Wake up and Cook: Kitchen Buddhism in Words and Recipes

Name: Wake up and Cook: Kitchen Buddhism in Words and Recipes
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ISBN: 9781573225755

✍️ Tricycle Magazine

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“This book suits mindful home cooks looking to slow down and find joy in basic prep, requiring only standard kitchen gear and a willingness to reflect. Fast-paced multitaskers seeking quick weeknight shortcuts or strict nutritional tracking will likely feel disappointed.

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🏛 Penguin Publishing Group 📅 1997 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781573225755

📝 Description: Wake up and Cook: Kitchen Buddhism in Words and Recipes

From ancient teachings to the words of celebrated masters and contemporary cooks, this collection of commentaries, blessings, meditations, and recipes is a call to recognize everyday activities as opportunities to awaken--to transform each moment of life, in the kitchen and out, into a moment of enlightenment.

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It functions less as a traditional cookbook and more as an anthology of commentaries and blessings. It will likely disappoint readers seeking rigorous culinary technique, precise measurements, or complex regional recipes. Those looking for strict dietary guides or nutritional science may also find the content too abstract. However, for those already comfortable with contemplative literature who desire a gentle integration of spirituality into their domestic life, it offers a coherent, if vague, framework for mindful eating and preparation without demanding intellectual exertion.

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⭐ eatbookfamily.com editorial review Editorial rating 4.5/5

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This book suits mindful home cooks looking to slow down and find joy in basic prep, requiring only standard kitchen gear and a willingness to reflect. Fast-paced multitaskers seeking quick weeknight shortcuts or strict nutritional tracking will likely feel disappointed.

Reader rating

4.4

Based on 1 reviews

Eatbook Family editorial team

It functions less as a traditional cookbook and more as an anthology of commentaries and blessings. It will likely disappoint readers seeking rigorous culinary technique, precise measurements, or complex regional recipes. Those looking for strict dietary guides or nutritional science may also find the content too abstract. However, for those already comfortable with contemplative literature who desire a gentle integration of spirituality into their domestic life, it offers a coherent, if vague, framework for mindful eating and preparation without demanding intellectual exertion.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Measurements use standard everyday units common in general American home cooking, keeping prep straightforward and accessible.

The focus is less on complex culinary technique and more on simple, wholesome preparation using ingredients readily available at most local grocery stores.

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📜 Historical context

Drawing from the rich tradition of Zen monastic cooking, this collection views everyday culinary tasks—like chopping vegetables or washing rice—as active meditations. Rooted in mindful awareness, it treats the kitchen as a sacred space where routine acts become opportunities for spiritual presence.