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FEASTING FROM THE GARDENTABLE OF CONTENTSBREADSApple Cranberry Quick BreadBarley Ginger Muffins Barley Oat Cinnamon Muffins Barley Rye Bread Blue Uncheese Garlic Bread Buckwheat Blueberry Walnut Biscuits Bulgur Wheat Bread Cheesy Bread Sticks Wheatless Ginger Orange Apricot Muffins Onion Mushroom Bread Quick Pizza Crust DESSERTSAlmond Pumpkin PieApple Bread Apple Plum Date Pie Very Berry Dessert Berry Melon Dessert Blueberry Grape Blackberry Pie Carob Applesauce Cake Orange Carob Chip Tofu Pie Flaky Pie Crust Marbled Pumpkin and Uncheese Cake Walnut Pear Cake DIPS AND SAUCES AND DRESSINGS AND UNCHEESEArtichoke Dill DipClassic Basil Pesto Beet Dressing Herbes de Provence Italian Seasoning Kiwi Orange Dressing Vegan Unmayonnaise Mushroom Gravy Orange Raspberry Dressing Salsa Seasoned Flour Tofu Cream Uncheese Tofu Mushroom Pate Tofu Sour Uncream Tomato Sauce OVEN DISHESArtichoke CasseroleSummer Barley Tart Campfire Casserole Baked Kale and Artichoke Hearts Alsatian Mushrooms Mushroom, Pepper, and Tomato Bake Crustless Pepper Zucchini Tart Pesto Stuffed Portabellas Pissaladiere Roasted Vegetables with Romesco Sauce SALADSApple Walnut Salad with Maple VinaigretteAsian Spring Salad Barley, Spinach, and Tomato Salad Bean and Kamut Salad Bean and Macaroni Salad Bean and Potato Salad Ohio Unchicken Salad Citrus Salad Fruit and Cabbage Slaw Papaya Avocado Salad Sesame Cabbage Salad Tomato Basil Salad Watercress Arugula Salad SIDE DISHESApple Raisin ChutneyMarinated Asparagus Asparagus with Creamy Basil Sauce French Style Cauliflower Chickpeas with Root Vegetables Citrus Snow Peas Kale Parmesan Ginger Broccoli Shoon Chow Saang Choy Wagon Wheel Vegetables SOUPS AND STEWSChilled Asparagus SoupAvocado Soup Barley Chickpea Soup Barley Vegetable Soup Doggy Chili First Snow Soup Lentils, Potatoes, and Greens Pasta e Fagioli Pepper Tomato Soup Seitan Bourguignonne Tomato Basil Soup STOVE TOP DISHESApple, Potato, Carrot Stir-FryAsparagus, Shiitakes, and Tofu with Ginger and Sesame Asparagus and Squash with Bolognese Sauce Beans and Rice Chickpeas and Chard Lemon Unchicken with Rice and Artichokes Lemony Linguine with Green Beans and Artichoke Hearts Asian Noodles Orange Tofu Double Sauced Ziti GLOSSARYBIBLIOGRAPHYbr>ABOUT THE AUTHOROTHER BOOKS BY VILA SPIDERHAWKSNEAK PEEKBREADSApple Cranberry Quick BreadYield: 1 loaf
* Although nobody can guarantee protection against asthma, research suggests that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can significantly reduce your risk. For instance, a study in Australia found that people who ate the most apples and pears reduced their chances of suffering from this breath-robbing disorder. - Energy Times October 2004, p 14 While soy offers modest amounts of omega-3 essential fatty acids, flaxseed contains five times as much as any other commonly available plant food. These fatty acids are "essential" for health and survival, but the human body is incapable of producing them. They must be obtained from food. - Estrogen the Natural Way by Nina Shandler, Introduction, p xxiv Every soy product ever produced--soymilk, soy nuts, soybeans, textured vegetable protein, plus those fake sausages and hamburgers--contains plant estrogen. While an overabundance of strong estrogens places us in harm's way, weak estrogens found in soy products and flaxseeds may offer some protection from their more toxic family members. These weak estrogens appear to latch onto estrogen receptor sites in our breasts and uterus. Once they latch on, they seem to stand guard, making it more difficult for the potentially destructive estrogens to get in and wreak havoc. - Estrogen The Natural Way by Nina Shandler, p 7, 8 Barley Ginger MuffinsYield: 12 muffins
* Besides being high in disease-fighting antioxidants, ginger aids digestion, eases nausea, and possesses anti-inflammatory activity. Inflammation contributes to cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer�s disease, and arthritis. So add minced ginger to your food and brew up a cup of ginger tea. - Healthy Ideas September 2005, p 9 The type of fiber that exerts the most beneficial effects on blood sugar control is the water-soluble form. Particularly good sources of water-soluble fiber are legumes, oats, nuts, seeds, pears, apples, and most vegetables. - Beat Diabetes Naturally by Michael Murray, ND. and Michael Lyon, MD., p 81 Diets rich in whole grains have been shown to be helpful in both prevention and treatment of diabetes. - Beat Diabetes Naturally by Michael Murray, ND. and Michael Lyon, MD., p 145 Barley Oat Cinnamon MuffinsYield: 12 muffins
* Like flaxseeds, barley contains lignans, compounds that have antioxidant ability and thus provide protection against many diseases. Lignans can help prevent tiny blood clots from forming, further reducing the risk of heart disease. - New Foods for Healing by Selene Yeager, p 79 A study at the Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, led by Richard Anderson, Ph.D., stated that if you use 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon daily it can make cells more sensitive to insulin. Therefore, the study claims, the cells convert blood sugar to energy. The research showed that after 40 days of taking various amounts of cinnamon extracts, diabetics experienced not only lower blood sugar spikes after eating, but major improvement in signs of heart health. - Eat to Beat Diabetes, Diane Gilroy, Managing Editor, p 5 Barley, known as a "heart medicine" in the Middle East, reduces cholesterol, has antiviral and anticancer activity, and contains potent antioxidants, including tocotrienols. - Food--Your Miracle Medicine by Jean Carper, p 474 Oats help to stabilize blood sugar, have estrogenic and antioxidant activity and contain psychoactive compounds that may combat nicotine cravings and have antidepressant powers. - Food--Your Miracle Medicine by Jean Carper, p 484 Barley Rye BreadYield: 2 loaves
* To lower cholesterol, you need the whole soybean with its unique protein, phytates, and isoflavones, which may all act together. In other words, supplements may help a little, but consuming whole soybeans or soy products helps more. - Outsmart Cholesterol, Catherine M. Cassidy, Editor in Chief, p 17 Flaxseed is one of the most potent sources of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Canadian studies indicate that adding flaxseed to your diet on a regular basis can reduce the development of heart disease by 46% while helping to keep red blood cells from clumping together and forming a clot that can block an artery. - Outsmart Cholesterol, Catherine M. Cassidy, Editor in Chief, p 51 Whole grains provide extra fiber, the closest thing to a weight loss magic bullet. Not only does it fill you up quickly with fewer calories, but it also eliminates some of the calories you eat! Fiber whisks calories through your system so quickly that some never have a chance to end up on your hips. - Outsmart Cholesterol, Catherine M. Cassidy, Editor in Chief, p 60 Barley can lower cholesterol, reduce the formation of blood clots, improve digestion, and reduce the risk of cancer. - New Foods for Healing by Selene Yeager, p 79 |
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