National Geographic Complete Guide to Herbs and Spices

A household necessity, COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERBS & SPICES offers everything you need to know about how herbs and spices can enhance your cooking and improve your life. Learn to use lavender to soothe headaches, plant your own mint for a refreshing addition to any tea, or whip up a batch of Dutch cinnamon cookies. Whether you harvest from your own garden or stock up at the grocery store, this robust guide is your go-to for recipes, natural remedies, preventative therapies, and more. This book combines scientific information, like the physical effects of herbal aromas, with practical advice, like how to dry flowers and herbs for a fragrant potpourri—all with elegant and vibrant photography of all herbs and spices included. Covering more than 100 herbs, spices, and seasonings, this useful compendium is one is one to turn to again and again.NANCY J. HAJESKI writes adult and young adult nonfiction under her own name; recent titles include Ali: The Official Portrait of the Greatest of All Time and The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere. Writing as Nancy Butler, she focuses on romantic fiction and has produced 12 Signet Regencies, two of which won the RITA award from the Romance Writers of America. She also adapted four of Jane Austen’s books as graphic novels for Marvel Entertainment. Her Pride and Prejudice made the New York Timesbestseller list and remained there for 13 weeks. An avid gardener who grows her own herbs, Hajeski lives in the Catskill Mountains next to a world-class trout stream.