomatoes: The Mystery of Children in Box Cars”.
Try a variety of new and interesting things with Brian and his friends. Eventually, Aaron Blaby’s “Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas” turns out to be a good variety.
Submitted Photo / Manistee County Library