The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook: A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well

772 Pages·2015·10.25 MB·English

by  Cara Brostrom

“The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook lures us into the kitchen, where food
may once again work its healing alchemy on us. Let this book guide you
into a daily practice of ‘the yoga of eating,’ and you can transform your life.
Sukhino bhavantu!”
—Dr. Robert Svoboda, Ayurvedic physician and author of Prakriti: Your
Ayurvedic Constitution
“The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook is a must-have for anyone on the road
to improve their health through good food sense.”
—Hilary Garivaltis, founder of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda
“Everyday Ayurveda is infused with an effortless wisdom born of Kate’s
deep connection with food as medicine. The book is a gold mine for anyone
wanting to heal and celebrate their body through the joyful practice of
seasonal cooking.”
—Lily Diamond, creator of the blog Kale & Caramel
ABOUT THE BOOK
Keeping digestion on track is the key to health in Ayurveda, and eating
natural, homemade foods in accordance with personal constitution and
changes in environment is often all that we need to find balance. In The
Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, Kate O’Donnell inspires you to get into the
kitchen and explore this time-honored system of seasonal eating for health
and vibrancy.
• Season by season, learn how the changing weather and environment both
mirror and influence your body and appetite.
• Foundational “everyday” recipes can be adapted to any season and any
dosha for nourishing, flavorful meals.
• Includes lifestyle advice on meal planning, self-care regimens, and how to
ensure health during the change of seasons.
KATE O’DONNELL is an Ashtanga yoga teacher, a nationally certified
Ayurvedic practitioner, and an Ayurvedic yoga specialist. As an Ayurvedic
educator, Kate leads workshops, trainings, and lifestyle retreats in the US
and abroad. She is on the faculty for the Kripalu School of Ayurveda and
for Ayurvedic Health Education trainings. She lives in Boston.
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THE
Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook
A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well
KATE O’DONNELL
Photography by CARA BROSTROM
Shambhala Publications, Inc.
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© 2015 by Kate O’Donnell
Photographs © 2015 by Cara Brostrom Cover design by Jim Zaccaria Cover photographs by Cara Brostrom
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data O’Donnell, Kate (Ayurvedic practitioner) The
everyday Ayurveda cookbook: a seasonal guide to eating and living well/Kate O’Donnell; photography by
Cara Brostrom.–First edition.
pages cm
Includes index.
eISBN 978-0-83484022-5
ISBN 978-1-61180-229-0 (pbk.: acid-free paper) 1. Vegetarianism. 2. Vegetarian cooking. 3. Seasonal
cooking. 4. Medicine, Ayurvedic. I. Brostrom, Cara. II. Title.
RM236.O34 2015
641.5′636–dc23
2014042260
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE AYUR VIDYA, THE SPIRIT OF AYURVEDA.
Contents
Publisher’s Note
Reader’s Note
Introduction: About The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook
Part One: Understanding Ayurveda
1.Ayurveda Basics You Want to Know
2.The Principles of Ayurvedic Eating
3.From Theory to Practice: In the Kitchen with Everyday Ayurveda
Part Two: Seasonal Recipes and Routines
4.Everyday Recipes: Foundational Dishes for Year-Round Cooking
5.Spring Recipes
6.Summer Recipes
7.Fall Recipes
8.Winter Recipes
Appendix 1: Dinacharya How-To
Appendix 2: Seasonal Cleansing
Appendix 3: Tools and Techniques for Everyday Ayurveda
Appendix 4: Seasonal Shopping Lists
Appendix 5: Cooking Tables
Appendix 6: Recipe Index by Symptoms
Notes
Glossary
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
About Us
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Publisher’s Note
This book contains page number references throughout from the original print
edition. Hyperlinks have been added for easier navigation.