Kelli Foster

Plant Based Buddha Bowls by Kelli Foster
100 Recipes for Nourishing One-Bowl Vegan Meals

I have long enjoyed Buddha Bowls as an easy way to prepare a quick meal. As I become more and more vegan I look forward to changing up the more common bowls I make, and this book has provided a great deal of inspiration. It has also made me lust after many of the beautiful bowls in the photographs and wonder how many I might be able to find when I am able to go shopping again!

The book introduces what Buddha Bowls are and then provides several recipes in each chapter. Chapters are:
* Sauces and Extras: some new and some old favorites with ideas for where to try them out
* Breakfast Bowls: unusual and varied
* Vegetable Power Bowls: unusual and inspiring combinations
* Rice and Grain Bowls: intriguing and colorful
* Lentil and Bean Bowls: hearty and healthy
* Noodle Bowls: Asian inspired (would have enjoyed some others)
* Hummus Bowls: plain plus others
* Brothy Bowls: different than expected
* Sweet Bowls: Made me salivate

The Lebanese, Mexican and Italian flavors I gravitate to when making bowls at home were not readily apparent but there were a few Mediterranean options included. I would have liked nutritional information for each recipe and some substitutions for less readily available items but all in all this was a delightful and delicious mental trip through recipes that inspired me to try some new taste ideas when preparing my Buddha Bowl Lunches.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (plus d'informations)

Plant-Based Buddha Bowls by Kelli Foster is an appealing collection of easy to follow recipes. I have tried a couple so far and am very pleased.

I should start by saying that Foster makes a comment in the beginning of the book that I think applies to most recipes but especially to something like this. Namely that these are not so much strict recipes as they are templates to couple with your imagination and palate. The two I tried so far (and just one of the sauces so far) I followed the recipe pretty close, which is my normal for a first try. I want to know the baseline, which for me is the dish as presented, before I make a lot of changes. I really liked these as they were but also am looking forward to different vegetables at different times of year.

This is a wonderful book for those who like healthy meals that are also easy to eat. Yeah, that sounds a little odd, but I love just being able to dig in and eat, one of the reasons I like casseroles so much. Or, as some of my friends say, I like shoveling food since I can shovel it into my mouth. But I don't think that is completely accurate, I do savor each bite, I just don't have to take a bite of food A then a bite of food B and chew them together. It's in there!

If you're wanting to be more plant-based but not sure what to eat beides a few of the obvious meals, this will offer and endless mix and match for you to eat. Plus, as you experiment, you'll discover new combinations that you can adapt to other dishes besides Buddha Bowls.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (plus d'informations)