herb/ a cook’s companion, by Mark Diacono

A plot-to-plate exploration of herbs that majors on the kitchen, with just enough of the simple art of growing to allow the reader to welcome a wealth of home-grown flavours onto their plate, Herb offers more than your average recipe book. Award-winning (and green-fingered) food writer Mark Diacono shares the techniques at the heart of growing, preparing and using herbs well, enabling you to make delicious food that is as rewarding in the process as it is in the end result. With advice and tips on preserving, including making oils, vinegars and syrups, Herb then offers over 100 innovative recipes for the modern cook to make the most of their new-found herb knowledge.