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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

Healing Mesquite Banana Mash 43Desert Oats 44Lori’s Granola 45Muff’s Mesquite Biscotti 46Mesquite Bean Coffee Cake 47

Mesquite: Breads/CrackersSavory Mesquite Muffins 50Solar-Cooked Mesquite Zucchini Bread 51Granny’s Gingerbread 52Mesquitey Dinner Rolls 53Southwest Focaccia 54Mestiza Cornbread 55San Pedro Mesquite Cornbread 56Mesquite Sourdough Bread with Figs and Pecans 57Mesquite Oatcakes 58Whole Wheat Mesquite Crackers 61Sonoran Desert Seed Crackers 62Mesquite Carob Tortillas 63

Mesquite: Savory Dishes / Sides➤ Taste First: The Legacy of Clifford Pablo 66Tofu Snack Bites 68Mesquite Stuffing 69Mesquite Roasted Vegetables 70Sonoran Latkes 71Sonoran Three Sisters Burgers 72Mesquite Mole Enchiladas with Quelites 73Mesquite Tamales 74

Mesquite: Soups / Spreads / SaucesMesquite Broth 76Almost April Soup 77Cascabel Stew 78

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Desert Dry Rub 79Mesquite Syrup & Jelly 80Olive-Mesquite Tapenade 81Mesquite Chocolate Chile Sauce 82

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

with Mesquite Crust 101Desert Granola Bars 102Brad’s Neighborhood Mesquite Holiday Bars 103

Mesquite: DrinksMesquite Milkshake 106Mesquite Atole 107Mesqcafé Olé 108Dirty Mesquite Chai 109Mesquite Beer 110Nutty Lu Desert Brown Ale 111

SAGUARO fRUIT (DRY SUMMER)Meet Saguaro 113➤ The Saguaro Fruit Harvest: Learning from Stella Tucker 116

Sweet Smoky Saguaro Seed Blend 120Kaij Atol / Saguaro Seed Porridge 121Saguaro Seed Nut Butter 122Saguaro Fruit Glaze 123Saguaro Cashew Ice Cream 124Sonoran Pie 125Sonoran Desert Chocolate 126Saguaro Cordial 127Chocolate-Dipped Juñ 128

DESERT IRONwOOD (DRY SUMMER | WET SUMMER)

Meet Ironwood 129Ironwood Flour 134Ironwood Edamame 135Palo Fierro Tempeh 136Three Sisters and Friend Snack Mix 137Sprouted Ironwood Stir-Fry 138

ACORN (WET SUMMER | FALL)Meet Acorn 139➤ Sky Islands Full of Food 142Emory Oak Acorn Flour 144Acorntillas 145Acorn Bread 146Acorn Saguaro Seed Bread 147Acorn Burgers with Mountain Spice

and Chiltepin 148Acorn Cookies 149

PRICkLy PEAR fRUIT AkA TUNAS (WET SUMMER)Meet Prickly Pear Fruit 151

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➤ A Gateway Taste: Jeau Allen’s Prickly Pear Pops 154Seasonal Salsa or Summer Sopa 158Prickly Pear Borscht 159Prickly Pear Mustard 160Asian/Sonoran Sweet and Sour Sauce 161Prickly Pear Upside-Down Cake 162Prickly Pear Thumbprint Cookies 163Prickly Pear Lemonade 164Prickly Pear Jamaica Sun Tea 165Prickly Pear Wine or Soft Drink 166Prickly Lassi 167Prickly Pear Syrup & Jelly 168

DEvIL’S CLAw (WET SUMMER)Meet Devil’s Claw 169Spicy Devil’s Claw Pod Pickles 172

wOLfbERRy (WET SUMMER | SPRING)Meet Wolfberry 173Solar-Baked Wolfberry Bread 176Autumn Chutney 177Fermented Fall Fruits 178Wolfberry-Apple Mole with Barrel Cactus Seeds 179Wolfberry Vinegar 180Wolfberry Cookies 181

HACkbERRy (FALL)Meet Hackberry 183Hackberry Flour 186Hackberry Milk 187Aspen’s Hackberry Marmalade 188Hackberry Ei Keuchen 189Drunken Hackberries 190

CHILTEPIN (FALL)Meet Chiltepin 191➤ Sweet and Spicy: EXO Coffee and the Desert Cold Brews 193Chiltepin Salsa 196Spicy Tepary Bean Spread 197Chiltepin Beet Hummus 198Chiltepin Flan 199Chiltepin Cold Brew 200

bARREL CACTUS (FALL | WINTER)Meet Barrel Cactus 201➤ Harvesting as Healing: Iskashitaa Refugee Network 203Barrel Cactus Seed Gomasio 206Soothing Barrel Cactus Seed Blend 207Barrel Cactus Seasoning/Rim Salts 208Barrel Cactus Chutney 209Grapefruit Barrel Cactus Seed Dressing 210Butternut-Barrel Cactus Rice 211Candied Barrel Cactus Fruit Slices 212

NOPAL AkA PRICkLy PEAR PAD (SPRING)Meet Prickly Pear Pad 213Nopalito Pakoras 216Nopalito Jerky 217Desert Tepary Bean Salad with Nopalitos 218Nopalitos en Escabeche 219Nopalitos Pipián 220Southwestern Vegetarian-Sausage Gumbo 221Nopales Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing 222Easy Nopalito Salsa 223Calabacitas con Nopalitos Fritos 224

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CHOLLA (SPRING)Meet Cholla 225➤ Reviving Traditions: Terrol Dew Johnson and Tohono O’odham Community Action (TOCA) 227Cholla Bud Pico de Gallo 230Cholla Pickles 231Vegetable and Cholla Bud Skewers 232Cholla Bud Salad 233Cholla Bud Fennel Pear Salad 234Cholla Bud Bisque 235Solar Polenta Pizza 236Cholla-Chilaquile Breakfast Bake 237Salt-Cured Cholla Buds 238

DESERT CHIA (SPRING | DRY SUMMER)Meet Desert Chia 239Desert Chia Sprouts 242Spicy Chia Seed Blend 243Hydrating Citrus-Chia Summer Salsa 244Alegria Amaranth Bars 245Desert Chia Pudding 246Chia Aguas Frescas 247Prickly Pear Chia Gel-O 248

PALO vERDE (SPRING | DRY SUMMER)Meet Palo Verde 249➤ From Food Forest to Kitchen: Barbara Rose and Bean Tree Farm 252Palo Verde Sprouts 256Sonoran Desert Hunza Mix 257Three-Bean Salad 258Posole con Frijoles de Palo Verde 259Sonoran Succotash 260Yucca Flower and Palo Verde Bean Fried Rice 261

DESERT fLOwERS (SPRING | WET SUMMER)Meet Desert Flowers 263Creosote Capers 266Desert Bloom Granola 267Octopus Agave Flower Flour 268Floral Ice Cubes 269Candied Flowers 270Pickled Yucca Blossoms 271Stuffed Yucca Flowers 272

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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