June 137 July 157 August 179 September 201 October 223 November 245 December 267 Sweet Satisfaction 289 About the Author 321

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1 Table of Contents Dedication Preface Introduction: Healthy Food Has to Taste Good Everyone Loves to Eat 1 Our Bodies, Our Needs 4 Protein 5 Carbohydrates 5 Vitamins, Minerals and Enzymes 6 Fats and Oils 7 Salt 7 Sweeteners 9 The Importance of a Healthy Gut Biome 10 Feeding Infants, Babies and Toddlers: 11 Setting the Foundation for the Rest of Their Lives Stocking the Pantry, Freezer and Cold Storage 13 Using Local Foods in Season 15 Working with Flavors, Textures and Sensations 17 Bone Broth Basics 20 Useful Kitchen Equipment 24 A Word on Measurements 27 The Recipes by Month January 29 February 49 March 71 April 93 May 115 June 137 July 157 August 179 September 201 October 223 November 245 December 267 Sweet Satisfaction 289 About the Author 321 i vii

2 January Beef Bourguignon...30 Black Turtle Beans with Garlic Bread...32 Chicken Soup The Real Thing...34 Fermented Vegetables Slow Cooked Pepper Steak Red Lentils over Brown Rice with Thai Style Flavor Sautéed Cabbage...42 Stew Beef with Mushrooms Onions and Beer Swedish Bitters Tonic Drink...46 February Baba s Borscht...50 Barley Soup...52 Beet Soup...54 Homemade Ricotta Cheese...56 Kale and Buttercup Squash Salad with Sundried Tomato Dressing...58 Mole Chicken...60 Perogies Roast Beef with Carrots and Cashews over Mashed Potatoes Spanakopita...66 Sprouted Lentil Salad...68 March Baked Apples...72 Chai Latte The Real Thing...74 Citrus and Cinnamon Stewed Prunes...76 Cream of Spring Spinach over Quinoa Great Northern Beans Florentine Beans Lemon Meringue Pie with Non-Traditional Ingredients Quinoa Lentil Burgers Pepper Steak Sundried Tomato Sauce...86 Porotos Granados...88 Thai Flavored Sweet Potato Soup...90 April Cream of Asparagus Soup...94 Canada s Sweet Heritage...96 Cashew Nuts More than a Snack Food...98 Chicken and Spinach Soup-Stew One Pot Meal Thai Style French Onion Soup

3 Green Drink One-Pot Dinner Cassoulet Scalloped Potatoes Creamy Potato Soup Spinach Soufflé Ukrainian Easter Bread May Canadian Corn Cereal with a Tropical Twist Creamy Leaks and Jerusalem Artichokes Fiddlehead Frittata Fiddleheads and Orange Sauce Lentils with Spinach Quinoa and Watercress Salad Slow-Cooker Chicken and Spinach Spring Watercress Soup or Salad Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry Turkey Spinach Meatballs June Asparagus Frittata Asparagus Soufflé Chipotle Mango and Cilantro Salsa Jerusalem Artichokes Potato Salad Stuffed Mushrooms Summer Potato Salad Unusual Spring Green Salad Watercress Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing July Lime Chicken Summer Stew Black Bean Quesadillas and Summer Salad Chipotle-Mango and Cilantro Salsa Cucumber Lentil Salad Early Summer Garden Supper Summer Gazpacho Summer Fresh Radishes, Radish Salad, or Pickled Radish Summer Fresh Salsa Tabouli Truly Summer Herbal Tea...176

4 August Barbecued Beet Salad Cauliflower and Swiss Chard One Pot Summer Meal Cilantro Mint Salsa Fish Tacos Spaghetti al Aglio e Olio Spaghetti with Garlic and Olive Oil Apricot Chicken and Barbecued Potatoes Summer Black Beans and Rice with Tomatoes Summer Sesame Chicken with Rice Noodles What to do with so Much Zucchini? Teriyaki Chicken Barbecue September Braised Green Tomato Salad Fresh Arugula Tomato Sauce over Linguine Fried Green Tomatoes Late Summer Vegetable Soup Lentils and Spinach over Rice Simple Suppers Summer Harvest Roasted Tomato Sauce Summer Vegetable Medley over Pasta Winter Squash Salad October Autumn Harvest Chile Con Carne Autumn Roots and Root Soup Autumn Turnip with Apple Onion Casserole Butternut Squash Soup Lentils and Sausage with Mashed potatoes and Kale Marinated Eggplant Omelet Old-Fashioned Cabbage Soup Roasted Garlic and Onion Jam Stuffed Red Bell Peppers with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Sweet Red Pepper Baba Ganoush November Breakfast Pumpkin Shake A One-Pot Meal of Risotto Autumn Pumpkin Bean Wrap Lunches or Burritos Cream of Mushroom Soup...254

5 Crock Pot Hot Cereal Broccoli Pesto over Penne Slow Cooked Beef with Black Beans and Olives Spiced Hot Chocolate Veggie Stir-Fry with Almond Butter Sauce over Rice Noodles December Butter Chicken Christmas Chocolate Drops Christmas Shortbread Classic Beef Winter Stew Warm Crab and Cream Cheese Spread Holiday Eggnog Holiday Oyster Stew Popcorn Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Spiced Chocolate Truffles Sweet Satisfaction Almond Torte Apple Fritters or Apple Jacks Apple Crisp Baked Apples with Butter Tart Filling Blueberry Chia Jam Blueberry Pie Carrot Cake Chocolate Hemp Bars Cranberry Pumpkin Cheesecake Guilt Free Chocolate Brownies Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf No-Bake Chocolate Drop Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice-Cream Cake No-Bake Strawberry Pie Strawberry Trifle...318