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What do we turn to for both everyday sustenance and seasonal celebration? Food. Often, though, we’re like the hungry ghosts of Taoist lore, eating mindlessly, wandering aimlessly, and wanting more — more than food itself can provide. Ellen Kanner believes that if we put in a little thought and preparation, every meal can feed not only our bodies but our souls and our communities as well. Warm, wicked, and one-of-a-kind, Ellen offers an irreverent approach to bringing reverence into daily living — and eating. She presents global vegan recipes that call you to the table, stories that make you stand up and cheer, and gentle nudges that aim to serve up what we’re hungry for: a more vital self, more loving and meaningful connections, a nourished and nourishing world, and great food, too. Feeding the Hungry Ghost will challenge you to decide: keep reading or start cooking?

Look inside Feeding the Hungry Ghost!:

Table of Contents

Foreword Norman Van Aken xiii

Introduction – Hungry All the Time xv

A Note on the Recipes xxii

Chapter 1 The Seed 1

Recipe: Seed Cake 5

Birth and Rebirth 6

Recipe: Haitian Soupe Joumou 12

Feeding Faith 13

Recipe: Hopping John 16

Gentle Nudge the First: Business Plan 17

A Child’s Garden 19

Recipe: Whole Grain Pancakes 24

Recipe: Turkish Millet and Greens for Marcella 29

Gentle Nudge the Second: Discover the Power of Literature – Your Own 31

Sowing the Seeds of Love, or Aphrodisiacs and Other Additives 33

Recipe: Pink Grapefruit and Fennel Salad 39

Recipe: Deep, Basic Comfort Lentil Soup 42

Recipe: Unconventional but Seductive Veggie Paella 45

Recipe: Amorous Cardamom Apple Crumble 47

Gentle Nudge the Third: Dumping the Duds 48

Chapter 2 The Flowering 51

Recipe: Lavender Tea 54

Recipe: Down and Dirty Rice 55

Standing on Ceremony 56

Recipe: Farinata 62

Recipe: Red Onion Jam 63

Recipe: Spring Pea Puree 64

Recipe: Judeo-Christian Biblical Barley and Herb Salad 69

Keeping the Faith 71

Recipe: DIY Matzo 75

My Heart is Ful 76

Recipe: Ful Mudammas 78

Gentle Nudge the Fourth: Redefining Comfort 79

Recipe: Zucchini Bread 81

Mother’s Day for Dummies 83

Recipe: Earth Day Special: Stone Soup (No Rocks Required), a.k.a. Vegetable Broth 84

Recipe: Kamut for Mother Earth 90

Gentle Nudge the Fifth: Go Old-School 91

Recipe: Farrotto with Greens, Pine Nuts, and Currants 92

The Global Stew 94

Recipe: CSA Gumbo Z’herbes 98

Gentle Nudge the Sixth: Season to Taste 101

Recipe: Roasted Beet Salad with Chili-Lime Vinaigrette 102

Chapter 3 The Harvest 105

Recipe: Moroccan Carrot Salad 107

What I Learned in Summer School 108

Recipe: West Indian Mango Madness 114

Gentle Nudge the Seventh: Tending – and Harvesting – Your Own Garden 116

Recipe: Summer Tomato Salad with Za’atar 118

Intense Heat 119

Recipe: Rice in the Sahara 122

A Bowl of Weil-Being 126

Recipe: Harira 127

Gentle Nudge the Eighth: Stocked and Stoked 129

Recipe for Disaster 134

Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cake 136

Recipe: When-All-Else-Fails Pasta (a.k.a. Ten-Minute Pasta with Zucchini, Tomatoes, and Chickpeas) 142

Gentle Nudge the Ninth: Get Caught Up in the Rapture 144

Recipe: Broccoli with Lemon and Mint (Broccoli for Beginners) 145

Recipe: Kale Chips 147

Feeding the Hungry Ghost 147

Recipe: Vegetable Donburi 149

Recipe: Hungry Ghost Mood Modifier 152

Gentle Nudge the Tenth: Balancing Act 154

Recipe: Steel-Cut Oats with Goji Berries 158

Chapter 4 The Compost 161

Recipe: Pumpkin, Poblano, and Spinach Tacos 163

Wildcat Scatter 167

Recipe: Almond Cookies 168

Recipe: Orange Blossom Cookies 170

Recipe: Red Lentil Soup with Indian Spices 176

Recipe: Thanksgiving Kale with Fennel, Cranberries, and Walnuts 180

Gentle Nudge the Eleventh: Slow Food 181

Recipe: No-Knead Whole Wheat Oatmeal Bread 182

Recipe: Tuscan White Beans and Winter Greens Soup 184

Sweetness and Light 186

Recipe: African American Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew 186

Recipe: Multifaith Sweetness and Light Sugarplums 193

Gentle Nudge the Penultimate: Your Daily Serving of Ahinua 194

Recipe: Ahimsa Chai 195

Recipe: Veggie Bhaji 197

What Goes Around Comes Around 198

Recipe: “We’ll Always Have Paris” Wild Mushroom Salad 202

Epilogue – Gentle Nudge the Ultimate: Practice Baraka 209

Recipe: Vegetable Couscous with Preserved Lemon and Olives 211

Recipe: Flatbread from a Starter 214

Acknowledgments 217

Notes 219

Delicious Recommended Reading 223

Index 225

About the Author 239