Best Books For Vegetarian Cooking

"How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food"by Mark Bittman. Mark Bittman knows about delicious food and how to cook it. His omnivore perpective makes his cookbook a valuable introduction to cooking and eating veg.

"Heaven's Banquet, Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way", by Miriam Kasin Hospodar. Lacto Veg, easily adapts to vegan. Many vegan recipes & vegan alternatives throughout. Practical, flexible, simple approach to Ayurvedic cooking, integrates International & Western cooking. Great for beginning cooks, with simple but complete directions, and basic cooking methods clearly spelled out in each section.

"Cabbages and Roses", by Debbie Nothaft. Recipes by a divinely inspired cook, from 12 years of catering for vegetarians and near vegetarians. We often use these recipes for company, or adapt them to vegan, because they are simple, delicious, quick and failproof - and appeal to a wide range of tastes. Includes chicken or turkey recipes, but not fish.

"The Vegetarian Family Cookbook", by Nava Atlas. Mostly vegan, useful for everyone from beginners to experienced vegetarian cooks, with information on vegetarian lifestyle, nutrition, ingredients, cooking techniques, and tips, along with menu suggestions for each recipe.

"30 Minute Vegan", by Mark Reinfeld and Jennifer Murray. 30 Minute Vegan has lots of tasty, quick, easy recipes, but so do other cookbooks. This one stands out as a teaching cookbook.

"The New Moosewood Cookbook", by Mollie Katzen. This was one of my first vegetarian cookbooks, providing all kinds of delicous nourishing vegetarian recipes my famlily would happily eat. And it's so much fun! Or try any of Mollie Katzen's cookbooks.

"The Enchanted Broccoli Forest ". by Mollie Katzen. Over 200 vegetarian recipes and a bounty of kitchen guidance from one of America's dearest cookbook authors. This classis cookbook makes it easy to be a vegetarian.

"The Joy of Vegan Baking", by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. This is an in depth explanation of dairy and egg substitutions that will allow her readers to make other non-vegan dessert recipes vegan.

"Complete Vegetarian Kitchen", by Lorna Sass. All purpose vegan cookbook, bursting with useful information not found elsewhere, such as selection, storage and cooking basics for ingredients from A - Z, plus hundreds of time-saving healthy vegan recipes using pressure cooker, wok and steaming techniques - fully explained, complete with charts.

"Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone", by Deborah Madison. A complete cookbook, packed with information about all aspects of vegetarian cooking, equipment, ingredients, and 1400+ excellent recipes, for everyone from beginners to seasoned cooks. The recipes are oriented to contemporary urban and gourmet tastes.

"The Vegetarian 5 Ingredient Gourmet", by Nava Atlas. For beginners, children and teens, busy people, the cooking challenged, and the lazy. Lots of information about ingredients, cooking techniques, and shortcuts, plus a menu planner, and suggested menus with every recipe.

"Vegan Express", by Nava Atlas. For beginners, children and teens, busy people, the cooking challenged, and the lazy. Lots of information about ingredients, cooking techniques, and shortcuts, plus a menu planner, and suggested menus with every recipe.

"Vegan Soups and Hearty Stews For All Seasons", by Nava Atlas. This popular cookbook has been revised and updated. It's now dairy free. The last chapter has a selection of quick breads, muffins, scones, etc, to accompany the soups.

"Vegan Fusion", by Mark Reinfeld, & Bo Rinaldi. Besides the beautiful presentation and the incredible recipes, there's a marvellous section on vegan natural food preparation, basic prepping and cooking techniques, marinades and condiments, soup stock, soaking and sprouting, grain and legume cooking charts, and a sugar conversion chart.

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"Vegan Fire And Spice - 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes", by Robin Robertson. "It's amazing to realize that in our very own kitchens, we can have the world at our fingertips. Start with some unadorned grains, beans, and fresh vegetables, and with the mere twist of a spice mill, you can treat yourself to an astounding variety of global dishes."

"Quick Fix Vegetarian". by Robin Robertson. Healthy meals in 30 minutes or less. Eat quickly without frozen entrees and fast food. Simple cooking techiques, shortcuts, and strategies for novice or seasoned vegetarians or vegans.

"The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get The Royal Treatment"by Jill Nussinow. Jill has taught hundreds of people how to successfully use a pressure cooker. Her new DVD - "Pressure Cooking: A Fresh Look, Delicious Dishes in Minutes" is available.

"Fresh From The Vegetarian Slow Cooker"by Robin Robertson. The first chapter tells you everything you need to know about slow cookers, and how to use them, before you get to the 200 delicious recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts.

"Lord Krishna's Cuisine - The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking", by Yamuna Devi. An exhaustive resource - the Indian vegetarian version of 'The Joy of Cooking'. Detailed descriptions of ingredients, equipment, cooking techniques, menus, and hundreds of delicious recipes. In our opinion, Indian cuisine is the the most complete, delicious, and refined of vegetarian cooking. In our experience, Indian recipes also easily convert to vegan.

"Paakam, Everyday Indian For Vegetarian Lifestyle". by Anu J. Canumalla. If you've wondered what Indian people eat at home, and suspected that Indian women must spend the entire day cooking just one meal, here's the cookbook for you. The recipes are simple and straightforward, but subtle and precise.

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