Garden-fresh recipes from an island retreat.
Imagine a educational retreat center nestled in the tall forest of an
island paradise where the sea laps at the beach below. Now add the most
delicious food imaginable, created by a host of talented artist-cooks
using vegetables and flowers gathered from the center's lush gardens,
and presented with delicate care. Then think of the most well-known
names from the body, mind, and soul circuit who frequently teach here,
and the guests who hail from the furthest reaches of the continent.
This is Hollyhock. Located on Cortes Island in British Columbia's
Georgia Strait, Hollyhock is about nourishing those who work to make the
world a better place. It has been attracting visitors like bees to honey
for the past twenty-five years-partly because of its delicious food.
Now, for the first time, Hollyhock Cooks showcases the best of its
globally influenced cuisine, with over 200 recipes including everything
from soups and salads to entrées, sauces and spreads, desserts, and
drinks. Special chapters focus on how to combine garden with kitchen,
and on secrets for cooking for a crowd. And interspersed throughout are
comments from the famous Hollyhock presenters-Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle,
Robert Bly, Joan Borysenko and more-on their very favorite dishes.
Maharaji said that we should eat only food cooked with love. The food at
Hollyhock is tasty, cooked with care and love. I take away a soft
sweetness and a fat stomach!-Ram Dass
