Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth Cookbook (Simple, Delicious Recipes for Health & Longevity)

226 Pages·1999·32.63 MB·English

by  Devanando Otfried Weise

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ANCIENT SECRET OF THE
YOUTH
FOUNTAIN OF
Simple, Delicious Ttecipes
Tor jjiealth ana
JUongevity
Devanando Otfried Welse and Jenny Fredi riksen
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Ancient Secret
of the
Fountain of Youth
Cookbook
Simple Delicious Recipes
,
&
for Health Longevity
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DIEFUNF»TIBETER«-FEINSCHMECKERKUCHE
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About the Authors
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Dr. devanando weise is well-known for his "non-diet" approach to
harmonious, healthful nutrition. Together with his longtime com-
panion Jenny P. Frederiksen, Weise has written this lively, practical
nutrition and recipe book, loosely based on the dietary advice found in
the popular Ancient Secret of the Fountain ofYouth, Book I (Doubleday,
1998) by PeterKelder. Both authors live in Munich, Germany.
Dr. WeisewasalecturerandresearcherforfifteenyearsatvariousGer-
man universities. Most recently, he taught at the University ofGiessen.
Inhiswork, Dr. Weise drawsonhisextensive experience as anatural sci-
entist, nutritionconsultant, naturalfoodsgourmetcook, geographer, and
world traveler. He has published two other books in German, Harmon-
ische Ernahrung (Harmonious Nutrition), 1990, and Me/one zum Fruhstuck
(Melon for Breakfast), 1991, and numerous articles. He frequently gives
seminars and lectureson nutrition and self-awareness.
Jenny Frederiksen is also a natural foods gourmet cook, and she has a
private practice in massage healing.
The authors are the creators ofGourmet's Garden, a popular natural
foods restaurant in Munich, andTabula SmaragdinaVerlag, apublishing
house, also in Munich.

CONTENTS
ANotefromthe Publisher pagexiii
Introduction xv
EATING FOR HIGH ENERGY
AND HEALTHFUL LIVING
Basic PrinciplesofaHealthfulDiet 3
Fruits, Sprouts, Herbs, andSpices: the Enliveners 8
ProperFoodCombining, Preparation, andMenu Planning 14
RECIPES
Salads and Salad Dressings
LemonVinaigrette 29
ItalianDressing 30
GreenGoddessDressing 31
Gourmet'sGardenDressing 32
SeedandNut Dressings 33
GourmetDressing 34
VitalityDressing 35
IndianSalad Dressing 36
ChineseDressing 37
Thai Dressing 38
Free-stylePesto 39
FreshChutney (Sambal) 40
MixedGreenSalad 41
Ratatouille 41
Japanese PlumWineSaladfromGourmet'sGarden 42
ChineseCabbageSaladwithCashewNuts 42
WatercressSalad 43
MarinatedMushrooms 44
ShiitakeandLamb'sLettuceSalad 45
SummerSalad 46
VII
FruitSaladwithBananaDressingandMint 47
LeafLettucewithCitrusFruitsandNuts 48
RawCarrotandAppleSalad 48
RedBeetandAppleSalad 49
FreshSpinachSaladwithAvocadosandMushrooms 50
JerusalemArtichokeandAlmondCreation 51
RomaineLettuceRollswithSproutsand PureedAvocado 52
RadishwithCottageCheeseand Paprika 53
Cabbage ItalianStyle 54
Salad-e-Sabzi 55
FrenchGreenBeanSalad 56
BroccoliandBeanSproutSalad 57
BoraniEsfanaj 58
SpinachSaladwithJapanese PlumWine 59
BangkokVegetableSalad 60
ChineseMarinatedEggplant 61
EggplantRollswithHerbedQuarkandFreshTomatoSauce 62
AliBaba'sRootSalad 63
IndianKohlrabiSalad 63
YucatanBeanSalad 64
Vegetable Dishes and Sauces
MediterraneanVegetableswithOvenRoastedPotatoes 71
GreenBeansProvencalandOtherVegetables 73
RusticRedBeetFeast 75
Gourmet'sBroccoli 76
RagoutofAutumnVegetables 77
DeliciousKashmirVegetables 78
PeaandMushroomCurryfromRajasthan 80
SauteedHawaiianWhiteCabbage 82
GuacamoleandPotatoesinTheirSkins 83
VegetableswithCeyloneseGingerandCoconutSauce 84
DeliciousFreshGardenVegetables 86
EggplantKurmafromthe ImperialMogulKitchen 87
CoconutandThaiVegetablesfromtheWok 89
Stir-friedChineseVegetables 91
FreshTomatoSauce 93
VIII
Grain Dishes
CookingRice 97
CookingMillet 99
WheatandSpelt 99
SoakingBulgur 100
Porridge 100
Buckwheatand BuckwheatNoodles 101
AztecGrain-Amaranth 101
IncanGrain-Quinoa 101
PunjabiMilletandVegetables 103
MogulVegetable Biryani 105
FriedRicewithVegetablesandSprouts 107
KashawithOysterMushrooms 108
OsakaSpelt 109
QuinoaMexicanaandQuinoaSproutsMexicana no
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Tabbouleh
WholeGrain MilletNoodleswithSageandVegetables 112
WholeGrainSpaghetti with MushroomsandCreamSauce 113
FettuccinewithBroccoli Florets 114
CrunchySeitan 115
Legumes
IndianRedLentilCurry (Dhal) 121
Japanese Beans, EdibleSeaweedandVegetables 123
FrijolesRefritos (MexicanRefried Beans) 125
SpanishChickpeas 126
ExoticLentilswithVegetablesandCoconutSauce 127
TofuandTofuMexicana 129
TempehVariations 130
Vegetarian Patties and Burgers
HeartyVeggieBurgers 132
TurkishLentil Balls 133
Falafel 134
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Soups
CreamedRawVegetableSoup 138
CreamedRawTomatoSoup 138
CreamedRawCarrotSoup 139
CreamedRawFennelandCelerySoup 139
AvocadoSoupfromKerala 140
DeliciousVegetableSoup 141
IndianLentilSoupwithSprouts 142
Kichadie 142
MisoSoup 143
CreamedCarrotSoupwithCoriander 145
ThaiVegetableSoupwithLemonGrass 146
ChineseVegetableSoupwithSherry 147
OurPotatoSoup 148
IndianTomatoSoupwithCumin 149
Purees and Vegetarian Pates
DelicateFreshFruitPurees 154
Munich-styleBeanSproutPate 154
Hummus
155
MediterraneanOlivePepperPate 156
Bettina'sAvocadoPuree 156
SavoryNutPate 157
BeanPateProvencal 158
VegetablePureeVariations 159
CreamyPotatoPuree 160
HerbButter 161
Beverages
FreshlySqueezedFruitandVegetableJuices 166
NutMilk 167
DrinksMixedwithNutMilk 167