Jamie goes green

Though the once "Naked Chef" is now fully clothed in celebrity, Jamie Oliver remains easygoing, chatty and creative. In his eighth cookbook, Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life, a real delight with gorgeous full-page photos, he admits he's fallen in love with his garden and it, in turn, has inspired "the best cooking year" of his life—and Jamie's aboveboard affair with Mother Nature has even upped his unique enthusiasm. The 100-plus new recipes are divided into four sections, highlighting ingredients that best suit each season: asparagus in a creamy soup or crispy tart sing spring; Beautiful Zucchini Carbonara and The Mothership Tomato Salad showcase summer; Spicy Pork and Chili-Pepper Goulash augers autumn and Roasted Whitefish and Leeks keeps off the winter chill. If Jamie's infectious joy in growing his own gets you in its thrall, you'll find advice, tips and lists of seeds to plant in the yard, in window boxes high in the sky or in planters on your living-room floor.