Vegetarian
  Eat, Drink & Be Vegan
Dreena Burton
This is the latest title from vegan cook extraordinaire Dreena Burton. As in her previous two books the focus is on delicious, simple to prepare dishes for everyday family meals that nonetheless are stunning enough for entertaining. Lemony Cashew-Basil Pesto on Pasta and Moroccan Infused Vegetable Phyllo Rolls are two such tempting recipes. The sweets chapter features even more of her ever-popular cookie recipes plus party-worthy desserts; an added bonus is that all the recipes are or can be made wheat-free. Helpful kitchen and ingredient section. Softcover, 243 pp. $25.95.
 Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine
Martha Rose Shulman
Many classic vegetarian dishes are featured here, including Turkish Imam Bayaldi, Italian Frittata, and Greek Spanakopita. However, there are other less familiar recipes to whet the appetite - Red Wine Risotto with Cauliflower and Tunisian Vegetable Ragout sound delicious. Shulman has written over 25 cookbooks and appeared on radio and television. Hardcover, 398 pp. $46.50.
 V Cuisine
Angeline Linardis
For those cooks bored of the same old stir-fries and stews, Angeline Linardis brings you creative flavour combinartions and dishes featuring vegetables, fruits and grains that bring out the best of vegan cooking. Bulgar-stuffed Avocadoes, and New Potatoes in Almond Cream are but two examples of the delicious offerings in this book. Whether you are cooking for a party or feeding kids on a schoolnight, V Cuisine contains new ideas for everyday vegan dining. Colour photographs. Softcover, 224 pp. $29.95.
 Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
Isa Chandra Moskowitz
The latest effort from the duo who brought us Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, Veganomicon aims to be the all purpose, Joy of Cooking-type cookbook of the vegan kitchen. There's more emphasis than other vegan books on basic recipes, such as pie crust for savoury and sweet dishes, how-tos for cooking grains, making your own seitan. Handy extras include menus and many soy- and gluten-free recipes. Hardcover, 298 pp. $30.95.
 The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Kitchen
Donna Klein
With the number of food allergies on the rise more people are choosing to eliminate common triggers, like gluten, from their diet. Vegetarians are no exception. This is a welcome book given that so many equate vegetarianism with eating lots of wheat in the form of bread and pasta. Full of tasty but never diffcult recipes, many of which will suit vegans, this is a great choice for vegetarians in general looking for some new ideas to try. Nutritional information is available for each dish, but sadly, no photos. Softcover, 212 pp. $23.50.
 ReFresh
Ruth Tal
Essentially a 2nd edition of Juice for Life, this update has new recipes and a sleek modern look, to correspond with the name change and upgrade of the eponymous Toronto restaurant and juice bar. Innovative food, luscious juices, and the ever popular rice bowls are here. The dishes are perfect for those days when you crave healthy but tasty fare, whether or not you are a dyed in the wool vegan. Softcover, 211 pp. $28.99.
 The Flexitarian Table
Peter Berley
Here is a book that solves the problem of feeding the family vegetarians and meat eaters without cooking two separate meals. Peter Berley (Fresh Food Fast,$27.95) has created recipes for which you can use either a vegetarian or meaty main ingredient: charmoula lamb/tempeh kebabs or smoked salmon/sun-dried tomato croque monsieur. Even better, the recipes are organized into season menus complete with game plan and hints. Bright graphics with colour photos. Hardcover, 342 pp. $39.95.
 The Vegetarian Cook's Bible
Pat Crocker
A culinary herbalist, Pat Crocker always blends her recipes with a concern for the health benefits they may bestow. To that end, the first third of this book is devoted to both matching bodily systems with ingredients that benefit them most(eg. almonds are #1 for musculoskeletal system health) and detailing the overall health benefits of specific ingredients. The remainder of the book features dishes that will take you from breakfast to dinner, many of them vegan friendly. No nutritional breakdown. Colour photos. Softcover, 382 pp. $27.95.
 Quick-Fix Vegetarian
Robin Robertson
A good choice for the vegetarian on the go, this book includes tasty and fast meal ideas with particularly good main-course salads and inventive pastas. The recipes are full of fresh ingredients with a minimum of store bought items, allowing for speed but keeping the dishes healthy too. There is also a chapter of soups and stews for slow cookers, mostly the 4 quart size. Softcover, 210 pp. $20.95.
 Vegan Vittles
Jo Stepaniak
Even if you decide to skip the heavy lashings of rhetoric here, be sure to take a look at the helpful guide to when to buy and when to skip organic fruits and vegetables. Some dishes—radical Reubens, delectable Devonshires and better burgers make use of various vegetarian meat substitutes. A vegan version of lox and cream cheese features roasted red pepper in place of the salmon. No photos. Softcover, 243 pp. $21.95.
 Alive in 5
Angela Elliott
Oddly enough, considering the elimination of cooking time, many people associate raw food meals with time-consuming preparation. Here Elliott shows just how quick and easy it is to make tasty, healthy, raw meals. If you don't subscribe to the raw food diet this book is still a good choice if you have difficulty getting enough fruits and vegetables in your diet. Colour plates. Softcover, 127 pp. $20.95.
 Cook's Own Vegetarian Dishes
Elizabeth Baird
Easy and tasty recipes from Elizabeth Baird and the always dependable
cooks at Canadian Living. Tried-and-true dishes for die-hard
vegetarians and those looking to lighten up on the number of meat
meals they consume. See other titles in the series (previously known
as Canadian
Living's Best) such as Pasta, Quick Meals,
Vegetables, or Fruit. Hardcover,
95 pp. $16.95.
 Vegetarian Food for Friends
Jane Noraika
Noraika, head chef at London veggie mecca Food for Thought, here presents elegant and tasty dishes perfect for entertaining. Whether your guests are vegetarian or meat-eaters who would normally expect meat at a gathering no one will leave the table unsatisfied. With recipes for both casual get-togethers and formal occasions you are sure to find the perfect thing to serve at any time of year. Softcover, 143 pp. $21.95.
 The Ethnic Vegetarian
Angela Shelf Medearis
Modern and authentic African, Caribbean, Native American, Creole, Cajun,
and Southern vegetarian recipes. Compiled as a tribute to the author's
ancestors the dishes are for those who want to eat more healthfully
without giving up the foods that are part of their personal and cultural
identities. Softcover, 272 pp. $27.95.
 Vegan
Italiano
Donna Klein
Italian sensibility gives meat/egg/dairy-free cooking a real flavour boost. With
the most basic of designs - two recipes per page and no photos, this book is
all about the recipes. Eggplant cacciatore, Tuscan-style baked bread and tomato
soup with basil or wild mushroom pizza with caramelized onions are just a sample
of dishes anyone - vegan or not - would want to try.
 Veggie
Chic
Rose Elliot
The "Delia" of British vegetarian cookery, Rose Elliot made
her name with bean and lentil recipes. Now more than three decades
on, her refined and sophisticated repertoire is worthy of a three
star restaurant.
Hot hazelnut-coated vignotte with red currant relish, bloody mary
jellos, and portobello steaks en croute will lure you out of the
meat camp. Colour photos.
 Foods That Don't Bite Back
Sue Donaldson
A great tutorial for those 'falling out of love with meat.' Vegan cooking made
simple and tasty. The Sweet Potato & Pecan Salad With Lime Vinaigrette on
page 62 is perfect for an afternoon picnic. Softcover, 160 pp. $19.95.
 Vive le Vegan
Burton Dreena
Simple delectable recipes for the Everyday Vegan Family.
Dreena, mother of two, proves animal free meals using simple methods and wholesome
ingredients
such as whole grains,beans,nuts and seeds are disarmingly easy to prepare 200
pp. $23.95
 ExtraVeganZa
Laura Matthias
Laura Matthias uses the produce from her organic farm on British Columbia’s
Saanich Peninsula to produce the freshest of vegan cuisine—mixed heirloom
potato hashbrowns, creamy basil oyster mushroom pasta, lemon maple blueberry
pie
and more. Colour and black and white photos. Paper, 286 pp, $29.95.
 Easy
Vegetarian: Simple recipes for brunch, lunch and dinner
A colour photo for every recipe this can’t be a vegetarian cookbook?!
Simple yet tasty. Recipes abound in freshness. For those who aren’t
even vegetarian but want to eat well. Hardcover, 240 pp, $29.95.
 Café Flora
Catherine Geier with Carol Brown
The dishes from the Seattle landmark vegetarian restaurant combine
freshness with sophistication. Though not entirely vegan, many of
the recipes are suitable for those shunning both eggs and dairy.
Hardcover, 258 pp, $36.00.
 Raw
Food Real World
Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis
A top New York chef and raw lifestyle practitioner, Matthew Kenney
(and his talented crew) have created some very sophisticated recipes.
Several of the "baked" goods e.g. biscotti require a dehydrator.
Colour photos. Hardcover, 384 pp, $36.95.
 Vegetarian
Suppers from Deborah Madison’s Kitchen
Deborah Madison
Still creating great vegetarian recipes after all these years (The
Greens Cookbook, $45.00, her first cookbook came out in 1987), Deborah
Madison serves up more than 100 tasty ways to get dinner onto the
table quickly.
Those who wrinkle up their noses at the mention of tofu may be seduced
by the skillet-seared tofu with two sauces. Corn omelette with smoked
mozzarella and basil is another winner. Colour photos. Hardcover,
229 pp, $39.95.
 Fresh & Raw
Suzannah Olivier
The path to health and vitality is paved with seeds, nuts, fresh juices, salad
and beef tartare! Colour photos. Hardcover, 64 pp. $17.99.
 Yogi
in the Kitchen
Elaine Gavalas M.A.,M.S.
These healthy dishes, many incorporating grains, beans and herbs are designed
to enhance the practice of yoga and help balance your body-mind type. Paper,
229 pp. $26.00.
 The
Whole Foods Market Cookbook
Steve Petusevsky
Contains 350 contemporary recipes using natural foods with more than
200 of them either vegetarian or vegan. Diverse and appealing. What to try: Turkey,
Sage & Pine
Nut Meatballs (p. 45) and Cilantro Lime Rice (p. 172). Softcover, 450 pp., $38.95.
 The
Contented Vegetarian
Matthew Drennan and Annie Nichols
Combining step-by-step photos, an ingredient and equipment guide along with a
mouthwatering selection of international vegetarian recipes, this is a good choice
for the novice vegetarian cook with a sophisticated palate. Paper, 192 pp. $34.99.
 Neither
Meat nor Fish
Sergio Mei and Rossano Boscolo
Informed by Mediterranean cuisine, this collection of vegetarian
recipes from the executive chef of the Four Seasons Milan is the
most awe-inspiring since The Natural Cuisine of Georges Blanc (o/p).
Beautifully styled photos. Hardcover, 243 pp, $115.00.
 Rebar Cookbook
Audrey alsterberg and Wanda Urbanowicz
A landmark cafe in Victoria, this book serves up delicious vegetarian food, even
for those who aren't
vegetarian. Softcover, 256 pp, $29.95.
 Low-carb
Vegetarian
Celia Brooks Brown
Don't let the low carb in the title put you off, as this is a book
anyone interested in healthy, interesting vegetarian recipes should
consider. Nutritional analysis
for each recipe. Softcover, 138 pp, $16.95.
 Olive
Trees and Honey
Gil Marks
From Alsace to India, vegetarian dishes have always been an important component
of Jewish cooking. Along with mini essays about ingredients and traditions, Marks
serves up dishes like Syrian spinach soup, Romanian vegetable stew and Indian
lentils with ginger and lemon. Hardcover, 454 pp. $42.99.
 Living
Cuisine
Renee Loux Underkoffler
Woody Harrelson s raw food guru serves up advice and sophisticated recipes for
those who want to join the stars in the raw food movement. Paper, 490 pp, $33.00.
 Café Paradiso
Seasons
Denis Cotter
Cork’s Café Paradiso is one of the world’s great vegetarian
restaurants. Baked pumpkin, cashew and yogurt curry, savoy cabbage dolmas of
wild rice, leek and eggs in truffle oil or risotto of parsnip, salsify, and
sage with beet crisps please both the palate and the eye. Colour photos. Hardcover,
290 pp, $39.95.
 Fresh at Home
Ruth Tal Brown and Jennifer Houston
From immunity-boosting elixirs to chocolate almond peanut butter
pie, the Toronto restaurant (formerly Juice for Life) shares its
most popular vegan recipes.B & W
photos. Paper, 215pp, $28.00.
 Entertaining
Vegetarians
Celia Brooks Brown
Fast and uncomplicated recipes for a frantic world. Takes the guess-work
out of what to feed a vegetarian among the carnivores at your table. Hardcover,
159pp., $29.95.
 Moosewood
Restaurant Celebrates
The Moosewood Collective
The Moosewood Collective has consistently provided us with quality
vegetarian recipes for thirty years and their latest offering is
no exception. ‘Celebrates' gives
us festive, vegetarian specialties for every season, all of them
are fabulously simple recipes. Available in both Hardcover ($60.00) and
Softcover ($37.95),
416pp.
 Vegetables From The Sea
Jill Gusman
A much-needed book on everyday cooking with sea greens. Seventy-five beautifully
photographed recipes, plus an indispensable full-colour guide to sea greens, including
how to purchase, store, rehydrate, and cook them. Hardcover, 131 pp. $42.95.
 The Complete Vegetarian Handbook
Kathy Farrell-Kingsley
Boost your repertoire with over 70 tasty, healthful recipes. Perfect for beginners
or the seasoned vegetarian. It also contains detailed notes on ingredients and techniques.
Softcover, 280 pp. $29.95.
 Everyday Greens
Annie Somerville
Home cooking from the celebrated author and chef at Greens. Simple, relaxed dishes
like the Linguine With Arugula, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Ricotta Salata (p. 243) are
a joy. Hardcover, 394 pp. $63.00.
 Entertaining For A Veggie Planet
Didi Emmons
(please put on VEGETARIAN page)
Practical and charming, this book is packed with entertaining ideas for the real,
hurried world. Big, bold flavours like the Portobello "Burger" With Chipotle
Ketchup (page 174) are inspiring. Softcover, 470 pp. $29.95.
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