The introduction opens “Breakfast never really excites me, but at noon, I feast” — what. a. mood. As a notorious breakfast skipper and lunch lover, this cookbook is honestly made for me. I really appreciate how simple Meike Peters keeps the tools needed for the recipes and the mix of familiar and new-to-me ingredients used. I’m not the bravest in the kitchen, but the fairly simple recipes and drool-worthy photos had me editing my meal plan for the week.

This is a great addition to any cookbook shelf and will make a great gift for your favorite chef of just about any skill level.

I received this advanced reader copy from NetGalley and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.

Really beautiful cookbook with some truly eye-catching food photography! Lots of fresh and interesting recipes across a wide variety of flavors. Most are meatless, though there was a seafood and meat section. The sandwich section was my favorite, but I bookmarked a ton of recipes throughout, and I really appreciated the fresh take on classic flavors, such as the <i>Bacon and Egg with Seared Belgian Endive</i>. Can't wait to dive in and make some of these beauties!

An interesting array of dishes that support the Noom diet plan. Heavy on salads and fresh vegetable options with seemingly fewer recipes for meat and chicken. Worth a look especially for those who have a CSA

I loved this lunch themed cookbook. I especially valued the part of each recipe where the author included how best to transport it to work in a lunchbox to preserve quality and taste. I do think most of the salads couldn't be my whole lunch but I did like the combinations I never thought of before. As an American, I had never heard of Rösti so I am excited to try it. Some of the soups like the cold beet one and kale and sweet potato with egg also seem fun and unique. A cute gift for someone starting a new job!

The first thing I noticed as I skimmed through Meike Peters’ Noon, was the beautiful photography. The bright beet soup on the cover with the artful arrangement of cucumber and radish slices, jammy hard boiled egg and dill leaves is visually pleasing and intriguing. I don’t necessarily want to eat beet soup (I like beets, but not really soup), and that was a clue that the recipes inside were not so much for me.

I have at times cooked professionally, including a few years at two different gourmet shops where I made fancy sandwiches and salads to go. This informed my view of the salad and sandwich sections. The sandwiches bothered me the most. Peters is putting together some interesting flavors, but most of her sandwiches struck me as wet. Wet sandwiches are messy to eat. The first sandwich she introduced was a turmeric apricot and ricotta on ciabatta bread. Lightly searing apricots in turmeric flecked honey and serving over ricotta cheese sounds delicious. But as a sandwich filling all I can think about is how it will squish out the sides. A lot of her sandwiches would work better snack style with the components separate and put together bite by bite (for some reason I call this a monk’s lunch, but I don’t think that’s a common term). In the salads, I felt like she relied a lot on burrata.

I think her best sections were the vegetable and pasta chapters. The pan seared gnocchi with asparagus, ramps and mustard looked delicious. That’s the kind of recipe that would make me want to put more effort into lunch.

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This is a beautiful cook book!

There's lots of elevated meals including salads, soups, snacks, and more. I wouldn't consider a lot of these recipes to be practical - in terms of ingredients and effort these aren't typically the kinds of meals you can whip up from whatever you have on hand and will require some planning, but are also more fine-dining oriented than standard cooking. That being said these recipes are interesting! If you enjoy hosting or want to bring more unique flavors to your table this book has a nice variety of recipes to choose from.

A completely stunning cookbook with lots of gorgeous photos with most of the recipes. I absolutely would put this on a coffee table as a center piece.

Not only are the recipes beautiful to look at, the recipes all look tasty and delightful!

Thank you #NetGalley for #Noon

"Noon" by Meike Peters offer a lot of variety for mid-day meals. The photography is nicely done and not too fussy. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. I do wish that there was a nutrition breakdown for those of us who track nutrition stats for health reasons; however, the portions per dish are manageable in figuring out. Some dishes may have sourcing challenges given where I live but there are enough dishes in the book that can be done on the regular. I do like the sandwiches because I like sandwiches. The salads are more picky for me but there's a few that I've tried and liked. Overall, I think it is worth a read if price is reasonable.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is such a delightful cookbook! It is full of fresh, uncomplicated recipes and copious amounts of beautiful photos. I am never a fan of cookbooks without photos, and was quite pleased to see that there was one for almost every recipe!

The recipes are largely meatless, although there are some meat recipes and a section for meat and for seafood. I think there is something for everyone, and as someone who does not eat meat I appreciated the vast amount of recipes that I could make as is, or adjust easily for my needs.

I can see this being popular with my library patrons, as well as a lovely gift for someone.

The photos alone are marvelous, but the simple recipes perfect for a noonday meal push this cookbook to the top of my must-haves for my personal collection. What I particularly liked are the ingredients chosen - unique flavor combinations that don’t require a trip to a specialty food store. The salad recipes are my favorites thus far, but looking forward to making some of the sandwich and meat recipes in the fall. A definite must buy for libraries looking to expand their cookbook collection.

Noon features some seriously delectable and elevated lunch time recopies!

Conceptually I really love this cookbook. Lunch can often be an afterthought of a meal for many of us, These recopies offer some unique and thoughtful alternatives to your everyday midday meal. While I wouldn't call the featured meals complicated in anyway, I did find that several might feel finicky, featuring more ingredients and techniques than one might have time to contend with on a given workday. I wouldn't let this deter you if you like the idea of jazzing up your lunches but just know that this cookbook might of been more aptly named: Noon ( on weekends).

Very aesthetically pleasing photos and good formatting, the recipes in the book didn't necessarily appeal to me personally but they did seem well thought out and organized.

This was a really interesting book with a lot of unique recipes. There were definitely some recipes that I am not sure about, but certainly look tasty! I am especially excited about the soup recipes and I cannot wait until it gets colder to try them out for myself. 3.5 Stars.