There is a lot of great information here but the problem is there is too much information and not enough recipes! We are supposed to eat seasonally but each season has 7-8 recipes. There is more reducing waste recipes that include things like salts, vinegar, and potpourri than actual foods. Some of teh recipe include a breakfast or a dessert but I'm not sure how to make these recipes make it through the season. I need a few more recipes plus more meals that are more mix and match if I am going to sustainable through out the seasons.

To be completely honest this book wasn’t for me. Was it esthetically pleasing and a ton of great ideas? absolutely. Will I be making my own sauerkraut and serving my family bbq tempeh burgers for the 4th of July? Absolutely not. Definitely useful for the right person. I’m just not it.

Still rating it a 4 bc the recipes are written well and the ingredients are not hard to source. Plus terrific pictures.

This included really good recipes for cutting down on waste and eating healthy at the same time. I'm not sure it's the most practical for many families with l;ess access to healthy foods and money but it gives a good glimpse into what is possible.

The conscious kitchen has chapters on sourcing, seasonality, and sustainability, storing food, fermentation , eating seasonally (spring, summer, autumn, winter), and ways to reduce food waste (through cooking and composting). The book is a very good beginner book for being more sustainable and is incredibly informative. The recipes are vegetarian or vegan.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The ARC received was not the full book (only 89 pages).
From this it is super informative on how to reduce waste and utilize seasonal produce. Learn about canning, Fermentation, pickling,etc; plus there is a meal plan for a week included.

There were a few recipes available and super excited to try the leftover fried rice (we know how to make it but fun to try knew recipes for it) and seasoning. For the recipes the directions are in paragraph form and not # or bullets, which I prefer the steps separate from each other.

*I can't rate for the entire book and just based on what was available, so it is rated lower plus not a huge fan of how the recipe layout is. Would have also liked to see more pictures with the recipes since not all recipes had one. If I see a picture of the food and looks good there is a higher chance I'll make it.

I've been following Immy Lucas for years and I really like and appreciate all of her content. This book is great for anyone who wants to be more conscious in their kitchen. It's filled with great recipes and practical advice. I really enjoyed it!

I first came across Immy via her YT channel and I found her very eloquent so I was pleased when she announced her book. I think it is well written, her voice comes through in the pages and there is a great deal of valuable information for anyone getting into conscious living and sustainability. For a lay reader, I think this is a brilliant introduction but I would have enjoyed a deeper dive on certain areas related to nutrition etc.

I still highly recommend as The Conscious Kitchen would make a FANTASTIC Christmas/birthday gift as it contains delicious seasonal recipes that will become a staple. This book will make you a more conscious shopper.

The Conscious Kitchen is a great how-to for making your home healthier and the planet a better place to live. The book is just as adorable as Immy and her YouTube channel. She is an inspiration to all of us and this book has easy to use recipes, tips from eating and storing food to composting whatever is left over. This book covers it all!

~A great guide to being more sustainable in cooking and producing no waste. I enjoyed this and would recommend to anyone looking to move towards a more sustainable household

The Conscious Kitchen by Immy Lucas is a thoughtful, well-structured introduction to living sustainably, filled with actionable tips for reducing waste and adopting more eco-friendly habits. As a beginner-friendly guide, this book offers practical advice on making small but impactful changes, from seasonal eating to better storage techniques.
One of my favorite aspects of this book was the focus on seasonal recipes. The author provides detailed information on how to use seasonal foods, the best storage methods, and easy recipes that sound delicious and easy to make, even for people who may not be the greatest cooks. I’m excited to try some of these recipes myself! Although I would have loved to see more photos to help visualize the dishes, the ones included looked amazing, and the recipes are definitely accessible for readers of all skill levels.

The tone of the book is refreshing—it’s informative and helpful without feeling judgmental or superior, which is a common concern I’ve had with some sustainability content. The author explains issues like food waste with empathy and offers solutions that feel realistic and manageable for everyday life. It’s clear she understands the challenges regular people face when trying to live more sustainably, and nothing here feels overly complicated or expensive.

My only small critique is that the book felt a bit text-heavy at times. Personally, I found the charts and tables to be more digestible and would have appreciated more visuals throughout. Adding these could make the content even more engaging and easier to absorb.

Overall, The Conscious Kitchen is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to create a more sustainable lifestyle. It’s a highly practical guide that covers the essentials and leaves readers feeling inspired to make positive changes without overwhelming them. Highly recommended!

The Conscious Kitchen is packed with information and tips on how to source and eat food more sustainably. Throughout the book, the author emphasises that we should do what works for us. There is no judgement or pressure to do all of the things described in the book to be more sustainable, but there are a lot of options if you do want to try them out.

The recipes in this book are quite varied. Some are very simple and some definitely look more involved. The recipes I have tried so far have been simple and delicious, and I'm excited to try more of them.

I really enjoyed this book! It's always good when small changes towards sustainability are accessible. I found the tone of this to be non-judgemental. As someone newer to sustainability, making baby steps by preparing meals with in-season foods is an easy first step.

There are sections for eating seasonally, reducing food waste, storage, and fermentation. I especially liked the explanation in the intro about what each common certification means. Plus, the foods by season include recipes for each time of year, broken down into sections.

While I'm not brave enough to pickle my own vegetables, I liked the straightforward section about it. The storage suggestions are extremely helpful, as someone who is constantly googling how to best store various vegetables to help them last longer. Each produce item is listed in alphabetical order with a storage suggestion printed next to it.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my advanced digital copy!

I have been following Immy's life and work on Youtube for several years now, and as so many of my favorite vegan content creators have gone down the "vegan to raw milk pipeline" I am so thankful that she has remained firm in her sustainability roots and keeps on eating planet friendly! The first recipe I made from this book was the Apple Blackberry Crumble from the Autumnal eating chapter. The recipe was so easy and delicious! Simple recipes like this can easily become a staple, something you learn to put your own spin on and can whip up on short notice for any occasion. I think this is an excellent kitchen staple for anyone who wants to learn to cook with plants or just how to work with seasonal produce more. Thank you to the publisher, Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds, for a copy of the book in exchange for this honest review!

I like that this book is not just a cookbook full of food recipes but it also has other information on creating a sustainable kitchen, like tips on buying seasonal produce, tips on storing food, recipes for cleaners and potpourri & a section on gardening and composting. There are a lot of recipes and they are broken down by the seasonal produce which is really nice. They are vegan and vegetarian recipes which I am not sure I realized until going through the book. I am okay with that, I do eat meat but I am good ad adding it to a vegetarian recipe if I wish to do so. I felt like the recipes had a good variety and are laid out nicely making them easy to follow. I can't wait to give some of them a try & am excited to start growing my own sprouts. There is a section in the book about growing sprouts and microgreens. I already grow micros but never thought to try sprouts & feel confident doing so with her directions. This is a great book for anyone wanting to have a more sustainable kitchen!

The Conscious Kitchen is a great beginners guide to seasonal plant-based eating and low-waste. The recipes are good and doable. The food preservation techniques are enlightening. I also appreciated the food storage and organization ideas.

This is a nice guide for beginners to going more sustainable in your kitchen. The recipes are vegetarian and vegan, and tend towards a little fiddly for me. There are also ways to use scraps, though I was concerned that there was no mention of using organic produce for this. A lot of peels of conventionally grown citrus, garlic, onions, etc are especially coated with harmful pesticides and other toxins.

I also wish she would have touched on foraging, which is one of the most sustainable ways to help feed your family. One study found over a hundred wild edible foods in a city block in San Francisco, with negligible contamination once washed (less than on most conventionally farmed foods). In any neighborhood you can find free, healthy, tasty food like apples, purslane, elderberries, violets, mulberries, acorns, lambs quarters and so on.

This is a great introduction to the concept though, with lots of helpful tips.

I read a temporary digital copy of this book for review.

I've been following Immy on YouTube and Instagram for years, and been enjoying her transitioning into more gardening and cooking content.

I enjoyed this book, the information was interesting and easy to digest. The recipes had an interesting mix of easy to make and probably too much effort to do. I made the tomato confit with the last of the tomatoes from my garden and it was delicious.

I wish the chapter on ferments and using the waste/less common parts of food was longer. I found all of them really interesting and then boom the chapter was done and Immy was like "I could write a full other book on this". It would be awesome if she does.

Overall a good book that you can take something from even if you aren't familiar with Immy Lucas' online presence.

Thank you Netgalley for the digital ARC.

Beautiful book with some lovely recipes and also good explanations of foods and diets. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC although it was very difficult to read as a PDF

Great idea for a book, and something we can all learn from! I especially enjoyed the apple vinegar and lemon peel recipes. Another thing I want to highlight is the "How to store fresh produce to reduce waste". Good book for anyone who wants to be more conscious in the kitchen.

A very wholesome cook book.
The photos are stunning!
The book is focussed on sustainable ideas to reduce kitchen waste, and the aesthetic for the book was very rustic.

Some of the recipes seemed very complicated - lots of ingredients, and lots of steps. Whereas others were just silly and pointless.

Overall this is a stunning book, and the photos within this cookbook are the star of the show - but in terms of making the recipes, I am not sure how easy or straightforward it would be on a day to day basis.