Foreword

What a rich array of talents is brought to

Hospice by our Volunteers! In James Hailer,

Seacoast Hospice in Exeter, New Hampshire,

acquired a master chef ready to learn from those

who are ill and their families; ready to respond

with creative genius, simplicity, humour and

considerable flarel

Too often, the pureed, tasteless culinary

offerings that find their way to the bedside only

add to the anorexic nightmare, depression and

reinforced isolation of serious illness. "So much

of my identity, my culture, my memories of

community are tied to eating. Is there nothing

that can be done for this loss of appetite; my

lurking nausea; that metallic taste in my

mouth?"

For those who know James Haller s other

cookbooks, the pages that follow, with all their