Cooking by hand - Zen vegetarian recipes of estimation and esteem

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Garden-fresh Zen vegetarian recipes.

Always use organic veggies and fruit - preferably fresh-picked by you or a friend.
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The Tassajara recipe book
by Edward Espe Brown.
Favorites:

Baked Tomatoes with Herbs;
Brian's Mango Ice Cream;
Fig Bread;
Scrambled Tofu.

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How Tassajara Zen Center feeds the taste buds and the tummy, as well as the spirit.
Delicious vegetarian recipes that can be assembled from common, grocery-store ingredients.
Recipes for breads, pastries, eggs, tofu, granola, soups, salads, spreads, grain and veggie side dishes, pizza, savory pies, and desserts.
Some exotic or "gourmet" dishes.
Some dishes more conscious of health concern.
And some delicious American-traditional comfort food.
Clear, easy-to-follow instructions -- so clear that space for un-needed diagrams can instead be given to more recipes.

Samples for your tongue and tummy:

Brian's Mango Ice Cream
Sieve 3C mango pulp. [May replace mango with strawberries.] Blend with quarter cup sugar till liquid. Whip a cup of whipping cream and blend with mango. Add 1T lime juice. Freeze.

Fig Bread
Mix 1.5 C whole de-stemmed figs, quarter tsp salt, quarter cup Heat 1C apple or orange juice to almost boiling; pour over figs; stir to melt butter. Cool to room temp. Beat 2 eggs; beat in a third cup sugar, half tsp vanilla, 1 tsp grated lemon or orange rind. Sift 1.75C pastry flour with half tsp baking powder and quarter tsp baking soda. Minimally mix wet into dry ingredients. Grease and flour medium loaf pan. Bake 350° for an hour.

Scrambled Tofu
Drain 2 blocks tofu on slight slope with weight on them. Dice 1 yellow onion, 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery. Crumble the drained tofu. Sauté onion in soy oil; when translucent add carrots. When carrots half cooked add celery, quarter cup nutritional yeast, 2 crushed garlic cloves, half tsp crumbled thyme, 2T soy sauce. When veggies are soft enough for you, add tofu and heat slowly. Add salt, pepper, soy to taste.

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