Veggiyana : The Dharma of Cooking: with 108 Deliciously Easy Vegetarian Recipes

The kitchen is the most vital place on Earth, because survival, even now in the age of iPads and large hadron colliders, still depends on wholesome, nutritious food. In keeping with this simple truth Veggiyana provides 108 tasty, beloved and simple recipes from around the world. And generously sprinkled throughout--like the perfect blend of herbs and spices are morsels of time-tested wisdom on how to live a life that nourishes both body and spirit. Veggiyana brings the vitality of the worlds kitchens to your own with wisdom and recipes to delight and inspire.

Sandra Garson is dedicated to the profound spiritual practice of caring for our bodies and healing others through the power of food and community. A long-time practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Tricycle, Boston Globe, Yankee, and Down East: The Magazine of Maine. She has worked as a professional caterer, has transformed the nutritional value of the diets of many monasteries in Nepal, and is regularly called upon to consult on the food for visiting Tibetan dignitaries. Sandy is the founder and president of the charity Veggiyana, which provides food, kitchen gardens, and nutritional education to monks, nuns, and children in monastery schools. She studied food history at Harvard University and is the author of How to Fix a Leek and Other Food from Your Farmers’ Market. She lives in San Francisco.