INTRODUCTION Slow Food in a Fast World -- A Deep Culinary History -- Connecting with Nature's Cycles -- The Journey -- Packaging and Unpackaging -- The Art of Nurture -- The Heart of Every Home -- Tuning into Our Senses -- The Peacock in the Kitchen -- Healthy Eating -- Flexibility -- Celebration -- Are We What We Eat? -- Thinking About Gluten and Sugar -- Treading the Sure-footed Path of Organic Farming -- Reasoning with Seasoning -- Mindful Eating, Mindful Mealtimes -- Lifting the Lid on Superfoods -- Whittling Down Paraphernalia -- Sharpening Our Knives and Our Lives -- Patience, the Most Important Ingredient of All -- Thinking About Food Waste -- Seeing the Perfect in the Imperfect -- Embracing Thankfulness -- The Joy of Cooking -- The Final Garnish: Cultivating Simplicity.