This unusual book brings together practical advice on both gardening and cookery. Each of its alphabetical entries on more than 90 vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts contains easy-to-follow instructions for growing, harvesting and preserving, along with a recipe. The featured dishes include cauliflower and blue cheese soup; asparagus, pancetta and labna spaghetti; prawn and fennel stew; and rhubarb tiramisu.