Make It Plant-Based! Southern

Make It Plant-Based! Southern is one of a collection of recipe books covering a wide variety of cuisines, this installment with recipes developed and curated by Mehreen Karim. Due out 13th May 2025 from Hachette on their Workman Publishing imprint, it's 184 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats. 

The author has included pantry lists (plant based veg*n friendly ingredients), and an introduction to plant based cooking. The recipes in the collection are arranged thematically: breakfast & brunch, starters & sides, dinners & mains, soups & stews, sweets & treats, and condiments & sauces. The author has included a number of really useful condiment and sauce recipes which will be useful for -any- cook, not only vegetarians.

Recipes are written with an introduction/background, ingredients in bullet lists, and step by step instructions. Ingredients are provided in imperial (American) units, with metric measurements in parentheses (yay!). Extra tips and preparation alternatives are in highlighted text boxes throughout. Most of the ingredients will be readily available at any well stocked grocery store in North America.

Visually, this series is very simple, with high contrast graphics and simple text. About 25% of the recipes are accompanied by one or more photos. Serving suggestions are attractive and appealing, and the food photos which are included are professionally styled. 

Four stars. It would be a good choice for public or secondary school library acquisition, and home use.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes