Famous Vegetarians and Their Favorite Recipes : Lives and Lore from Buddha to the Beatles

by Berry, Rynn

• ISBN13: 9780962616914
• ISBN10: 0962616915
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-09-01
• Publisher: Pythagorean Pub

Table of Contents

Table of Recipes	xii
Preface	xix
IMMORTALS
Pythagoras (Ancient Greek sage and religious teacher)	3	(8)
Nut-Stuffed Cabbage Rolls	7	(1)
Sauteed Cabbage with Mustard Seed	8	(1)
Barley Bread	9	(2)
Gautama the Buddha (Ancient Indian savant and religious teacher)	11	(8)
Curds and Rice Pulao	15	(2)
Curried Spinach (Sak)	17	(1)
Mango, Coconut and Mung Bean Salad	18	(1)
Mahavira (Historical founder of the world's oldest vegetarian religion-the Jains of India)	19	(10)
Dal Bhaat	27	(1)
Spiced Green Beans	28	(1)
Lao Tzu-and the Taoists (Author of the Tao Te Ching and the historical founder of the ancient Chinese religion, Taoism	29	(10)
Dried Fruits and Nuts	36	(1)
Taoist Carrot Stew	36	(3)
Plato (and Socrates) (Pythagorean philosophers who are the founders of the Western philosophical tradition)	39	(12)
Olives and Figs	47	(1)
Humus	48	(1)
Stewed Onions in Chick-Pea Sauce	49	(2)
Jesus Christ (Ancient Essene philosopher and religious teacher)	51	(8)
Barley and Lentils	55	(1)
Wheat, Mint and Parsley Salad	56	(1)
Essene Sprouted Bread	56	(3)
Plutarch (Ancient essayist and biographer; famous for his Lives of notable Greeks and Romans)	59	(10)
Asparagus with Tahini	64	(2)
Sauteed Soy-Cheese on Toast	66	(3)
Leonardo da Vinci (Italian Renaissance man; Leonardo is one of Western Civilization's greatest geniuses)	69	(10)
Fried Figs and Beans	75	(1)
Peas Cooked in Almond Milk	76	(1)
Chick-Pea Soup	77	(1)
Almond Pudding	78	(1)
Percy Bysshe Shelley (Scientist, classicist, aesthete, Shelley was probably the most gifted English Romantic poet)	79	(8)
Napoleon's Bean Salad	84	(1)
Panada	85	(1)
``Queen Mab'' Garden Salad	86	(1)
Leo Tolstoy (Nineteenth century Russian author, Tolstoy is considered to be the world's greatest novelist; he is noted for such works as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and The Kreutzer Sonata)	87	(12)
Soupe Printaniere	92	(2)
Baked Macaroni en Casserole	94	(2)
Russian Beetroot Soup	96	(3)
Annie Besant (Nineteenth century English social reformer and spiritual leader, Annie Besant was at once a feminist, a labor leader, a theosophist, a freethinker, a devoted mother and a founder of the planned parenthood movement. She is one of the most remarkable women of modern times)	99	(10)
Watercress Salad Sandwich	105	(1)
Mixed Vegetable Curry	106	(3)
Mahatma Gandhi (Indian civic and spiritual leader; inventor of the hunger strike; architect of Indian independence; father of modern India)	109	(10)
Spicy Chapatis	114	(1)
Carrot Salad (Gujarati Style)	115	(1)
Vegetable Korma	116	(3)
George Bernard Shaw (Celebrated wit; peerless music and drama critic; essayist and dramatist of genius)	119	(12)
Casserole of Brussels Sprouts	123	(1)
Savory Rice	124	(1)
Lentil Curry	125	(1)
Nut and Rice Roast (With Cumberland Sauce)	126	(5)
VISIONARIES
Bronson Alcott (American transcendentalist philosopher; father of Louisa May Alcott; founder of the first vegetarian commune, Fruitlands)	131	(10)
Transcendental Potatoes and Rice	136	(1)
Fruitlands Apple Pan Dowdy	137	(2)
Ginger Snaps	139	(1)
Cake Without Eggs	139	(1)
Biscuit Without Milk	140	(1)
Sylvester Graham (Nineteenth century American nutritionist; America's first great food reformer; inventor of graham flour and the graham cracker)	141	(8)
Graham Flour Bread	147	(1)
Graham Muffins	147	(1)
Graham Crackers	148	(1)
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (World-class surgeon, pioneering nutritionist, and food inventor extraordinaire, Kellogg invented peanut butter, flaked cereals, and the first meat substitutes made from nuts and grains)	149	(10)
Protose Fricassee	155	(1)
Asparagus on Toast (With Soy Cream Sauce)	156	(1)
Breakfast Cornflakes	157	(1)
Fresh Peanut Butter	158	(1)
Henry Salt (Venerable figure in the vegetarian movement; author of such vegetarian classics as Seventy Years Among Savages, and Animal Rights)	159	(8)
Walnut Rissoles	165	(1)
Apple Fritters	166	(1)
Esme Wynne-Tyson (English author of widely acclaimed books on vegetarianism, comparative religion, and philosophy. Her book, The Philosophy of Compassion: The Return of the Goddess linked vegetarianism with ancient matriarchal societies and their practice of mother goddess worship, which she feels is on the resurgent)	167	(6)
Red Cabbage En Casserole	171	(1)
Butter Bean Soup	171	(2)
Swami Prabhupada (Founder of the Krishna movement and the first Asian religion to be established in the West since the days of the Roman Empire)	173	(8)
Pishima's Stuffed Okra	178	(1)
Pleasingly Bitter Vegetable Stew	179	(2)
William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi (Authors of The Book of Tofu, The Book of Miso, The Book of Tempeh, etc. With his wife Akiko Aoyagi, William Shurtleff is responsible for making tofu a household word in the West)	181	(10)
Homemade Tofu Burgers	187	(1)
Tempeh ``Mock Chicken'' Salad	188	(1)
Eggless Egg Salad Sandwich	189	(1)
Tofu Cheesecake with Fruit Topping	189	(2)
Frances Moore Lappe (Author of Diet For a Small Planet, Lappe's two million copy bestseller put vegetarianism on the map, and awakened Westerners to the nutritional and economic benefits of a vegetarian diet)	191	(12)
Sweet and Pungent Vegetable Curry	195	(1)
Tofu-Apple-Nut Loaf	196	(1)
Fried Spiced Tofu	197	(1)
Feijoada (Tangy Black Beans)	198	(1)
Rice with Green Chili Sauce	199	(1)
Greens with Sesame Seed Topping and Orange Slices	200	(3)
CONTEMPORARIES
Paul and Linda McCartney (Former Beatle and wife. With his partner, the late John Lennon, Paul McCartney wrote some of the Beatles greatest songs. The post-Beatles success of his group Wings rivaled that of the Beatles. Time recently referred to McCartney as ``the richest musician who ever lived.'')	203	(6)
Green Pea Soup	207	(1)
Mrs. Mac's Cabbage Salad	208	(1)
George Harrison (Former Beatle; immensely popular composer and performer of popular music. Harrison was one of the first popular musicians to turn East for inspiration. He adopted a vegetarian diet from his Indian guru, and was the first pop musician to use Indian instruments in his repertoire)	209	(6)
Dark Horse Lentil Soup	213	(2)
Dick Gregory (Comedian, author, and rawfoods pioneer)	215	(4)
Mixed Salad and Dressing	217	(1)
Banana Nut Roll	218	(1)
David Wallechinsky (Created The People's Almanac, which he co-authored with his father Irving Wallace, who is one of the five most widely read authors in the world. Wallechinsky also created and co-authored such best-selling reference books as The Book of Lists, The Book of Predictions, Whatever Happened to the Class of '65?, The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People, The Complete Book of the Olympics, and Mid-Term Report. He is the inventor of the readable almanac)	219	(6)
Salad Sandwich	223	(1)
Chico's Sauteed Mushrooms	224	(1)
Dennis Weaver (Star of such popular TV series as ``McCloud,'' ``Gunsmoke,'' ``Kentucky Jones,'' and ``Gentle Ben,'' Dennis Weaver was the first actor in the West to embrace a vegetarian diet)	225	(6)
Avocado-Tomato Sandwich	228	(1)
Crazy Mix-Up Rice Skillet Dish	229	(2)
Killer Kowalski (Professional wrestling's greatest villain, Killer Kowalski was an unconquerable champion throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. He was the first professional athlete in the West to embrace a vegetarian diet)	231	(6)
Vegetarian Vegetable Borscht	234	(1)
Peas and Sauerkraut	235	(1)
Cabbage Rolls	236	(1)
Isaac Bashevis Singer (Prolific novelist and short story writer, Isaac Singer is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. I. B. Singer and Malcolm Muggeridge were the first major literary figures in the West to turn vegetarian since Tolstoy)	237	(7)
Noodles with Mushrooms En Casserole	241	(1)
Kasha	242	(2)
Malcolm Muggeridge (English man-of-letters, Muggeridge is a brilliant essayist and biographer whose own autobiography has been hailed as a masterpiece. He is a former editor of Esquire in the U.S., and editor-in-chief of Punch in England. He and I. B. Singer are the first major literary figures to convert to vegetarianism since Tolstoy)	244	(7)
Barn Brack (an Irish Bread)	249	(1)
Crunchy Brownies	250	(1)
Brigid Brophy (Noted for her formidable intellect, Brigid Brophy is an English novelist, biographer, and critic of the first rank. She is the first major woman novelist to become a vegetarian)	251	(14)
Leek and Potato Pie	255	(1)
Marrowfat Pea Soup	256	(1)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author's Biographical Sketch	257	(3)
Author's Favorite Recipes	260	(1)
Matar Paneer with Deep-Fried Tofu Cubes	260	(1)
Deep Fried Tofu Balls in a Sweet and Sour Sauce	261	(2)
Palak Aloo (Spinach and Potato Curry)	263	(1)
Miso Coffee	264	(1)
About the Illustrator	265	(2)
Notes (Text)	267	(6)
Reference Notes (Recipes)	273