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Organic cooking on a budget, how to grow organic, buy local, waste nothing, and eat well, Arabella Forge ; with illustrations by Genna Campton

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Organic cooking on a budget

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Arabella Forge ; with illustrations by Genna Campton

how to grow organic, buy local, waste nothing, and eat well

More and more people are interested in eating well and in understanding where their food comes from. But where do you start? Organic, free-range, local, or sustainable: the choices can be overwhelming-not to mention expensive. In Organic Cooking on a Budget, Arabella Forge shows that developing a better relationship with food is not as difficult as it may appear. She provides hands-on, practical advice for a new way of living-eating frugally. Learn how to access quality produce straight from the source; rediscover forgotten cooking techniques; create your own kitchen garden (complete with compo

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; How to spot a frugavore; Frugavore nutrition; Home-cooked meals; Straight from the farm; Is good food more expensive?; EAT AS A PEASANT WOULD EAT; Waste not, want not; How to minimize waste in your home; SOURCING YOUR FOOD; Some terminology; Straight from the farm; Grassroots movements; Feel at loose ends?; THE FRUGAVORE KITCHEN; Cleaning; Buying ready-made cleaning products; Making your own; Kitchen utensils; Meal planning; Lunch options for the nine-to-fiver; Make it a team effort; STOCKING YOUR PANTRY; Beans, legumes, & peasFats & oilsFlour; Rice; Polenta; Sago or tapioca; Coconut milk & coconut cream; Seasonings; Vinegars; Preserves, pickles, & condiments; THE VEGGIE PATCH; Planting in pots; Nature's recycling systems; Compost heaps; Worm farms; Bokashi buckets; Garden burials; Growing from seed; Some easy seeds to sow; What to plant when; Building & maintaining your soil; Long-term maintenance; Heirloom roast vegetables; Humble baked potato; Bubble & squeak; Wild greens pie; Tomato & onion pie; Cauliflowers with bacon; Garden salad; THE CHICKEN & THE EGG; A good egg; Choosing your chickensWhat your hens will needChicken feed; Scratch that; To rooster or not to rooster?; Beyond the chickens: ducks, quail, & geese; Superbly scrambled eggs; Egg mayonnaise; Egg & greens pie; Omelets; Zucchini & basil omelet; Potato & nutmeg omelet; Leek & sour cream omelet; Poultry Basics; Chicken soup; Frugal roast chicken; Roast duck with orange & sage; Spanish-style chicken casserole; Chicken & leek pie; STOCKS & SOUPS; Buying stock bones; Making stock; Storing your stock; Chicken or poultry stock; Chicken-feet stock; Beef, lamb, or pork stock; Vegetable stock; Stock-broth cold cureFrench onion soupPea & ham soup; Minestrone; Potato & leek soup; Chicken & corn soup; Saffron stracciatella; Chickpea & rosemary soup; Pumpkin soup; Kale & zucchini soup; Lentil soup; Bean & green soup; BEANS, LENTILS, & LEGUMES; Preparing your legumes; A note on soybeans; Cannellini bean salad with pumpkin&beets; Treacle baked beans; Chickpea salad with greens; Lentil salad; Split-pea purée (fava); Cannellini bean dip; Sweet potato hummus; MEAT; Fresh from the farm; Butchers; Supermarkets; What to buy?; Certified produce; Buying in bulk; Thrifty bits; Cooking with offal; Beef casseroleIrish stewPot-aufeu; Home-cured bacon; Home-cured bacon served with lentils; Mutton curry; Oxtail stew with apples & spices; Baked sweetbreads with butter & sage; Steak & kidney pie; Brined tongue with salsa verde; Crispy liver with caramelized onion; Liver pâté; Meatloaf with red sauce; Pork-mince apples; Marrow on toast; oroccan rabbit hot pot; Baked meatballs with nutmeg; FRESH FROM THE SEA; Buying fish; Cooking fish; Preserves & pickles; Seaweed; Oven-baked sardines with oregano; Baked whole fish with tomatoes, herbs, & fennel; Fish pie; Poached fish with sabayon sauce; Minced fish cakes