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Vegetarian cooking lesson 6

Preparing seeds and soup reveals simple principles for mindful nourishment.

Roast sunflower or pumpkin seeds until they pop. Use dissolved salted water to coat them evenly, as dry salt would fall away. The iron-rich residue at the bottom is harmless. For a creamy soup, add water and consider celery, which is naturally salty and may need no extra salt. A little salt in the water is sufficient to make the seeds taste salty with minimal actual salt. After cooking, let it cool for a salad or snack. Enhance the soup with fresh coriander or basil, including their flowers. Flowers like roses and violets are edible and calming; add them at the end without cooking. They nourish the soul, while vegetables nourish the body. Serve with creativity, such as pancakes with cream or ice cream, to bring joy.

"Then each and every seed gets covered with a little salt, so when we taste it, it tastes salty, but there is actually very, very little salt in it."

"Vegetables and fruits are nutritious for our body, but the flowers are nutritious for the soul—or so they say."

Take sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, or perhaps just one type, and wait until they are roasted. We want them to pop a little. Then we will add a little salt. But if we put dry salt directly on them, the salt would just fall to the bottom and not coat the seeds. That is why we use this dissolved, salted water. You see how nice it is. At the bottom, there is a red color. This depends on the quantity of iron in it, so it is very good. It causes no problem; it just stays at the bottom. We have already prepared this to make our soup. Add a little more water. It is getting creamy already. Next time, you should use a deeper pan. Celery is salty by nature, so we do not have to add a lot of salt to it. Perhaps none, because it has its own very nice flavor. Once it is ready, we can add salt. We put just a little salt into the water—that is enough. Then each and every seed gets covered with a little salt, so when we taste it, it tastes salty, but there is actually very, very little salt in it. It just tastes salty. Then we turn the fire off and leave it to cool. After that, it is ready for a salad or just for a snack. Now we have this soup; it is very creamy. We can put some fresh coriander leaves in it; that would be very tasty. I also like to add basil, and especially the flower of basil, or any other. Perhaps the flowers of coriander are also very nice. We use very few flowers in cooking, but we should use more because vegetables and fruits are nutritious for our body, but the flowers are nutritious for the soul—or so they say. Therefore, I recommend that if you have some nice flowers on your vegetables, let them grow and then put them in your food. You can also use roses and the little violets, for instance. It is very nice to put them in food. You do not have to cook them; just add them at the end, and they are also edible. Roses, especially, are very calming, and any food will look beautiful with them. We can make another batch of pancakes, I think. Not only the children—everybody will be happy when you serve them. You can also put a little cream on the side, or Jerry’s ice cream goes very well with it. So use your imagination; anything goes. I hope you enjoy your cooking and enjoy the meal. Thank you for watching. Have a nice day.

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