Your favourite cookbook?

I would like to recommend my all time favourite cookbook: "Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz



Some quotes:
"This is, hands down, the most kick-ass vegan cookbook ever. We're going to buy copies for everyone we know..." - Bob and Jenna Torres, authors of Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World

"... Integrates Isa's NY and punk roots with a sophisticated culinary palate and political nuance that only comes with experience." - Josh Hooten, Herbivore Magazine

"This fun and creative book is delicious for people like me, who don't eat pets!" - Joan Jett


That's a wonderful book about vegan ethics and lifestyle choices: "The Vegan Sourcebook" by Joanne Stepaniak



Some quotes:
"The most comprehensive account of veganism seen to date" - Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights

"Outstanding! Joanne Stepaniak has long been one of the freshest voices on the social challenges, large and small, that arise for vegetarians and vegans. Now she brings her wise and compassionate perspective to the entire world of vegan issues. If you want to truly understand what a vegan lifestyle is all about, this is the book to read. It is beautifully written and crystal clear. I turn to it like a friend, to remind me of all that is best in me and how to bring it forth" - John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America


So what's your favourite cookbook or book about veganism?

The New Farm Cookbook

While, not an outright Vegan Cookbook, per se...these hippies were way ahead of their time. I consistently have used these simple recipes over the last 15 years. It's the one cookbook I come back to time and time again. All the recipes are easily modified vegan, if they aren't actually vegan to begin with.

I really like the Veganomicon, and Macrobiotics books.

How It All Vegan :p

uh_oh_jlm said:
I really like 'The Balanced Plate' by Renee Loux...she takes an approach of using whole foods and seasonal, organic fruits/veggies when possible. The first part of the book is really interesting because she discusses all kinds of issues pertaining to food such as pesticide use and genetically modified food. She also talks about when certain veggies/fruits are in season, different cooking styles & good oils/spices to use. I've cooked a lot of recipes from this book and I would say 80% of them have been awesome. My favorites are definitely the muffins. She has a recipe for Banana-Walnut muffins that I make practically every week! This is a cookbook geared for vegans who place a high importance on healthy eating.

This sounds great. Thanks for the recommendation, I'ma check that out.

Alternative Vegan is a cookbook that teaches you how to make vegan food without substitute products.
Revised version of
Vegan Freak book is now available, I think you recognize many situations when you read this :) And authors are really funny.

The Vegan Cookbook-Alan Wakeman and Gordon Baskerville. Been using it for 20 years, it fell apart in the end, so I got another one. :)

The Robin Robertson books are all pretty good (mostly healthy, mostly easy, mostly available ingredients). My favorite would be 1000 Vegan Recipes - its sort of the magnum opus of her cookbooks, and the closest thing to a vegan Joy of Cooking to date.

As for most accessible for cooking vegan for omnivores, I like Donna Klein's The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen, which is sort of a classic by now.

As much as I like Isa Chandra Moskowitz (and her PPK forum: http://forum.theppk.com/, most of Veganomicon's recipes are a bit too time consuming for my daily fare.