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dips FABIS (fresh and best in season) food, 13, fruits
Bean Dip with a Kick (recipe), 82 76, 138, 146, 236, 272 health benefi ts, 2, 2 , 5, 9, 9
Green Pea Dip with Salsa (recipe), failures, growing a garden, xiii, 19 Mesclun Salad with Fruit (recipe),
208–9 fats, added, 48 , 48–49 178–79
See also dressings; salsas; sauces fava beans (Vicia faba), 80, 144–49, 145 serving size, 10–11, 10–11
diseases and pests, 18, 38–39, 299–302 Brunswick Stew (recipe), 146 Strawberry Banana Fruit Leather
diseases (human), defense against, 2, 3, 8, Fava Bean Soup (recipe), 147–48 (recipe), 247
12–13, 14 Fava Bean Soup with Carrots (recipe), See also specifi c fr uits
division, 284 146–47 fungal diseases, 301
Dominica, 299 Greek Pie (recipe), 148–49 fungistatics for fungal diseases, 301
drainage for pots and trays, 30–31 favism caution, 144
draws (slips), 248 feeding (fertilizing ), 18, 27–28, 31, 35–38, Galloping Gourmet (Graham Kerr), 3, 5,
dressings 36 , 59, 60 213
Orange Reduction (recipe), 87 fences for pest control, 25–26, 26 , 38, 38 garbanzo beans. See chickpeas (Cicer
Yogurt Goat Cheese Dressing (recipe), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum), arietinum)
74 150–53, 151 gardening glossary, 58–61
See also dips; salsas; sauces Braised Fennel in Spicy Tomato Juice Garden of Eden, 62
dried fruit, serving size, 10, 10–11, 11 (recipe), 152 gardens. See growing a kitchen garden
drip irrigation, 34 Cauliflower and Carrots with Fennel garlic (Allium sativum), 154–55, 155
drip-stewing , 51 Seeds (recipe), 110 garlic chive (Allium tuberosum), 264–65,
dry cooking methods, 47 Fennel and Leek Poële (recipe), 153 265
drying out soil, 23, 25 Steamed and Broiled Fennel (recipe), 152 gastrointestinal tract, 188
dry varieties, 248 fertilizing (feeding ), 18, 27–28, 31, 35–38, generally regarded as safe (GRAS)
Duffed Potatoes (recipe), 218 36 , 59, 60 chemicals, 21
Field of Dreams (fi lm), 56 Germany Ethmix (recipe), 287
EarthBox, 4, 18, 26–28, 26–28, 35, 296 First Nation peoples of the Northwest, germination and “starts,” 1, 18, 24, 28–31,
earth-to-table process, 1 , 1–2, 4 19–20 29–31, 59
East Indian-Style Caulifl ower (recipe), fi sh GFIs (ground fault interrupters), 45
110–11 Chinese New Year Fresh Fish and Ginger Butternut Squash Cheesecake
East Village Potato and Onion Tart Vegetable Soup (recipe), 190 (recipe), 242–43
(recipe), 199–201 Grilled Fish on a Bed of Bitter Greens Ginger Green Sauce (recipe), 94–95
edible flowers, 261, 270–71, 271 (recipe), 74–75 girasole, 156
eggplant (Solanum melongena), 140–43, Salmon with Cucumber Sauce (recipe), global warming, 5
141 138–39 glossary of gardening terms, 58–61
basic preparation, 142 fish emulsion, 37, 59 glucosinolates, 88, 96, 184
Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant “5 A Day” program, 2–3, 11, 12, 12 glutamine (Vitamin U), 188
(recipe), 142 flat-leafed Italian parsley (Petroselinum Goat Cheese, Mâche, and Blueberry Salad
Ratatouille (recipe), 142–43 crispum var. neapolitanum), 274–75, (recipe), 182
Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper 275 Goat Cheese Yogurt Dressing (recipe), 74
Sandwich (recipe), 143 flavor enhancers, 47–49, 48 , 56 goitrogens caution, 108, 128
eggs, Artichoke Omelet (recipe), 68–69 floating row covers, 59, 302 golden apple mint (Mentha gracilis),
Eg ypt, 84, 168 flowers, edible, 261, 270–71, 271 268–69, 269
electronics for greenhouses, 45 flowers in greenhouses, 42 goose liver paste (pâté de foie gras), 66
11 A Day program, 3, 11, 12, 12 fluorescent light, 46 gout caution, 76
Elizabeth I (Queen of England), 268 flying pests, 39 grains and starches, 292–94
Endive Broccoli Salad (recipe), 95 Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum. See fennel GRAS (generally regarded as safe)
enjoyable vs. balanced cooking results, 47 Four Seasons Farm in Harborside, Maine, chemicals, 21
eradicants for fungal diseases, 301 176 Greece, 66, 144, 272
Eruca vericaria sativa, domestic. Fragaria vesca, F. virginiana. See strawberry Greek Islands Ethmix (recipe), 287
See arugula French drains, 19, 23 Greek Pie (recipe), 148–49
Escoffier, Georges Auguste, 216 french fries, 56, 56 Green, Red, and Yellow Pasta (recipe),
estragole, 282 fresh and best in season (FABIS) food, 13, 213–14
Ethmix recipes, 286–88 76, 138, 146, 236, 272 greenhouse at Nonsuch Cottage, 4
Europe, 66, 104, 108, 112, 154, 180, 202 “fresh” store-bought produce, 5 greenhouses, 18, 29, 35, 39, 41, 42–46,
evening meal, serving sizes, 11, 11 Fresh Tomato Soup (recipe), 254 42–46, 303
exercise and health, 2 Frittata Primavera (recipe), 238 green manure, 59
extension services, 36, 39, 62 Fritters, Zucchini (recipe), 239 green onions. See onion (Allium cepa)308 • INDEX