Did you hear us? Amy and I did our first on-air book review today on Jeremy and Holly Spencer’s new show, “The Local Gourmet,” which airs on WDKN 1260. Jeremy and Holly are the owners of House Blend, the coffee shop right next door to us. If you heard the show and want the recipe Jeremy and Holly discussed, you can find it on their blog.

The books we highlighted in our segment were all cookbooks that feature ingredients that are common to the everyday garden:

The All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook
by Mel Bartholomew

The perfect companion to Bartholomew’s The All New Square Foot Gardening, our bestselling gardening book, and its “chocolate box” approach to your garden. As Amy mentioned, the Zucchini Parmesan Pancakes on page 144 look simply amazing.

Tomatoes Garlic Basil
by Doug Oster

Recipes and tips for growing three of the most versatile vegetables. With a section for each plant, Oster covers planting basics, common ailments and pests, and ingredient-specific recipes.

Cooking from the Garden: Best Recipes from Kitchen Gardener
edited by Ruth Lively

A beautiful book packed with mouth-watering, straight-from-the-garden meals. Also has tips and tricks, such as the proper way to peel a tomato (page 179).

Be sure to tune into “The Local Gourmet” every 1st and 3rd Saturday at 1pm on Dickson’s own WDKN to hear great recipes and food-related book reviews.