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Plant-Based Buddha Bowls

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I am such a huge fan of the bowl method for fast, easy meals. This book has so many delicious options for adding variety to my usual lineup. I appreciated the balance of flavors - a well crafted bowl makes all the difference between a tasty meal and a bowl full of random. I really enjoyed this title!

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You will want to devour these bowls- hearty, healthy recipes to keep you energized and feeling good. I’ve made a few of the recipes so far and they do not disappoint!

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An interesting book with some great ideas, I would have liked it more however if there had been options for 1 or 2 person servings and less nut based food but that is a personal preference! This does give a starting point to increase and expand on Vegetarian and Vegan food prep.

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Great recipe book full of fantastic ideas. This would make an amazing gift. Buddha bowls are very on trend and healthy!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me access an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

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I love dinners in a bowl.....they are so easy to make, however, I don't have much of a creative flair, so they often get boring.

My problem has been solved with Plant-Based-Buddha-Bowls!! There is a huge variety of bowl recipes to choose from including breakfast, vegetables, noodles, hummus, and even sweet bowls which I have never tried before.

My favorite so far is the Breakfast Burrito Bowls!!

I highly recommend this book because the recipes I have tried are easy and so good!

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Delightful ideas not alway on my tastes and common ingredients or cheap
But nice ideas
3 stars
I just reviewed Plant-Based Buddha Bowls by Kelli Foster. #PlantBasedBuddhaBowls #NetGalley

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I really used to dislike buddha bowls. I don't know if the balance of them was off or if it was a texture thing but this book was a life saver! So many good recipes along with tips and tricks I hadn't thought of.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

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Bowl meals have been a recent interest of mine. I’m pretty sure that I could survive on burrito bowls alone! So when I saw Plant Based Buddha Bowls I was eager to check it out! The book was full of amazing one bowl recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner! The recipes were easy to follow and offered a lot of variety for ingredients. There were several recipes that I plan on adding to my weekly meal plans!

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This is a great book which gives invaluable advice on food combinations that work well together. I have made two recipes so far which were both great, I look forward to trying more over the coming weeks.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy of this title in exchange for an unbiased review

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This is a fantastic vegan cookbook. Its full of nutritious, healthy and delicious recipes that as a bonus are cruelty free.
I loved that the author shares what ingredients can be prepared earlier so that you can meal prep for the bowls at the start of the week.
As someone who already loved making Buddha bowls I learned so much and am enjoying making the easily accessible recipes.

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I found this interesting enough to decide to make some of the recipes.
I do recommend and I actually have recommended to a friend of mine .

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Some really lovely recipes. Was easy to follow and using ingredients that you would have at home. Clear pictures.

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A cookbook of things in a bowl. I love that the recipes of sauces and dressings direct you to the recipes that use them. I had trouble getting many of the ingredients in a regular grocery store but was able to get them at the local co-op.

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As a vegetarian I love new ideas and recipes. Plant-Based Buddha Bowls was a freshing fun guide on Buddha bowls which we make often. Even if you're not a vegan or vegetarian they're great recipes for a meatless and heathly snack or breakfast. This is one for my collection.

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I learnt a lot by using the recipes in this book - I am not vegan or vegetarian but am trying to lose weight so I thought I would give this a go.

The recipes were simple to follow - I now know what a Buddha bowl is. - in my words a one dish bowl meal.

I was given an advance copy by the publishers and netgalley but the review is entirely my own.

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Buddha bowls are simple to make. Just pile everything you have into a bowl and eat. The value of this book is giving you inspiration for food combinations and sauces that you may not have previously thought of,

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I am still struggling with my New Year’s resolutions: eating healthier and reducing food waste. However, I believe Plant-based Buddha Bowls will help me achieve both.

Every Sunday I cram my fridge with fruit and veggies along with my good intentions. Every Saturday I feel guilty about throwing out most of said fruit and veg. Usually, I try to use up some of the vegetables in soup. But soon it will be too hot out here in the desert for that solution.

This book has some creative ways to either save (i.e., Quick-Pickled Vegetables) or eat in a new way (basically most of the other recipes) your unused produce. My favorite recipes, so far, are the Asparagus and Mushroom Stir Fry Bowl and the Brown Rice and Broccoli Goddess Bowl. Speaking of the Goddess Bowl, the sauces here are simple but delicious. They are especially useful to save any very ripe avocados on your counter.

I still have several recipes that I want to make from this book. The Stir Fry Bowl was so good that my husband, a big meat and potatoes guy, asked to eat some and enjoyed it. Overall, easy, delicious and healthy vegan recipes make Plant-based Buddha Bowls a good choice. However, I do wish the book had pictures of every recipe and nutritional information. 4 stars!

Thanks to Harvard Common Press, Quarto Pub and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

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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

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Really fantastic. I'm always looking for new and most importantly easy, plant-based recipes. I can't wait to try these. The bowls are healthy, cruelty-free, Earth conscious and EASY - what more could you want! The layout is great, the recipes are simple to read and the colours of the photos really pop. I also love the array of different bowls to choose from and that there's also a generous amount of grain-free options. Love it.

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For the past couple of months I have been really intrigued in bowl meals, and happened to stumble upon this little treasure. The recipes that I tried were so delicious and easy to follow. The recipes and photographs of the completed dishes is so well laid out with suggestions for variations to each recipe, it was easy to plan a weekly meal plan. This is definitely a keeper.

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