Ananda Cook Book: Easy-to-prepare Recipes for the Vegetarian Gourmet

Ananda Village is a cooperative spiritual community dedicated to the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, founded by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. One of the world's most successful intentional communities. They celebrated their 45th anniversary in 2014. Begun in 1968, Ananda Village was the first of Ananda Sangha's many World Brotherhood Colonies. It remains the headquarters of the worldwide Ananda Sangha activities, as well as providing homes, livelihoods, and a rich spiritual life for approximately 200 adults and 50 children who live on 700 acres snuggled in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California. The Ananda Cookbook comes from this community of vegetarians. They learned the art of vegetarian cooking in the ways you might expect - cooking for their families, their friends, and for the banquets that they hold to celebrate special events. Since the start of the community in 1967, they have also run a meditation retreat where they serve vegetarian meals to guests and friends. Recipes from our community residents, from the meditation retreat, and also from their vegetarian restaurant, Earth Song, located in nearby Nevada City, are all part of this collection. Most of these recipes are easy to prepare; many take less than 45 minutes. It includes more than 250 recipes of which 150 take less than 45 minutes to prepare. There are over 50 main dishes and savory sauces to add a rich nuance to your meal along with vegetable and other side dishes and delectable honey desserts to delight the most discriminating sweet tooth. In sharing these recipes, they also share the loving concern for life and living that are part of the spirit of Ananda.