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DIY,
75–76

meatless diets,
xv–xvi
,
65
,
66–69
,
196

meditation,
14
,
156–58

meze,
69

Miami (FL),
xviii–xix
,
7–8
,
86–87
,
134–35
,
161–62
,
204

milk.
See
almond milk; soy milk

millet,
74
,
91–92

Turkish millet and greens for Marcella,
29–30

Milton, John,
168

mindfulness,
17–19
,
182

mint

broccoli with lemon and,
145–46

Judeo-Christian biblical barley and herb salad,
69–71

spring pea puree,
64–65

summer tomato salad with za’atar,
118–19

“Miss T.” (poem; De la Mare),
23

More Home Cooking
(Colwin),
135

Moroccan carrot salad,
107–8

Morocco,
120–22
,
124–26
,
210

Mother’s Day,
83–84
,
86
,
89

multifaith sweetness and light sugarplums,
193–94

mushroom(s)

unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

vegetable donburi,
149–50

wild, salad,
201–3

N

natto,
28

New Year’s Day/Eve,
14–15
,
86
,
165
,
198–99

no-knead whole wheat oatmeal bread,
182–83

O

oats

amorous cardamom apple crumble,
47–48

no-knead whole wheat oatmeal bread,
182–83

steel cut, with goji berries,
158–59

whole grain pancakes,
24–25

Obon (Japanese street festival),
148

olive oil,
130

olives

Judeo-Christian biblical barley and herb salad,
69–71

summer tomato salad with za’atar,
118–19

vegetable couscous with preserved lemon and,
211–13

onion jam, red,
63–64

orange blossom cookies,
170

orange-flower water

about,
170n

orange blossom cookies,
170

oranges

cookies, orange blossom,
170

roasted beet salad with chili-lime vinaigrette,
102–3

oregano,
36–37

organic farming,
117–18

P

paella, unconventional but seductive

veggie,
45–46

pancakes

farinata,
62–63

whole grain,
24–25

pantry essentials,
129–34

Paradise Lost
(Milton),
168

Paris (France),
199–201
,
203–6

parsley

Judeo-Christian biblical barley and herb salad,
69–71

Kamut for Mother Earth,
90–91

Moroccan carrot salad,
107–8

pasta, when-all-else-fails (a.k.a. tenminute pasta with zucchini, tomatoes, and chickpeas),
139–44

Patrick (author’s friend),
168
,
170–73
,
175–76
,
178

peanut stew, African American sweet

potato and,
186–87

pea(s)

puree, spring,
64–65

See also
black-eyed peas

pecans, in roasted beet salad with chililime vinaigrette,
102–3

peppercorns, whole,
130–31

peppers, bell

down and dirty rice,
55–56

harira,
127–28

hungry ghost mood modifier,
152–53

unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

vegetable couscous with preserved lemon and olives,
212–13

veggie bhaji,
197–98

peppers, poblano, in pumpkin, poblano, and spinach tacos,
163–64

perspective,
152

pine nuts, farrotto with greens, currants, and,
92–94

pink grapefruit and fennel salad,
38–40

poetry,
22–24

pomegranate molasses

about,
30n

Turkish millet and greens for Marcella,
29–30

potatoes, sweet

African American sweet potato and peanut stew,
186–87

Haitian soupe joumou,
12–13

potlucks,
215

Proverbs, Book of,
68

pumpkin(s)

choosing,
163

tacos, pumpkin, poblano, and spinach,
163–64

Q

quinoa,
91–92

unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

R

radishes, in “We’ll always have Paris” wild mushroom salad,
201–3

raisins, in seed cake,
5–6

Ramadan,
119–22
,
126–27

ras el hanout
(Moroccan spice mixture), in harira,
127–28

recipes

tips for using,
xxii–xxiii

See also
recipes, autumn; recipes,
baraka;
recipes, spring; recipes, summer; recipes, winter

recipes, autumn

African American sweet potato and peanut stew,
186–87

ahimsa chai,
195–96

almond cookies,
168–69

multifaith sweetness and light sugarplums,
193–94

no-knead whole wheat oatmeal bread,
182–83

orange blossom cookies,
170

pumpkin, poblano, and spinach tacos,
163–64

red lentil soup with Indian spices,
176–78

Thanksgiving kale with fennel, cranberries, and walnuts,
180–81

Tuscan white beans and winter greens soup,
184–85

veggie bhaji,
197–98

“We ‘ll always have Paris” wild mushroom salad,
201–3

recipes,
baraka

flatbread from a starter,
213–15

vegetable couscous with preserved lemon and olives,
212–13

recipes, spring

CSA gumbo z’herbes,
98–100

DIY matzo,
75–76

down and dirty rice,
55–56

farinata,
62–63

farrotto with greens, pine nuts, and currants,
92–94

ful mudammas,
78–79

Judeo-Christian biblical barley and herb salad,
69–71

Kamut for Mother Earth,
90–91

lavender tea,
54

red onion jam,
63–64

roasted beet salad with chili-lime vinaigrette,
102–3

spring pea puree,
64–65

stone soup,
84–85

zucchini bread,
81–82

recipes, summer

broccoli with lemon and mint,
145–46

harira,
127–28

hungry ghost mood modifier,
152–53

kale chips,
146–47

Moroccan carrot salad,
107–8

rice in the Sahara,
122–23

steel-cut oats with goji berries,
158–59

tomato salad with za’atar,
118–19

vegan chocolate cake,
136

vegetable donburi,
149–50

West Indian mango madness,
113–15

when-all-else-fails pasta,
139–44

recipes, winter

amorous cardamom apple crumble,
47–48

deep, basic comfort lentil soup,
41–43

Haitian soupe joumou,
10–13

hopping john,
14–17

pink grapefruit and fennel salad,
38–40

seed cake,
5–6

Turkish millet and greens for Marcella,
29–30

unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

whole grain pancakes,
24–25

red lentil soup with Indian spices,
176–78

red onion jam,
63–64

relaxation,
181–82

rice

down and dirty,
55–56

hopping john,
16–17

in the Sahara,
122–23

vegetable donburi,
149–50

ritual,
56–62
,
167–68
,
179–80

roasted beet salad with chili-lime vinaigrette,
102–3

Romans, Book of,
67

Rongali Bihu (Assamese New Year),
69

S

S&S Diner (Miami, FL),
20–21

saffron

harira,
127–28

rice in the Sahara,
122–23

Sahara Desert,
120
,
124–26

sake, in vegetable donburi,
149–50

salad dressings.
See
vinaigrettes

salads

Judeo-Christian biblical barley and herb,
69–71

Moroccan carrot,
107–8

pink grapefruit and fennel,
38–40

roasted beet, with chili-lime vinaigrette,
102–3

summer tomato, with za’atar,
118–19

traditional summertime,
106–7

wild mushroom, “We’ll always have Paris,”
201–3

salt, sea,
130

samadhi
(divine universal love),
189
,
192

satiety,
89
,
152

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