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My Top Five Vegetarian & Vegan Cookbooks
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Lorna Sass' Complete Vegetarian Kitchen: Where Good Flavors and Good Health MeetLorna Sass' Complete Vegetarian Kitchen: Where Good Flavors and Good Health Meet by Lorna J. Sass
Buy new: $18.96 / Used from: $11.75
This is the indispensable guide to vegan cooking. These recipes never let me down.
The Vegan Gourmet, Expanded 2nd Edition : Full Flavor & Variety With over 120 Delicious RecipesThe Vegan Gourmet, Expanded 2nd Edition : Full Flavor & Variety With over 120 Delicious Recipes by Susann Geiskopf-Hadler
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $1.00
Many of my favorite recipes came from this cookbook. With the name "gourmet" in the title, I was surprised (but not disappointed) that so many of the recipes were straightforward and quick to prepare.
Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian JourneySilk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey by Najmieh Batmanglij
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $34.20
This is a beautiful cookbook full of vegetarian dishes inspired by the cuisine of the silk road, and indeed, the dishes are drawn from everywhere from Italy to China. My favorite thing about Silk Road Cooking is the huge variety of tasty recipes from the Middle East.
Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your CookingSuper Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking by Heidi Swanson
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $11.95
This cookbook, by Heidi Swanson, is definitely the freshest and most beautiful member of my top five list. The recipes feature inventive combinations of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and the layout is absolutely stunning, with beautiful photos.
The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium RestaurantThe Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium Restaurant by Eric Tucker
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.98
If you're ready to take off those training wheels and try some "fancy" vegan recipes, then give the Artful Vegan a try. It's full of amazingly tasty dishes from the folks at Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco.