Notes about Recipes in this book

• Easy spiced scramble

  • NicoleBrown on October 12, 2025

    Tasty take on a tofu scramble (I’m about to nickname this book, “Mush Meals”)! I enjoyed the adding of silken tofu/nutritional yeast on top of the regular tofu + chickpea mix. I don’t own a bullet blender. The small amount of silken tofu/nooch didn’t work great in my Vitamix, but we got it done. If I had one gripe it would be that we don’t use the entire block of tofu or silken tofu. Will probably just throw it all in next time. Topped with some peppers from my garden, broccoli sprouts and sriracha. Will repeat!

• Tahini, coconut and cinnamon crunch granola

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    not one of my top favorite granolas I’ve made, but tasty! Set oven to 350F. Skipped the coconut sugar. Chopped my nuts up a bit. Waited to mix golden raisins in until granola was out of the oven and cooled. Baked for 18 minute, but will go for 17 next time if I remake.

• Overnight protein oats: berry cacao

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    very tasty. I much prefer hot oats to overnight, but they are great to grab on a busy morning. 70 carbs is a lot in the AM for my T1D self. Next time I’ll try the following adjustments: skip the date + down to 40g oats to help the macros a little.

  • hannah_jz2sx5 on January 15, 2026

    Love these. Had to play a little with the measurements to get the texture right, and I couldn't find jumbo oats (I'm in America, so maybe they're a UK thing), but these are perfect.

• Overnight protein oats: banoffee pie

  • KateS27 on February 16, 2026

    Creamy and delicious! I blended the banana in the with rest of the liquid rather than slicing it.

  • NicoleBrown on March 27, 2026

    Pretty good! I adjusted the measurements slightly to better match up with my personal macros. I still prefer hot oats, but was on the road over breakfast and this was perfect for in my car after the gym. Next time I will add some frozen berries on top!

• Spiced black bean breakfast burrito

  • desirae_pwsnie on May 13, 2026

    I’ve made the bean component of these burritos many times. Highly recommended.

• Hulking, bulking, breakfast smoothie (post-training)

  • KateS27 on March 01, 2026

    I thought this was tasty! I added the frozen banana and used coconut water instead of water. I also added more ice than it said. I wouldn’t normally add that large of a quantity of oats to my smoothies, but I thought it came out nice!

• Cookie dough bliss balls

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    quite good! I wasn’t sure if ground almonds = almond flour, but that’s what i decided to go with. Subbed peanut butter for almond since that’s what I had on hand. I recommend using a wet hand to mix as the dough is quite sticky. Perfect snack before early AM exercise!

• Banging buckwheat banana bread

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Ehhh…the type of recipe that I will eat, but my family will not. Batter was quite thick going in. Had to add on quite a bit of time for it to be cooked in the middle. I love buckwheat, but I doubt I’ll make this again.

• Blue Zone smoothie

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Pretty classic smoothie recipe. I do love the addition of the lemon.

• Satay chickpea and quinoa salad

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Flavors were good! Another kind of “mush” texture recipe from this book.

• Cheesy, beany, broccoli power bowl

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    wow this was so good! It’s kind of a lot of, “mush” so people who have issues with texture may not enjoy. I would not say the sauce tastes anything like cheese, but it does taste delicious! Will repeat.

  • david_fp9jjb on March 20, 2026

    I used cauliflower instead of broccoli because I had it on hand. And added dill at the end for the same reason.

• Salad jars: my favourite sweet potato rainbow salad

  • NicoleBrown on April 29, 2026

    Components were good and makes for a very pretty meal, but I found this thick tofu “cheese” to be rather bland in comparison to her other sauces. Tried to “fix” it, but wasn’t able to get it there.

• Ultimate chickpea smash sandwiches

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    I made quite a disaster in my kitchen making all the components to this, but it was delicious! Not my first time having this type of sandwich, but the flavor pairing here was great + I love the addition of the tofu and cashew cream. Already dreaming about having it again tomorrow.

• Healing greens and beans soup

  • NicoleBrown on September 23, 2025

    Good flavor, but I needed to add quite a bit of salt to make those flavors come out. My soup turned out really thick! More like baby food consistency. I did rinse my beans rather than add the bean liquid to the pot, but I would have thought adding water would make up for it. Still tasty!

• Sweet squash dal

  • Kattancock on June 02, 2026

    This was really tasty. As is typical for this book the serving sizes are huge; I calculated it at 7 servings with only half a squash and got (sorry Soph) 250 calories and 12 g protein per. I might cut the nutritional yeast next time, its flavour is obvious and I don't need all my meals tasting like that. The sage is more for aesthetics, I had some in the garden but wouldn’t buy it just for this recipe.

• 20-minute ramen

  • NicoleBrown on August 29, 2025

    Great flavor and very easy to throw together! I added bok choy & mushrooms to mine. Used white miso as that’s what I had on hand. Two red chilies from the garden gave it some nice heat!

• Cheesy quesadilla

  • NicoleBrown on September 23, 2025

    Very good! I could see myself prepping & freezing these to keep on hand. Used Ezekiel sprouted grain wraps. The guacamole is very lime forward rather than spicy, but still tasty! I added some jalapeno into the quesadillas themselves.served alongside the “Healing Beans and Greens” soup.

• Healing creamy bean bowl

  • NicoleBrown on February 17, 2026

    This is delicious! Claiming the serving size is 2 is crazy. Who are these people? Giants? Ultramarathon runners? Regardless, I loved the heat in this + mix of other flavors. Sauce tasted great. I oven roasted my tomatoes rather than pan fry + threw some mushrooms in as well. Served with a sourdough discard flatbread.

• Hot 'honey' tofu bowls

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    enjoyed the hot honey twist on a classic pairing of flavors. Will repeat!

• Loaded Caesar pasta plates

  • NicoleBrown on April 15, 2026

    Dressing is very tasty! I enjoyed this as a whole very much. Used green pea protein pasta + added extra veggies in. Husband liked it, too!

• Creamy springtime spaghetti

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    easy to throw together, but unfortunately I found this to be rather bland. I appreciated the mix of plant proteins that did not rely on tofu (I love tofu, but it’s sometimes leaned on too heavily). Subbed whole wheat spaghetti for spelt.

• Tantalising tempeh fried rice

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Delicious! This one is a repeater for me.

• Crispy pulled mushroom, kale and chickpea bowls

  • Kattancock on May 20, 2026

    I have to admit I was skeptical while making this but it's definitely more than the sum of its parts. I could see increasing the onion and garlic, maybe even doubling. I did my sauce with the immersion blender and it's fine but I think it would be worth using a high speed for the extra creaminess. As for serving size I might say there are four, it's a lot of chickpeas!

• Double tofu katsu [with zingy slaw]

  • jamie_020lqa on February 16, 2026

    This is a new staple recipe in our house! The different textures make this dish incredible. Takes about an hour so it is usually a weekend meal.

• Puttanesca lentils with buttery roasted cauliflower

  • david_fp9jjb on May 12, 2026

    Super easy. Super good. I used canned lentils because it was a Monday night.

• Red lentil ragù with homemade 'meatballs'

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Decent! Not hard to throw together, but a lot of components going on at once for dinner. Would like to have the beanballs things or lentil sauce prepped ahead and frozen next time.

• Winter veg curry

  • NicoleBrown on January 20, 2026

    This made my house smell incredible. I found this recipe a little confusing to follow — I had to re-read a section to understand what it was asking me to do. Tasting the sauce by itself — my husband asked me what it was supposed to be and I didn’t know. It just tasted like nooch. But once stirred into the curry everything was good! Served over brown rice. Extremely filling & I was able to get to 30g of plant protein!

• Butter chickpea curry

  • NoaBC on August 26, 2025

    I thought the flavour of this was really delicious. It makes a lot, especially if you're having some bread/rice and veg on the side, more like 6 servings than 4. It froze well though, which was good for leftovers.

  • NicoleBrown on September 02, 2025

    Really delicious! I agree with NoaBC. Saying this makes 4 servings is a bit unhinged. It makes a ton! Served with rice, but I’d like to try making the naan recipe next, too!

• Creamy courgette and butter bean bowl

  • NicoleBrown on March 24, 2026

    Another delicious “mush meal” from this book! The flavors are typically on point in the recipes, but the textures are mostly the same? My husband called it a, “sloppy bean bowl”. I used great northern beans instead of butter beans because I had some prepped in the freezer. Adding some crispy tofu to the top did help give some additional texture a biiittttt. But it was still mostly delicious mush. Regardless I am looking forward to leftovers!

• Pesto sauce

  • borislavakrasimirova_d8ot6u on March 02, 2026

    Lovely!

• Cashew cream

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Really delicious! I did add water to mine, but it was still quite thick.

• Homemade 'meatballs'

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    These are definitely “beanballs”, but I do like the taste of them! Would love to keep some frozen on hand in the future.

• Decadent dark choc and orange pudding

  • Kattancock on May 22, 2026

    Really tasty and very rich, easily 6 portions rather than 4. TBH I went off script, I had 200 g of leftover tofu and scaled everything down accordingly and didn't have an orange so added a couple tablespoons of tahini instead. You could increase the tofu for a lighter pudding.

• Melt-in-the-middle PBJ choc lava mug cake

  • NicoleBrown on August 24, 2025

    Mine overflowed in the microwave, but taste was still good. Needed full time listed and was still a little fudgy. Would like to try Aquafaba in place of coconut oil next time.

  • NicoleBrown on September 05, 2025

    Tried again using a bigger mug. Did not overflow! This time I subbed the coconut oil for 1T aquafaba + date syrup for the coconut sugar. Microwaved for 1 minute 20/30 seconds due to extra wet ingredient. A little less sweet/rich but will be my goto from now on!