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Elly Pear’s Fast Days and Feast Days: Eat Well. Feel Great. All Week Long. Kindle Edition

by Elly Curshen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 132 ratings

Since opening the hugely popular Pear Café nine years ago, Elly Pear has been on a quest for good food and new ideas. Having found real results sticking to the 5:2 way of eating, Elly shares some of her favourite, most exciting meat-free recipes for eating well and enjoying food on both fast days and feast days.

Elly Pear: Fast Days and Feast Days is a collection of more than 100 of Elly’s favourite pescatarian recipes from both fast days and feast days, her home kitchen and her café, inspired by world cooking but always with an eye on the local greengrocers. With clear and comprehensive advice on shopping well and using your local shops, stocking your fridge and cupboards sensibly and avoiding waste at all costs, this book will guide you to a new way of eating delicious, nutritious food all year round – on fast days and feast days.

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    7 April 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0169DPYLG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thorsons
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 7 April 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 134.6 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 433 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008157913
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  • Best Sellers Rank: 566,731 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 132 ratings

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Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
132 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the cookbook's recipes easy to follow and delicious, with one review highlighting its mix of veggie and fish ideas. Moreover, they appreciate the information provided, with one customer noting how it helps manage work lunch breaks, and find the meals easy to cook. The book includes calorie counts, and customers love the idea of fasting. However, the meat content receives mixed reactions, with one customer appreciating the meat-free recipes while another finds it too vegetarian/vegan/hipster. Additionally, the photography receives mixed reviews.

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41 customers mention ‘Recipes quality’31 positive10 negative

Customers appreciate the recipes in the book, finding them sensible for healthy living and easy to follow, with one customer highlighting the mix of veggie and fish ideas.

"Totally Brilliant book. Easy to use, great recipes, store cupboard ingredients, fuller for longer. Great flavour combinations that really work...." Read more

"Arrived on time. Informative and good recipes." Read more

"Lovely book, all the recipes are easy to follow and delicious" Read more

"Disappointing....... Uninspiring recipes. Returned book for refund." Read more

19 customers mention ‘Taste’19 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the taste of the recipes in the book, describing them as delicious.

"This is a great book. Delicious and unusual recipes using mostly standard ingredients. Highly recommended." Read more

"...The recipes are delicious and easy to cook so it is easy to incorporate into your daily routine. It is also beautiful to look through...." Read more

"...Even the low-cal recipes are imaginative and tasty - I still don't actually think I would get through a 'fast' day without being hungry, but at..." Read more

"...fast, I will be reaching for this cookbook again and again, everything tastes great! Will definitely be trying the 5:2 diet now if it's this good!" Read more

11 customers mention ‘Information quality’11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's information quality positive, with one customer noting it provides great tips on how to eat cleanly, while another mentions it's easy to incorporate into daily routines.

"Very useful book and nice recipes" Read more

"Such a fantastic book. Great design, great recipes, great tips...." Read more

"Great ideas and presentation was thoughtful." Read more

"Arrived on time. Informative and good recipes." Read more

10 customers mention ‘Ease of use’9 positive1 negative

Customers find the book easy to use and cook from.

"...of the recipes I've tried so far have tasted great and have been easy to follow. I wouldn't be without this book now." Read more

"...The recipes are delicious and easy to cook so it is easy to incorporate into your daily routine. It is also beautiful to look through...." Read more

"Totally Brilliant book. Easy to use, great recipes, store cupboard ingredients, fuller for longer. Great flavour combinations that really work...." Read more

"...* Love the way all of the recipes are super healthy, so tasty and easy to make too. Fast days taste like feasts in themselves...." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Calorie content’4 positive1 negative

Customers appreciate the calorie content of the book, with one mentioning that all the calorie counts are included.

"...years ago...this book has some fantastic 5:2 recipes with all the calories worked out and I am looking forward to re starting the 5:2 again...." Read more

"Great book, loads of great fast day recipes with all the calorie counts included and then even more really delicious feast options...." Read more

"This is by no means a diet book...." Read more

"I was disappointed as many of these recipes don't have the calorie content!" Read more

3 customers mention ‘Fasting’3 positive0 negative

Customers love the idea of fasting and appreciate that the book is not just for fasting.

"Brilliant book, not just for fasting either, any of these recipes are delicious any day of the week!" Read more

"Fab book. Love the idea of fast and feast days." Read more

"Fast and Feast...." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Meat content’2 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the meat content in the cookbook, with some appreciating the meat-free recipes while others find it too focused on vegetarian and vegan options.

"Sad to say I haven't used this once. It is all a bit too vegetarian/vegan/hipster for me...." Read more

"Love this book- great ideas for meat free meals. Easy to follow." Read more

"...and is very detailed - that it's made clear that this is a meat-free recipe book...." Read more

"No meat!!!!!..." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Photography’2 positive2 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the photography in the book, with some finding it nice while one customer mentions there are no pictures at all.

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Fabulous recipes and easy to follow
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Fabulous recipes and easy to follow
I bought a pre-owned copy of Elly’s book as I’m terrible for buying recipe books then not using them much, and more importantly it seemed the perfect solution to fit her ethos of using up what’s already available. I use this book so much! The tomato, lentil & nigella seed soup is a firm favourite and the tomato & broccoli soup. So easy to adapt the recipes too. I’m making so many dishes from scratch, eating healthy has always been important to me and Elly makes it easy to do this.
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  • Andrea
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous recipes and easy to follow
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2024
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I bought a pre-owned copy of Elly’s book as I’m terrible for buying recipe books then not using them much, and more importantly it seemed the perfect solution to fit her ethos of using up what’s already available. I use this book so much! The tomato, lentil & nigella seed soup is a firm favourite and the tomato & broccoli soup. So easy to adapt the recipes too. I’m making so many dishes from scratch, eating healthy has always been important to me and Elly makes it easy to do this.
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    Andrea
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Fabulous recipes and easy to follow

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2024
    I bought a pre-owned copy of Elly’s book as I’m terrible for buying recipe books then not using them much, and more importantly it seemed the perfect solution to fit her ethos of using up what’s already available. I use this book so much! The tomato, lentil & nigella seed soup is a firm favourite and the tomato & broccoli soup. So easy to adapt the recipes too. I’m making so many dishes from scratch, eating healthy has always been important to me and Elly makes it easy to do this.
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  • The Beers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting recipes, looking forward to my fast days!!!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2016
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I am really excited about this book, some lovely recipes that I can't wait to try, I stopped the 5:2 as I was struggling with what to eat a few years ago...this book has some fantastic 5:2 recipes with all the calories worked out and I am looking forward to re starting the 5:2 again. The feast day recipes also look delicious, there aren't any meat dishes in the book and though I enjoy meat the recipes look so delicious It isn't a problem for me and will help me eating healthier with more fruit and veg In my diet, however some of the feast recipes could easily be adapted with the addition of meat if so wished.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars and always loved her colourful and interesting food pics
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2016
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    I have followed Elly on instagram for a few years, and always loved her colourful and interesting food pics. I was so excited to purchase the book, and started trying recipes straightaway. Most of them have been great, a few I needed to add extra spices or herbs to, to boost the flavour.

    It's great to have batch cooking recipes, and healthier options I can eat as they are, or bulk up with wholemeal rice or bread etc, depending on the day. I think it's a great addition to your kitchen collection :)
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  • Irelandrory
    5.0 out of 5 stars It has amazing recipes that can be made any time and gives ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2016
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    This is by no means a diet book. It has amazing recipes that can be made any time and gives great information on how to eat cleanly and healthy with superb ingredients, without going hungry. Each of the recipes I've tried so far have tasted great and have been easy to follow. I wouldn't be without this book now.
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  • OliveOil87
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great book - More photos of the food please!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2016
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    I'm very familiar with the 5:2 diet and I wanted a book to help me increase the vegetables and legumes in my diet. There are some great recipes in this book and from that respect the book is a great success and I think I will be dipping in and out of it for quite a while. The book is clearly presented and it is obvious that a lot of work, care and love has gone into it. One disappointing aspect is that quite a few recipes do not have photos. I'm not a great cook and I take great pride in producing a meal that looks like the picture in the recipe!! Also, it's the pictures that tend to attract me to a recipe in the first place. What also surprised me is the large number of photos of the author in the book, there are nearly 40. I would give this book 5 stars if there were more photos of the food and less of the author!! The photos of the author are all very attractive, but at the end of the day this is a cook book!
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  • Joanne Sheppard
    3.0 out of 5 stars Nice recipes but the organisation of the book could be more user-friendly
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2016
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Obviously the most important thing about any recipe book is the food, so first of all I should point out that there are lots of fab recipes in this book. Even the low-cal recipes are imaginative and tasty - I still don't actually think I would get through a 'fast' day without being hungry, but at least I would certainly enjoy what little I did eat. The 'feast' recipes are obviously more filling and in fact, most of them look still relatively healthy. Elly's enthusiasm really shines through and her introduction is down-to-earth and sensible.

    What I don't like is that the fast/feast recipes are jumbled up all over the place and there is only a small indicator on the page to tell you which is which, so if you're looking for inspiration for a low-cal recipe, you have to flick through everything to find them. It would be so much easier to split the sections into fasts and feasts. Secondly, only the fast day recipes have a calorie count. I realise that the idea of the 5:2 approach Elly advocates is that you can eat 'whatever you like' on feast days and that's presumably why the feast day recipes aren't calorie-counted, but it would just make life a lot easier if there were calorie counts included on both. For a lot of people, eating "whatever they like" five days a week isn't going to work even with two fast days per week, and although they'll be able to eat more, they'll still need to keep a bit of an eye on things. There will also doubtless be people who don't actually follow the 5:2 plan but just want a book that includes some low-cal recipes to reduce their intake overall, so feast day calorie counts would just be a bonus and potentially broaden the book's appeal.

    My final issue is that it's only when you've got the book and read the introduction - which runs over many pages and is very detailed - that it's made clear that this is a meat-free recipe book. I'm fine with meat-free eating and I like fish and vegetarian dishes, but I would have liked to have known it was pescetarian/vegetarian book before I decided whether to buy it as I do have quite a few vegetarian and seafood recipe books already.

    Apart from that, though, this is nice book with some great recipes and some nice photography too.
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  • Sally Godman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Most delicious calorie counted food!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2019
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    My daughter recommended this book as I Amon the 5/2 diet. Well, it’s FANTASTIC! Delicious recipes and the batch cooking section is brilliant as I can have meals ready to pull out of the freezer when I need to. The salads are so tasty - take photos of them so you don’t forget the vital ingredients while shopping.
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  • Claire Durbin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Totally recommended!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2016
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    Awesome book! It's been my food bible since it was first published and it's made a big difference to my life already *off to cancel crappy weight watchers subscription* Love the way all of the recipes are super healthy, so tasty and easy to make too. Fast days taste like feasts in themselves. Elly makes the 5:2 easy and completely do-able. Fingers crossed there will one day be a book 2!
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  • Pix
    1.0 out of 5 stars Boring
    Reviewed in Australia on 6 October 2018
    Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase
    Really disappointed with this book. Nothing new or interesting here. Narrative structure is not aspirational it’s all rather dreary. Nothing screams flavor or ease.
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  • Anon y Mouse
    2.0 out of 5 stars Muddling in fast and feast day recipes with no clear indication of which is which other than a calorie count in a corner for fas
    Reviewed in Canada on 12 May 2016
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    This book was overly 'matey' and surprisingly low on menu planning/prepping and scaling up suggestions. Muddling in fast and feast day recipes with no clear indication of which is which other than a calorie count in a corner for fast days is confusing at best and potentially misleading at worst. The book is far less informative than I had expected, and I am disappointed with the focus on lifestyle shots of the author and personal asides. It is hard not to feel that the book is more a tool to promote the author and her blog and business. It had sounded so good, but the relative lack of substance and structural clarity/rigour is unfortunate.
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    1.0 out of 5 stars Unable to cancell digital order
    Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2016
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