our green table: The Prophet

Friday, March 2, 2012

The Prophet

Yesterday, before I left Brooklyn, my daughter and I were talking about the book, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. It is one of my absolute favorites and I have cherished a copy of it since I was 15.

Its beautiful thoughts and quiet wisdom, chapter by chapter, have helped me with the many chapters of my life. When she asked what advice (!) I had, I said the best parenting advice I ever heard is right here...
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ByPOnZqICfs

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I am on an "adventure in life", a journey to a more peaceful way of eating and living to protect my health, my sanity and the world I live in. I am up for learning all sorts of new things and sharing them. I thought, like a good binding does for the stories in a book, I would anchor my food stories and fun discoveries to a spot in my home that roots me and, I believe, roots for me.

I have a green table that sits in the middle of my kitchen. No telling how old it is. It has been in many other homes, I suspect, before mine. The legs are sturdy and graceful, but the “toes” are stubbed and worn. There is part of the table that forms a brace joining the legs. It is a great perch for baskets and dogs’ paws. The surface of the table unfolds like a puzzle and goes from small to large with a wiggle of a couple of pieces of wood hidden underneath the main tabletop.

I love the color, or colors of green, that pop through. Starting with emerald through to lime, there are many shades until, in small patches, the bare wood softly peeks out. The colors of green remind me to choose well. I love this table, the food that goes on it, the chairs, elbows and paws that pull up and rest there. It is the heart of my kitchen and is the centerpiece for not only our food, but for our stories.

While nourishing the body and soul, the recipes in the stories here also nourish the environment and support the local food community.

Here are the Golden-Green Rules of Our Green Table:

1. Buy food with thought
2. Cook it simply, with care
3. Use less wheat and no meat
4. Create wholesome sweets
5. Buy local foods, real foods
6. Serve just enough
7. Use what is left
8. Keep it fun

And so now, the story telling and sharing begins!

Beautiful food, savory recipes from last year

West African Stew
Cauliflower Comfort Soup
Valentine's "Butter" Balls
Saintly Gumbo
Who Dat Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip
Runner's World "Baked Apples"
Queen of Green Salad
Book Lover's Garlic Soup
Autumn's Cup
Firehouse #3 Deviled Eggs
Dad's 'Boo Sandwich
Penny's Granola 'Boo
Tropical Sangria
Roasted Corn
Squash Fritters
Watermelon Sorbet
Alice's Grasshopper Pie
Rick's Magic Marinade
Dad's Rhubarb Sauce
Lime Chile Sauce
"The Sisters" Little Black Dress Lemon Marinade
Blood Orange Margarita
Soft Corn Tortillas
Lean and Clean Guacamole
Carrot Cake
Star Anise Tea
Ginger Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Simply Scrambled Eggs
Magic Protein Shake
Earth Day Quinoa Salad
Improvised Salsa Verde
Radishes, sweet and simple

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The Prophet

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and this...

To remember that...

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Some Crumbs To Nibble On

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