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PART I: MANIfEASTODesert Harvesters Manifeasto 14Feasting by Ofelia Zepeda 15Foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan 16Introduction 18About Desert Harvesters 19Planting, Harvesting, Processing,
and Enjoying Local Abundance 20
PART II: RECIPESSonoran Desert Map 24About the Recipes 25Recipe for Sonoran Desert Abundance 27Wild Foods Harvest Calendar 28
MESQUITE (DRY SUMMER)
Meet Mesquite 29
Mesquite: Breakfasts➤ The Cascabel Inspiration:
David and Pearl’s Mesquite Mill 34Pearl’s Mesquite Pancakes 36Amy’s Mesquite Pancakes 37Jill’s EZ Mesquite Vegan Pancakes 38Mesquite Waffles 39Apple Nut Muffins 40Mesquite Lemon Poppy Seed Scones 41High-Protein Porridge with Mesquite 42
Mesquite: SweetsMesquite Ice Cream 84Refreshing Mesquite Sorbet 85Mesquite Rugelach 86Rose’s Mesquite Hermits 87Mesquite Toffee 88Mesquite Macaroons 89Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars 90Mammoth Mesquite Chocolate Swirl Cookies 91Mesquite Chiltepin Milano Cookies 92Secret Mesquite Chocolate Chip Cookies 93Peanut Butter Mesquite Cookies 94Kukukadoo Solar Cookies 95Amy’s Apple Crisp 96Chocolate Crazy Cake 97Almond Mesquite Cake 98Valencian Easter Cake or “La Mona de Pasqua” 99Mesquite Pie Crust 100Southern Arizona Pecan Date Pie
wILD GREENS & DESERT HERbS (SPRING | WET SUMMER)Meet Wild Greens and Desert Herbs 273➤ Meals of the Moment: An Herbalist Forages for Breakfast 275Desert Herb Spice Blend 278Cucumber Purslane Soup 279Pickled Verdolagas 280Verdolagas Potato Salad 281Verdolagas Slaw 282Verdolagas Fritters 283Verdolagas Salsa 284Tumbleweed Tempeh Tacos with Watermelon Salsa 285Off-Grid Greens Tart 286Tepary Beans ’n’ Greens 288Sky Island Pesto 289Infused Desert Greens Vinegar 290Flavored Agave Syrup 291Desert Tea 292Red Beer with Aloysia 293Desert Lavender Tequila 294Creosote Bitters 295
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MEATS & INSECTSMeet Meats & Insects 297Packrat: How to Catch and Eat One 300Packrats with Gravy 301Prickly Pear Marinated Mesquite Quail 302Chapulines (Grasshoppers) con Mole 303
PART III: LIvING AND EATING IN PLACEWhy I Wander: Developing Intimacy
with Place by Jill Lorenzini 306
Tending to the Sky: Solar Cooking as Connection by Amanda Bramble 308
Planting Rain, Fertility, Wild Foods, and Community by Brad Lancaster 310
A River of Abundance (with Petey Mesquitey) 317
The Desert Is Food by Richard Stephen Felger and Neil Logan 318
Medicinal Uses of Edible Plants of the Sonoran Desert by John Slattery 322
Beneficial Wildlife Neighbors in Native Food Forests 326
How to Localize Your Food Choices by Jill Lorenzini 330
Resources 331Author Bios 333Acknowledgments 335Recipe Index 339
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