Aveline Kushi's Complete Guide to Macrobiotic Cooking for Health, Harmony, and Peace

by Aveline Kushi, Alex Jack (Photographer)

Cucinare è una forma d’arte che, in modo particolare nella Macrobiotica, riesce a integrare tra loro le esigenze dell’essere umano sul piano alimentare, energetico e spirituale. Una cucina sana ed equilibrata aiuta a preservare le principali funzioni, sia mentali che fisiche, dell’uomo, e contribuisce inoltre ad elevare la consapevolezza umana. L’arte di cucinare può pertanto influenzare la salute, la serenità e la pace; ma usata in maniera sbagliata, può causare anche conseguenze negative. Consapevole di ciò, Aveline Kushi, con la collaborazione di Alex Jack, ha raccolto in queste pagine il distillato delle sue esperienze e delle sue conoscenze: non si tratta semplicemente di un libro di cucina e di ricette, ma rappresenta la rivelazione della vita personale di Aveline, ne esprime la personalità e la filosofia.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Health, Nonfiction, Cooking

414 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Vesna · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's written with a lovely introduction to Japanese traditional way of eating and cooking by Aveline's childhood experiences in Japanese mountain village. Really enjoyed the book!

[Fran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book in the 1980s. It is extremely strict. However, it was a good source for looking up a lot of things for a long time. I find that I’m not really needing it or using it much anymore so letting it go.
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[Paquita88088 · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite and most important cookbook. I acquired this book a year after I moved out of my parents' home. This book saved me from more than just that one year of boring semi healthy home cooking. It has provided me not only with the building blocks of cooking well and a way for structuring meals, but also with practical solutions to figuring out how to start living macrobiotically. I love the illustrations and the poetry throughout the book which help to meditate positively upon the significance of macrobiotic attitudes to nutrition. Not so long ago, and many different cooking books later (which helped me to build upon cooking successes initiated by this book), I dipped back into the "Complete Guide" and was really surprised how much I had missed in my initial period of working with the book. I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who loves cooking!

[Celeste · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. Every vegetable, every food is described with detail and with love. Everything I need is here - from preparations, to cooking utensils, and macrobiotic principles. Kushi gives bits of history about her life - makes the book very personal and fun to read. However, many of the recipes are for family-sized portions. If you're cooking for one or two, you'll have to modify.

[Jo-Ann Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most important and worn cookbook I own. Essential information on natural foods.