I really liked..no wait.... LOVED this cookbook. Its recipes were super easy to follow. Most of the ingredients are things that are easily accessible in you average grocery store. The pictures of the actual finished product were beautiful. I found myself being able to garnish the bowls easily enough by looking at the photo and getting some nice Instagram worthy shots, The directions were clear and each step was outlined to where they flowed into each other and nothing was missing. 5/5 stars

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This book is right in my wheelhouse. I am a big fan of one dish meals; casseroles, soups, stews, etc so bowls fit my lifestyle perfectly. The beginning includes explanations on how to build the bowl along with a detailed chart of how to cook the different kind of grains. I’ll be bookmarking this chart as a handy reference. It moves then to a sauce and dressing section which conveniently list which bowl recipe each one can be paired with. There are sections dedicated to the different types of protein sources.. seafood, poultry, beef and there is a vegetable section that includes both vegetarian and a good number of vegan options. The recipes all look easy to follow and use easily obtained ingredients. The only criticism is that there is not a photo of each recipe. I would have preferred that the photos of empty bowls be substituted with recipe photos. That being said, I’ll be trying out many of these recipes and I would recommend this to anyone interested in the bowl method of eating.

Some interesting recipes... good for when I get bored with the usual go to meals especially in the lighter months. I like trying new combinations and this provided some inspiration

Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

This is a great collection of easy to follow recipes full of tasty ingredients. My one criticism is I like to see a picture or depiction of what the finished article looks like. The ones illustrated were great just not enough of them. Plus a nutritional breakdown would be beneficial.

Don’t be put off by the name, Buddha Bowls are a simple and nutritious idea, engagingly explained in this book.
Foster starts off by explaining how to ‘build’ a bowl, from grain base to optional toppings. I particularly liked the section on flavouring grains. There is a really useful chapter on sauces that can be used in many different bowls, followed by the recipes.
As a vegetarian, there are several meat and fish chapters which are of no interest to me. There’s a ‘breakfast’ section but honestly, I don’t think I would bother. However, the ‘vegetable bowls’ chapter has about thirty recipes: these are varied and interesting and gave me lots of ideas to try.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quatro for this review copy.

Buddha Bowls seem to be the new rage in meal Prep. I have heard of these for a while now and when Quatro Publishing offered me a copy of this book through netgalley. com I immediately claimed my copy.



The book is filled with 100 recipes for nourishing food bowls. I do wish there were pictures for each of the bowls but the pictures that are in the book look amazing and make me want to run to the kitchen. There are bowls for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in this book.



I also like that their is a grin cooking guide at the front of the book. The book also has a section on sauces and dressings. These would be amazing on more then just the bowls.



There are so many recipes in this book I cannot wait to try. I love cooking, I love cooking with fresh ingredients even more. I do wish there were some basic nutrition facts with the recipes.



I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review

As someone who enjoys cooking, I am always looking for new ideas and recipes. My cooking is seasonally driven and since it is June and almost summer here in NY, I tend to focus on simply prepared meals that are either grilled or made in the slow cooker. Who wants to waste precious nights inside heating up the kitchen using the oven. That is a definite 'no' in my opinion and since Buddha Bowls features recipes with vegetables, proteins, and grains I thought I might get some new inspiration to enhance summertime meal preparation.
The book is divided into sections covering Beautiful Buddha Bowls, Basic Sauces and Dressings, Breakfast Bowls, Fish and Seafood Bowls, Chicken and Turkey Bowls, Beef and Lamb Bowls, Vegetable Bowls and Fruit Bowls. Some recipes require oven cooking, so I've made note of those that sound appealing and will try them in the fall or winter. Many require stovetop preparation, which worked fine for me since my barbecue has side burners. There are also recipes in the Breakfast Bowls section that use the slow cooker which I use no matter what the season.
Recipes I have tried so far are the Creamy Feta Sauce, Miso-Ginger Sauce, Golden Milk Chia Seed Breakfast Bowls, Vietnamese Zucchini Noodle and Shrimp Bowls, Spicy Thai Chicken and Brown Rice Bowls and the Chocolate-Tahini Chia Pudding Bowls. None of these recipes required ordering items online or going to specialty markets as all the ingredients were available where I regularly go grocery shopping. The recipes were easy to follow and the results, well let me just say I cleaned up a lot of empty bowls.
The one thing I found lacking was nutritional information. Not that I can't access that elsewhere, but I do prefer cookbooks that provide it with each recipe.
Thank you, Kelli Foster, Quarto Publishing Group-Harvard Common Press and NetGalley for the complimentary digital review copy. If this type of cooking appeals to you or you have had a Buddha Bowl meal at a restaurant and wanted to make it at home, I would recommend this book.

I was thrilled to be able to read and review this, however, it only came in PDF and I do not read off my computer or phone and I don't have a tablet.

It was not indicated in the main listing that only PDF copies were available.

Mmmm, delicious bowls full of delicious foods! A lovely collection of different one-bowl meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert. The ingredients are many, and unless you're really, really organized, prep time sounds like it'd be a nightmare, but damn every one of these recipes sound delicious.

This is an excellent read. The author does a great job categorizing the food and provides a personal anecdote for each recipe. A great resource for different dressings and all the ingredients are super accessible. I would have loved nutrition information - just some basics - protein, calories, carbs and as always, I want more of those amazing photos.

I had no idea that something like Buddha Bowls existed so I was so happy when I found out and probably I am right now one of their biggest fans! They are not always super easy to prepare, but they are far from being complicated and they look terrific!

Non avevo idea dell'esistenza delle Buddha Bowls e la loro scoperta mi ha reso immediatamente una grande fan di questo favoloso piatto unico. Non sempre facili da preparare sembrano comunque relativamente semplici e dalle foto anche bellissime!

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

I don’t know much about Buddha Bowls, so I was happy to receive an e-copy of this cookbook from Quarto Publishing, through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

I loved how every recipe in this book has an intro. I love to know where the recipe comes from, the inspiration behind it, etc. However, I do love to see what the result would look like, and not enough recipes had their results shown.

Thanks so much for the opportunity ! I am so excited about this book and looking forward to try all of the recipes!

As a vegan I absolutely love this book - I received an electronic arc copy, and I will definitely be purchasing a hard copy when it is published. The photographs are beautifully incorporated into the book and the recipes ideas for buddha bowls and also for dressings are great.

Looks like I've been en vogue for a long time! We've been eating these 'Buddha bowls' at our house for ages.....only we call them 'clean out the fridge' bowls. Either way, they're easy to make, use a variety of foods, and are fairly healthy. Photos are a good touch here.

I love this book. Its modern and this kind of healthy eating is so important! I will definitely recommend it and will be using this book extensively.

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A good selection of bowls recipes including the step by step tutorials to prepare dressing and sauces from natural ingredients. Just at time for summer

This book begins with a nice introduction that explains what a Buddha bowl is, and the ingredients you can add. From there, the author, Kelli Foster, includes a cooking chart for grains and grain alternatives such as cauliflower rice.

Next come the recipes beginning with some sauces to top your bowl. They range from basic everyday vinaigrette to peanut sauce. After that is a nice collection of recipes for your bowl. Because I like to know what I’ll find in any cookbook, I’m including this small sample: coconut quinoa breakfast bowl; maple-vanilla overnight oat bowl; maple-masala winter squash breakfast bowl (this one utilizes the squash as the bowl!); black bean and chorizo bowl; crispy potato and smoked salmon power bowl; tofu scramble bowl with kale and Brussels sprouts; shrimp summer roll bowls and super green quinoa bowls.

This has over 100 recipes and it is neatly grouped by the main ingredients. I’m sure there is something in this for everyone.

I think this book will be well received in its market. Unfortunately, as a paleo eater I am not a part of this market. Pretty much every recipe has a grain featured prominently in it. I am not holding that against the book as it was pretty clear that this was a possibility based on the books blurb. I was personally hoping it would've been easier to substitute out the grains, but they did seem to be fairly critical to the recipes.

The book is well illustrated, though sparsely so. In fact, my only real complaint about the book is that there aren't enough pictures. The recipes are easy to follow and I could easily see them in a hip/hippy health restaurant. The pictures are appealing and well plated.

This book is highly recommended to health conscious grain eaters.