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My Favorite Vegan Cookbooks
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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: $12.05
This is by far, hands down one of the most intense, exquisite and gourmet vegan bookbooks out there. Eric Tucker is an amazing chef, and if you're ever in San Francisco, make sure to check out his New Millennium Restaurant. This is not for the faint of heart: only purchase this if you really like to cook, but you will be richly rewarded.
The Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian CuisineThe Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine by Eric Tucker
Buy new: $17.96 / Used from: $9.38
Another excellent cookbook, and it really is extraordinary. many of the recipes use exotic ingredients, but the results are well worth it.
Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That RockVegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $9.78
Almost all of the recipes I've tried are extremely good, and there are very few misses. You'll probably use this one a lot.
Eco-Cuisine: An Ecological Aproach to Gourmet Vegetarian CookingEco-Cuisine: An Ecological Aproach to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking by Ron Pickarski
Buy used from: $3.79
Ron Picarski is an award-winning chef whose cookbooks are at a level to which all vegan cookbooks should aspire to. His recipes are healthful, wholesome and extremely creative, and his recipe descriptions are fun to read.
Friendly Foods (Gourmet Vegetarian Cuisine)Friendly Foods (Gourmet Vegetarian Cuisine) by Ron Picarski
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Another Picarski cookbook, this one just as delicious. This is the first one he wrote.
Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global RecipesVegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes by Robin Robertson
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $21.65
Global vegan, and excellent.
The New Vegan Cookbook: Innovative Vegetarian Recipes Free of Dairy, Eggs, and CholesterolThe New Vegan Cookbook: Innovative Vegetarian Recipes Free of Dairy, Eggs, and Cholesterol by Lorna Sass
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $6.86
Another one that requires some skill, but if you have enough time, this book contains some excellent recipes.
Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan CookbookVeganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Buy new: $16.08 / Used from: $17.97
This is seriously probably the ultimate vegan cookbook. It has tons of recipes and is probably one of those most comprehensive ones out there.
Asian Vegetarian Feast: Tempting Vegetable And Pasta Recipes From The EastAsian Vegetarian Feast: Tempting Vegetable And Pasta Recipes From The East by Ken Hom
Buy used from: $1.13
An excellent asian cookbook that bills itself as vegetarian, but it's all (or almost all) vegan.
The Indian Vegetarian: Flavors for the American KitchenThe Indian Vegetarian: Flavors for the American Kitchen by Neelam Batra
Buy used from: $9.49
Excellent Indian Vegetarian (and mostly or all vegan) cookbook. The best.
Vegan Italiano: Meat-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free Dishes from Sun-Drenched ItalyVegan Italiano: Meat-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free Dishes from Sun-Drenched Italy by Donna Klein
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $9.49
Also very good, this one's Italian (of course).
The Mediterranean Vegan KitchenThe Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
Buy new: $12.32 / Used from: $9.98
Excellent Mediterranean cookbook.
The New Farm Vegetarian CookbookThe New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook by Louise Hagler
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $3.10
This is an old-school vegan cookbook, but it's a classic. It's a little heavy on the use of nutritional yeast in many recipes, but everything is wholesome, and all of the recipes are easy to follow. A great starter vegan cookbook.