Speedy BOSH!: Over 100 New Quick and Easy Plant-Based Meals in 30 Minutes from the Authors of the Highest Selling Vegan Cookbook Ever

by Henry Firth, Ian Theasby

Building on the momentum of their previous cookbooks, Bosh! and Bish Bash Bosh!, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby are back with dozens of delicious new plant-based recipes for devoted vegans, the vegan curious, and, meat eaters looking for some good food with lots of vegetables. Bosh! recipes have always been crowd-pleasing and simple to make, but Speedy Bosh! is even more reader-friendly with stews, wraps, one-pot meals, pasta dishes, and frying-pan dinners—all of which can be made in the time it takes to order takeout and set the table!

In Speedy Bosh!, Firth and Theasby offer flavor-first, super-fast plant-based versions of everyone’s classic dishes, comfort food, and take out—including Indian, Thai, and Chinese—as well as exciting appetizers, tapas, and irresistible sharing platters that can be whipped up in minutes for family or friends. Speedy Bosh! is perfect for anyone with a busy life who’s looking to eat more plants—whether that be meat-free Mondays or a full plant-based lifestyle—and with plenty of simple hacks to cut down the prep, you can focus on the eating.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Reference, Vegan

288 pages, Hardcover

Published September 17, 2020

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've really enjoyed all of the Bosh books and I think prior to reading this one, they've all rated 5 stars for me. I tried one recipe in this book, the Bosh Rocky Road, it was good and worked well. The rest of the recipes are fairly simple and things most people who cook will have already have cooked many times. The recipes seem quite unadventurous or exciting to me, this might make a good book for someone cooking for the first time, a student or someone leaving home. If you already cook, I would recommend trying any of the other Bosh books.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interestingly the copy I borrowed from the library says 30 minutes, not 20 on the cover. I'm not sure many of these recipes could be pulled off by a home cook even in 30 minutes. Not really all speedy recipes. Many have multiple components, each with many ingredients. The tips section at the beginning is really good though. And the food looks great in the photos. But too much oil and many prepared foods are used.

[Amy Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some really good recipes, as well as some that I am personally not a fan of. They are diverse, covering several cultures, which I love. I have made many of these multiple times and are go-to favourites of mine now, and others that I have no intention of making. I would not describe this book as having quick recipes; many are quite time-consuming, and not all are easy. There are some quick and easy ones, but overall, I think the book title underestimates the recipes or overestimates the readers' cooking ability.

[Alison W-C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Looks like some very tasty and easy recipes. A shame that the shortcuts seem to rely heavily on pre-packaged and processed foods.

[Regina Scarborough · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for Veganuary! Quick vegan recipe options. I love the bosh recipes very filling and. Easy to follow

[Emlikescake · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok let’s just start with the fact I’ve been vegetarian for close to a decade, so I’m very familiar with veggie and vegan cooking. And hey, if you’re new to the diet or wanna try it out, maybe this will encourage you to do so, and give you some ideas. But *so* many of the recipes in this book just sub in plant-based meats/dairy for the real stuff. Like… yeah, no shit you can use veggie sausages in place of meat ones. Oh really fysh instead of fish in tacos WOW LADS what a concept. Vegan cheese in pasta stop you’re blowing my mind 😐

Even if I were new to vegan or vegetarian cooking, I just don’t think this is worth buying. There are much better options out there to familiarize yourself with new ingredients, flavours, making tofu and vegetables “meaty” and stocking your pantry to best embrace a vegan or vegetarian (or heck, flexitarian!) kitchen.

I’m looking forward to the new Bosh cookbook that’s all about creating vegetarian meat substitutes, but given how disappointed I was with this one I’ll be sure to get it from the library and peruse the recipes before buying it.

[Ben Sizer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another vegan cookbook that pushes the "quick and easy" aspect but isn't really any quicker or easier than most other cookbooks. Most of the recipes look great but if I want "quick and easy" I don't want something with 20 separate ingredients that need preparing.

[Kaja Curtis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Receipes are very tasty, ingredients are available and not to difficult to find.

[Honey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy enough to follow recipes, very handy if you’re wanting to incorporate more plant based dishes into your diet (or if you’re a starter vegan).

There’s a number of recipes using vegan products which makes transitioning easier. (Frankly though, Im not quite a fan of these; I do eat them but prefer using real vegetables) there’s also some decent hacks and tips to make your cooking speedy.

More of an influencer cookbook than researched work, but it’s a handy one to keep. Props for creativity.

[Michael Shevlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great recipes, easy to follow and well edited. We have tried a couple and they have yielded excellent results. Most of the ingredients are easy to obtain (you may need to visit a health food shop for a couple of them) and the prep is easy and well explained.

The food photography is excellent and you get exactly what you cook. The rest of photography is hilarious in it's lack of authenticity - the studios look like they're in a branch of IKEA.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

During the lockdowns I bought all the BOSH books except one I still need to get a copy from. They are all awesome books and cook from often. Each has a special recipe in them that those who eat vegetarian, Vegan, or Plant based can't live without. I have learned so many more things I can do with my meals that I wouldn't of thought of with certain items. Some vegetables you stare and go what can I do with this or that and then BOSH blows your mind with what they come up with!

[Eleni · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought one of the BOSH books about a month ago and wanted to check out the writers' other cookbooks. There were many recipes that looked interesting that I would like to try.

Will update when I do.

[Pinky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't believe that some of these recipes can be made in 20 minutes or under! Want to try the Skillet Samosa Pie, Vietnamese Crispy Pancakes, and the Speedy Restaurant Ramen recipes.

[Dmytro Safonov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy vegan cookbook

I love Bosh cookbooks, this one is definitely not my favourite, but there are a few interesting ideas I will try

[LemontreeLime · Rating 3 out of 5]

S’Alright

[Antoinette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Staan leuke en lekkere recepten in, vooral fijn dat ze snel te maken zijn. Maar soms wel erg weinig groenten voor een plant based kookboek...

[G. Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ideas, simply done!

[Kim Jewell · Rating 5 out of 5]

purely putting this on here because it's all i've been eating the past two weeks

[Anu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok...nothing too spectacular or recipes worth saving

[Rory · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Mia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve read and cooked through 80% of their last book, this was a pretty good follow up, probably a little too much fake cheese for my personal preferences the ganache was a nightlight

[Rory · Rating 4 out of 5]

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