Natural Flava: Quick & Easy Plant-Based Caribbean Recipes

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Jamaican food also has an authentic vegan history with the Rastafarian Ital diet ('Ital' is a natural, unprocessed, plant-based diet used to promote wellness).

Presented with mouthwatering pictures and engaging text that makes you want to cook, the recipes are easy to follow and written in an engaging way that isn't gimmicky. I know a lot of people who love to cook, myself included, but I don't know a single person who owns a kitchen scale.Special thanks to netgalley and the publishers for a arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. I don't normally review but seriously, the red pea stew is one of my all-time fav comfort foods and it's the best base recipe I've found and I'm so happy to have it in an actual book. One of my aids in fighting the grimness outside has been this persuasively upbeat book by Craig and Shaun McAnuff who are brothers from South London of Jamaican heritage. Caribbean food makes for brilliant vegan dishes because it relies on fresh and vibrant fruit and veg, from plantain to pineapple. Most of the recipes come with full colour photography, measurements are in metric terms, and the instructions are simple to follow.

I think if you’re more familiar with Caribbean cooking this won’t be a problem for you, but if you aren’t, just be prepared for it. There's lots of interesting recipes for plantains, a squash wellington that I've never seen before, some porridge bowls, and more!Craig and Shaun McAnuff are all about maximum flava, and these are recipes that are filling and flava-ful, and just happen to be vegan too.