It is very hard to find a plant based cookbook that has recipes that appeal to children. Natural Feasts has several very good, kid-friendly recipes. I also liked that the recipes were gluten-free. The recipes were also easy to follow. The photography made you want to go straight into the kitchen and cook.

This cookbook is beautifully photographed and has a photo for all the recipes, which is a huge plus. That said, many of the photos are of the author and her beautiful friends, and it comes off as a bit much after a while. No nutritional information is provided, and many of the recipes call for quite a few ingredients. I didn't find the recipes particularly inspiring or to my personal tastes. All in all, it's a nice cookbook that will be a great fit for some vegan cooks but may be a bit of a miss for many.

A bit shiny for me at times, and I cannot get all the ingredients where I live, but there are some nice recipes and I have been inspired to include a wider variety of vegetables in my diet.

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As my partner is vegetarian and I try to stick to veggie meals too, this kind of cookbook - veggie whilst still being healthy and inspirational - really struck a chord with me. As soon as you start you'll be struck by the absolutely gorgeous photos, and I always appreciate clear, lovely images in a cookbook.

The recipes themselves are ideal for anyone trying to cut out meat, either in part or completely, as they offer a nice selection of options for breakfast/ brunch, lite bites, dinner and desserts. I usually find myself skipping through the breakfast items as they're often the same uninspiring ideas, but in Natural Feasts Ella presents some interesting ideas which are again split into different sections based on the type of breakfast they are - think 'grab & go' for home-made breakfast bars, 'sweet brunch' for- you guessed it - sweet stuff, and 'the new english' for English Breakfasts with a twist, plus others toov (including smoothies, which never hugely excite me, but still)! I tried the spiced potato cakes and really enjoyed them; they'll be easy to cook with a twist on depending on my breakfast mood!

I am usually most interested in the dinner options, and I always go through recipe books and put a bookmark next to those I think I'd actually make. If a book has lots of bookmarks it's a good indication that it contains recipes that are actually a) appealing and, for me, b) not too tricky or time-consuming to make. Natural Feasts, I'm pleased to say, have many - and plenty of lovely photos to inspire too! I must admit that some of the dishes don't look hugely filling to me, but I do have a big appetite so that's always circumstantial!

Though a lot of the pages are filled with pictures, so you're perhaps not getting as many recipes as you'd think, this is a solid cookbook for anyone looking to eat more healthily, without compromising on taste or simplicity.

A nicely designed book, that is aimed at people who want to choose a better lifestyle for health. It includes lots of tips about cooking for groups and ways to make healthy living approachable for everybody. The recipes are clear, easy to follow and look delicious, I have made a few successfully and have a further few to try. I think its a good cookbook but have seen others I prefer.

Natural feasts is in many ways, a creative cookbook for persons interested in vegetarian and gluten-free diets. I was surprised at the high ratio of photographs to recipes. The number of pages led me to believe there would be more recipes. Yes, the food photographs are well done but I could have done without all the supplementary images of happy people either eating or relaxing near food.

There were a surprising number of lima bean recipes and surprising as well was the reliance on canned beans.

Having said the above, I did savor the idea of several of the recipes. Crumbly blueberry squares. Blueberry pancake stacks. Spiced potato cakes with garlicky tomato sauce, p.

It's worth a look.

Wonderful recipes to make a feast in your home with natural ingredients......

As a vegan I am a big fan of the author and her previous cookbook. She is a accomplished plant based chef and here she educates the public on healthy plant based easy to prepare plant based eating. She includes what to serve for dinner parties and what ingredients to keep in your kitchen She shares a wealth of information and recipes here that will please every cook. This is a essential part of my vegan kitchen cookbook collection and a book I will enjoy for years to come. Absolutely outstanding recipes to please every cook.
Thank you for the ARC which did not influence my review.

I only recently change my diet to exclude meat. And I have a hubby that still eats meat. So I have been on the search for yummy non meat meals that will please us both. 

I am not a foodie. I hate cooking. I do feel like I could make everything in this book. That said I feel like it’s a mix of why would I need a recipe book for that and I don’t want to put that much effort into cooking. 

Take for example the Charred Coconut Corn. Two ingredients, both in the name of the recipe. I feel like that is way too simple even for those, like me, who don’t really cook. So simple that I am kind of offended it is taking up so much space in the book (if my review copy is accurate, that’s three pages with the recipe and pictures).

On the other hand, take the tomato & eggplant bake for the feast section. Looks and sounds delicious. But when someone like me sees a list of 20+ ingredients, I instantly see both a lot of work and an overly high grocery bill (yes, some of that is spices and you’ll use them again but still if you don’t already have them then those spices + the things like eggplants and butternut squash and multiple cans of tomatoes all adds up really quickly).

My favorite recipe here seems to be the Sun-dried tomato & butter bean hummus, but I am not sure it’s something so unique that I would buy this book for it. 

I’ve finally settled on 3/5 stars. The foods are fine. The recipes and instructions are fine. But, this book is either too simplistic or too advanced. I need somewhere in the middle so I don’t see myself buying this book personally as it’s just not a good fit for me.

I loved the way the food was presented in this book, it was very professionally done and the pictures made me very hungry! I appreciated the variety of foods that were presented - from honey lemon breakfast bars to smoothies, tumeric and pepper tofu and even a celebration cake! The recipes included gluten - free recipes, nut free recipes, and recipes that used rice or almond milk and/or flour for those on restricted diets. You will find a lot of new, fun, and healthy recipes in this book!

This is an absolutely gorgeous vegan cookbook. The photos of the chef and her friends/family/dog were stunning. Further, the food photos were also very well staged and beautiful. I felt like I was in their home enjoying the photos when I read through this cookbook.

The recipes were organized in a friendly format and had creative ingredients with diverse recipes.

This is definitely a cookbook I would want to own in my personal collection.

**I will update with my instagram post once it's closer to the release date.

This is a terrific vegan cookbook with lots of recipe ideas. Even a non-vegan will benefit from trying some of these recipes and adding more plant based meals to a diet. I am not vegan but mostly vegetarian and I found many recipes I'd like to try.

I was incredibly excited to be allowed an early view into the cookbook - Natural Feasts, by Ella Mills. I haven´t used one of her cookbooks before but I have heard of Deliciously Ella and one of my friends is a huge fan of her recipes. The full colour photographs make the book incredibly inviting and the recipes seem quite simple and straightforward. Not a lot of extra ingredients seem to be required. I am definitely inspired to take some of Ella´s tips on board and am motivated to buy a spiralizer after months of nudging from my sister! I will definitely recommend this cookbook to my friends and family who are interested in healthy eating.

I love it when a cookbook comes out with an exciting array of new recipes and not just a few new spins to traditional dishes. Woodward offers readers new and unique recipes with original flavor profiles rarely seen. With recipes like Pistachio and Apricot Quinoa to Celebration Cake made with edible flowers, no two recipes are alike and will satisfy even the most restless palettes.

First this is one of the best books I've seen on plant-based eating! Which is what I do. The pictures are beautiful, the recipes are simple and easy to follow and her menus are what makes things so simple for the beginner or for those of us who have been plant based for our health for a long time. Follow her on Instagram to get inspired and learn how a healthy diet can be delicious and good for you at the same time!

Netgalley/SimonSchuster   Release Date is October 17th.

A word of advice to chefs who are in the process of creating a cookbook intended for the public: if you have a section called "light and easy," the recipes should not have more than 10 ingredients and require over an hour of prep. To me, "light and easy" means "three ingredients and five minutes of prep."

Other than that, the recipes in Natural Feasts look pretty yummy. So long as you live near a Whole Foods and have a whole lot of time on your hands.

Who knew food that was good for you could taste so good and be served up fabulously for friends! A good cook book to have on hand.

Gorgeous food photography.
And I'd love to try a number of these recipes (not sure I'd like to MAKE them, because I'm not much of a cook- but I want someone to make them for me, lol).
I have no idea where to purchase a few of the ingredients. Fenugreek seeds? I've heard of them but never seen them.
But for many of the recipes you probably won't need to visit a specialty grocery. She seems to lean very heavily on cumin, butter/lima beans, chile peppers, tomatoes, apple cider vinegar. But there are also a few that will require a trip to the co-op for miso paste, various seeds, and a few other ingredients.
I will definitely flip through this again and pick out a few simple dishes to try, though!

One of the best vegetarian cookbooks I've come across in ages. We're not vegetarians but like to have at least one veggie day each week. This is a very broad and varied range of recipes with a leaning towards spicy / comfort food which we enjoy. I'm looking forward to cooking many of these recipes over the next few weeks. My mouth is watering at the thought!

Following the lovely introduction this book is divided into the sections listed below. It's clear and easy to read, all the recipes are listed at the start of each section so it's easy to find what you're looking for.

My favourite recipes were:

Toasted Buckwheat and Coconut Granola
Roast Carrot Hummus

I have to be honest and say that while there's some interesting ideas and recipes here there's not many I'll keep with me but then I can be quite fussy so it's probably just me, for example:
I don't like dates but yet they appear in so many recipes and while I will try some on the future using a substitution I haven't yet.
I can see why dates are used but they just don't work for me.

Also the book itself is called Natural Feasts so I expected some group pictures of people enjoying the food but there's so many it began to feel like filler.

The introduction was lovely and I really wanted to like this more and I'm sorry to say I didn't.

MORNINGS.
Grab & Go
Us Time
Sweet Brunch
The New Full English

LIGHT & EASY.
Afterwork Catch-up
Fresh Bites
Al Desko
Perfect Picnic
Pantry Savior
Comfort & Spice
Asian-Style Supper
Summer Salads
Midweek Pick-me-up

FEASTS.
Mexican Fiesta
Comforting
Sunday Lunch
Indian Feast
Garden Party
Cosy Kitchen Supper
Simple & Inexpensive
Curry Night In
Date Night

SIDES.

PARTIES.
Nibbles
Mocktails & Cocktails
Easy Afternoon Tea
Birthday Tea

SWEETS.