The Healing Kitchen

Who this book is for

Every reader over fifty who has read of the healing foods and quietly wondered, but how do I actually make them. Built for real hands, tired hands, hands that may shake a little, with no hard words and no strange tools.

What it is

Every recipe gives four things: what it is and why it heals, what to gather, how to make it in plain steps, and how to take it wisely.

The chapters, one by one

Below is the full walk-through of what you will find inside, in the order it appears.

1. 01Introduction: The Kitchen Was the First Pharmacy
2. 02Chapter One: The Morning Tonics (warm honey and lemon water, the garlic and honey morning remedy, soaked fig and date water, a simple barley water)
3. 03Chapter Two: The Healing Teas (hyssop and thyme tea for the chest, mint tea for the stomach, cumin, coriander, and fennel seed tea, an evening calming blend for rest)
4. 04Chapter Three: The Daily Bread (a simple whole barley loaf, an Ezekiel-style sprouted grain bread, a pot of cooked barley or whole wheat, an olive oil dipping bowl with herbs)
5. 05Chapter Four: The Healing Pots (red lentil and garlic stew, barley and vegetable pottage, a simple fish soup for strength, bitter greens with olive oil and lemon)
6. 06Chapter Five: Anointings and Poultices (the fig poultice, Hezekiah's remedy, a warm olive oil rub for dry skin and tired limbs, the aloe leaf for burns, a gentle mustard chest poultice)
7. 07Chapter Six: The Sweet and the Simple (honey-sweetened date and nut bites and other honest sweets)
8. 08Chapter Seven: Putting It Together, A Healing Day and Week
9. 09The Quick Reference: Which Recipe for Which Need
10. 10A Closing Word: Love Is Something You Can Taste

A look inside

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