Savvy Vegetarian's Favorite Cookbooks

Cookbooks we own and use often - foodstained and well broken in

All these cookbooks are from excellent and experienced vegetarian cooks - passionate about vegetarian cooking, possessing vast amounts of knowledge, and a strong desire to teach others how to cook.

You'll find a wealth of information about vegetarian diet in each of these cookbooks, and a broad variety of reliable, flexible recipes ranging from semi-vegetarian to vegan.

We recommend them as guides and references for vegetarian cooks from beginner to advanced.

Editorial Policy: We list a small number of resources which we think are most relevant to our visitors - this is not a general directory. Reviews of the resource listings are based on our personal experience and opinions.

Cabbages and Roses

Transitional and Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian: Debbie Nothaft, 1st World Library, 2003
Recipes by a divinely inspired cook, from 12 years of catering for vegetarians and near vegetarians. We often use these recipes or adapt them to vegan, because they are simple, delicious, quick and failproof.

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Fresh From The Vegetarian Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker or Crockpot Recipes: Robin Robertson, Harvard Common Press, 2004
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.

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Heaven's Banquet, Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way

Ayurvedic: Miriam Kasin Hospodar, Dutton, 1999
Practical, flexible, simple approach to Ayurvedic cooking, integrates International & Western cooking, with vegan alternatives. Suitable for beginning cooks.

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How To Cook Everything Vegetarian

Mark Bittman, Ovo Lacto VegetarianHow To Cook Everything Vegetarian: Mark Bittman knows everything about delicious food and how to cook it. He's applied that expertise to vegetarian cooking. His omnivore perpective makes this a valuable introduction to cooking and eating veg. Read the SV Review

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Lord Krishna's Cuisine - The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking

Indian Lacto-Vegetarian: Yamuna Devi, Bava Books, 1987.
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.

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Lorna Sass's Complete Vegetarian Kitchen

Pressure Cooking, Wok Cooking, Steaming: Lorna Sass, William Morrow, 2002
All purpose vegan cookbook, bursting with unique useful information: selection, storage and cooking basics for ingredients from A - Z, hundreds of time-saving healthy recipes using pressure cooker, wok and steaming techniques.

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Not Just For Vegetarians

Transitional and Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian: Geraldine Hartman, Self Published, 2004
Ideal for transitional veg, or non-veg who want a healthier, lighter, more varied diet. Flexible and familiar recipes - comfort food from your childhood, or favorite family recipes in a vegetarian version.

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Paakam - Everyday Indian for a Vegetarian Lifestyle

Indian Home Cooking, Vegan and Lacto-Veg, by Anu J. Canumalla
Many vegan recipes, most simple and easy, with clear directions. Detailed info on all ingredients - invaluable! No index, but this is a short, otherwise excellent cookbook. Read The SV Review. Buy your copy here.

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Quick Fix Vegetarian

Quick Egg-and-Dairy-Free Meals: Robin Robertson, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007
Eat quickly without frozen entrees and fast food. Simple cooking techiques, shortcuts, and strategies for novice or seasoned vegetarians or vegans allow healthy meals in 30 minutes or less. Read The SV Review

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The Joy of Vegan Baking

Delectable Vegan Desserts and More: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, founder of Compassionate Cooks
In depth explanation of dairy and egg substitutions so you can make other non-vegan dessert recipes vegan. Useful appendices cover baking terms, ingredients, etc. Scrumptious recipes! Read The SV Review

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The Moosewood Cookbook 15th Anniversary Edition

American Vegetarian: Mollie Katzen, Ten Speed Press, 1992.
New improved version, with original recipes, lettering and drawings, plus new & updated recipes, and a proper index. If you can't find it, try a later edition of any of Mollie Katzen's cookbooks.

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The New Laurel's Kitchen

Basic Vegetarian Cooking: 1986, Brian Ruppenthal, Carol L. Flinders, Laurel Robertson
This cookbook harks back to the '70's brown-rice-crunchy-granola style of vegetarian cooking. We still like the nutrition tables, simple family oriented recipes, the love and sincerity. Good for beginning cooks.

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The Vegetarian 5 Ingredient Gourmet

Simple and Easy: Nava Atlas, Broadway Books, Random House Publishers, 2001
For beginners, children and teens, busy people, cooking challenged, and lazy cooks. Lots of info about ingredients, cooking techniques, and shortcuts, plus a menu planner, and suggested menus with every recipe.

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The Vegetarian Family Cookbook

All Purpose Vegetarian: Nava Atlas, Broadway Books, Random House Publishers, 2004
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.

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The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook

Pregnant and Nursing Vegetarian: Cathe Olson, Simple Natural Books - GOCO Publishing, 2005
Healthy, vegan friendly, nourishing recipes for Mom and family, pregnancy and breastfeeding advice, nutritional tables, sample menus, shopping lists, cooking lessons, and time saving tips. Unique recipes and hard-to-find information.

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Vegan Express

Time Crunch Vegan Cooking: Nava Atlas, Broadway Books, Random House Publishers, 2004
This is a very usable cookbook with a lot of great stuff packed into it, from basic vegan nutrition, to grocery shopping tips, to a wide variety of quick flavorful recipes accompanied by handy menu suggestions.

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Vegan Fire and Spice

200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes from Robin Robertson
How to make grains, beans and veggies taste fantastic! "It's amazing to realize that in our very own kitchens, we can have the world at our fingertips ... with the mere twist of a spice mill, you can treat yourself to an astounding variety of global dishes." Read The SV Review

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Vegan Soups And Hearty Stews For All Seasons

Nava Atlas, Year Round Soup Based Meals: Revised and updated edition of 'Vegetarian Soups For All Seasons'. Dairy free, 20 new recipes, low fat, delightfully illustrated. Soup making basics and equipment, nutrition summaries. Selection of quick breads, muffins, scones, etc, to accompany the soups. Read The SV Review

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Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Gourmet Vegetarian: Deborah Madison, Broadway Books, 1997
Complete cookbook, packed with info about all aspects of vegetarian cooking, equipment, ingredients, and 1400+ excellent recipes. Beginners to seasoned cooks. Oriented to contemporary urban and gourmet tastes.

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Vegetarian Pressure Cooking

Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, The Veggie Queen™, Fast, Easy, Delicous Vegetarian Meals With Pressure Cooker: - has taught hundreds of people how to successfully use a pressure cooker. Her new DVD - 'Pressure Cooking: A Fresh Look, Delicious Dishes in Minutes', and her book, 'The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get The Royal Treatment' - are available at either The Veggie Queen or Pressure CookingRead The SV Review

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World Fusion Cuisine

Mark Reinfeld, Bo Rinaldi, Chefs, The Blossoming Lotus Cafe, Kapa'a, Kaui, Hawaii: Vegan Raw Fusion Beautiful presentation, incredible recipes, basic prepping and cooking techniques, how to make marinades and condiments, soup stock, soaking and sprouting, grain and legume cooking charts, and a sugar conversion chart. Read The SV Review