The Flexible Vegetarian: Flexitarian recipes to cook with or without meat and fish (Volume 1) (Flexible Ingredients Series, 1) Hardcover – September 26, 2017

Like the book, got it for a good price. Recipes are good and easy to do. I will recommend the book.

I thought this would show me some good alternative to cooking for my meat eater and satisfying my veggie diet. Nope. I wouldn't dare serve half the ingredients to my meat and taters hubby

This is a beautiful cookbook. It is also a useful cookbook. The author presents the reader with a cookbook in the traditional sense in that you open it up and find listings and categories for various types of recipes. Vegetarian recipes as you would guess from the title of the book. What is the flexible aspect? Ms. Pratt offers alternatives for making the same recipe with the addition of meat or fish. You might think this is a simple concept but you would be surprised at how delicate a balance it is.You will find breakfasts, brunch, appetizers, main dishes and dips that are vegetarian at their heart but can be adjusted to include meat. If you live in a family with a mix of meat eaters and non meat eaters this book offers you the ability to prepare the same meal for everyone but with the small changes needed to accommodate adding animal proteins to one or two plates. Isn’t that better than just slapping a slice of chicken on the plate?The recipes are easy to follow but sometimes you bump into an exotic ingredient. That doesn’t mean you can’t come up with a substitute within your pantry. The instructions are well written so you’ll be able to present a lovely dish whether is just dinner for two or a party.4.5I received a free copy for my honest review

Trying out recipes is something I love to do. With two young children, a busy social life and work I don't have a lot of spare time to spend in my kitchen. When I look at new recipes to make, they always have to be relatively easy to prepare. They shouldn't take hours and have to be something my kids and husband all like to eat. I went through The Flexible Vegetarian to look at the recipes together with my son. As soon as he saw the recipe for the Southern Mac & Cheese, it was obvious what I would be cooking.We all love pasta, so I knew I couldn't go wrong with this delicious looking Southern Mac & Cheese. The book has a very easy setup and the recipes aren't difficult to follow. I could buy all the ingredients at our local supermarket. The directions of how the dishes should be made are not hard to carry out and I love all the varieties the recipes have. When I took the Mac & Cheese out of the oven our house smelled delicious and my kids couldn't wait to dig in. They loved this dish and I know I'll be preparing it regularly from now on. The Flexible Vegetarian isn't a cookbook for vegetarians alone. Jo Pratt also shows her readers how they can make certain dishes with meat or fish. Because of this The Flexible Vegetarian is a cookbook that's suitable for any household and it's ideal for a meal with guests. My son, who is now four years old, can even help with the simple tasks and he loves to be involved in preparing our breakfasts, lunches and dinners. In The Flexible Vegetarian you'll find recipes for breakfast, soups, small plates, big plates and dips. I'm not a soup person, but Jo Pratt has me converted, after seeing some of the soup recipes I know that I'll try out at least the pumpkin soup & the carrot, coconut and cardamom soup. My children and husband love soups, so they look forward to finding out what the next recipe will taste like. On Jo Pratt's website you can also find a lot of delicious recipes that are making my mouth water just by looking at them. I will definitely spend more time in my kitchen preparing Jo Pratt's recipes.

A fantastic premise for a cookbook, The Flexible Vegetarian appreciates those of us who aren't strictly vegetarian or vegan. Amazing recipes that my whole, varied family enjoyed. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous and the accompanying writing is entertaining, engaging, funny and realistic. Perfect for busy families, those looking for healthy recipes and the Vegetarian-ish folks out there! If you're a Meatless-Monday person, this book is for you!

A superb cookbook suitable for both vegetarians and meat eaters alike.I have been a vegetarian for nearly 25 years, my family however are avid meat eaters (pig and chicken being their favourite). Cooking separate meals is always a pain, and to be honest, they don't always like my meal choice. So it is refreshing to find a vegetarian recipe book with advice on how to make it suitable for meat eaters. The photographs in this book look truly mouthwatering and had the desired effect of making me want to try them all. There are some unique and completely new to me dishes to cook along with some fantastic takes on traditional meals that I know I'm going to enjoy cooking and eating. Prior to writing this review I have tried 3 dishes and I also have plans to cook more later in the week. A few of the ingredients are not my norm, so a shopping trip is on the cards in the near future. A fantastic recipe book for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Flexible Vegetarian by Jo Pratt is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early September.A short, sweet, and straightforward look at breakfast, soups, appetizers, entrees, and dip recipes that are vegetarian, but conclude with a postscript on how meats and fish could be added to each dish. The photos seem to be zoomed and hover about five inches above the plate and otherwise seem to be looking up and around an uptown metro neighborhood with its chimney tops, pavement, and tidy doorways. My favorite recipes of the bunch are miso mushrooms on toast (with grilled smoked bacon), spinach soup (with anchovies), Turkish pide (with lamb or shrimp), paneer and turmeric corn cakes (with bacon, black pudding, or pastrami), halloumi fries (with sardines), aubergine and green bean laksa (with shrimp or chicken), gnudi with peashoot pesto and asparagus (with crab), ultimate veggie burgers (with hamburger, bacon, and egg), and crunchy wasabi chickpeas.

I can’t reccomemd this book enough! Will inspire you AND make satisfying the carnivores much less of an ordeal. The recipies are simple but help you think creatively, and the optional addition of meat is a very small if not negligible part of each recipie if you’re a die-hard veggie. But, if you’re cooking for a friend or family member who just NEEDS their meat, the additions make sense and don’t take over the whole meal. For example, in one of the pasta recipies, you have the option of crumbling cooked pancetta on top of the finished dish as part of the small meat included suggestion at the bottom of the page.

Inventive, but straightforward recipes to cook - the author is obviously a cook not a food writer, as the recipes walk that line between being overly complex and too long in the preparation, and too simple and uninteresting taste -wiseTasty, with an added zing with the spices and herbs that make a difference

I bought this as a present and it was well received

Brought one for myself & one for my mum... because i like to try some new recipes even vegetarian meals are nice to eat.

This book came highly recommended by friends who are excellent cooks so am looking forward to trying out some of the 'flexible' recipes.