ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Jennifer Hoyt Lalli defies pigeonholing. <\/p>\n
Lalli, a scientist with a doctorate in polymer chemistry, is president of NanoSonic, a regional company focused on nanotechnology. She relies at work on the predictability of the laws of science but is a believer also in the power of transcendent forces. <\/p>\n
A self-described carnivore at heart, Lalli touts the healing power of whole grains. She is an avid hunter who has killed deer with bow, rifle and muzzleloader. <\/p>\n
Born into a Catholic family, she is a baptized member now of Auburn Baptist Church in Riner. Lalli says the meditative time she spent in nature while deer hunting helped her find God. And peace. <\/p>\n
She is also the 40-year-old mother of a 6-month-old son, whose presence in Lallis life and the life of her husband she attributes, like other blessings, to prayer, faith and sound nutrition. <\/p>\n
Her new book cannot be pigeonholed, either. <\/p>\n
Lalli self-published Hunt & Gather: The Healing Powers of Whole Grains, Lean Meat, and Prayer. <\/p>\n
At its core, the 287-page hardbound book is a cookbook. But its original recipes include the ingredients that have helped change the lives of both the author and her husband, Chris, also 40. <\/p>\n
The couples pastor at Auburn Baptist Church, Stanley Shake Smith, wrote the preface for Hunt & Gather, observing that it offers nourishment that is both physical and spiritual. His preface captures also what seems to be a key Jennifer Lalli trait: a full-bore commitment to the tasks she has embraced. <\/p>\n
Smith wrote that Lalli poured heart and soul into the book. <\/p>\n
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