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Table of Contents

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword by Norman Van Aken

Introduction — Hungry All the Time

A Note on the Recipes

Chapter 1. The Seed

Recipe: Seed Cake
Birth and Rebirth
Recipe: Haitian Soupe Joumou
Feeding Faith
Recipe: Hopping John
Gentle Nudge the First: Business Plan
A Child’s Garden
Recipe: Whole Grain Pancakes
Recipe: Turkish Millet and Greens for Marcella
Gentle Nudge the Second: Discover the Power of Literature — Your Own
Sowing the Seeds of Love, or Aphrodisiacs and Other Additives
Recipe: Pink Grapefruit and Fennel Salad
Recipe: Deep, Basic Comfort Lentil Soup
Recipe: Unconventional but Seductive Veggie Paella
Recipe: Amorous Cardamom Apple Crumble
Gentle Nudge the Third: Dumping the Duds

Chapter 2. The Flowering

Recipe: Lavender Tea
Recipe: Down and Dirty Rice
Standing on Ceremony
Recipe: Farinata
Recipe: Red Onion Jam
Recipe: Spring Pea Puree
Recipe: Judeo-Christian Biblical Barley and Herb Salad
Keeping the Faith
Recipe: DIY Matzo
My Heart Is Ful
Recipe: Ful Mudammas
Gentle Nudge the Fourth: Redefining Comfort
Recipe: Zucchini Bread
Mother’s Day for Dummies
Recipe: Earth Day Special: Stone Soup (No Rocks Required), a.k.a. Vegetable Broth
Recipe: Kamut for Mother Earth
Gentle Nudge the Fifth: Go Old-School
Recipe: Farrotto with Greens, Pine Nuts, and Currants
The Global Stew
Recipe: CSA Gumbo Z’herbes
Gentle Nudge the Sixth: Season to Taste
Recipe: Roasted Beet Salad with Chili-Lime Vinaigrette

Chapter 3. The Harvest

Recipe: Moroccan Carrot Salad
What I Learned in Summer School
Recipe: West Indian Mango Madness
Gentle Nudge the Seventh: Tending — and Harvesting — Your Own Garden
Recipe: Summer Tomato Salad with Za’atar
Intense Heat
Recipe: Rice in the Sahara
A Bowl of Well-Being
Recipe: Harira
Gentle Nudge the Eighth: Stocked and Stoked
Recipe for Disaster
Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cake
Recipe: When-All-Else-Fails Pasta (a.k.a. Ten-Minute Pasta with Zucchini, Tomatoes, and Chickpeas)
Gentle Nudge the Ninth: Get Caught Up in the Rapture
Recipe: Broccoli with Lemon and Mint (Broccoli for Beginners)
Recipe: Kale Chips
Feeding the Hungry Ghost
Recipe: Vegetable Donburi
Recipe: Hungry Ghost Mood Modifier
Gentle Nudge the Tenth: Balancing Act
Recipe: Steel-Cut Oats with Goji Berries

Chapter 4. The Compost

Recipe: Pumpkin, Poblano, and Spinach Tacos
Wildcat Scatter
Recipe: Almond Cookies
Recipe: Orange Blossom Cookies
Recipe: Red Lentil Soup with Indian Spices
Recipe: Thanksgiving Kale with Fennel, Cranberries, and Walnuts
Gentle Nudge the Eleventh: Slow Food
Recipe: No-Knead Whole Wheat Oatmeal Bread
Recipe: Tuscan White Beans and Winter Greens Soup
Sweetness and Light
Recipe: African American Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew
Recipe: Multifaith Sweetness and Light Sugarplums
Gentle Nudge the Penultimate: Your Daily Serving of Ahimsa
Recipe: Ahimsa Chai
Recipe: Veggie Bhaji
What Goes Around Comes Around
Recipe: “We’ll Always Have Paris” Wild Mushroom Salad

Epilogue — Gentle Nudge the Ultimate: Practice Baraka

Recipe: Vegetable Couscous with Preserved Lemon and Olives
Recipe: Flatbread from a Starter

Acknowledgments

Notes

Delicious Recommended Reading

Index

About the Author

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