Natural Flava brings together Ital inspiration, punchy Caribbean flava and quick and easy recipes in this feel-good cookbook. I can’t wait to try making some of the recipes and see for myself what my students were talking about. This cookbook definitely delivers on what it promises in that every recipe is packed with spices, peppers, and other flavourful foods to guarantee meals that will leave your taste buds happy.

A vibrantly designed Caribbean vegan cookbook from the internationally celebrated duo behind Original Flava. 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. I work with students from the Caribbean, so I was always curious about the foods they grew up eating. So I prescribe myself the Kitchen Cure, which is to say I lose myself in cooking and eating good things full of bright flavour.

I wish the recipes had some general cook-times listed, but while they don’t, the recipes also don’t seem like they would take all day. This is an amazing introduction to plant- based Caribbean cooking and since I have never had authentic Caribbean food before - mainly because I have the chilli threshold of a toddler - I was SOOO excited to see this book. But the recipe I’m sharing with you today, because it would be an act of unspeakable cruelty not to, is for the Rum-Roasted Potatoes. Some recipes just say to "cook the ingredients" while others actually provide temperatures, but those temperatures are sometimes in Fahrenheit and sometimes say "Gas 3" or "Gas 6" etc. Caribbean food makes for brilliant vegan dishes because it relies on fresh and vibrant fruit and veg from plantain to pineapple.

This delicious, vibrant Caribbean-influenced cookbook from the bestselling duo behind Original Flava includes over 100 easy recipes.Anyhow if you have been looking for a very accessible plant-based Caribbean cookbook to complement your Bryant Terry collection, this is fab and doesn't go over the same territory (this is more like a pure UK Caribbean with way less cajun influence etc). While I am no sun-worshipper, I do find the gloomy greyness of a long British winter slightly less than cheering. True, there’s an argument for the blanketing stodge of Beige Food, too, but it’s not a case of either/or). I don’t really understand why the ingredients are listed after the method, either, as it’s a bit weird tbh.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, Bloomsbury Publishing plc for an 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. This delightful book provides many flavorful vegan recipes to highlight the local ingredients and foods. There really is much to love here, especially if this is a cuisine you want to try as the recipes look both delicious and accessible and cover a range of scenarios and influences that will make you drool. Now, in Natural Flava, they're spreading the love, offering Ital inspiration and punchy Caribbean flavors to the feel-good, plant-based diet taking the world by storm.Welcome to our Caribbean vegan fusion series bringing you Caribbean infusion flavour from around the world. I mention it only because I feel if I alter anything in someone’s recipe, I feel it is only polite to say so! There are recipes that are a spin on popular dishes which will have the keen meat eater licking their lips. It also features a wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables like plantain, yams, jackfruit, guava, and plenty more, making it perfect for vegan recipes.