Magic in Herbs

So much more than a cookbook, this is a story of the Europe of long ago where the kitchen was a magic place, presided over by the genius of the ladies of the castles and entrusted to their gifted peasant cooks who used their herb gardens as passionately as a painter uses his palette. Each page carries a message from the author to the reader, telling of the joys of good cooking. It is a book that will add to the pleasures of the table—and make an art of a routine function of life. A source of ins