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The Edible Rainbow Garden

How to Grow a Rainbow Garden

Designing a Rainbow Garden

Interview: Renee Shepherd

The Rainbow Vegetable Encyclopedia

From Amaranth to Watermelon

Cooking from the Rainbow Garden

The Chemistry of Cooking

Super-Healthy Vegetables

Cooking with Colors

Lavender-Tinted Vichyssoise

Golden Gazpacho

Two Rainbow Chard Relishes

Pickled Golden Beets

Toy Box Cherry Tomatoes with Warm Gruyère Cheese Toasts

Romano Bean Salad with Grilled Tuna

Riot of Color Salad

Rainbow Party Slaw with Chard

Red, White, and Green Radish Salad

Rainbow Beets Vinaigrette

Garden Celebration Salad

Red, White, and Blue Potato Salad

Multi-Colored Tomato Wedges

Grilled Red and Gold Peppers with Melted Anchovies, Garlic, and Basil Sauce

Braised Red Cabbage

Golden Tomato Tart

Grandma Alice’s Summer Vegetables

Show-Off Barbecued Vegetables

Cauliflower Mold with Lemon-Leek Béchamel Sauce

Yellow Tomatoes Stuffed with Shrimp and Salsa

Sunny Delight Squash Blossom Omelet

Rainbow Pepper Pizza with Pesto

Technicolor Nachos

Kaleidoscope Tacos

Mystery Marinara

Golden Chard Dessert Tart

Sunshine Zucchini Pancakes with Salsa

True-Blue Pancakes

Appendices

Appendix A: Planting and Maintenance

Appendix B: Pest and Disease Control

Resources

Bibliography

Acknowledgments