Feeding the Hungry Ghost (34 page)

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Authors: Ellen Kanner

bok choy, in West Indian mango madness,
114–15

Bowles, Paul,
125
,
126

breads

breaking,
213

flatbread from a starter,
213–15

matzo, DIY,
73–76

no-knead whole wheat oatmeal,
182–83

zucchini,
81–82

broccoli

with lemon and mint,
145–46

vegetable donburi,
149–50

broth, vegetable.
See
stone soup

Buddha’s delight,
152

Buddhism,
xix
,
66
,
205
,
207

business plan, implementing,
17–19

C

cabbage

hungry ghost mood modifier,
152–53

napa, in West Indian mango madness,
114–15

veggie bhaji,
197–98

cakes

seed,
5–6

vegan chocolate,
136

callaloo,
10

Haitian soupe joumou,
12–13

West Indian mango madness,
114–15

calories, from beverages,
32

cane sugar

about,
5n

flatbread from a starter,
214–15

seed cake,
5–6

cardamom,
37
,
132

ahimsa chai,
195–96

multifaith sweetness and light sugarplums,
193–94

carrot(s)

deep, basic comfort lentil soup,
41–43

Haitian soupe joumou,
12–13

hungry ghost mood modifier,
152–53

Kamut for Mother Earth,
90–91

salad, Moroccan,
107–8

unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

vegetable couscous with preserved lemon and olives,
212–13

vegetable donburi,
149–50

veggie bhaji,
197–98

cashews, in West Indian mango madness,
114–15

Catholic Church,
162

Celts,
174

chai,
194–95

ahimsa,
195–96

chard, Swiss

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

Kamut for Mother Earth,
90–91

cheese, limburger,
28

chia seeds,
4

seed cake,
5–6

chickpea flour

about,
62n

farinata,
62–63

West Indian mango madness,
114–15

chickpeas

harira,
127–28

ten-minute pasta with zucchini, tomatoes, and,
139–44

vegetable couscous with preserved lemon and olives,
212–13

chili(es)

essential,
132

-lime vinaigrette,
102–3

red, in unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

See also
jalapeño chilies

chips, kale,
146–47

chocolate,
135

cake, vegan,
136

Christmas,
7
,
165–66
,
186
,
191
,
198–99

cilantro

harira,
127–28

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

red lentil soup with Indian spices,
176–78

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

vegetable couscous with preserved lemon and olives,
212–13

veggie bhaji,
197–98

West Indian mango madness,
114–15

cinnamon,
132–33

ahimsa chai,
195–96

cloves, in ahimsa chai,
195–96

coffee drinks,
32

cole slaw,
106–7

collard greens

Haitian soupe joumou,
12–13

hopping john,
16–17

Colwin, Laurie,
135
,
213

comfort food,
79–81
,
148

community-supported agriculture (CSA),
97

compassion,
23–24

condiments,
131

cookies

almond,
168–69

orange blossom,
170

wedding,
58

cooking

as meditation,
14

for others,
xix
,
34–39
,
40–42
,
43–44
,
65–66
,
209–10
,
215

Cora (housekeeper),
59–60
,
65

coriander,
133

I Corinthians, Book of,
68

cortisol,
181–82

couscous, vegetable, with preserved lemon and olives,
210–13

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

cremains, spreading,
167–68

crop failure,
117

CSA gumbo z’herbes,
98–100

cumin,
133

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

D

Daft Days,
198–99

dana
(generosity),
66

dates

multifaith sweetness and light sugarplums,
193–94

rice in the Sahara,
122–23

death,
170–76

deep, basic comfort lentil soup,
41–43

De la Mare, Walter,
23

De re coquinaria,
191

dessert, cultural background of,
191–92

dill

Kamut for Mother Earth,
90–91

Turkish millet and greens for Marcella,
29–30

dittany of Crete,
36

Diwali (Hindu festival of lights),
188–90
,
197

DIY matzo,
75–76

donburi,
148

vegetable,
149–50

down and dirty rice,
55–56

E

Earth Day,
83
,
84–85

eating

compassionate,
23–24

healthier,
xv–xvi

mindful,
xix

seasonal,
101–2

slow,
88–89

terror,
139

See also
food

edamame, in down and dirty rice,
55–56

eggplant, in down and dirty rice,
55–56

Egyptian cuisine,
76

Eliot, T. S.,
52
,
105

Emerson, Ralph Waldo,
205

energy drinks,
32

epazote

about,
163

pumpkin, poblano, and spinach tacos,
163–64

escarole, in Tuscan white beans and winter greens soup,
184–85

Ethiopia, hand-feeding custom in,
xix

Existential Stew Theory,
94–95

F

faith,
8–9
,
13–14
,
19–22
,
66–69
,
71–74
,
213

fall recipes.
See
recipes, autumn

family dinners,
57–62

farinata,
62–63

farro,
91–92

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

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

fasting,
119–22

fava beans,
76

ful mudammas,
77
,
78–79

preparing,
77–78

favism,
77

fences,
95

fennel

salad, pink grapefruit and,
38–40

summer tomato salad with za’atar,
118–19

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

unconventional but seductive veggie paella,
45–46

Fête des Lumières,
187–88

Fez (Morocco),
121–22

fish, gefilte,
71–72

flatbread from a starter,
213–15

flaxseeds,
4

seed cake,
5–6

whole grain pancakes,
24–25

zucchini bread,
81–82

flowers,
51
,
53
,
54

food

comfort,
79–81
,
148

funeral,
174–76

gratitude for,
207–8

human relationship with,
xv–xxi
,
48–50

processed,
191

slow,
181–82
,
184

spirituality and,
189–90

sweet,
191–92

waste,
86–88

See also
cooking; eating

food diaries,
31

food habits, bad,
48–50

food labels, reading,
18

Food of Morocco, The
(Wolfert),
210

Fourth of July,
106

France

author’s anniversary trip to,
199–201
,
203–6

paradoxical food relationship in,
xvi

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