PART I: MANIFEASTO. Mesquite: Soups / Spreads / Sauces Mesquite Broth 76 Almost April Soup 77 Cascabel Stew 78

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1 Table of Contents PART I: MANIFEASTO Desert Harvesters Manifeasto 14 Feasting by Ofelia Zepeda 15 Foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan 16 Introduction 18 About Desert Harvesters 19 Planting, Harvesting, Processing, and Enjoying Local Abundance 20 Part II: Recipes Sonoran Desert Map 24 About the Recipes 25 Recipe for Sonoran Desert Abundance 27 Wild Foods Harvest Calendar 28 Mesquite (DRY SUMMER) Meet Mesquite 29 Mesquite: Breakfasts The Cascabel Inspiration: David and Pearl s Mesquite Mill 34 Pearl s Mesquite Pancakes 36 Amy s Mesquite Pancakes 37 Jill s EZ Mesquite Vegan Pancakes 38 Mesquite Waffles 39 Apple Nut Muffins 40 Mesquite Lemon Poppy Seed Scones 41 High-Protein Porridge with Mesquite 42 Healing Mesquite Banana Mash 43 Desert Oats 44 Lori s Granola 45 Muff s Mesquite Biscotti 46 Mesquite Bean Coffee Cake 47 Mesquite: Breads/Crackers Savory Mesquite Muffins 50 Solar-cooked Mesquite Zucchini Bread 51 Granny s Gingerbread 52 Mesquitey Dinner Rolls 53 Southwest Focaccia 54 Mestiza Cornbread 55 San Pedro Mesquite Cornbread 56 Mesquite Sourdough Bread with Figs and Pecans 57 Mesquite Oatcakes 58 Whole Wheat Mesquite Crackers 61 Sonoran Desert Seed Crackers 62 Mesquite Carob Tortillas 63 Mesquite: Savory Dishes / Sides Taste First: The Legacy of Clifford Pablo 66 Tofu Snack Bites 68 Mesquite Stuffing 69 Mesquite Roasted Vegetables 70 Sonoran Latkes 71 Sonoran Three Sisters Burgers 72 Mesquite Mole Enchiladas with Quelites 73 Mesquite Tamales 74 Mesquite: Soups / Spreads / Sauces Mesquite Broth 76 Almost April Soup 77 Cascabel Stew 78 7

2 Desert Dry Rub 79 Mesquite Syrup & Jelly 80 Olive-Mesquite Tapenade 81 Mesquite Chocolate Chile Sauce 82 Mesquite: Sweets Mesquite Ice Cream 84 Refreshing Mesquite Sorbet 85 Mesquite Rugelach 86 Rose s Mesquite Hermits 87 Mesquite Toffee 88 Mesquite Macaroons 89 Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars 90 Mammoth Mesquite Chocolate Swirl Cookies 91 Mesquite Chiltepin Milano Cookies 92 Secret Mesquite Chocolate Chip Cookies 93 Peanut Butter Mesquite Cookies 94 Kukukadoo Solar Cookies 95 Amy s Apple Crisp 96 Chocolate Crazy Cake 97 Almond Mesquite Cake 98 Valencian Easter Cake or La Mona de Pasqua 99 Mesquite Pie Crust 100 Southern Arizona Pecan Date Pie with Mesquite Crust 101 Desert Granola Bars 102 Brad s Neighborhood Mesquite Holiday Bars 103 Mesquite: Drinks Mesquite Milkshake 106 Mesquite Atole 107 Mesqcafé Olé 108 Dirty Mesquite Chai 109 Mesquite Beer 110 Nutty Lu Desert Brown Ale 111 Sweet Smoky Saguaro Seed Blend 120 Kaij Atol / Saguaro Seed Porridge 121 Saguaro Seed Nut Butter 122 Saguaro Fruit Glaze 123 Saguaro Cashew Ice Cream 124 Sonoran Pie 125 Sonoran Desert Chocolate 126 Saguaro Cordial 127 Chocolate-Dipped Juñ 128 Desert Ironwood (DRY SUMMER WET SUMMER) Meet Ironwood 129 Ironwood Flour 134 Ironwood Edamame 135 Palo Fierro Tempeh 136 Three Sisters and Friend Snack Mix 137 Sprouted Ironwood Stir-Fry 138 Acorn (WET SUMMER FALL) Meet Acorn 139 Sky Islands Full of Food 142 Emory Oak Acorn Flour 144 Acorntillas 145 Acorn Bread 146 Acorn Saguaro Seed Bread 147 Acorn Burgers with Mountain Spice and Chiltepin 148 Acorn Cookies 149 Saguaro Fruit (DRY SUMMER) Meet Saguaro 113 The Saguaro Fruit Harvest: Learning from Stella Tucker 116 Prickly Pear FRUIT aka TUNAS (WET SUMMER) Meet Prickly Pear Fruit EAT MESQUITE AND MORE A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living

3 A Gateway Taste: Jeau Allen s Prickly Pear Pops 154 Seasonal Salsa or Summer Sopa 158 Prickly Pear Borscht 159 Prickly Pear Mustard 160 Asian/Sonoran Sweet and Sour Sauce 161 Prickly Pear Upside-Down Cake 162 Prickly Pear Thumbprint Cookies 163 Prickly Pear Lemonade 164 Prickly Pear Jamaica Sun Tea 165 Prickly Pear Wine or Soft Drink 166 Prickly Lassi 167 Prickly Pear Syrup & Jelly 168 Chiltepin (FALL) Meet Chiltepin 191 Sweet and Spicy: EXO Coffee and the Desert Cold Brews 193 Chiltepin Salsa 196 Spicy Tepary Bean Spread 197 Chiltepin Beet Hummus 198 Chiltepin Flan 199 Chiltepin Cold Brew 200 Devil s Claw (WET SUMMER) Meet Devil s Claw 169 Spicy Devil s Claw Pod Pickles 172 Wolfberry (SPRING WET SUMMER) Meet Wolfberry 173 Solar-Baked Wolfberry Bread 176 Autumn Chutney 177 Fermented Fall Fruits 178 Wolfberry-Apple Mole with Barrel Cactus Seeds 179 Wolfberry Vinegar 180 Wolfberry Cookies 181 Hackberry (FALL) Meet Hackberry 183 Hackberry Flour 186 Hackberry Milk 187 Aspen s Hackberry Marmalade 188 Hackberry Ei Keuchen 189 Drunken Hackberries 190 Barrel Cactus (FALL WINTER) Meet Barrel Cactus 201 Harvesting as Healing: Iskashitaa Refugee Network 203 Barrel Cactus Seed Gomasio 206 Soothing Barrel Cactus Seed Blend 207 Barrel Cactus Seasoning/Rim Salts 208 Barrel Cactus Chutney 209 Grapefruit Barrel Cactus Seed Dressing 210 Butternut-Barrel Cactus Rice 211 Candied Barrel Cactus Fruit Slices 212 NOPAL aka prickly pear pad (SPRING) Meet Prickly Pear Pad 213 Nopalito Pakoras 216 Nopalito Jerky 217 Desert Tepary Bean Salad with Nopalitos 218 Nopalitos en Escabeche 219 Nopalitos Pipián 220 Southwestern Vegetarian-Sausage Gumbo 221 Nopales Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing 222 Easy Nopalito Salsa 223 Calabacitas con Nopalitos Fritos 224 Table of Contents 9

4 Cholla (SPRING) Meet Cholla 225 Reviving Traditions: Terrol Dew Johnson and Tohono O odham Community Action (TOCA) 227 Cholla Bud Pico de Gallo 230 Cholla Pickles 231 Vegetable and Cholla Bud Skewers 232 Cholla Bud Salad 233 Cholla Bud Fennel Pear Salad 234 Cholla Bud Bisque 235 Solar Polenta Pizza 236 Cholla-Chilaquile Breakfast Bake 237 Salt-Cured Cholla Buds 238 Desert Chia (SPRING DRY SUMMER) Meet Desert Chia 239 Desert Chia Sprouts 242 Spicy Chia Seed Blend 243 Hydrating Citrus-Chia Summer Salsa 244 Alegria Amaranth Bars 245 Desert Chia Pudding 246 Chia Aguas Frescas 247 Prickly Pear Chia Gel-O 248 Palo Verde (SPRING DRY SUMMER) Meet Palo Verde 249 From Food Forest to Kitchen: Barbara Rose and Bean Tree Farm 252 Palo Verde Sprouts 256 Sonoran Desert Hunza Mix 257 Three-Bean Salad 258 Posole con Frijoles de Palo Verde 259 Sonoran Succotash 260 Yucca Flower and Palo Verde Bean Fried Rice 261 Desert Flowers (SPRING WET SUMMER) Meet Desert Flowers 263 Creosote Capers 266 Desert Bloom Granola 267 Octopus Agave Flower Flour 268 Floral Ice Cubes 269 Candied Flowers 270 Pickled Yucca Blossoms 271 Stuffed Yucca Flowers 272 Wild Greens & Desert Herbs (SPRING WET SUMMER) Meet Wild Greens and Desert Herbs 273 Meals of the Moment: An Herbalist Forages for Breakfast 275 Desert Herb Spice Blend 278 Cucumber Purslane Soup 279 Pickled Verdolagas 280 Verdolagas Potato Salad 281 Verdolagas Slaw 282 Verdolagas Fritters 283 Verdolagas Salsa 284 Tumbleweed Tempeh Tacos with Watermelon Salsa 285 Off-Grid Greens Tart 286 Tepary Beans n Greens 288 Sky Island Pesto 289 Infused Desert Greens Vinegar 290 Flavored Agave Syrup 291 Desert Tea 292 Red Beer with Aloysia 293 Desert Lavender Tequila 294 Creosote Bitters EAT MESQUITE AND MORE A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living

5 Meats & Insects Meet Meats & Insects 297 Packrat: How to Catch and Eat One 300 Packrats with Gravy 301 Prickly Pear Marinated Mesquite Quail 302 Chapulines (Grasshoppers) con Mole 303 Part III: Living and Eating in Place Why I Wander: Developing Intimacy with Place by Jill Lorenzini 306 Tending to the Sky: Solar Cooking as Connection by Amanda Bramble 308 Planting Rain, Fertility, Wild Foods, and Community by Brad Lancaster 310 A River of Abundance (with Petey Mesquitey) 317 The Desert Is Food by Richard Stephen Felger and Neil Logan 318 Medicinal Uses of Edible Plants of the Sonoran Desert by John Slattery 322 Beneficial Wildlife Neighbors in Native Food Forests 326 How to Localize Your Food Choices by Jill Lorenzini 330 Resources 331 Author Bios 333 Acknowledgments 335 Recipe Index 339 Attributes are identified for recipes, when applicable. These attributes include: GF Gluten-free S Solar-cooked R Raw V Vegan Table of Contents 11