Food Incantation v
Foreword by Deborah Madison xvii
Acknowledgments xxi

Introduction I
Native Foods and Me 2
The Vegetarian Lifestyle 7
Passionate about Organics 12

Part One: The Basics

THE SETUP 17
Know Your Ingredients: A Glossary of Foods 17
The Well-Equipped Kitchen: A Glossary of Utensils 32
Preparation and Cooking 37
A Glossary of Cooking Terms 37
La Technique: A Glossary of Preparation and Cooking Methods 44
Measure for Measure 49

BASIC BEANERY 51
Know Your Beans 51
How to Cook Beans 55

GRAINS FOR BRAINS 57
Basic Grain Cookery 61

TEMPEH: FOOD OF THE GODS AND GODDESSES 63
Tempeh Basic Prep 65
Simple Deglaze 65

SEITAN: THE PROTEIN OF WHEAT 66
Makin' Seitan 69
Seitan Broth 70

SOY PROTEIN TEXTURES: WHADDAYA MEAN IT'S NOT MEAT? 72
Reconstitution for Granules, Bits, or Flakes 74
Taco Meat 74
Italian Ground Around 75
Reconstitution for Soy Chunks 75
Reconstitution for Soy Brests 76
Basic Marinade 76
Sautéed and Grilled Brests 77

HOW DO YOU DO TOFU? 78
Basic Tofu Marinade 80

Part Two: The Recipes

COMPLEMENT WITH CONDIMENTS 85
Roasted Garlic Cloves 86
Garlic Toast 87
Toasted Almond and Currant Chutney 88
Cucumber Quick Pickles 89
Pretty Pink Pickles 90
Curried Cashew Crunch 91
Country Croutons 92
Cranberry Orange Relish 93
Toasted Sesame Seeds 94
Gomasio (Sesame Salt) 95
Miso Lemon Carrottops 96
Native Ch'i's (Nondairy Cheese) 97
Tofu Ricotta 98
Tofu Feta 99
Salsa de Chupacabra 100
Ray's Good Home Blackening Spice 101
Caramelized Onions 102

GET DRESSED! 103
Basic Balsamic Vinaigrette 104
Green Goddess 105
Greek Lemon Garlic Dressing 106
Mango Lime Vinaigrette 107
Pumpkin Plum Dressing 108
Ponzu (Japanese Soy Citrus Dressing) 109
Sesame Orange Vinaigrette 110
Thousand Island Dressing 111
Caesar's Vegan 112
Black Creek Ranch Dressing 113
Curry Lime Vinaigrette 114
Madison's Garden Dressing 115

GET SAUCED! 116
Gandhi's Curry Sauce 117
Simple Marinara 118
Baja Enchilada 119
Italian Salsa 120
Salsa Fresca 121
Thai Peanut Sauce 122
Pumpkin Seed Pesto 123
Creamy Wild Mushroom 124
Shallot Mushroom Gravy 125
Sassy Sweet and Sour Sauce 126
Green Tea Sesame Sauce 127
Bessie's (Thank-You) BBQ Sauce 128
Tartar Sauce 129
Jamaican Jerk Marinade 130
Flamed Banana Salsa 131
Rockin' Moroccan Marinade 132
Hollandaise Sauce 133

SNACKS 'N'APPS 134
Edamame (Sweet Green Soybeans) 135
Harry's Hummus 136
Ruth's Awesome Threesome 137
Tempeh Pâté 138
French Love Bites 139
Tata's Tapenade 140
Spanakopita 141
Zen Cucumber Bites 143
Papa's Yugoslavian Ivar 144
Sophie's Stuffed Mushrooms 145
Cauliflower Crudité with Sesame Curry Dip 146
Guacamole 147
Speedy Kim Chee 148
Native Nachos 149
Thai Sticks 150

SOUP OF THE DAY 151
Mighty Miso 152
Russian Velvet 153
Loving Lentil 154
Nacho Gazpacho 155
Atomic Split Pea 156
Caldo Verde (Portuguese Greens Soup) 157
Cravin' Corn Chowder 158
Black Bean Soup with Masa BaIls 159
Whirled Peas 161
Fresh Asparagus Soup 162
Butternut Squash and Lemon Grass Bisque 163
Manilow's Minestrone 164

SALADS 166
Mecca Azteca Salad 167
Warm and Wild Mushroom Salad 168
California Caesar 169
Soy Amigo 170
Tanya's Tempeh Salad 171
Simple Pleasures 172
José y Jesus' Jicama Salad 173
Iron Yam 174
Native Chop Chop 175
Bye-Bye Barnum Black Bean Salad 176
Perestroika (Russian Salad) 177
Quick Tofu Egg 178
Chinese "Save the Chicken" Salad 179
Fellini's Dream 180
Gorgeous Greek 181
Farrah's Fattoush 182
Fleetwood Macaroni Salad 183
Lemon Potato Salad 184
Wheat Berry Waldorf Salad 185
Watermelon Chill 186
TuNO 187
Thai Slaw 188
Quinoa Tabouli 189

SANDWICHES, WRAPS, AND BURRITOS 190
'70s Delight 191
TuNO Salad Sandwich 192
Hot Italian 193
Philly Peppersteak 194
Palm Springs Wrap (Tempeh Salad Wrap) 196
California Caesar Wrap with Tempeh 197
Bali Surf Burger 198
Ciao Bella Burger 199
Rocket Burger 200
Poltz Burrito 201
El Bruncho Burrito 202
Zucchini Rosemary Sandwich 203
BBQ Love Burger 204
Tijuana Tacos 205
Korean Tacos 206
Tuesday's Mediterranean Sandwich 207
Bagel No Lox 209
Bagel E 210

ENTRÉES 211
Totally Stacked Enchiladas 212
Gandhi Bowl 214
Tempeh Scaloppine with Shallot Mushroom Gravy 215
Tempeh Provençale 216
Hungarian Goulash 217
Oopa Moussaka 218
Stroganoff Seitansky 220
Seitan Ole Mole 221
Tofu Short Stack 223
Le Benedict Florentine 224
Fun Mung Curry 225
Mad Cowboy 227
Eggplant Rollatini 229
Chicken Fried Steak 230
Flaming Fajitas 231
Steak Morocco 232
Thai Tempeh Stir-Fry 233
Good Karma Sarma: Cabbage Rolls 234
The Hollywood Bowl 236
Sweet and Sour Nuggets 237
Puff Pastry Pot Pies 238
Pasta Bolognese 240
Rasta Pasta Primavera 241
Jerked "Save the Chicken" 242

SIDE DISHES 243
Kissed French Toast 244
Tofu Scrambler 245
In Thyme for Breakfast Potatoes 246
Cranberry Chestnut Stuffing 247
Roasted Winter Roots and Vegetables 248
Sautéed Chard with Onions 249
Tzimmes 250
Steamed Artichokes 251
Coconut Groove Rice 253
Vera's Voluptuous Veggie Fried Rice 254
Japanese Fried Rice 255
Mama's Mexican Rice 256
Love Potion Green Beans 257
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes 258
Get Yo' Greens 259
Roasted Lemon Potatoes 260
Tangerine Yams 261
Tequila Lime Yams 262
Leek 'n' Lemon 263
Kasha Varnishkas 264
Fred's Corn Bread 265
East Indian Onion Bread (Naan) 266
Won't You Arame, Bill 267
Hijiki àla Tanji 268
Neato Refritos: Mexican Refried Beans 269
Summer Grilled Vegetables 270

SWEET TREATS 271
Carrot Cake with Dream Cheese Frosting 272
Key Lime Parfait 274
Chai Pumpkin Pie 275
Mr. Weld's Banana Cream Pie 276
Flaky Pie Crust 277
Tastes Like Caramel Apple 278
Elephant Chocolate Cake 279
Quickie Banana Almond Sundae 281
Martha's Glazed Nuts 282
Chocolate French Silk Lingerie Pie 283
Sam's Vegan Cheesecake 285
Lulu's Lemon Cake 286
Pineapple Upside Down Cake 288
Chocolate Mint Holiday Balls 290
Chocolate Cherry Cookies 291
Jungle Boogie Bars 292
Gertrude's Ya-Ya Apple Strudel 293
Eleni's California Baklava 295
Juan's Flan 297
Apple Pudding 298
Japanese Jiggy Jell 299
Chestnut Yam Pudding Cream 300
Vanilla Crème 301
Sambuca Crème 302
Sweet Ginger Cream 303

SPECIALTY DRINKS 304
Native Iced Tea 305
Mexican Hot Chocolate 306
Guru Chai 307
Palm Desert Date Shake 308
El Choco-Banana 309
Crystal Blue Persuasion 310
Lavender Lemonade 311
Mocha Frappé 312
Cranberry Shrub 313
Roasted Barley Tea 314

In Closing 315
Index 317