Feeding the Hungry Ghost (38 page)

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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