I love cookbooks! |
This past Friday I took my first-ever client, Judy, on a tour through the vegan cookbooks at the bookstore. We sat on the floor and I told her everything she wanted to know about different diets, what are macrobiotic diets, where can you buy these ingredients, etc. They had almost every cookbook I own sitting right there on the shelf so it was really easy to find my favorite recipes and tell her about how they are not only nutritious but are delicious!! Judy, who formerly loved to cook with tons butter and cream, is now venturing into the world of vegan cooking. And so far, she's lovin' it! I really love sharing my excitement for vegan deliciousness with people so this was the perfect opportunity!
That trip to the bookstore is the inspiration for this post-- my favorite cookbooks!! I sometimes look online for recipes and print them out, but there is something about pouring over the pages of a good cookbook before bed on a Sunday night and dog-earing recipes you want to try out, and even making a shopping list for the week based on those recipes. I love it!
Although I have mentioned several of my favorite books in previous posts, I thought it would be useful to have them all in one spot. My favorite cookbooks are pretty much all of them. For the most part, I never buy anything without reading reviews on it, and cookbooks are no different. I like to buy with confidence! So here's my list of my all-time favorite cookbooks. I'll put my top three and then list the others I recommend. Each title is linked to where you can buy it -- most of these can be purchased for $10 and under!!
1. Supermarket Vegan by Donna Klein -- I love this one! By far my favorite. I have given away about four copies of this book since I first purchased it and there are so many gems in here. Tons of great flavor, NO meat substitutes, and NO weird ingredients you can't find in a normal supermarket. A staple in my library!
2. Tropical Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein -- same author as SV above, and more simply delicious recipes from the Tropics--including Africa, China, Thailand, Australia (!), and the Caribbean! Irresistible stuff.
3. Vegan on the Cheap by Robin Robertson -- great book for beginning veganists looking to "rough it" and make their own stuff -- cooking heavily from scratch, baking homemade bread the way the pioneers did, homemade seitan. There are lots of creative recipes in here, like "savory vegetable cobbler" and some great desserts, two of which are currently on my top 5 desserts list -- Chocolate Blueberry Crumble and Pumpkin Spice Cake (hold the suggested chocolate frosting!).
Other titles I own and recommend:
- Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen
- Vegan Comfort Food -- by no means are these healthy, but they are GOOD! Killer vegan Mac n' Cheese that NO ONE will know is vegan!
- Vegan Italiano
- 30-Minute Vegan -- there are even some raw options in here.
- The Indian Vegan Kitchen
- How to Cook Everything Vegetarian -- lots of vegan options --I like it 'cause it has so many ideas!!
Also, I can't recommend it yet because I haven't used it myself, but Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson got such great reviews that I couldn't resist picking it up for a mere $10 on Amazon the other day. I thumbed through it at the bookstore on Friday and it has a great variety-- it features over 400 vegan recipes with flavors from around the world, I couldn't wait to dive into the pages and start planning some of the delicious, flavorful, and nutritious meals held within its pages!
So what are you waiting for? Revolutionize your family's meals, save lots of money and stave off cancer and heart disease-- try cooking vegan for a month! You'll wonder why you didn't switch sooner :)
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