A Week of Lunch & Reading | Healthy Plant Based Recipes

[@ananigalindo3397]

Anyone feel that when they went to university, studied literature found they had a hard time finishing books from the syllabi but now go back to those same books and find them great? Uni’s effect on book lovers is surreal and disheartening sometimes.

[@yogafirejo]

Oh yes, even before uni! From age 11 to age 22 I think I had a hard time finishing every book I was told to read for school! (I am a huge book lover however!) ^^

[@katherine2489]

100%

[@annaascott]

Yes and no, because university has also introduced me to writers whose works I might have not picked up myself.

[@samanthadyer4597]

Costa Rica in the rain is hauntingly beautiful

[@mdekervern]

Food, books, rain and cats...! Thanks for your sweet videos !

[@katiej8143]

So thankful for your videos. I’m encouraged to eat better and care better for myself. I’m sick of social media to be honest but you encourage healing and I love it. Thank you again so much. Blessings and love to you. 💚

[@genevievegreen8313]

Girl, Woman, Other is an absolutely impeccable read, you will adore it!

[@marelmaat]

UGH NINA, i’m So relaxed! The music, the edit, transition, shots, Your face and voice! Thank you! This video is what I need in times uncertainty.

[@teamug-v1m]

yes, it feel exactly the same to me as well :)

[@anacapriii]

This video is timeless but I do think it's especially good isolation content, I really enjoyed watching the whole thing through! But then again, I love all your videos...

[@kristennicole218]

i love how you captured and included the shots of the rain drops hitting the pavement. when i was a kid, i watched in fascination as the ground slowly became saturated by rain, dry patches disappearing. thanks for the nostalgic moment; guess i've been reminded to pay more attention to the rain again :)

[@laragohl1521]

eating, reading with warm sommer rain. thats all my dreams are made of! loooove to you!

[@iloveyousomuch2478]

You're really good at cooking, too..😍😍😍

[@dchouk139]

Yess i love your longer videos!! look forward to watching when my coffee is ready haha 👌

[@nina.montagne]

Hehe hope your coffee is splendid ☕️🥰

[@jenikasmith6504]

Im sooo happy to see you fried banana for the bean wrap things!!!! Fried banana is an absolute charming accessory for any meal!

[@thayawilliams9072]

looooove these reading + food videos, my fave

[@nina.montagne]

Two of the best things 🍧

[@AmyBunnageWellness]

Those lentil patties looked so perfect!

[@elizabethclaire14]

I am getting ready to read My Year Of Rest and Relaxation, I was on the waitlist for the library and its finally available!

[@anabeatrizmujia8412]

your videos make my soul soooo happy

[@hannahkraemer]

I just love these videos! Books and food, my favorite things combined

[@nina.montagne]

Yayyy! My favourites too ❣️

[@lucyeaton1028]

Beautiful video 🥰🥰

[@katiew77]

made the lentil patties today, SO good!

[@fireflymyg1]

The girls is my favorite book I have ever read. I read it while abroad last summer and really connected to Evie. I hope you enjoy!

[@bellarohweder8784]

Love this kind of Videos! Food and books are a perfect Combo, it is basically what my life is right now.

[@emeliasoderlund]

Thank you Nina! x

[@totowashere]

You have THE BEST taste in music! 💛

[@sandochlo]

I always feel so so inspired when I watch your videos Nina, you are such an excellent human bean, thank you for being here x

[@annatleal]

I feel like I'm always saying this (or at least thinking because I forget to comment sometimes) but ugh Nina, I love your videos so much and they bring me so much joy and peace ❤️

[@divinelufuankenda]

Thank you Nina for this, watching this has made me cook some delicious greek roasted vegetables that I have been carving, plus going through old books that I have lying around my room to read. I hope you are doing well and keeping safe :)

[@springonion8124]

love this content combo! reading vlogs and what i eat vids are some of my faves

[@violetb9908]

I highly suggest the book The Overstory, it was a Pulitzer Prize winner in 2018 and it probably the best thing I’ve ever read

[@sharonwu6624]

i just discovered your channel and this video's combination of books + food/cooking just hits ALL the interests!! can't wait to follow alonggg (and on goodreads, my favorite social media platform tbh)

[@shailabhabha6110]

Loving the book recommendations!! The food looked delicious.. so glad for the inspo because I always feel like I give up on lunch and just end up snacking

[@hajdi.mandic]

Ugh, I can't give up books. When I start reading something I MUST finish it no matter how bad it is. xD

[@Sum.Mer444]

Yummmmm everything looked so good! Can you please do a video on life in Costa Rica? I’ve always wanted to live there but know nothing

[@jazzbrown4517]

I look forward to your videos so much! Your heart is so pure x

[@nina.montagne]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoy them 🍬 big hug to you and I hope you’re well.

[@jillt.3195]

Wow, when you mentioned Jitterbug perfume it took me right back to my freshman year of college! I was so homesick and that book was such a fantastical distraction. I need to pick up Villa Incognito! Also, I so relate to how you’ve been feeling. I too spent the day in my workout clothes and didn’t do anything physical except for snacking on and off all day while lazing about my house. Day after day I keep giving myself some grace as this is such a weird time. Your food looks so delicious and watching the process is so relaxing down here in the YT rabbit hole....I think I’ll stay awhile. ;)

[@violetb9908]

This video was perfect, everything I could possibly ask for! Sending love ♥️

[@pastorytime2683]

Me and my husband talk about books on our channel (just in case you fancy popping over!) We also do vlogs and sometimes a bit of vegan cooking! Loved this video. Xx Sian xx

[@rhiannon5958]

Nina you have such great recommendations for food and books, your videos make me feel so at peace! Sending so much love to you at the moment ❤️ Just finished the book "Pachinko by Min Jin Lee" which was beautiful and definitely seems like it would align with your book tastes xxx

[@delfinozturk]

I love watching you. ☼

[@DavidPerez-xh9og]

Thanks for all the recipes . You don't look pale . You look absolutely gorgeous!. Cheers amiga mia!

[@tabithasmith4033]

“Idaho” by Emily Ruskovich is a beautifully written, sad and sweet story of memory and loss. The general plot is about a man who has early onset dementia, and his now second wife is trying to piece together things from his family and past, because he has lost 2 of his children. I can’t express enough how moving this book is! 💕

[@priyapai5326]

the rain was so calming :')

[@Marielalmar]

Seguimos esperando el video en español :( jajaja just kidding, amazing as always, Nina

[@nina.montagne]

Ayyy si que necia yo jajaja juro que pronto!

[@Sophia_Elena23]

Nina Montagne yes please! would love some spanish videos :) you can put english subtitles in too!

[@EstherVeganaMadrid]

♡ Hola 🙋🏻‍♀️ me viene genial tu video porque acabo de descubrir tu canal y me parece maravilloso Un beso grande desde mi canal 😘😍💖💓 excelente video muy entretenido Saludos! 😊🔝

[@anastasiamedvedeva9657]

Thank you so much, this video felt so calming. Lots of love!

[@nina.montagne]

I’m so glad! Thank you for watching 💝 sending you a big big hug!

[@angelalin2066]

thank you for being so honest with how you're feeling and what you've been up to - too easily from the other side of the screen can we imagine or conflate a social media presence/person with complete contentness and success.

[@heinrichvonkleist2034]

Thank you for this video, it was really interesting ! I want to read The Girls, it reached my attention :) I agree with you for the physical books, I think it's a different experience to read paper books than electronic, I prefer paper !

[@tinishadaigle]

Your videos make me SO happy!!!! Like they’re perfect.... dont ever stop ❤️❤️

[@cha_977]

Also trying to read through all the books in my house 😂 Thanks for the new video!!

[@nina.montagne]

What have you been reading! I find I bought so many different books throughout the years, it’s been an interesting challenge hahah

[@cha_977]

@@nina.montagne I am reading 'White Noise' by Don Delillo right now. I took English in uni and was supposed to read about 30 books in one course/one semester, which was near impossible!!! This is one of those books! 😂 Good luck with your reading! I think it's good sometimes to delve into a book we wouldn't normally pick up! Especially at a time like now, when we need some extra stimulation! ❤️

[@yogafirejo]

Thank youuuuu

[@nina.montagne]

Thank YOUUU ❣️

[@supkika]

what a lovely video

[@brunab2668]

you inspire me to keep eating healthy during these hard times! thank you for that :) also, i think it'd would be interesting to see a video on your cookbooks recommendations! i've been downloading some on my kindle but been having a hard time finding interesting content

[@printergirl8220]

As per your review of the Girls! because it says so nowhere in or on the book Lol... to Nina or any subscribers who read this... The Girls is actually not *entirely* a work of fiction. Once I realized that it was actually based on the true life stories of women involved in the cult begun by Charles Manson and their recounts of their lives I became much more invested! I thought it was a really interesting way to try to imagine the perspective of these real life women, a complex story to try to understand, even if not entirely based on truth. The research part after I finished the book was especially interesting to me after having read such a story.

[@אליענהרובינס-מורגנשטרן]

Love these videos! A few questions: What position do you usually read in? I find that I'm always restless. I love reading in a goal oriented fashion, but I sometimes find that it makes me less present as I read quickly. Do you experience this? What do you recommend?

[@marykelly6449]

Hi Nina! The Girls is a fictionalisation of the Manson murders. I found out after reading which made the ending a lot clearer!

[@printergirl8220]

Yes, this is essential information for understanding the book not found anywhere in or on the book itself!

[@aob6033]

I was going to comment this too - knowing about the Manson family made it so interesting.

[@rebeccatrys]

I've always felt strange that I gravitated towards dark depressing books or characters but I also enjoy that typa genre. You should take a gander at the Glass Castle

[@Merploverr]

loved it!!!!!! maybe post a new fav books pt 2 and then a different sweet you have each day

[@eileenchanto]

I want to try this pasta recipe! How do you cooked the lentils?

[@timeaabelovsky7103]

I think you just have the best Vlogs ever :D I love the book/reading related ones...cant wait the next one..have a wonderful day :)

[@nina.montagne]

This makes me so happy! Thank you so much, I do enjoy editing them and it does make me read more hehe it’s like you guys are my accountability! See you in the next one. I hope you’re well 🥰

[@asialanzi5471]

omg all the food looks so good!! your videos are honestly so inspiring and motivational that I finally decided to start my own KZbin channel, so thank you so much for being such an inspiration!!

[@danielanereu3799]

Your hair looks sooo pretty:)

[@isabelgallarzo]

Have you read "The Seas" by Samantha Hunt? Its one of my all time favs and I think it'll check all your boxes!

[@kirpnat9076]

Estoy enamorada de la edición de tus videos, la música que utilizas, todo ❤

[@nina.montagne]

Muchísimas gracias de verdad! Un abrazo grande y espero que estés bien 🌞

[@rebeccatrys]

I feel you might like the book A Little Life

[@luciacrespo3848]

Great, positive video as per usual, amiga! Besos Nina 😻

[@bethansmith5188]

my eating has been the exact same! i always hate lunch and usually just eat a huge quantity at dinner time, but recently i’ve been having substantial meals at lunch time and then for dinner i’ll have like a clif bar or some chickpea cookie dough haha

[@maepilling860]

Hey Nina literally LOVE all the food you make, always tastes like heaven 👌 I bought your ebook Morsel a while back and I love it but unfortunately I've just got a new phone and it won't let me download it 😞 is there any way you could resend me it? X

[@susanguche]

Me encantan tus videos y me ayudan a apreciarme y cuidarme más. Con todas las presiones que tenemos socialmente las mujeres es difícil. Tu contenido es impecable siempre. Un beso de una Argentina viviendo en Sydney

[@briannabossard263]

Not sure if you’ve heard of them already, but I think you’d really like the band The Paper Kites.

[@jessb5736]

First comment!!! I love your videos Nina, thank you for being so lovely and inspiring

[@nina.montagne]

Oh and thank you for watching! 💝🍬

[@ladiaqevani7516]

Missed this week videos. Just like years ago ❤

[@LVLSSGNRTN]

Nina + Books + Food = all i need

[@juanfelipecastillo5722]

Looove the long videos ❤️❤️❤️

[@88Eleo]

It could have been the perfect Italian pasta dish...then you add the lentils🤣❤️ in Italy we are not used to add legumes to our sauces which are mostly veg based...I have to try

[@catacombeaperte]

Nina, love your videos especially all this book related content! Have you ever read any book by Cortàzar and Bolaño? I'm currently intrigued by Latin-American literature, especially these two, with Borges, Marquez, Sabato etc.

[@orjval]

You should definitelly read Rayuela by Cortazar, it is a very unique experience, you can basically choose the order of the story. Also a really good latinamerican writter is Mario Mendoza.

[@geraldinejalosjos9809]

Been waiting for this 💛💛💛💛💛

[@nina.montagne]

hope you enjoy! My goodness it’s a long one!

[@geraldinejalosjos9809]

Ofc i will 😁

[@riturner]

Need this inspo

[@barbramtz]

My Goodreads profile is on this video because I commented on an Ariel's update lol I love that you mix food and books into one video. Ps: Sigo esperando el video en español :'c

[@elenakyriakou837]

Do you watch/follow any booktubers? Any recommendations? :) Love your reading vlogs!

[@orjval]

Gabriel García Márquez! I'm from Colombia and I never really liked magic realism before reading "El amor en los tiempos del cólera" ITS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, you should give it a try

[@nina.montagne]

Si es uno de mis preferidos de fijo! Un abrazo desde Costa Rica! Espero estés bien 🌞

[@lostinthewoods8870]

Love the paintings in the background at 21:40, who are they by?? And ofc love you!! X

[@nina.montagne]

My mom made them! ❣️

[@nina.montagne]

you can find her on insta: instagram.com/lat9_art?igshid=1celf8wqb24tw

[@annaascott]

The Girls is one of my all time favourite books. It is one of those books that depict adolescents as a girl perfectly, realistically and in all its complexity. The setting of the cult represents a fitting backdrop to tell Evie's story and I love how the novel focuses on the girls, i.e. female friendships, relationships etc., rather than e.g. focusing on Russell (based on Charles Manson) as the cult leader. I have read this novel several times and I even taught it in a literary class last semester and all of my students connected with it significantly. This is the book I always recommend to people so I thought I would do the same in the comment section here. Even if you're not into narratives about cults, I assure you you can still enjoy this book. P.S.: Please read this in summer because the heat transfers from the page and really captures the reader.

[@normagruden]

She reminds me of a younger version of Raquel Murillo from La Casa De Papel :))

[@anastasiabrudkova1983]

Nina, I love your videos! You are such an inspiration to me🙏🏻♥️ How many hours a day do u spend on reading? And do u write your own one? I’d love to read it whatever it’d be))

[@fannyboni472]

Hi Nina! I just tried to go on your website that you put the link in the description, but it say that its a private site.. and so i cant get access to it.. so is it a bug or what? Thank you i love your channel by the way!!

[@nina.montagne]

It's private right now as I'm working on a new website! But thank you so much for letting me know :) Many hugs!

[@hayaa4451]

hello, Nina , you inspire me always I would like to know about your story, what you study, what interests you, how you get here you are now doing what you doing

[@1973InternationalKid]

Thank you for some magical rain porn! And perhaps a video idea once bookstores are open again? I would LOVE to see some local bookstores and new finds that you might discover-- both in Costa Rica and Australia! I am always trying to find more amazing stories from all over the world. Peace to you.

[@anasolana10]

Hey Nina, do you ever read in Spanish? If so, could you please share with me your recommendations? I always end up reading in English and dont want to leave the Spanish to a side! Thanks :)

[@catsbiie6691]

The Girls is a wild ride.

[@noemidengel5931]

Refried Beans

[@mindartist2907]

Could you maybe make a video about the influence of social media on our eating schedule/habits? Like the bad ones. Not inspiring ones like your videos. I mean the ones which makes us feel that we should be afraid of gluten, fats/oil, snacking all of that. And your opinion or maybe experiences about that. Maybe you have tips how to deal or get over these distracting feelings. All paired with a what I eat in a day on a healthy intuitive creative diet or something like that 🌞🌼 I've been following you for a while now and I noticed (maybe it is not true but that is how it seems to me) that you are also way more like "free" in the kitchen when you cook. I know that you are struggling with Ibs so that might be one reason why you avoided some foods in the past but for example you also had a long time (the old videos) where you haven't been eating oil and smoothies with just fruits and all that but how did you changed your way of thinking and eating? I would love if you could tell us something about your experiences and the things you learned from it because I am sure that I am not the only one who often feld very distracted by all these hyped diets. And I am so happy that the most influencers on KZbin don't follow them anymore 🌱 It seems like the world gets back to a healthy relationship with food and the real art and love of cooking healthy and vegan 🌎

[@nina.montagne]

Hello! Thank you so much for the suggestion 💛 I was planning on doing a video with a similar premise, the rituals or health rituals I keep coming back to time and time again which would naturally open up the conversation on food ideology, food rules etc etc. Hopefully a helpful one that could be kind of what you’re looking for. I hope you’re well and I’ll definitely make sure to answer some of these points in the video. Many hugs!

[@mindartist2907]

Nina Montagne That sounds great! I am already looking forward to it - thank you 🌞

[@chanfendi1274]

Hey Nina, do you do collab with promote products?

[@lanawhittman7430]

a magical, mystical, mysterious novel that i enjoyed was The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert! sounds similar to the book you spoke about Lanny. a world within a world.. definitely something i thought about for days, weeks after putting it down. and the sequel was just released jan 2020!

[@lanawhittman7430]

additionally, a classic, beautiful novel with a sad, depressed main character is A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman! couldn’t put it down finished it in just a day and a half

[@nina.montagne]

Uuuu I haven’t heard of it, I’ll definitely put it on my list! Thank you so much 🥰

[@lanawhittman7430]

Nina Montagne you are so welcome! i hope you enjoy ☺️

[@mindartist2907]

You really should read "looking for Alaska" and "Turtles all the way down" by john green 🙏

[@nina.montagne]

I read Looking for Alaska many years ago! Haven’t read Turtles all the way down yet, I’m not sure I love John Green too much ☹️

[@memariie]

I think those books a mainly for a younger audience, I really didn‘t like them :/

[@mindartist2907]

Nina Montagne Oh okay, no matter, everyone has a different taste :) I liked "Turtles all the way down especially because of this inner monologues of the main character with her pain and anxiety- I personally love the way how john green nows how to catch feelings and write them down :)

[@mindartist2907]

memariie Yes, maybe.. 🌞

[@LVLSSGNRTN]

Could you maybe do a book recommendation thing on instagram, where we send in 2 or 3 books that we liked and you go and think of all the books you read and recommend another one to us. (Sorry if it’s a lot of work, but i feel like you would be a great book recommender)

[@cmlandresc]

hi nina, have you tried rachel cusk? i haven't personally, but i was wondering if you had read her and what you thought of her work!

[@rebecca6944]

Have you tried "the disappearing act of esme lennox"?

[@nina.montagne]

No I haven’t! I’ll look it up 🌞 thank you!

[@OhneMonetenumdenPlaneten]

Who are you living with? ;)

[@stevieray7203]

Wait! No Nooch on the pasta? Who are you and what have your done with Nina? 🤣

[@nina.montagne]

Omg I know. This is me in Costa Rica. Nooch is so expensive here! Let’s see how long I last!

[@rosemarybruce6290]

@@nina.montagne need that iherb spon again to keep you nooch-ed up