This book was received as an ARC from Storey Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I love the approach Devon Loftus took with this book. Menstrual cycles are a common problem for many females and Devon and Jenna found a way not only to manage them but, eat deliciously in the process. I was blown away at how many foods contain so many essential nutrients. I also am now going to make my own veggie stock since my husband and I frequently visit local farmer's markets and are amazed at all the abundance of fruits and veggies we find there. All of the recipes look absolutely delicious and I can't wait to try the Rosemary and Roasted Garlic Butternut Squash Soup, Adobo Tofu Breakfast Tacos, the Hazelnut Brownies, and many more. I know this will be a heavily circulated book and I can't wait to share it with our library community.

We will consider adding this title to our TX Non-Fiction collection at our library. This is why we give this book 5 stars.

My knowledge around nutrition and your cycle is limited so I was really drawn to a book dedicated to this topic. The section is broken up by the phases of your cycle. It is wellness focused and breaks down each phase of your cycle, where your body needs more support, the types of foods that will assist with that and why. I really liked that it broke it down before going into recipes that way you could really continue to be creative in finding your own ways to incorporate similar foods. In addition to recipes there were also passages and rituals throughout the book.

I was a little worried that this book would be filled with ingredients that were going to cost me more than I am usually willing to drop or ingredients I had never heard of before. Not the case. There was really just one ingredient that kept coming up that i just didn’t know enough about to want to add it to my food. I just chose not to use it. The recipes I tried were simple, delicious and comforting. I really appreciated the acknowledgment of using the book as a guide and not necessarily a strict set of rules. They discussed adapting recipes to taste and to your personal budget. It is also shared that their focus is on natural remedies but does not ignore that some things should be treated with your physician.

Lastly, this book is just so pretty! It is filled with lovely pictures and formatted in a way that made me want to keep flipping through the pages. I would love to add a physical copy to my collection.

Big thank you to NetGalley & Storey Publishing for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

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There are a lot of interesting recipes (I love that the pesto recipe doesn't call for ANY nuts!) and tips throughout this book to help you deal with the many hormonal changes and needs of your body during your menstrual cycle. I love that the authors encourage you to substitute with things you have on hand.
I liked the incorporation of holistic and traditional healing and rituals and the explanation of each phase. I will need to purchase a copy of this book to try out some of the recipes during each phase of the menstrual cycle and see which ones benefit me the most.

I've never considered choosing foods based on where I am in my cycle (unless chips and chocolate the week before my period count). This is an interesting cookbook and guide for people who menstruate. There are scientific reasons behind the foods or spices they recommend eating or avoiding at certain times. Some readers may find the tarot/meditation/holistic approach a little much, but just paging through this book was a soothing experience for me.

The Moon Cycle Cookbook: A Holistic Nutrition Guide for a Well-Balanced Menstrual Cycle is an interesting, unique, and easy-to-read book. I think it’s an excellent concept and is really well-executed. I like the book’s gentle colours and pretty pictures, practical advice, and approachable writing style. I love the empowering and comforting feeling that runs throughout the book! However, I wish there were more pictures and recipes.

Bakery founder Devon Loftus and nutritionist Jenna Radomski combine comforting and nourishing recipes with useful self-care advice and gently educates women about their menstrual health and well-being. The book is organized around the four phases of the menstrual cycle: the menstrual phase, the follicular phase, the ovulation phase, and the luteal phase. Each section features recipes for desserts, meals, snacks, and drinks which will positively nourish your body and comfort your soul and mind during the specific phase of your cycle.

This is a really unique and helpful book filled with wonderful and practical advice! I learned so much about my period, my body, and how to better engage with my overall health and well-being. This guidebook is an invaluable resource for women and girls of every age. The friendly writing style is simple and easy-to-read. I like that the advice and guidance are universal and applicable to women at every stage of life. A lot of the advice is straightforward and common sense. However, it’s presented in such a relatable and accessible way that you feel comforted and empowered.

The recipes are nourishing, clearly written, and easy-to-follow. Each recipe begins with a brief paragraph which details the nutritional values of key ingredients. While there are a quite a few recipes that contain meat, many of the dishes are vegetarian, dairy-free, and gluten-free. I like that many of the dishes require common pantry staples and easily accessible items. Moreover, while there are some more complicated dishes, these recipes are very doable.

There are interesting and unique dishes like Chocolate-Avocado Mousse with Raspberry Compote, Savory Millet Breakfast Bowl with Lemon-Garlic Tahini Sauce, and Rosemary Sausage Quiche with Apple Crust. But, if you’re not feeling adventurous, there are some takes on classics like Chicken Fajitas with Honey-Chipotle Yogurt Sauce, Vanilla Chai Overnight Oats, and Cornmeal Waffles with Lemon-Blueberry Compote. I loved the inclusion of innovative drinks like Vanilla-Cacao Elixir and Vanilla-Rose-Chasteberry Tea!

I really like the gentle and soothing colours of the book’s layout and pictures. The design wonderfully suits the comforting nature of the book! Poppi Photography’s full-colour pictures are lovely and simple. However, I am a little disappointed because I expected more pictures of the dishes. While I do appreciate that pictures accompany some of the recipes and advice titbits, I really wish more food pictures had been included as this is a cookbook.

The Moon Cycle Cookbook is a unique and fascinating cookbook that will be an invaluable asset to any woman’s collection.



🌕 🌕 🌕 🌕 out of 5 full moons!

I approached this premise as a novel approach. I stand corrected. It’s logical, it makes sense. It works. It should be on every shelf , where women share. It should be handed down through the stages of womanhood. It should be required reading. It will astound.

I thought this was an absolutely beautiful book filled with so many interesting and approachable recipes. It is definitely a cookbook that I will be purchasing and returning to each month.

With beautiful photos, soothing colors, and a variety of content on a very specific subject, this book is all about comfort. Authors Loftus and Radomski offer a holistic approach to caring for yourself throughout your menstrual cycle with nutritional tips and recipes, rituals to consider adopting, and even horoscope-like insights into potential feelings and urges during each phase. The recipes are worth revisiting. Readers will appreciate that Loftus and Radomski are not prescriptive, but defer to individuals to make the right choices for their bodies and lifestyles.

A book that every female can learn from. I never knew the stages of my menstrual cycle and what foods would help. This a great tool to have in the toolkit instead of just ignoring the symptoms every month.

What a great book. So much support and advice for every stage of the menstrual cycle. The recipes sound delicious and are easy to follow. One of the things I liked most was that as I live in the UK , most American cookery books have ingredients that I cannot purchase here. This uses such simple, clean ingredients that this isn’t a problem. All the recipes seem straightforward and easy to make with no daunting, long lists of ingredients. Each stage of the menstrual cycle is explained, telling you what is happening to your body, what it needs through nutrition, emotionally and physically, and gives various ways of achieving this. Helpful information is briefly given for perimenopause. My only criticism is that this doesn’t really cover the complexities of perimenopause and especially menopause. Personally I feel this might have been better omitted as this needs a whole book of its own. But an excellent aid through child bearing years and should be essential reading for every woman.

I haven't seen anything else like this on the market. An incredible book to help all menstruating people understand their cycles and provide nourishing recipes for each part of the cycle. The recipes are tasty and easy to follow. Ingredients are easy to find. The photography is lovely. An all around great cookbook. Would make a great gift for a newly menstruating person.

I’m ALL about this book!

For one, I love to cook and bake but more than that, anything geared specifically towards women’s health along with the mooncycles, I’m here for. Not only does it include all kinds of delicious bites, but it also offers a message of empowerment and understanding of our bodies that you definitely won’t find in any other cookbook.

It’s so much more than I anticipated and can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy!

Five HUGE Stars!

What a fun theme for a cookbook! I loved the recipes throughout. I will definitely need to pick up a physical copy of this one!

The Moon Cycle Cookbook A Holistic Nutrition Guide for a Well-Balanced Menstrual Cycle by Devon Loftus; Jenna Radomski is a book I will read again and again. I loved the recipes I have tried so far and look forward to trying more recipes.  I also really liked all the self-care tips which were included in the book.

This is no ordinary cookbook. It talks about different gives to divine during different female hormonal cycles during the year.

I was super excited to receive this arc as the topic of regulating a cycle is something I've been researching recently.

The book is full of delicious options and it's broken down into the stages of the cycle which is easy to follow and full of interesting stories to illustrate the guidance being given.

Thanks to Storey Publishing and Netgalley for a copy of the arc in return for my honest review.

I love the concept of this book. I am interested personally in adjusting my schedule/expectations in the future centering on where my hormones are/where I am in my cycle. That being said, I did find some of the emphasis on motherhood to be a bit overboard, specifically page 151 Ritual: Share Your Pregnancy Intentions that ends with "Let the baby making begin." As a woman that is childfree by choice, this kind of made me stop in my tracks. My pregnancy intention is to not get pregnant! So, understandably, I am not the audience for this particular aspect of the book.

I thought the rituals were lovely reminders, though felt like there were maybe a bit too many of them? The recipes sounded lovely and are written clearly enough for beginners. The photos are beautiful, the phase snapshots equating each part of our cycle as seasons were great. There is clearly a lot we did not learn about our bodies in public schools. This book has a very Instagram-esque feel, but not in a bad way. I would definitely recommend this book to others!

This is the first time I have encountered a cookbook that felt so grounding and nourishing to both body and soul. I tried three recipes from this book, and I am looking forward to adding this beautifully written book to my personal library. This book felt so informative, reassuring, and gentle. The pictures are captivating, clear, and a little magical. 10/10 recommend this to anyone who has wanted to understand their relationship with the monthly cycle and how nutrition and rituals play a role in optimal wellbeing.

I knew I had to read this when I saw the cover, it looks so yummy! I unfortunately didn't try that exact recipe yet, but I did try four others. We'll get back to that later.

Firstly, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the book and saw that it wasn't just recipes, but also lots of information about menstrual cycles. Like what happens to our bodies during each of the four phases, and what we can do (and eat) to feel better.

I've had a period for more than half of my life and I didn't even know parts of what's mentioned here. Perfect time to learn though, right?

I like how the explanations are simple and to the point, no longer will I get confused about these things haha! But really, thank you, dear author, for helping me understand what's going on with my body every month.

Before I move on to my sweet experiments, I have to mention one thing that I wasn't overly fond of. And that's the presence of coconuts and avocados in so many of the recipes.

I'm not a fan of either ingredient, and some recipes make it hard to replace them with other things.

In general though, most recipes can be modified to suit your tastes as long as you like the key ingredients so that's good.

And now what we've all been waiting for...were the recipes delicious? Yes!

I tried the Vanilla-Cacao Elixir first, and that was also the very first time I had maple syrup in my life. It's really expensive here and I never had a reason to try it before now. I skipped the ashwagandha, so I'm not sure how it's supposed to taste with that added, but without it was great and I'm sure I'll make it from time to time.

The next recipe I tried is called Oatmeal-Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bites. I actually made this recipe twice, the first time I liked how it tasted, but didn't want any salt in it, and the second I added sugar instead. I looooveee how nutty it is. I go nuts for nuts.

The third recipe was Coconut-Ashwagandha Fudge, in which I skipped half of the coconut (just did twice the nut butter instead) and the full ashwagandha. This is the best recipe. I love it and I would make it every day if I could without going broke.

And the final recipe was the Honey-Cinnamon Latte. YES!!! YUM!!! This one makes me want to go back to drinking milk before bed like a little kid. It's perfect.

Next up: well, there's at least ten more recipes that I really want to try. I'll attempt to time them with my cycle for maximum effect.

*Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for letting me get this.

So far I have been finding the information useful, however I'll be keeping updating this review to let you know how it goes.