Food
01st Jan 2018
Trine Jensen-Burke
Whether it’s for your own and your family’s health, the environment or ethical reasons, more and more people are opting for a vegetarian lifestyle.
What’s more, veganism and eating vegetarian is predicted to be one of the biggest food trends of 2018. And if you too want to make sure you eat better, cleaner, healthier in this new year, getting inspired by some of the most tempting and scrumptious vegetarian cookbooks out there might be a good place to start.
The best news? You don’t have to give up meat completely if you are not quite ready for such a major lifestyle change. Even changing up a few meals every week, swapping meat for a vegetarian option is bound to make a huge difference to your overall health. And often, as you notice yourself starting to feel better, you will be tempted to change even more of your meals as you go.
Want a little bit of inspiration to get you started? These five cookbooks are not only stunning to look at, but also come packed with easy-to-follow recipes to try:
1. Green Kitchen at Home
If you have come across the gorgeous food blog that is Green Kitchen Stories, run by the impossibly stunning Scandi couple David and Louise (parents of three equally adorable three young children), you will know that it is near impossible not to feel inspired by their seriously yummy food.
Green Kitchen at Home is the couple’s fourth cookbook, and is a selection of the family favourites which feature in their own kitchen every day of the week. From quick, delicious weekday breakfasts and dinners, to more elaborate meals for weekend celebrations, this is food that will make you look and feel great.
Green Kitchen at Home, £17, Amazon.co.uk
2. The Love & Lemons Cookbook
Organized by ingredient, The Love & Lemons Cookbook will show you how to make beautiful food with what’s on hand, whether it’s a bunch of heirloom carrots from the farmers market or whatever the contents of your vegetable drawer might be. The recipes (over 100 of them!) are vegetarian with many many vegan and gluten free options.
The Love & Lemons Cookbook, £20.39, Amazon.co.uk
3. Love Real Food
We have been in love with popular blog, Cookie and Kate, since forever. And now, author Kathryne Taylor has released her very first cookbook, written in a reassuring and casual tone, making you feel you too can whip up all these yummy, healthy treats in your own kitchen.
The book is a collection of delicious, nutritious and satisfying vegetarian recipes is divided into breakfasts, salads, soups, cocktails, feasts and sweet treats – and the pictures are so gorgeous, you’ll be tempted to try every single one of them.
Love Real Food, £12,34, Amazon.co.uk
4. The World Of The Happy Pear
We love these Irish twins enthusiams and passion for the healthy food they are teaching us to cook and serve up in their now iconic Happy Pear café and restaurant in Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
In this book, David and Stephen Flynn share over 100 mouth-watering and totally doable recipes – like Grilled Halloumi Burger with Sweet Chilli Ketchup and a Garlic Tahini Mayo … Fennel, Ruby Grapefruit, Avocado and Blueberry Salad … Chocolate and Salted Caramel Tart.
There is even advice on getting children to love the stuff that’s good for them and top tips on the tasty vegetarian approach to everything from BBQs and burgers to ice cream and Pavlova.
The World of The Happy Pear, £12.91, Amazon.co.uk
5. Hippie Lane The Cookbook
Taline Gabrielian is a world-known social media star known for her mouth-watering food pictures and recipes, especially when it comes to healthier versions of indulgent-sounding treats.
How does good-for-you versions of peanut butter swirl chocolate cookies, galaxy bars, tiramisu and salty caramel tart sound? We know.
Even better? The recipes are all gluten-free and refined sugar free, and the book shows beautiful lifestyle images of Taline and her young children enjoying her beautiful food, and is written in her characteristically intimate style.
Hippie Lane The Cookbook, £11.73, Amazon.co.uk
