Wake Up and Cook: Kitchen Buddhism

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Wake Up and Cook: Kitchen Buddhism in Words and Recipes,
Ed. by Carole Tonkinson
Reviewed by Penny Spokes
Booklist
Vol.93 No.9-10
Jan 1, 1997
p.802
COPYRIGHT 1997 American Library Association

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More than a cookbook, this book explores food and cooking in
Buddhist teachings, symbols, metaphors, monastic ritual, and
festivals. Well-chosen commentary, meal blessings a nd prayers, or
short excerpts from texts of all Buddhist traditions preface each
chapter's recipes. Editor Tonkinson encourages readers to "read them
simply as a set of instructions how to cook a meal or as guidelines
on how to cook your life." The loosely themed recipes are not all
vegetarian, though Buddhist views on vegetarianism are amply
discussed. Some dishes are hearty and plain; others are high in
sugar or fat. But who ca n resist reading a recipe poem by Gary
Snyder or "A Recipe for Cleaning the Mind" by an American Zen
master, or learning about monastery fare or how to make Tibetan
butter tea? All texts and recipes are credited for easy follow-up. A
thoughtful cookbook for the ordinary, everyday activity of cooking
and eating as an example of the interconnectedness of all life.