I am building quite the collection of vegan, vegetarian, raw, plant based cookbooks but this one appealed to me as something a little different, and admittedly the front cover with pictures of fresh seasonal fruit drew me in!My experience with actual French food in France is limited to a school trip , at the age of 13 while living in Britain; and as it was: A - a cheap school trip; B: We were kids and C: We were Brits, they probably thought it we would all enjoy the basic Continental breakfast, baguettes and pate for lunch, and some kind of fast food for dinner. However on a day excursion when allowed to shop ; my 13 year old self was already a foodie and I managed to make a beeline for a little patisserie and try some authentic French pastries and yes I was hooked!So I had to try this - French cooking, vegetarian and seasonal! What more could you ask for!! To begin with, I love the fact that this book is divided into seasons. Growing up in the UK in the 80s, we had to cook with what was available in season as that was pretty much all we had. That said, strawberries we only available in summer and they were red and flavorful not pale and bitter, the winter was dominated by root veggies from which we made soups! This book follows those principles!Each season looks at the produce that is typically found in those months - think peas and asparagus in Spring, berries and peaches in the summer - and then features recipes that feature these ingredients. Many of the recipes are simple and easy to prepare, though be ready for some that are more involved or require more steps such as the tarts which require you to make olive oil tart dough! This weekend we enjoyed the avocado and radish mini tartines which took minutes to assemble; followed by a lentil and watercress salad! There is a recipe for a vegetarian bouillabaisse (more steps but they can be broken down) , beautiful tarts such as asparagus buckwheat and a tomato mustard tarte and I cannot wait for my tomatoes to grow to try the tomato and tarragon bread soup!The book features snacks, appetizers, soups, main course and desserts; each with explicit directions and many mouthwatering photos! Those used to more conventional or health based vegetarian cookbooks might want to take note of the heavy French influence of breads, cheese and pastry! This is not a gluten free vegan cookbook, its true French Vegetarian and personally I am fine with that - this is healthful eating in season, full of flavor and for me, bread and cheeses is a big part of that! This is a book I will carry to my Farmers market so see if what they have, can be matched with a seasonal recipe!My new weekend go to cookbook! Shop the Farmers market - cook with fresh food, have a glass of wine, and a big smile on my face and a full but healthy belly!