b'ABOUT THE RECIPESA ll recipes have been written or adapted by students and staffat Pacific Quest. Most of our camps are equipped only with industrial camp stoves for cooking, and we therefore learn to prepare simple and wholesome mealsTABLE OF without the use of ovens.CONTENTSYou will encounter some recipes that may seem to have been adaptedDrinks.10from a favorite dish more oftenSoups & Salads 16cooked in an oven. This is likely theEntres32case.Side Dishes.52Students are challenged at PacificDesserts.64Quest to enliven their strengthsSnacks76(whether in the kitchen or garden) through positive adaptations to theDips & Sauces.82horticultural environment in which weIndex92live. Some of this creativity is presentArtistic Feast95throughout the pages of this book. Why Sustainable Grinds?Some may wonder why our cookbook is called Sustainable Grinds and what that title means. Hawaii is an island of people, languages and foods as diverse as its multitude of ecosystems. The blend of cultures and traditions that make up the island have influenced both the recipes within this book and the title itself. sustainable(s-st-n-bl)adj. able to be maintained at a certain rate or levelgrinds(grinez)n.delicious foodIn this context we use sustainable not only to mean produced in a man-ner that is in right relationship with the planet, but also to denote that quality food nurishes and maintains the body, mind and spirit. Grinds comes from Pidgin, a Hawaiian/English dialect that is one of the most spoken languages on the island, and simply means: delicious food Enjoy!THE PACIFIC QUEST COOKBOOK5'