 | The Cook's Companion: The Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for the Australian Kitchen by Stephanie Alexander
Buy new: $63.00 / Used from: $76.04 An incredible book! I use it all the time. Arranged by main ingredient, this is more than a recipe book, it is an education in food and taste.
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 | Flavors of India: Vegetarian Indian Cuisine by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $9.26 Every recipe I've made from this book has been delicious. It includes a traditional dosa recipe that is the best I've come across.
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 | The Splendid Grain by Rebecca Wood
Buy new: $19.65 / Used from: $11.20 My grain bible. When I want to experiment with a new grain, or try a different method of using a familiar grain, this is the book I turn to. Fabulous recipes and a wealth of information.
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 | Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World by Gil Marks
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.77 One of my favourite cookbooks. Traditional Jewish vegetarian food from around the world and no tofu or fake meat in sight!
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 | Charmaine Solomon's Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon
Buy used from: $1.21 I've had this book for more than 10 years and I still refer to it often. It covers eastern and western cuisine in detail and also includes recipes for making your own pastes, sauces and stocks.
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 | Flavors by Donna Hay
Buy used from: $14.07 Exquisite. All her recipes are brilliant.
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 | Vegan Italiano: Meat-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free Dishes from Sun-Drenched Italy by Donna Klein
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $10.00 Tasty, healthy Italian food.
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 | How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking by Nigella Lawson
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $5.08 Gorgeous book with delicious recipes. The American Breakfast Pancakes are outstanding.
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 | Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals by Moosewood Collective
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $1.68 Healthy food that is usually easy to make and it tastes great.
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| Vegetarian and Vegetable Cooking the Definitive Encyclopedia of Healthy Vegetari by Christine Ingram
Buy used from: $0.18 A general collection of vegetarian recipes that I refer to a lot. Two of my favourite recipes from this book are baked potatoes with corn and cheese, and potato tortilla.
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 | The Roasted Vegetable by Andrea Chesman
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.91 Some of the concepts in here are very adaptable and helpful if you like to improvise. This book helped me discover the joys of roast vegetables with pasta, on pizza and in risotto.
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 | The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) by Mollie Katzen
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $9.07 Mainly I like the pasta and soup recipes in this one.
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 | The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) by Mollie Katzen
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $10.74 Great baking ideas and some fantastic main dishes.
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 | Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery) by Moosewood Collective
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $3.67 Not used as frequently as most of my other cookbooks, but it has some interesting ideas.
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| Soup Bible
Buy used from: $4.61 A general collection of soup recipes - many of them vegetarian. I use this book quite a lot in the winter months.
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 | Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $13.71 I've had this for more than 10 years and it's still one of the best. Lovely recipes and great detail about techniques and ingredients.
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 | Feast: Food to Celebrate Life by Nigella Lawson
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $11.45 For all those occasions when you have a group to feed and want to make the meal memorable.
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 | THE COOK'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ITALIAN COOKING. by Carla Capalbo
Buy used from: $0.50 Nice recipes and good photos.
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 | Low Fat No Fat Vegetarian: Over 180 inspiring and delicous easy-to-make step-by-step recipes for healthy meat-free meals with over 750 photographs by Anne Sheasby
Buy used from: $23.89 Lots of Mediterranean influenced dishes, yummy soups and delectable desserts.
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| The world encyclopedia of bread and bread making by Christine Ingram
Buy used from: $0.63 A nice book on bread baking. Lots of recipes and good photos.
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 | 200 Veggie Feasts: Hamlyn All Color by Louise Pickford
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.12 Lovely, modern vegetarian food that is easy to make and tastes good. Each recipe has a colour picture.
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 | The Indian Recipe Book: Over 200 Deliciously Authentic Dishes by Shehzad Husain
Buy used from: $37.00 A fantastic Indian cookbook. Shehzad Husain has written several other books that are all good too.
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 | The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $13.21 Wonderful asian food and very easy to follow the recipes.
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 | Potatoes in 60 Ways by N.A.
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $7.47 An ideal book to turn to when you have a glut of spuds.
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 | Vegie Food: Low Fat and Delicious ( " Australian Women's Weekly " ) by Susan Tomnay
Buy used from: $2.05 Healthy recipes that are easily made from ingredients that are widely available in Australia.
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 | 200 Cakes and Bakes: Hamlyn All Color by Sara Lewis
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.12 A good basics baking book. It uses weighed ingredients so a good set of scales is essential.
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 | Biscotti & Other Low Fat Cookies: 65 Tempting Recipes for Biscotti, Meringues, and Other Low-Fat Delights by Maria Polushkin
Buy new: $11.96 / Used from: $6.00 Sweet treats for grown-ups. A fantastic collection of recipes that taste good, keep well and are low in fat.
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 | Vegetarian Sandwiches: Fresh Fillings for Slices, Pockets, Wraps, and Rolls by Paulette Mitchell
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.78 A whole book of sandwich ideas. Great for summer lunches.
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| "Family Circle" Cookery Encyclopedia by "Family Circle"
Buy used from: $2.37 An interesting guide to ingredients as well as having some excellent recipes.
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| Pasta
Buy used from: $0.14 A large collection of recipes and ideas with good photos and plenty of vegetarian options. Most recipes I've made have turned out well and there are a few favourites that I make again and again.
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| Vegetarian: The Best Ever Recipe Collection
Buy used from: $0.12 Nice photos. I use this for inspiration more than the recipes themselves.
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| Cancer Prevention Cooking
Buy used from: $7.38 Healthy recipes that are supposed to be especially good at fighting cancer. They taste good too!
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 | Chocolate: Cooking with the World's Best Ingredient by Christine McFadden
Buy used from: $0.01 Yum!
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| THE COMMONSENSE COOKERY BOOK Book 1 by NSW Public School Cookery teachers' Association
An Australian classic - rather old-fashioned now but it covers a lot of basics.
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 | The Nut Gourmet: Delicious Plant-Based Recipes Valuable Nutritional Information by Zel Allen
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $8.65 An interesting vegan cookbook that makes use of a good variety of nuts.
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 | Moosewood Restaurant Cooks for a Crowd: Recipes With a Vegetarian Emphasis for 24 or More by The Moosewood Collective
Buy used from: $6.00 An infrequently used book, but very useful for those times when there are a lot of people to feed.
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| The Fast Egg ( " Australian Women's Weekly " ) by Susan Tomnay
Buy used from: $1.64 A mini cookbook that has sweet and savoury quick egg-based recipes.
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