The First Mess Cookbook: Vibrant Plant-Based Recipes to Eat Well Through the Seasons

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The blogger behind the Saveur award-winning blog The First Mess shares more than 125 beautifully prepared seasonal whole-food recipes.
“This plant-based collection of recipes is full of color, good ideas, clever tricks you’ll want to know.”—Deborah Madison, author of Vegetable Literacy and The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
 
Home cooks head to The First Mess for Laura Wright’s simple-to-prepare seasonal vegan recipes but stay for her beautiful photographs and enchanting storytelling. In her debut cookbook, Wright presents a visually stunning collection of heirloom-quality recipes highlighting the beauty of the seasons. Her 125 produce-forward recipes showcase the best each season has to offer and, as a whole, demonstrate that plant-based wellness is both accessible and delicious.
Wright grew up working at her family’s local food market and vegetable patch in southern Ontario, where fully stocked root cellars in the winter and armfuls of fresh produce in the spring and summer were the norm. After attending culinary school and working for one of Canada’s original local food chefs, she launched The First Mess at the urging of her friends in order to share the delicious, no-fuss, healthy, seasonal meals she grew up eating, and she quickly attracted a large, international following.
The First Mess Cookbook is filled with more of the exquisitely prepared whole-food recipes and Wright’s signature transporting, magical photography. With recipes for every meal of the day, such as Fluffy Whole Grain Pancakes, Romanesco Confetti Salad with Meyer Lemon Dressing, Roasted Eggplant and Olive Bolognese, and desserts such as Earl Grey and Vanilla Bean Tiramisu, The First Mess Cookbook is a must-have for any home cook looking to prepare nourishing plant-based meals with the best the seasons have to offer.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 7, 2017
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583335900
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583335901
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.63 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.27 x 1.14 x 10.28 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #446,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #330 in Vegetable Cooking (Books) #381 in Seasonal Cooking (Books) #409 in Whole Foods Diets
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Customers love the recipes in this cookbook, with one noting they can be made on a weeknight after work, and they appreciate how the author explains them precisely. The cookbook features flavorful vegetable-based dishes, with one customer highlighting the smoky saffron chickpea soup, and customers find the recipes easy to follow with wonderful photos. Customers praise the variety, with one noting the focus on veggie and bean-based options, and they find the content inspiring and inventive. Customers find the cookbook worth the purchase price.