Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook by Ziggy Marley

I have always liked Ziggy Marley’s music so when I saw that he also had a cookbook out, I was curious.  It was presented in an email to me with an offer for a free copy.  Part of the pitch said it has “many vegan and vegetarian recipes.  Normally, I will only accept cookbooks that are vegan or at least vegetarian but I made an exception for this one.

The book is beautiful with colorful ingredients and photos of many of the dishes.  Just look at the cover to get a glimpse of the beauty! However, I was disappointed that there were not as many vegan and vegetarian recipes as I was lead to believe.  I know some people consider fish to be vegetarian however; real vegetarians will tell you that “if it can stare back at you, it’s not vegetarian.”  Since this book has many fish recipes, I think that is where the confusion came from.

That said, there are a few veggie recipes and there are some that can be tweaked to become vegetarian or even vegan, if you know how.  My favorite recipe is the Coconut Curry Squash Soup.  It was already vegan, so no tweaking required. It was so flavorful that I have already made it twice.  The lental Soup was good as was the Tofu In Coconut Carrot Curry. There are also some nice salad and smoothie recipes.

Seeing photos of some of the fish and chicken dishes were a bit off putting to me but I did know the risk I was taking accepting this cookbook so I certainly can’t take points off for that.  Over all, it is a solid cookbook with some good recipes.  It would be especially good for someone transitioning to vegetarian.

I received the colorful hardcover book for my honest opinion.

4/5

About Ziggy Marley

Throughout the course of his three-decade career, Ziggy Marley has built a music legacy both alongside his siblings with Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers (ten albums) and as a solo artist (six albums to date). As of 2016, Marley’s music has garnered seven Grammy Awards and an Emmy; the humanitarian, singer, songwriter, and producer continually progresses at every turn.

In 2012, he launched Ziggy Marley Organics, which includes a line of GMO-free coconut oils and hempseed snacks. Deeply committed to charity work, Ziggy leads U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment), his nonprofit organization that focuses on uplifting children’s lives through education around the world. He is also the author of the children’s book “I Love You Too,” published by Akashic Books/Tuff Gong Worldwide.