Title: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
Author: Bittman, Mark
ISBN: 9780764524837
Notes: As the title implies, this book is comprehensive. From breakfast, to dessert, from the simplest vinaigrette, to an ambitious meatless feast, Bittman covers all the bases. Health conscious vegetarians and omnivores alike will appreciate Bittman's reliance on whole foods rather than processed meat substitutes.

Title: Passionate Vegetarian
Author: Dragonwagon, Crescent
ISBN: 9780761128250
Notes: Crescent Dragonwagon, a name the author adopted during her hippie days, offers a personal and charming approach to healthy vegetarian cooking. Chock-full of recipes, both simple and innovative, Passionate Vegetarian is a must for those whose idea of comfort food is a tofu scramble.

Title: The New Moosewood Cookbook
Author: Katzen, Mollie
ISBN: 9781580081306
Notes: An updated version of the 1977 classic that brought vegetarian cooking to the mainstream, complete with Katzen's charming drawings and hand lettering. Moosewood was listed as one of the ten best-selling cookbooks of all time by the New York Times.

Title: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
Author: Madison, Deborah
ISBN: 9780767927475
Notes: Often called the Joy of Cooking for vegetarians, this book does it all. Madison features simple, familiar recipes as well as more extravagant, distinctive fare. This is a perennial favorite of vegetarian cooks.

Title: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
Author: Moskowitz, Isa Chandra
ISBN: 9781569242643
Notes: The Veganomicon fears no fruit or vegetable! While many vegan cookbooks rely heavily on pastas, risottos, tofu and the occasional baked dessert, Veganomicon offers a robust approach to a varied and inventive cruelty-free diet.

Title: Viva Vegan! : 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers
Author: Romero, Terry Hope
ISBN: 9780738212739
Notes: Latin food with no meat? No cheese? Impossible? Not with Viva Vegan. Terry Romero introduces cooks to the incredible diversity of Latin cooking and goes far beyond the cheesy tamale and the meat-stuffed enchilada and she does it all without relying heavily on faux meats and fake cheeses.

Title: Ripe From Around Here: A Vegan Guide to Local and Sustainable Eating (No Matter Where You Live)
Author: Steele , Jae
ISBN: 9781551522548
Notes: Jae Steele, one of the newer faces in the vegan cookbook world, has created a niche by focusing on fresh, local ingredients. If the terms CSA, foodshed, and vermicomposting are already part of your daily vocabulary, this is the book for you. A limited number of copies of this book are available. To get your copy faster, click the book title above to place a hold online.

Title: Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine
Author: Terry , Bryant
ISBN: 9780738212289
Notes: Bryant reimagines traditional African-American cooking with a focus on healthy, meat-free, dairy-free dishes. Recipes like Citrus Collards with Raisins Redux, Gumbo Z, and Baked BBQ Black-Eyed Peas ensure that even southern food purists will be asking for seconds. A limited number of copies of this book are available. To get your copy faster, click the book title above to place a hold online.