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Learn to COOK - Heaven's Banquet : Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way
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List Price: $39.95
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Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.262
EAN: 9780525943839
ISBN: 0525943838
Label: Dutton Adult
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 600
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Studio: Dutton Adult
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Ayurveda, a 3,000 year old Indian science ensuring the total health of mind, body, and spirit, is one of the fastest growing alternative health models today. Publications from Vegetarian Times and Prevention Magazine to Business Week herald the growth of interest in Ayurveda-- a $2 billion market-- and the Maharishi Ayur-Veda Institute is the preeminent marketer of Ayurvedic products in the U.S. and worldwide. Research shows that Ayurvedic practices strengthen the body, enhance the immune system, and perform a wide range of preventative functions. Miriam Hospodar's twenty-year culinary journey has culminated in a major work that is as inspiring as it is comprehensive. Heaven's Banquet offers an accessible, informed, and passionate approach to transforming your cooking, and your health, with Ayurvedic principles. The recipes come from all over the world --Europe and the Mediterranean; China, Japan, Southeast Asia; the Jewish and Middle Eastern culinary traditions; and the Americas. Hospodar has guidance for the "new vegetarian" and for those cooking on "terrible schedules." She offers options for sugar-free, salt-free, dairy-free, and wheat-free diets, and provides a full complement of recipes in every category-- from appetizers and finger foods through main courses and desserts. Heaven's Banquet is a cookbook with a philosophy, a voice, and a mission. It is a landmark work that will be a standard for years, even generations, to come.
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Summary: A Banquet of Information
Comment: I am relatively new to the Ayruvedic Lifestyle having read several books and consulted an Aryuvedic Physician. The book however is a wealth of information about Ayruveda and eating healthy. The author presents much general information in an informative and at times humorous style that is clear. The recipes are sometimes complex but once the reader assembles the ingredients, the rest is fully explained. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious in learning how to cook for balance and health.
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Summary: My favorite inspirational cookbook
Comment: I usually shy away from cookbooks with no pictures because they're not as inspiring and it's more difficult to decide on recipes. However, I've been interested in Ayurveda for a couple of years and thought I'd try it out. I turn to this book everyday...It's a shame that people are writing reviews about the recipes in this book using too much fat or sugar. I wonder if they actually read the first section of the book that explains why the recipes are this way and to remember to honor what one feels like eating. Sugar has a place in our diet, but as Miriam states, those of us who crave sugar might have an imbalance. Those recipes are to be used sparingly. Also, if you find that you'd prefer cooking with alternative flours to white flour, or alternative rice to white rice, I think the idea here is to follow your intuition. These recipes are only meant to be a base for your ideas and not to be the end.
What I love about this book is the flexibility the recipes provide with suggestions for variations depending on your mood and what you have on hand. In no time, you'll be creating your own recipes inspired from Miriam's.
This is the first Amazon review I've written, that this book has truly inspired me to do so.
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Summary: The Best Ayurvedic Cookbook
Comment: This is my favorite, most-used cookbook. It is the Gold Standard for Ayurvedic Cookbooks. The name of the book says it all. It is filled with wonderful, taste-full recipes that are fairly easy (for Ayurvedic recipes) and that turn out pleasing to all of the senses.
So many Ayurvedic cookbooks seem to be from post-Macrobiotic types that focus on the 'austere' and 'clean' aspects of food (so much so that they overlook the 'wonderfulness' of food). Ms Hospodar's book is about beautiful and sensual food that is true (as far as I know) to Ayurvedic guidelines. Her book is enjoyable to read and is full of useful information. I have used this book for over two years and still grab it first.
It is simply the best. It is not exclusive to vegetarians or followers of Ayurvedic. Any lover of good food should be satisfied with this Banquet's offering.
I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Heaven's Banquet
Comment: Since getting Heaven's Banquet, I have thrown out many of my old cookbooks. The recipes are simple but very tasty and the introduction about food preparation, mind-body types is easy to read, makes great sense and is a foundation for better nutritional eating. I cannot recommend this book highly enough so stock up the crisper and go vegetarian - it really is the best way to eat
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Summary: The "Joy of Cooking" for the 21st century
Comment: This is the book to cook from for delicious new flavors and dishes, and to learn from to discover the effects of foods and spicing on the body and mind. Every page is full of interesting, well researched information about food , how it changes as it is prepared, and how it effects the person who eats it. The cultural richness is delightful, and the ease with which the author moves from tradition to tradition while maintaining the angle of cooking for the various Ayurvedic body-mind types is awe-inspiring. For those looking for a wider range of culinary experience, this book is a treasure. And for those learning how to navigate the 21st century emphasis on healthful cooking, it is invaluable.
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