In The Garden
Explore a garden filled with crocosmia, roses, clematis, hydrangeas, lavender, lilies and peonies. Learn how combining these flowers can give you a spectacular, colourful garden all Summer long. Expert West Coast gardener Roy Jonsson shares his extensive knowledge to help you grow and maintain your own rose garden and shows how to best grow and train the climbing and trailing clematis. You'll read about Canada's only native broadleaf evergreen, the remarkable coastal Arbutus tree. Plan your West Coast Herb Garden: a must-have selection of easy-to-grow herbs to transform your Summer kitchen fare.
Live Slow
Evaleen invites you to Live Slow and inhale the full fragrant essence of Summer with ideas to help you connect to nature and to maximize your enjoyment of the season.
In The Kitchen with Chef Umberto Menghi
In Vancouver: Umberto's, & Il Giardino
In Whistler: Trattoria & Il Caminetto
And when you are feeling relaxed and tuned-in, Vancouver's Celebrity Italian Chef, Umberto Menghi shares his memories of Summers in Tuscany along with some beautiful recipes you can enjoy with family and friends.
Read all about Umberto's glorious Villa Delia - his cooking school in Tuscany.
If you're visiting Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, be sure to try at least one of Umberto's excellent restaurants.
All of the recipes in the book use locally sourced and seasonally appropriate ingredients. We believe in supporting better consumer habits through buying locally available fresh, organic ingredients.
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Find out more about Spring with Michel Jacob, Autumn with Hidekazu Tojo and Winter with Vikram Vij.
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On The Menu
- Breaded prawns with dip
Petto di pollo al forno with salad
Summer salad
Spicy halibut
Fettuccine frutti di mare
Lamb chops with summer tomato salad-
