Cooking Fast and Slow: Easy, Comforting, (Mostly) Plant-based Recipes for Busy People

Who’s the author? Natalia Rudin, known to her many followers as @natsnourishments, is a leading food creator from London. After working as a personal chef all over the world for several years, she is now one of Instagram’s top plant-based food creators. Specialising in deliciously accessible cooking that elevates simple ingredients to the heights of dinner-party chic, her (largely) plant-based approach aims to nourish the body, comfort the soul and delight the tastebuds equally.

What’s it about? Cooking Fast and Slow is Natalia’s first book, offering over 100 imaginative and hearty recipes that are easy to prep but certainly don’t hold back on flavour. Plant-forward and flexible, her recipes will help you get a satisfying and tasty post-work meal on the table in 15 minutes. This cookbook is also brimming with ideas for easy, speedy breakfasts to enjoy at home or on the move, as well as new ways to pep up your regular packed lunches.

This is also a cookbook about taking things slow, however, with clever ideas for getting ahead with batch cooking and leisurely weekend recipes to share with friends and family. Cooking Fast and Slow is a collection of wonderfully adaptable recipes that really make veggies the star of the show.

Recipes we love: Smashed Miso Butterbeans and Crispy Soy Mushrooms, Basil, Courgette and Pistachio Mafaldine, Blistered Tomatoes and Chickpeas on Creamy Polenta, Fluffy Buckwheat Pancakes with Date Caramel, and Chai Spiced Chocolate and Pecan Blondies.

Perfect for: Busy home cooks looking to incorporate more plants into their weekly schedule without compromising on taste.