Charlesbridge PLANT COOK EAT A Children’s Cookbook Joe Archer and Caroline Craig
Contents 31 Introduction 6 What Parts of a Plant Do We Eat 8 The Miracle of a Seed 10 How Do Plants Reproduce 12 What Do Plants Need to Help Them Grow 14 17 Soil and Compost 18 What is Garden Compost 20 Tools and Equipment Preparing Your Vegetable Patch 22 25 Sowing Seeds Indoors 26 How to Sow into Pots Sowing and Planting Outside 28 30 Everyday Gardening Tasks Wildlife in the Garden 32 Garden Pests 34 42 Healthy Eating Get Ready to Cook Growing Carrots Carrot Scramble Growing Kale Kale Pesto Pasta Growing Peas Pea Gnocchi Growing Lettuce Lettuce Scoops Growing Onions Onion Soup Growing Pole Beans Bean and Bacon Spaghetti Growing Cranberry Beans 36 38 42 44 47 48 50 52 54 57 58 60 62 65 67 4 PLANT COOK EAT
65 Bean Burgers Growing Tomatoes Tomato Feta and Basil Pizza Growing Potatoes Potato Pancakes Growing Spinach Spinach Omelette Growing Garlic Garlic Dip with Crudités Growing Zucchini Zucchini and Polenta Fries Growing Swiss Chard 67 68 70 72 74 76 79 80 83 84 86 89 90 Chard-Noodle Stir-Fry Growing Eggplant Eggplant Rounds with Tomato Topping Growing Beets Chocolate Beet Cake Growing Chili Peppers Chili-Pepper Hot Chocolate Further Information Glossary Index Acknowledgments and Photography Credits 92 94 96 99 100 102 104 106 108 110 112 76 103 PLANT COOK EAT 5