{"id":21829,"date":"2020-02-01T01:10:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T05:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=21829"},"modified":"2020-02-13T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:45:20","slug":"book-review-the-mindful-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2020\/02\/01\/book-review-the-mindful-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 The Mindful Kitchen by Heather Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Book Review<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>The Mindful Kitchen <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>by Heather Thomas<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>192 Pages<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21830\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mindful-kitchen-review.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mindful-kitchen-review.png 354w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mindful-kitchen-review-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Chockful of yummy recipes, &#8220;The Mindful Kitchen&#8221; is a vegetarian (not vegan) delight. Ms. Thomas introduces us to the concept of bringing Nature back to our food and Nature back into our eating.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8220;You Are What You Eat&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">While this concept is about plant-based eating and\/or eating mindfully, it is also more. It is eating to become a caring part of Nature through a connection with our food.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Each Chapter &#8211; Eating for Vitality &#8211; Eating for Comfort &#8211; Eating for Creativity &#8211; Eating for Connection &#8211; Eating for Celebration is filled with lots of seasonal recipes, together with small rituals intended to bring us into more or a connection with the food we eat, why we eat it and how we can be more connected with both our food and the earth from whence it comes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This book is full of beautiful, colorful illustrations of each recipe, designed to make you want to immediately run to the supermarket and buy what you need to make each one. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">If you are looking to try eating vegetarian, being more mindful of what you eat and why, or bringing more spirituality to your plate, this is the book for you.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=paganpages-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1782409610&amp;asins=1782409610&amp;linkId=497a9628ab93f9749130d56e229c9e48&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"__DdeLink__3486_1026732670\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Susan Morgaine<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> is a Priestess<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\">Healer, Witch, Writer, and Teacher.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">She is entering her 21st year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through Imagine A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing local Red Tents.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">She is a monthly columnist with <\/span><\/span><\/span><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paganpages.org\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">PaganPages.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201d <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Jesus, Mohammed and the Goddess<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">, as well as Mago Publications <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">She Rises, Volume 2, and &#8220;Celebrating Seasons of the Goddess&#8221;. She is the author of &#8220;My Name is Isis, the Egyptian Goddess&#8221;, part of the &#8220;My Name is &#8221; series of children&#8217;s book. She has also been published in Jareeda and SageWoman magazines. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">She is a <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">a Reiki Master<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">proud member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at <\/span><\/span><\/span><u><a href=\"https:\/\/mysticalshores.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">MysticalShores.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Review The Mindful Kitchen by Heather Thomas 192 Pages &nbsp; &nbsp; Chockful of yummy recipes, &#8220;The Mindful Kitchen&#8221; is a vegetarian (not vegan) delight. Ms. Thomas introduces us to the concept of bringing Nature back to our food and Nature back into our eating. &#8220;You Are What You Eat&#8221; While this concept is about plant-based eating and\/or eating mindfully, it is also more. It is eating to become a caring part of Nature through a connection with our food. Each Chapter &#8211; Eating for Vitality &#8211; Eating for Comfort &#8211; Eating for Creativity &#8211; Eating for Connection &#8211; Eating for Celebration is filled with lots of seasonal recipes, together with small rituals intended to bring us into more or a connection with the food we eat, why we eat it and how we can be more connected with both our food and the earth from whence it comes. This book is full of beautiful, colorful illustrations of each recipe, designed to make you want to immediately run to the supermarket and buy what you need to make each one. If you are looking to try eating vegetarian, being more mindful of what you eat and why, or bringing more spirituality to your plate, this is the book for you. *** About the Author: Susan Morgaine is a Priestess, Healer, Witch, Writer, and Teacher. She is entering her 21st year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute. She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through Imagine A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing local Red Tents. She is a monthly columnist with PaganPages.org Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies, \u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d and \u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications \u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and &#8220;Celebrating Seasons of the Goddess&#8221;. She is the author of &#8220;My Name is Isis, the Egyptian Goddess&#8221;, part of the &#8220;My Name is &#8221; series of children&#8217;s book. She has also been published in Jareeda and SageWoman magazines. She is a a Reiki Master and a proud member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at MysticalShores.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10346,11224,10095,11223,11010,11219,11222,11220,10028,10385,10774,10250,10075,10470,11221,11218],"class_list":["post-21829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-author","tag-based-plant-based","tag-book","tag-comfort","tag-connection","tag-cookbook","tag-creative","tag-heather-thomas","tag-kitchen","tag-mindful","tag-nature","tag-plant","tag-review","tag-the","tag-vegan","tag-vegetarian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21832,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21829\/revisions\/21832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}