 | Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice L. Waters
Buy new: $24.41 / Used from: $14.25 All of the Chez Panisse books are great; simple, yet profound, Alice Waters epitomized the California Food Revolution which brought veggies back to the table...
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 | The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook by Louise Hagler
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $1.78 My first cookbook ever. Really great, hearty, simple, from-scratch vegetarian recipes; plus cool pictures from the 70's...
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 | Williams-Sonoma Vegetarian The Best of the Kitchen Library by Chuck Williams
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.89 Classic recipes, expertly crafted, elegantly presented... a quality book.
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 | A Taste of the Mediterranean by Jacqueline Clark
Buy used from: $3.55 A Classic Coffee Table Book... gorgeous pictures... plus plenty of vegetarian or easy-to-adapt-to-vegetarian recipes from the native cuisines... Very Nice... plus a great dessert section.
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 | Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $7.78 The best gluten-free cupcake recipe I've found; and it's east to adapt it to make banana bread and other sweets; plus very creative ideas for fillings, icings, and themes. Nice layout and design also.
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 | Peasant cooking of many lands, by Coralie Castle
Buy used from: $2.49 This nifty little cookbook presents all kinds of dishes from different countries; a really broad, but authentic, overview of what folks the world over enjoy as their main meals.
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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: $1.99 Another great overview of world culture cuisine.
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 | MOLLIE KATZEN'S VEGETABLE HEAVEN: OVER 200 RECIPES FOR UNCOMMON SOUPS, TASTY BITES, SIDE-BY-SIDE DISHES, AND TOO MANY DESSERTS by Mollie Katzen
Buy used from: $2.75 Great sauces, side dishes, and tasty bites. Lots of flavor, but on the lighter, fresher side.
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 | Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Buy used from: $9.35 Very nice compendium of vegetarian dishes. IF you were wondering what to do with that veggie or grain, this is the place to look
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 | The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook by Whitecap Books
Buy used from: $1.57 Really cool vegetarian cookbook with *lots* of recipes and great photos. Good dessert section, too. Metric equivalencies can be a bit confusing for us American folks.
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 | Think Like a Chef by Tom Colicchio
Buy used from: $9.95 Nice presentation, nice concepts, creative style. Not vegetarian, but good ideas for vegs.
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 | Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006 by Irma S. Rombauer
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $13.89 Every kitchen should have this. A great reference for any cooking question you might have. I'm "alternative"; trust me, this book is still helpful. There's even a great wheat-free gingerbread recipe in the back.
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 | To Cook is Divine, Italian, Filipino, and Southern-style Vegetarian Recipes from Outside the Box by L. Capco Lincoln
Angelo's writing on life in Perugia is hilarious and enlightening; and where else can you find recipes for Filipino spring rolls alongside Southern-style greens?
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 | Punk Cookery, The Punk Rocker's Cafe Cookbook, Vegetarian Specialties by Ian Finn
Combines Punk philosophy and history lesson alongside great vegetarian recipes. A classic.
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 | Soy, Not Oi! by Joel Olson
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $7.17 If you love simple line art, punk philosophy, and easy, but fun recipes, all done up in a DIY mimeograph style cookbook, this is the one for you!
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 | Ethiopian-inspired Cooking, Vegetarian Specialties by Ian Finn
Buy new: $11.95 / Used from: $7.99 One of the only Ethiopian-style cookbooks out there. Simple, but effective recipes for this great cuisine.
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 | Exotic Ethiopian Cooking : Sociey, Culture, Hospitality, and Traditions. Revised Extended Edition. 178 Tested Recipes. With Food Composition Tables. by Daniel J. Mesfin
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $20.00 Classic work on Ethiopian food. Some difficult preparations and equivalancies alongside easy-to-prepare veggie dishes and great cultural info.
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 | The Art of Eating by M. F. K. Fisher
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.07 The Classic Work for Foodies. Here we have an ode to cooking and eating by a truly great writer.
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 | Cross Creek Cookery by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Buy new: $11.97 / Used from: $4.89 I love Florida-style cooking and I'm crazy about those cool little anecdotes that weave in and out of this classic tribute to the South.
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 | Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) by Anthony Bourdain
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $4.48 The skinny on commercial kitchens. *A lot* of what Bourdain reports is true... and while sometimes shocking, always humorous...
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 | The Bold Vegetarian: 150 Inspired International Recipes by B. Kirchner
Buy used from: $0.89 A lot of great ideas in here... all with a decidely Indian flavor and feel to them... I used this cookbook a lot in my restaurant days.
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 | Cucina Ebraica: Flavors of the Italian Jewish Kitchen by Joyce Goldstein
Buy used from: $6.29 Cool cookbook combining Jewish cooking with Italian; interesting history section, too; nice pictures.
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 | Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition) by Paul Pitchford
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $17.47 A nice "energetic" approach to cooking with the seasons... according to Traditional Chinese Medical Philosophy.
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 | Prince Wen Hui's Cook: Chinese Dietary Therapy (Paradigm title) by Bob Flaws
Buy used from: $4.49 A non-vegetarian book that focuses on health, healing, and specific herbal cooking remedies. Very interesting if you have an open mind...
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 | The Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amadea Morningstar
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $5.13 Awesome health-based Indian cookbook... super flavorful recipes combined with Ayurvedic dietary philosophy. Good stuff.
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 | Zen Macrobiotic Cooking: A Book of Oriental and Traditional Recipes by Michel Abehsera
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $5.75 Strict Macrobiotic cooking; very good to get a super simple, uber-pure, take on healthy cooking. Plus some creative dishes you won't find elsewhere.
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 | The Tassajara Bread Book by Edward Espe Brown
Buy used from: $8.00 Classic 70's style bread baking book; combines zen insight with simple and hearty recipes. A great piece of vegetarian cookbook history and useful, too.
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