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"Vegan Inspiration"
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiv
Foreword xv
Todd’s Introduction xvii Jia’s Introduction xxiii Organic Farming 1 Acid/Alkaline Balance 3 Colon Health 6 Food Combining 15 Fats and Oils 17 Dairy? 19 To Soy or Not to Soy? 20 Why Vegan 21 Vegan Raw Diet 23 High Vibration Foods 25 Ayurveda 30 Fasting and Meditation 35 Rainbow Fusion Practice 36 Foundational Natural Health Practices 38 Recipe Guidelines and Hot Cooking Tips 39 Common Shopping List Items 40 Basic Kitchen Tools and Measurements 42 Dining as Communion 43 Grace 44 Apple Cider and Spice ......................46 Hip Hemp Mylk ................................46 Nut and Seed Mylks ..........................47 Basic Almond Mylk ..........................48 Spicy Nut Mylk .................................48 Almond Nog......................................49 Awesome Sesame Mylk ....................49 Almond Fruit Lassi ...........................50 Mango Lassi ......................................50 Amma Chai .......................................51 Hot Coconut Carob ...........................52 Indian Chai ........................................52 Noni Sun Tea .....................................53 Basic Fresh Juice ...............................54 Lean Green Juice ...............................55 Super Alkalinizing Juice ...................55 Garden Favorite Smoothie ................56 Love Potion Smoothie/ Breakfast of Champions ................56 Asian .................................................58 Beet ...................................................59 Cabbage with Arame .........................58 Chopped Vegetable Avocado ............60 Cole Slaw ..........................................60 Cranberry Walnut ..............................61 Cucumber Zucchini ...........................62 Greek ....................................................62 Green Papaya Carrot ......................63 Jia’s Waldorf .................................63 Kale / Lemon Flax Dressing .............64 Lemon Dill Beets & Greens ..............65 Mandala Garden .............................66 Quinoa ..........................................67 Raw Kale .......................................68 Soba...........................................68 Sunny Summer ..............................69 Traditional Potato ..........................70 Tempeh Salad/ Main Course .....70 Tempeh Thai Vegetable ...............72 Almond Caesar ...............................73 Creamy Onion ................................73 French ...........................................74 Greek .............................................74 Green Raw Goddess ......................74 Herb .........................................75 Italian ......................................75 Lemon Tahini ........................................75 Miso Magic ....................................76 Papaya Noni ...................................76 Papaya Seed Tarragon ....................76 Simply Excellent .............................77 Sun-Dried Tomato Balsamic ............77 Sweet and Sour ..............................77 Thai ..........................................78 Tofu Dill .......................................78 Vitality ......................................78 Cucumber Raita ..............................79 Gomasio ........................................80 Green Olive Tapenade ....................80 Mango Apple Chutney ....................81 Raw Chutney ...............................81 Roasted Seeds & Nuts ....................82 Raw Tapenade ...............................82 Raw Tomato Ketchup ......................82 Super Spice ....................................83 Tofu Mayonnaise ............................83 Tofu Sour Cream .............................83 Yellow Tomato Salsa .......................84 Carrot Almond Pate .......................85 Hummus ......................................85 Carrot Cashew Dip .........................86 Mexican Black Bean .......................87 Guacamole ...................................87 Shiva Super Dip ..............................88 Sunny Almond Spread ....................89 Sunny Dip ....................................90 Almond Pesto ................................91 Bliss .............................................91 Erin’s Island Magic .......................92 Gombu.........................................92 Indonesian Almond Butter .............93 Hot Thyme ....................................94 Nirvana ........................................94 Orange Almond .............................94 Orange Ginger Marinade ................94 Peaceful Pesto ..............................95 Secret .........................................95 Shitaki Miso Gravy .......................96 Sundried Tomato ...........................96 Sweet Ginger Dipping .....................97 Tahini ........................................97 Teriyaki Marinade ..........................97 Vegan Raita ..................................98 Walnut Sage .................................98 Soups Creamy Carrot Yam .......................99 Cream of Broccoli ........................100 Creamy Potato Vegetable .............101 Gardens’ Coconut Mana ...............102 Golden Split Pea ........................103 Lemon Lentil ...............................104 Marvelous Millet ..........................105 Potato Beet ................................106 Potato Corn Chowder ...................107 Raw Avocado ...............................108 Raw Tomato .................................108 Raw Super Soup by Isabel ............109 Raw Avocado Cucumber ...............109 Simply Delicious Miso ...................110 Thai Coconut Cauliflower .........111 Todd’s Thyme ...........................112 Ayurvedic Indian .......................113 Coconut Cinnamon Squash ...........114 Caraway Cabbage .......................114 Cashew Tomato Curry ...................115 Coconut Rice ................................116 Corn bread ...................................117 Curried Potato Fries .....................118 Green Beans/Ginger & Mac Nuts ...119 Herb Roasted Potatoes .............119 Italian Vegetables .......................120 Jia’s Summer Rolls ......................121 Moroccan Carrots ........................121 Ma’s Khicharie ............................122 Mega Wrap ..................................123 Spiced Kale .................................124 Spicy Corn/ Red Peppers ..............124 Stir Fry Veggie Curry ...................125 Thai Vegetables/ Noodles ............126 Zucchini & Mushrooms/ White Sauce..............126
Recipes 45
Beverages
Salads
Condiments
Apricot Apple Chutney ....................79
Dips
Sauces
Best Borscht ................................99
Main Courses Buddha Balls 129 Forbidden Rice Medley 130 Indian Dahl 131 Indian Pilaf 132 Indian Tofu Broccoli 133 Indian Vegetable Curry 134 Khichari 135 Krishna Cakes 137 Ma Ma Mia Spanish Casserole 138 Masala Tempeh 139 Mona’s Mock Chicken Tofu 139 Quinoa Black Bean Enchiladas 140 Simply Delicious Tempeh 140 Sesame Butternut Curry 141 Spicy Indian Rice 141 Sushi Rice 142 Sushi with Avocado, Cucumbers and Carrot 142 Thai Kabocha Vegetable Curry 143 Wild Rice Medley 144 Zucchini Love Boats 145 Apricot Dreams ............................146 Bliss Balls ...................................146 Carob ........................................146 Chocolate Mac Nut ......................147 Coconut Carrot Ginger .................148 Coconut Ginger Oat Bars ..............149 Ginger .......................................149 Molasses ..................................150 Prasad .......................................151 Oatmeal Pineapple Nut ................152 Super Delicious ............................152 Tahini Sesame ..............................153 Muffins and Breads Banana Walnut Bread ..................156 Banana + Muffi ns .........................157 Carrot Bread Supreme ..................157 Pineapple Date Muffi ns .................158 Apple Bake ...................................160 Apple Cherry Crisp .......................160 Apricot Rice Pudding ....................161 Ginger Plum Cobbler ....................162 Indian Rice Pudding ......................163 Jell-O – Vegan Style ......................163 Mango Delight. ...........................164 “Ma” Freedom’s Ginger Vanilla Chai Cacao Dreams ...............164 Tapioca Pudding by Cheryl .............165 Tropical Fruit Crumble ...................166 Carrot .....................................167 Fig (Vegan Figgie pudding) ..........168 Lemon Poppy Seed .....................169 Pineapple Upside Down ..............170 Pineapple .................................171 Vegan Chocolate by Amber .........172 Yummy Raw Carrot ....................172 Blueberry ..................................173 Lillikoi Passion ............................173 Mango Coconut Cream ................173 Maple Whip ................................173 Strawberry Whip ..........................173 Cashew Cream ............................174 Coconut Sesame Cream ...............174 Raspberry Carob .........................175 Vegan Chocolate Frosting ............175 Very Berry fruit Syrup .................176 Zesty Lemon Frosting ..................176 Pies Chocolate Passion / Pumpkin.........177 Mango Mousse Dream Pie ..............178 Raw Pina Colada Dream .................179 Raw Pie Crust ..............................179 Tropical Fruit Pie (Raw) .................180 Raw Holy Cacao ..........................181 Recipe for a Fruitful Life 182 Vegan Cooking Sample Menus 184 Glossary of Ingredients & Terms 187 Art Work 193 Contributors 196 Recommended Reading 199 The End
Asian Tofu Vegetable Delight 127
Desserts
Cookies
Temple Bliss Balls ........................154
Babaji Bread ...............................155
Puddings and Crisps
Cakes
Dessert Sauces
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"The Beginning"
How can we change a world in which decisions that affect our health and the health of the planet for generations to come are taken in order to present economic growth at the next shareholders meeting?
What can we do as individuals in this world of giant corporation greed, human and animal suffering, and environmental destruction?
Each decision we make—what we choose to buy, choose to eat—will have an impact on the environment, on animal welfare, and importantly, on human health.
Jane Goodall, Harvest for Hope, A Guide to Mindful Eating It does take effort to question whether our conventional ways of thinking and acting truly serve us. John Robbins, The Food Revolution There is a call for a new life for each of us, a life that is infused with a deeper understanding of our own being as well as a unity with all beings everywhere. Mata Vanessa Stone, www.AmalaFoundation.com
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It takes effort to ask whether our lives are in alignment with the prayers and deeper purposes of our hearts.
It takes effort to consciously make choices that deviate from the cultural norms, yet bring us closer to our wholeness and true health.
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Recognize that yearning and build your relationships and choices based on that.
............................................ Dr. Terry Shintani, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. “The Hawaii Diet” ™ Fortunately, more and more of us are every day realizing we can choose a way of life, and a way of eating, that free us to our highest health potential and lead us to a far more fulfi lling experience of our bodies and our lives. We can experience the joy of healthy cardiovascular systems and healthy hearts, and naturally healthy blood pressure levels. We don’t need any longer to clog our arteries with saturated fat and cholesterol, but can feed our bodies with wholesome natural food so we can truly live to the heights of our potential. We can break out of the habits that tell us to conform and stay put, and say No to the lies of industries that profit from our pain. John Robbins, The Food Revolution In the degree that we recognize our oneness, our connection, with the Infi nite Spirit which is the life of all, and in the degree that we open ourselves to this divine infl ow, do we come into harmony with the highest, the most powerful, and the most beautiful everywhere. Ralph Waldo Trine, At Home in the Universe People are now neuroadapted to a diet that is overly rich in animal-based and unhealthful processed foods. The human, economic, and environmental cost of this situation is staggering. We are a civilization ensnared in a dietary pleasure trap. Modern foods are like magical poisons, hyper-stimulating the brain’s pleasure centers, while simultaneously destroying health. Douglas L. Lislie, Ph.D., Alan Goldhamer, D.C., The Pleasure Trap The ecological and social crises we face are inflamed by an economic system dependent on accelerating growth. This self-destructing political economy sets its goals and measures its performance in terms of ever-increasing corporate profits—in other words by how fast materials can be extracted from Earth and turned into consumer products, weapons, and waste. www.Joannamacy.net Protecting something as wide as this planet is still an abstraction for many. Yet I see the day in our own lifetime that reverence for the natural systems—the oceans, the rainforests, the soil, the grasslands, and all other living things—will be so strong that no narrow ideology based upon politics or economics will overcome it. Jerry Brown, Governor of California, www.Joannamacy.net This we know. The Earth does not belong to man: man belongs to the Earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood, which unites one family. All things are connected. Chief Seattle’s Address, 1854
Put more simply, humans are the leading cause of death in animals, because we unnecessarily slaughter them for food. At the same time, animals are the leading cause of death among humans, because we eat them in great excess and we pay a massive price in heart attacks, strokes, cancers, and other health problems. This is one example of the concept of pono, or supreme justice.
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