 | Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World by Madhur Jaffrey
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $14.97 A trust sourced of authentic and delicious recipes.
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 | Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Buy used from: $8.38 Encyclopedic in scope, innovative in combinations and textures, this is one of only a handful of cookbooks I own that I will trust to cook from for company without testing the recipe first. I've tried dozens of recipes from this book and they've all been winners!
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 | Fast Vegetarian Feasts by Martha Rose Shulman
Buy used from: $0.34 The leftover grain salad recipe is a revelation, and there are several other very good recipes here. Unfortunately, this book is out-of-print but you can still find some out there.
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 | Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals by Moosewood Collective
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $1.66 A new favorite of lighter, yet tasty and appealing meals.
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 | Moosewood Cookbook Classics, Mini Edition by Mollie Katzen
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $3.01 A classic that cannot be missed if you enjoy any vegetarian cooking or are wanting to build a really good cookbook library.
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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 You must buy this cookbook for the Persian Eggplant recipe if for no other reason - though there are many more here!
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 | South the Beautiful Cookbook by Mara Reid Rogers
Buy used from: $9.15 A good source of almost all the classic southern recipes you'd ever want. Worth the money, I've used these recipes many times.
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 | In Pursuit of Flavor (The Virginia Bookshelf) by Edna Lewis
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $7.99 Edna Lewis is one of the grand dames of southern cooking, and this book is splendid. Especially try the stuffed crown roast of pork, accompanied by the spring vegetables with garlic cream sauce!
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 | New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne
Buy new: $27.00 / Used from: $2.05 Long before the current cooking/foodie revolution began, Craig Claiborne was teaching us how to make deliciously authentic dishes from around the world, and his work still deserves its place in the classic cook's kitchen.
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 | My Kitchen in Spain: 225 Authentic Regional Recipes by Janet Mendel
Buy new: $29.12 / Used from: $7.84 I LOVE cooking Spanish food, and this book has become my favorite of all my Spanish cookbooks. I still like Penelope Casas' book on paella, but this is my trusty source of recipes that will make me think I am back on the Iberian peninsula.
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 | Paella!: Spectacular Rice Dishes From Spain by Penelope Casas
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $15.82 If you love paella as much as I do, you've simply GOT to have this book!
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 | The 1997 Joy of Cooking by Marion Rombauer Becker
Buy new: $27.36 / Used from: $9.99 This is a must-have for any serious cook - the one book you can turn to to answer practically any basic cooking question.
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 | The Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 1000 Recipes by John Willoughby
Buy used from: $6.61 You simply won't believe how incredibly delicious some of these recipes are - and every one I've tried has more than rewarded me for the effort invested.
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