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Vegan
See also: Vegetarian; Vegetables
 Main Street Vegan
Victoria Moran
When characters as diverse as Moby and Michael Moore are praising the same book, you have to concur that vegan has really gone Main Street. The author, Victoria Moran, provides recipes for vegan cooking as well as advice on living a more compassionate lifestyle in every area of life fromthe cosmetics you put on your skin to growing old gracefully and healthfully. Softcover, 381 pp. $18.00.
 350 Best Vegan Recipes
Deb Roussou
Making the change towards veganism can seem a little daunting to some, but be not afraid, for Deb Roussou has the surefire fix for any fears. 350 Best Vegan Recipes will stir up a passion for cooking and will get you started on the path to a healthy new vegan life. Softcover, 384 pp. $27.95.
 The Compassionate Cook
Ingrid Newkirk
As president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk cares deeply about animal welfare. What many people don't know about her is that she also cares deeply about good food and flavour. In her cookbook, Newkirk gives us vegan food that even a steadfast meateater can relate to. Forget politics, this PETA book is about one thing above all: eating well. Softcover, 244 pp. $15.50.
 The Natural Vegan Kitchen
Christine Waltermyer
For Christine Waltermyer, natural cooking and veganism are more than buzz words, they are a way of life. Now, Waltermyer, the founder and director of the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, shares with those of us who are not her students her passion. The Natural Vegan Kitchen showcases her healthful and delicious recipes in a straightforward fashion. Softcover, 191 pp. $23.95.
 Everyday Happy Herbivore
Lindsay S. Nixon
The warm days and bright sun of St. Maarten inspired Lindsay Nixon to speed up the already accessible recipes of The Happy Herbivore Cookbook so that she could spend more time outside! In the Everyday Happy Herbivore, Nixon shares those recipes with us, giving us 175 tasty vegan meals so we too can enjoy the summer sun. Softcover, 326 pp. $23.00.
 The Gluten-Free Vegan
Susan O'Brien
For gluten sensitive and intolerant vegans, cooking healthy and delicious meals can be difficult and time consuming. Susan O'Brien aims to make these days a thing of the past and, in The Gluten Free Vegan, she does just that. Offering up 150 easy, fast, and flavourful recipes, O'Brien turns what once was a chore into a delight! Softcover, 192 pp. $20.50.
 The Sexy Vegan Cookbook
Bryan L. Patton
Vegan food is a lot of things, rarely would people call it sexy. Brian Patton, in his Sexy Vegan Cookbook, shows us how wrong we are. From the spicy to the sensual, with tongue firmly in cheek, Patton shows us that vegan food is just as comfortable in the bedroom as in the health club. Don't let the subject matter fool you, this cooking is hard core. Softcover, 239 pp.
 The Inspired Vegan
Bryant Terry
Bryant Terry is a musician, an activist, and food visionary. In The Inspired Vegan, Terry gives us recipes, techniques, stories, with, and wisdom. More than an excellent cookbook, The Inspired Vegan is a collection of ideas, meant to inspire us in both the kitchen and our everyday lives. Softcover, 200 pp. $22.00.
 Easy Vegan
Yet another excellent vegan cookbook joins the highly popular vegan family. What are you craving? This book has it; Provencal Pickled Beans, Tagine of Root Vegetables with Prunes, Sweet Potato and Plantain Spiced Fritters and more... Hardcover, 245 pp. $19.95.
 Global Kitchen
Carolyn Scott-Hamilton
Take a vegan trip around the world in The Health Voyager's Global Kitchen. Healthy, fresh, easy to do and tasty, Global Kitchen offers a diverse selection of Italian, Jamaican, Russian and Thai recipes among others, which cover everything from tiramisu to coq-au-vin but, of course, without the chicken. Softcover, 256 pp. $21.99.
 Candle 79 Cookbook
Joy Pierson & Angel Ramos
Continually rated one of the top vegan restaurants in the country, New York is home to Candle 79. The cookbook was written after the restaurant sharing their elegant yet delicious recipies. With lots of colour and simple instructions, this book is ideal for anyone who is in for a treat. There are many sample pictures in the book that make it even easier to follow along. Hardcover, 193 pp. $34.00.
 Big Vegan
Robin Asbell
In the seemingly never-ending quest for vegan food with flavor, Big Vegan pushes the good guys further with a solid contribution to the vegan cook's home library. 350 original and exciting dishes that leave dairy and meat out of the equation result in delicious meals. Softcover, 544 pp. $33.95.
 Everything Vegan
Vegetarian Times
With vegan diets taking off in the popularity department, Vegetarian Times magazine has released this book of fantastic vegan recipes. An extension of the original magazine's style, small blurbs on everything from tofu to quinoa are peppered intermittently between excellent vegan recipes. Well-balanced with regards to recipe difficulty, Everything Vegan is sure to appeal to both the novice and more experienced cook. Hardcover, 352 pp. $35.95.
 500 Vegan Recipes
Celine Steen
This new addition to the vegan cookbook repertoire presents a well-rounded assortment of recipes, some of which do not sound like anything you should expect to find in a vegan cookbook! (take, for example, the Spinach Quiche, Bechamel Sauce, or Oktoberfest Wiener recipes). Symbols indicating soy free, gluten free, low fat, and under 30 minute recipes are a useful feature. The only downside to the book is that there are no photographs to accompany the tantalizing text. Softcover, 512 pp. $24.99.
 The Wild Vegan Cookbook
"Wildman" Steve Brill
Using both foraged foods and rarer natural foods, wild foods expert Steve Brill brings a whole new element to vegan cooking. Cattail relish, Indian-style milkweed rice, and violet polenta casserole are a few of the strange and wonderful recipes. Steve Brill is a foraging guide and lecturer who often works with the Stone Barns Center for Food. No photos. Softcover, 500 pp. $31.95.
 The Indian Vegan Kitchen
Madhu Gadia
From nutritionist and author of New Indian Home Cooking comes this book, full of quick, healthy, and vegan recipes. Featured are everything from breakfasts and sides, to rice, pulses, and grains. There are also flatbreads and desserts, and sections concerning Indian ingredients, as well as how to eat vegan for optimum health. No pictures. Softcover, 226 pp. $23.50.
 Supermarket Vegan
Donna Klein
For anyone currently eating according to a vegan diet, or for those who wish to but are intimidated by the ease of finding ingredients: Donna Klein comes to your rescue. Supermarket Vegan is full of vegan recipes, the ingredients for which are all easily available at the local market. The likes of Kansas City-Style Two Bean Chilli with an accompanying Southwestern-style Cornbread is easy to prepare and assemble, and should please even non-vegans. No pictures. 162 pp. $23.50.
The 30 Minute Vegan
Mark Renfield
A vegan cookbook for the short on time, The 30 Minute Vegan is full of recipes for quick and easy vegan food. Recipes include white bean-tarragon soup, chipotle chile-rubbed southwest tempeh, homey vegetable stew with dumplings, and many more. There are also some raw food options. No food photography. Softcover, 348 pp. $24.00.
 Vegan Yum Yum
Lauren Ulm
Vegan and blogging are popular companions and this author has an award winning blog that is sensible as it is informative. Now comes the book which is equaling appealing. Although you might have to hunt for some ingredients most are readily available. Recipes are good for everyone not just vegans, and many are budget conscious as well. Softcover, 290 pp. $25.95.
  Get It Ripe
Jae Steele
Canadian authored books on vegan cooking are filling up the shelves quickly these days. Not only vegans but those on restricted diet are turning to a vegan diet that also promotes unrefined and unprocessed foods. Steele, offers up soy-free, nightshde-free, gluten-free as well as vegan recipes. Softcover, 271 pp, $23.95.
 Clean Food
Terry Walters
Terry Walters vision of “clean” food is one in which the food source is close to the eater thus creating a low-carbon footprint. Although the word vegan does not appear, the recipes are egg-, dairy-, and meat-free. Even if you do not wish to live a totally vegetarian life, it is a great book for those who wish to have more grains in their diet, or who are trying to use up the produce that seduced them in a farmer’s market. No illustrations. Hardcover, 290 pp. $35.00.
 The Vegan Table
Collen Patrick-Goudreau
Serve up pan-grilled Portobello mushrooms with herb-infused marinade, roasted red pepper and walnut spread, or pumpkin curry, and your guests will never realize they are eating vegan. The author of the Joy of Vegan Baking ($24.95) also has suggestions for seasonally appropriate menus. Each recipe has a nutritional breakdown. Colour photos. Softcover, 304 pp. $21.95.
 The Vegan Cook’s Bible
Pat Crocker
The more than 250 recipes will temp both vegans and non-vegans. But along with the recipes, Pat Crocker has collected a wealth of information that will help people decide if a vegan diet is for them. If the answer is “Yes!her guide to ingredients will help maintain that new lifestyle. Colour photos. Paper, 381 pp. $27.95.
 Great Chefs Cook Vegan
Linda Long
Not someone to jump on the bandwagon, Long has been a vegan for over 30 years. She has gathered some of America's top chefs who have created three and four course vegan meals. Boulud, Trotter, Ripert, Keller, Vongerichten, are just some of the contributors who raise the bar with their vegan cooking. Hardcover, 272 pp. $38.95.
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