Author: Oliveira, Karla & Tregenza, Patrick

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the legendary Buddhist monastery in California's Ventana Wilderness, is famous for its healthy gourmet vegetarian cuisine. Guests are known to rave about one particular Tassajara tradition: the bag lunch. This new Tassajara cookbook shares never-before-published recipes for savory sandwich spreads, pates and loaves, egg and tofu sandwich fillings, salads, chutneys, sauces, marinades, and butters, as well as recipes for baked goods and sweet treats. It also offers solutions and alternatives for those suffering from allergies to dairy, wheat, and more. 224 pp. September.