a few good vegan / vegetarian cookbooks

let me preface this with... I have all but BabyCakes, Veganomicon, and Skinny Bitch.

The Skinny Bitch, Ultimate Everyday Cookbook author wrote Skinny Bitch, about vegan eating. The Veganomicon received great reviews and it chock full of creative recipes to keep vegans interested. BabyCakes...well, you have to love it just for her sassy writing style and yummy recipes for vegans and/or those allergy afflicted, sweet tooth junkies.

That said....

this stack makes an easy start for vegan cooking. A few folks have asked about cookbooks and since I have not written one to suggest to you I stopped at B&N to photograph a few favorites. I do have hundreds of cookbooks but there are those few that show their love with dog-eared and sticky note flags.

My all time favorite cookbook is the original Moosewood. B&N did not have the first Moosewood cookbook, which is the one I suggest you buy. All of the recipes are free hand with beautiful drawings. Moosewood is not vegan but it is vegetarian and you can easily substitute most recipes.

"Vegan With a Vengeance" was one of the first vegan cookbooks I picked up. The recipes are simple and ingredients easy to find...if you have a sweet tooth and won't fuss about sugar, you must pick up her "Vegan Cupcakes Rule the World." Isa gives great tips on what to sub for baking, that makes this vegan baking cookbook a great resource.

"Get it Ripe" is fun and teaches you about the ingredients that you can expect to use which makes it a great resource book on your vegan cookbook shelf. "Vegan Planet" is chock full of options too.

If you are able, buy your books from your local library's used book section....support the local library!