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(More customer reviews)Ms. Allrich presents us with a cookbook to compliment Her "Cooking by the Seasons" with recipes that are inspired by the cycles of the moon.
From kitchen blessings to pantry essentials to herbal necessities, Ms. Allrich lays the foundation to begin working your own personal magic at each of the moons of the year. Recipes like Crab Cakes with Cranberry-Orange Salsa for the Long Night's Moon (December moon) to Sherry-Walnut Goat Cheese Spread for the Flower Moon (May Moon), there are recipes that are seasonal, well balanced menus and mouth watering temptations.
The idea of this book is to eat foods that are in time with the seasons and to prepare meals that are healthy and well balanced. To many of us this might seem almost impossible, but the introduction of the book says it all; "By consciously setting aside time to mark this Wheel with celebration and tuning into the wisdom of seasonal foods, we deepen our connection to nature's lessons; we create meals that are not only healthful, but sacred as well - food that nourishes both body and soul."
I have to admit I am "kitchen challenged" and some of the dishes seemed at first glance to be beyond my limited capabilities of ordering out. But you just can't get dishes like "Summer Tomato Salad with Fresh Basil" from the take out center, and it does not require anything more than a knife and a few minutes. Also she offers some helpful hints, like do not refrigerate tomatoes or they will lose their sweet texture. Gee, I didn't know that.
Ms. Allrich offers some wonderful recipes, some good advise and a way for us to get into the cycles of the land a bit more than just following the seasons or the cycles of the moons. Taking what the earth has to offer in the way of foods and bringing them to the table is one more bond we can make in our connection to the land.
This is a wonderful book, some great ideas and some recipes I am sure will delight the tongue and the heart. It is a "must have" for any pagan who cooks even if it is only occasionally.
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