You'll love making these fresh, contemporary recipes for pickling everything from apples to zucchini. Beginners will welcome the simple, low-fuss methods and thorough coverage of the basics. Dedicated home canners will love the large-batch recipes and the stunning variety of flavors. Full color illustrations throughout. By Andrea Chesman. Paperback. 304 pages.

Why buy dried turmeric when you can grow your own and use it fresh? Turmeric is essential to Asian and Indian dishes, especially curry. Use it to add an earthy, slightly bitter, aromatic flavor to soups, stir-fry, casseroles, marinades and more. There are numerous health benefits and uses for Turmeric. Grow in 14" to 18" containers, outdoors in filtered sunlight and move indoors before a hard frost. Harvest by reaching into the soil and breaking off just what you need or store roots in a cool, dark place in air-tight containers for up to 6 months.