The First Mess Cookbook: Vibrant Plant-Based Recipes to Eat Well Through the Seasons
By Laura Wright
Avery, 2017
Publisher Description
The blogger behind the Saveur award-winning blog The First Mess shares her eagerly anticipated debut cookbook, featuring more than 125 beautifully prepared seasonal whole-food recipes.
Home cooks head to The First Mess for Laura Wright’s simple-to-prepare seasonal vegan recipes but stay for her beautiful photographs and enchanting storytelling. In her debut cookbook, Wright presents a visually stunning collection of heirloom-quality recipes highlighting the beauty of the seasons. Her 125 produce-forward recipes showcase the best each season has to offer and, as a whole, demonstrate that plant-based wellness is both accessible and delicious. Wright grew up working at her family’s local food market and vegetable patch in southern Ontario, where fully stocked root cellars in the winter and armfuls of fresh produce in the spring and summer were the norm. After attending culinary school and working for one of Canada’s original local food chefs, she launched The First Mess at the urging of her friends in order to share the delicious, no-fuss, healthy, seasonal meals she grew up eating, and she quickly attracted a large, international following.
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Recipes
Mornings and Breakfasts
- Early Morning Early Grey
- Mango Ginger Kombucha Mimosas
- Cookies for Breakfast
- Vanilla Coconut Coffee Creamer
- Fresh, Instant Almond Milk
- Mocha Hemp Fuel
- Fluffiest Multigrain Pancakes
- Maple-Spice Buckwheat Crispies Cereal
- Easy Gluten-Free Waffles
- Savory Ginger Green Onion Crepes
- Miso and Turmeric Chickpea Scramble
- Eggplant Bacon
- Tempeh Bacon
- Maple Baked Beans
- Red Flannel Beet Hash with Dill
- Toasty French Toast Bake
- Hemp and Vanilla Bircher Breakfast
- Lazy Steel-Cut Oatmeal
- Mega Clump Granola
- Plant-Powered Protein Pancakes
- Old Reliable Avocado Toast
Soups and Stews
- Vegetable Stock
- Cozy Lentil Soup
- Weeknight Root Vegetable Dal
- Leaf and Stem Green Tortilla Soup
- Creamy Jalapeño Corn Chowder
- Moroccan Stew
- Creamy Winter Vegetable Stew with Mustard and Lemon
- Small-Batch Roasted Soup
- Bloody Caesar Gazpacho
- Tofu Noodle Soup with Coconut Lemongrass Broth
- Chipotle Pumpkin Chili with Tempeh and Beer
- Sweet and Sour Cabbage Stew with Rosemary
- Deep Immune Cup of Soup
- Smoky Saffron Chickpea, Chard, and Rice Soup
Salads and Dressings
- Cider and Sunflower Dressing
- Creamy Garlic Dressing
- Oil-Free Sundried Tomato and Oregano Dressing
- Wedge Salad with Avocado Citrus Dressing
- Thanksgiving Panzanella Salad with Delicata Squash
- Thai-ish Cabbage Salad
- Caramelized Onion Potato Salad
- Brussels Sprouts Salad with Lime and Miso
- Broccoli Caesar with Smoky Tempeh Bits
- Creamy and Spicy Corn and Millet Toss
- Peaches, Peas, and Beans Summer Salad
- Go-To Kale Salad with “Master Cleanse” Dressing
- Shaved Root Salad with Crispy Lentils
- Sesame Cucumber Noodles with Melon and Avocado
- Pepperoncini Lentil Crunch Salad
- Meyer Lemon Romanesco Glow Salad
- Warm Balsamic Mushroom Salad with Pine Nut Parmesan
Hearty Mains and Big Plates
- Vegetables, Chickpeas, and Dumplings
- Creamy Quinoa and White Bean Risotto with Crispy Brassica Florets
- Butternut and Pesto Cream Lasagna
- BBQ Mushroom Toast
- Spicy Curry Tempeh Patties
- Rice and Bean Veggie Burgers
- Squash Parcels with Almond Quinoa
- Crispy Avocado Tacos
- Roasted Chili Basil Lime Tofu Bowls
- Eggplant “Bolognese” Pasta
- Pot-Roasted Celery Root with Horseradish Cream
- Creamy Harissa Lentils with Cauliflower Rice
- Tandoori-Rubbed Portobellos with Cool Cilantro Sauce
- Vegetable and Bean Pot Pies with Potato Crusts
- Farro and Pine Nut Chard Rolls
- Spice-Crusted Cauliflower with Walnut Sauce
- Spaghetti Squash Noodle Bowls with Lime Peanut Sauce
- Burrito-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Rustic Salsa
- French Onion Lentil Pots with Onion Cream Toasts
Vegetables and a Couple of Grains
- Roasted Balsamic Beets
- Crispy Salt and Vinegar Potatoes with Lemon Garlic “Aioli”
- Fennel and Cherry Tomato Gratin
- Roasted Cauliflower with Green Tahini
- Garlicky Winter Vegetable and White Bean Mash with Mushroom Miso Gravy
- Fancy Rice
- Roasted Carrots with Ginger Maple Cream
- Miso Millet “Polenta” with Green Onions
- Spring Steamed Vegetables with Savory Goji Berry Cream
- Glowing, Fermented Vegetable Tagine
- Crispy Maple Mustard Cabbage
- Red Peppers with Herby Breadcrumbs
Energizing Drinks and Small Bites
- Salted Caramel Date Shake
- A Casually Specific Green Smoothie
- Hot-Pink Beet Protein Smoothie
- Matcha Chia Limeade
- Turmeric Cider “Switchy”
- Overnight Iced Tea
- Sunshine Everything Crackers
- Seedy Sesame Granola Bars with Chocolate
- Super Seeded Kale Crisps
- Avocado Tartare
- Cauliflower and Pine Nut “Ricotta” Toasts
- Mustard-Roasted Broccoli Pâté
- Homemade Popcorn with Magic Dust
- Sweet Potato Satays with Peanut Lime Sauce
- Whipped Lentil Chipotle Dip
- Gingered Brussels Sprout and Shiitake Pot Stickers
Desserts and Small Treats
- Stone Fruit Pecan Crumble
- Pumpkin Mousse Parfaits
- Chocolate Chunk Ginger Cookies
- Vanilla Corn Cake with Roasted Strawberries
- Fudgy Nut and Seed Butter Brownies
- No-Bake Salted Peanut Butter “Cookies”
- Coconut Cream Tart
- Raw Raspberry Cheesecake
- Banana Bread Scones
- Blueberry Muffin Loaf
- Chocolate Macaroon Cookie Truffles
- Salted Chocolate Truffles
- Hippie Bonbons
- Beet Velvet Slice with Tangy Citrus Frosting
- Chocolate Cupcakes Deluxe
- Earl Grey Tiramisu
- Decadent No-Dairy Ice Cream
- Chocolate Magic Shell
- Whipped Coconut Cream
- Dreamy Lemon Curd
- Maple Caramel
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