 | How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (How to Cook Everything) by Mark Bittman
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $17.49 For hearty, simple meals, Mark Bittman has yet to let me down.
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 | Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets by Deborah Madison
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $18.43 Great for side dishes, Madison includes lots of recipes for a wide range of vegetables.
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 | Canning & Preserving for Dummies by Karen Ward
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $7.51 Learn the basics of how to can and preserve just about everything. There aren't a lot of recipes, but this book will tell you HOW to do it.
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 | Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $19.00 Recipes for some of your more esoteric vegetables.
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 | Gourmet Preserves Chez Madelaine: Elegant Marmalades, Jams, Jellies, and Preserves in Small Quantities ¿ Plus Quick Breads, Tarts, Scones, Muffins, and Desserts by Madelaine Bullwinkel
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.93 The zucchini problem? Go for the Zucchini-Lime Marmalade. Problem solved. Great recipes for other fruits and veggies, too. Christmas present problem solved too.
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 | On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $21.51 This cookbook is the absolute best description of the science of cooking. Everyone who cooks or wants to cook should read it.
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 | In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $10.83 Not a cookbook, but a must-read if you care about your health. Reading this book will remind you why you're having to google image search vegetable names so you can try to figure out what the heck the green thing in front of you is.
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 | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara, Kingsolver
Buy new: $9.56 A wonderful author shares her experiences of eating locally for a year.
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