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Kitchen Gardening

Below, in alphabetical order by subject, are links to information on how to combine fruits, flowers, vegetables, herbs, and other key ingredients in the new American kitchen garden.

Apples—The Best Varieties to Buy and Grow

The Asparagus Pea—A Wonderfully Frolicsome Legume

Bananas—America's Favorite Fruit

Bok Choy—Avoiding Confusion at the Asian Market

Borage—Cooking With Borage

Celeriac—A Heartwarming Autumn Vegetable

Chayote—A Small, Multipurpose Squash

Chile Peppers—Burnt Out

Chile Peppers—Hot Tips and Tasty Picks

Cilician Parsley—The Story of a Lost Cuisine

Crop Breeding—Create Your Own Fruit and Vegetable Varieties

Durian—The Real Forbidden Fruit

Fern Fiddleheads—Spring Vegetables of the Northeast

Fruit Couture—Edible Plants That Look Great in the Garden

Fruits—Nature's Desserts

Garlic Mustard—A Palatable Pest

Gourmet Herbs—Classic and Unusual Herbs for Your Garden and Your Table

Gourmet Vegetables—Growing Great Produce in the Garden

Hangover Helper—Herbal Remedies for the Overindulgent Holiday Maker

Heirloom Succotash—A "New" Twist on a Holiday Staple

Heirlooms Versus Hybrids—A Common-Sense Approach

A Honey Tasting—BBG Staffers Name Their Favorite (and Least-Favorite) Varieties

A Houseplant Harvest—Tropical Trees That Really Do Fruit Indoors

Kitchen Gardens—Beyond the Vegetable Patch

Kohlrabi—A Great-Tasting, Great-Looking Green

Lemon Grass—A Very Versatile Herb

Manhattan Marmalade—Growing Citrus Indoors For Delicious Preserves

Marinara—Making the Perfect Pasta Sauce

Mesclun—A Truly Upscale Salad

Mexican Oregano—A Tasty Twist on an Age-Old Flavor

Oatmeal—An Ode

Olive Oil—Buying a Quality Bottle

Prickly Pear Pads—Delicious Opuntias for Your Summer Menus

Pumpkins—It's Not Easy Being Orange

Red Sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa—The Other "Cranberry"

Red-Stemmed Malabar Spinach—A Deliciously Stunning Vine

Rose Water—An Age-Old Flavoring for Dinner and Dessert

Rose Hips—Jazz Up Your Jelly in the Fall

Salad Gardens—Gourmet Greens and Beyond

Shiitake Heaven—Cultivating Your Own Gourmet Mushrooms

Sorbet—Herb- and Flower-Infused Ices

Spring Beauty—A Woodland Wildflower With Tasty Tubers

Stevia—A Sweet and Sour Tale

Tasty Tubers—Unusual Central and South American Vegetables

Tubers—Buried Treasures From Around the World

Tea—Brewing Good Health and Tranquility

Tomatoes—Grape Tomatoes Are Giving the Cherries a Run for Their Money

Tomatoes—Smart Tips and Tasty Picks for Gardeners Everywhere

Water Spinach—Chinatown's Tasty Morning Glory

Watermelon—The Essence of Summertime