A Taste of Sunflowers

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A compilation of our favorite recipes acquired over 25 years in the natural food industry. Our spicy tofu salad and tofu mock “chicken” salad became famous throughout the region. A Taste of Sunflowers shares the secrets we learned to make healthy meals quick and easy. They have all been taste tested and approved by old and young alike throughout our entire community!

Our book goes beyond cooking, helping you stock your kitchen with items you’ll need to make cooking more joyful and simple. We also touch on the beginning stages of healing the physical and emotional bodies by avoiding the foods that aggravate the system, teaching you how to begin using herbal medicines to begin your own personal healing journey.

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Books to Help us Heal

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Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Remedies by Stephen Cummings & Dana Ullman

This is the one that I use as my homeopathic bible. When the children were smaller, I could usually get to the correct remedy quickly and easily. It's still the one I turn to when helping clients and the one I recommend the most.

Green Pharmacy by James Duke

Dr. Duke does a wonderful job in easy and understandable reading of herbal medicines. His book is laid out beautifully and gives many facts around how the herbs are used and what to look for.

Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Patrick Quillin

This is the book most recommended by cancer survivors. It is complete and to the point. It helps puts you in charge of your healing journey.

Earl Mindels Herb Bible by Earl Mindell

Quick, simple and direct. I use this for easy reference material at the store.

The Biochemic Handbook

The best for determining the use of the 12 bio-chemic tissue salts. The tissue salts nourish and cleanse on the cellular level. They play a huge role in helping us heal. They are safe and effective and can be used for young and old alike with no side affects.

The 38 Bach Flower Essences

A general guideline for beginners to use when working with the Bach Flower Essences. It is a simple guide that gives a brief explanation of both the positive and negative influences of the emotions associated with each flower.

The Homeopathy Bible by Ambika Wauters

I found this book in a small book shop in Mystic and love how it is so simple to use. It is set up like a dictionary of all the remedies general symptoms, mind and emotions that may be connected to it as well as the physical symptoms that might be relieved. It is well written as a guide to remedies that I have not found in many other books. It's well worth having this one in your home.

Books to Help Us on Our Spiritual Walk

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

This book was recommended by a number of my friends. Elizabeth writes about a serious subject with light and humor. Anyone who has felt the need to heal loss or separation could benefit from her journey through Italy, India and Indonesia.

The Camel Knows the Way By Lorna Kelly

The Camel Knows the Way is yet another book that shares a personal journey of spiritual growth and development. Lorna finds herself drawn to Mother Theresa through a book that was given to her. She takes the reader into her most intimate thoughts and experiences allowing us the opportunity to look deep with in our own souls.

Behaving as if the God in all Life Mattered by Machaelle Small Write

This is one of the first books I read which sparked my spiritual journey. Everything Machaelle said touched a unique cord. I recommend it highly for a book that makes you truly think differently about the god in all of us.

Conversations with God (Books 1, 2 and 3) by Neale Donald Walch

Once I started this series, I could not stop reading it. It allowed me to get back in touch with my own spiritual truths and helped me to spark old memories that were waiting to be remembered.

Spontaneous Healing by Andrew Weil, M.D.

Dr. Weil writes gently and clearly and he thinks so much like me its scary. It is an empowering journey reminding each one of us that ultimately, we are responsible for our own healing.

Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss

I was fortunate to attend a seminar by Caroline Myss at Kirpalu Institute in Massachusetts years ago. She was as powerful to listen to as she is to read. Anatomy of the Spirit gives a greater understanding of the chakras and their purpose on the physical level. This is a book that is so deep it needs to be read slowly to absorb it all, but well worth the effort.

Why People Don't Heal and How They Can by Caroline Myss

Another very powerful piece of work. I truly enjoy how Caroline Myss thinks and brings her thoughts into action. She placed the responsibility of healing right back where it belongs - on each and every one of us.

Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra

This is a gentle, wonderful, simple little book that says it all. We should each take the time to begin practicing these techniques daily until it becomes our way of life.

Harry Potter (the series) by J.K. Rowling

A fun series about wizardry. My whole family could not help but read each and every one. It gives us an understanding about the forces of good and evil in a way that is easy to relate to each day in our own lives.

Books for Healthy Cooking

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Kripalu Cookbook by Atma Joanne Livitt

This is a book I picked up while visiting Kripalu Yoga Center in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. I was impressed with the way Kripalu has mastered the art of making macrobiotic food taste so good!

Tofu Cookery by Louise Hagler

This is the finest tofu cookbook we found. Each recipe is simple and mouth watering. We learned how to cook tofu from the best! We recommend it highly.

Deaf Smith Country Cookbook by Ford, Hillard & Kooch

This was the first natural food cookbooks I was introduced to when I was first married in the early 70's. It was way over my head at the time, but what wasn't? Today, I realize it is a wonderful cookbook to begin changing one's diet into a more vegetarian flair.

Maple Syrup Baking & Dessert Cookbook by Ken Haedrich

Every recipe is beyond delicious. We haven't made anything in it we don't like and once you use pure maple syrup, you'll never go back. Grade B is best for cooking.Replacing white sugars with pure maple syrup is a step in the right direction.

Tofu Quick & Easy by Louise Hagler

A simpler version of Tofu Cookery, but just as good. I recommend this one to start, as it is more of a beginner's guide to learning how to cook with tofu.

Lidia's Italian American Kitchen By: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich

Being of Italian heritage, my memory cells often take me back to the Italian cuisine. When I want to get back in touch with my grandmother's cooking, I take out this cookbook. Lidia, through her pictures and right to the point recipes, manages to make even the most complicated Italian recipes quick and easy.

The Best Things Come in Little Packages!

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Cooking great food does not need to be complicated and A Taste of Sunflowers - The Natural Way to Healing Cookbook proves it!

A Taste of Sunflowers is a compilation of our favorite recipes acquired over 25 years in the natural food industry. Our spicy tofu salad and mock “chicken” salad (made from tofu) became famous throughout the region. It shares the secrets we learned to make healthy meals quick and easy. All of our recipes have been taste tested and approved by old and young alike throughout our entire community!

Beyond the great recipes, we teach you how to stock your kitchen with items you’ll need to make cooking more joyful and simple. We also touch on the beginning stages of healing the physical and emotional bodies by avoiding the foods that aggravate the system. You'll learn how to begin using herbal medicines to begin your own personal healing journey.

It's a book you'll read from cover to cover and go back to it again and again.

Sample Recipe - White Veggie Chowder

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Sauté the following assorted vegetables in 5 TBS of extra virgin olive oil:

1 medium organic white onion chopped
3 stalks of organic celery chopped
3 organic carrots sliced
1 package frozen organic corn

Add:

2 TBS of dulse flakes
4 tsp of sea salt

Dice 3 potatoes in small cubes. Add to sautéed vegetables and mix.

Cover vegetables with 3 quarts of water. Bring water to boil and simmer until potatoes are tender.

While the veggies are cooking, make Cashew Cream:

Put 2 cups of raw cashews in a blender and whiz until it has a powder-like texture. Add 1 quart of cold water and blend until creamy. Add cashew cream to broth.

Add ½ tsp of basil and adjust seasonings to taste.

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How To Section

How To Section
How to Stock Your Kitchen
How to Roast Garlic
How to Cook Beans
How to Whiz Vegetables for Soups
How to Oven Roast Vegetables
How to Sprout Beans and Seeds
How to Press Tofu
How to Freeze Tofu
How to Caramelize Onions
How to Make Cashew Cream

Main Meals

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
Spinach Balls or Spinach Burgers
Vegetarian Meatballs
Sprouted Adzuki Bean Burgers
Veggie Tofu Quiche with Potato Crust
Eggplant Rollatini with Tofu Ricotta
Mexican Pizza with Mango Salsa
Lentil Loaf with Vegetarian Gravy
Vegetable Frittata
Italian Zucchini Torte
Vegetable Enchiladas
Baked Stuffed Acorn Squash with Soy Sausage
Baked Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms with Tofu Ricotta
Bean Bruschetta
Vegetarian Chili with Cornbread Topping
Oriental Tofu & Veggies over Brown Rice

Learning To Heal Our Bodies

The Digestive System
The Stomach
The Liver
The Gall Bladder
The Small Intestines
The Large Intestines
The Kidneys & Bladder
The Spleen
The Adrenals
The Mucus Membranes
The Muscular System
The Skeletal System
The Circulatory System
The Nervous System
The Lymphatic System

Soups

White Bean & Roasted Garlic Soup
Roasted Potato Leek Soup
Sweet Potato Soup
Butternut Squash Soup
Roasted Smokey Corn Chowder
Golden Vegetable Soup
Carrot Ginger Soup
Chicken-Less Pastene Soup
White Veggie Chowder
Black Bean Soup
Hearty Lentil Soup
Roasted Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Ribollita Soup

Why We Do What We Do

This section explains the reasons for changing one's diet, recommending ingredients which can be substituted for foods that may no longer serve you, such as alternatives to cow dairy products, coffee alternatives, quick & easy breakfast ideas, and so much more!

Our Famous Tofu Salads

Spicy Tofu Salad
Plain Tofu Salad
Mock "Chicken" Salad

Healing Yeast

The story behind the yeast
The journey to begin healing yeast
Cleansing the digestive system
Foods that feed yeast

Desserts

Quick Vanilla Cake
Ginger Bread
Pecan Maple Cookies
Date Squares
Cardamom Coffee Cake
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Sunflowers' Apple Turnovers
Pumpkin Bread
Melt in your Mouth Blueberry Cake
Vegan Double Chocolate Cookies