Posted by HisGirl on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Feb 2006 · 10 posts
i would recommend How it all vegan, that was my first vegan cookbook and i am always going back to it for new recipes! its great! :)
Posted by Catski on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Jun 2007 · 1431 posts
Vegan With A Vengeance!
I bought this a couple of weeks ago and have started on the soups, plus a couple of the cookies recipes. I love the oddball style of it, and it's interspersed with loads of great sections on Food Not Bombs and suchlike. Check out the videos at http://www.theppk.com/, too. A very comfortable, fun book to follow.
Although it did ruin the Black Flag song, "Rise Above", for me. All together now:
"We are born with muffin pans! Rise Above!"
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Posted by Tkitty96 on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since May 2006 · 1789 posts
VWAV is the best! Vive le Vegan is also great, though.
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Posted by SnowQueen690 on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Jun 2005 · 1569 posts
I just ordered Vegan with a Vengence off the web.(I am in Texas and vegan is a curse word here, I can hardly find vegetarian cook books much less vegan!) So I am hoping to get that soon.
Peer pressure works on me! You guys all talked me into it. I hope it is as good as you all say! :)
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Posted by Saskia on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Jan 2007 · 1976 posts
i would recommend How it all vegan, that was my first vegan cookbook and i am always going back to it for new recipes! its great! :)
I vote for "How It All Vegan!" too. It was also my first and I continue to use it today. Easy recipes with easy-to-find ingredients.
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Posted by AmandaBrooke on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Dec 2004 · 377 posts
I know its a gift certificate and all, so its not like you're paying for it, but I can't understand why anyone would bother with a vegan cookbook with a website like vegweb around. A cookbook would be so.....limiting.
I have a few of them, but since getting into vegweb, I haven't even opened them. Get another book- a novel or anything else- instead, and hit up vegweb for all your veggie needs!
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Posted by Meggs on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Jun 2007 · 3572 posts
I just got VWAV and something like the student's vegan handbook?
Need quick easy stuff to prep when school starts back up.
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Posted by Cephi on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Feb 2007 · 371 posts
I *really* want a copy of VWAV... although a bit less so lately because in general Isa and Terry's recipes are not particularly health-conscious. The Vegan Sourcebook is great, but it's only about a fifth or so recipes; the rest is interesting info about veganism. What recipes it has are easy, yummy and healthful.
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Posted by taraja on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Nov 2006 · 60 posts
DEFINITELY VWAV! It is fantastic and the recipes are so easy, and easy to mess with if you want. I also really like Vegan Planet, giant cookbook with so many recipes it's a little overwhelming at first. My standby winter sweet potato and peanut stew is from that book and I LOVE it.
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Posted by TinTexas on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 1216 posts
I just ordered Vegan with a Vengeance off the web.(I am in Texas and vegan is a curse word here, I can hardly find vegetarian cook books much less vegan!) So I am hoping to get that soon.
Peer pressure works on me! You guys all talked me into it. I hope it is as good as you all say! :)
I think you'll like Vegan with a Vengeance. The recipes I've made from it have been amazing.
I'm in Uvalde, Texas which is west of San Antonio. My schtick is that "I'm the only vegetarian in the village. I always thought Houston would be an easier place to be a veg*n. They have an active vegetarian society: http://www.vshouston.org/
I've found the last couple of veg*n cookbooks that I bought at Borders in San Antonio. I actually bought Vegan with a Vengeance from the Walden Books in Del Rio, though. I see that as a very small sign that things may be getting less difficult!
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Posted by Anonymous on Jul 20, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
I got 'The Voluptuous Vegan' out at the library, so I could try before I buy, and I definitely will be buying!
Posted by Tofu.is.for.lovers. on Jul 21, 2007 · Member since Jul 2007 · 123 posts
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson has a plethora of amazing recipes. They're easy to follow, use ingredients that I can generally find in my pantry, and are pretty tasty. The book has TONS of recipes - from soups, chutneys, grains, bread, pizzas, desserts...It's a good one.
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Posted by and_it_spoke on Jul 21, 2007 · Member since Dec 2005 · 893 posts
While not strictly a vegan cookbook, I would recommend "Lord Krishna's Cuisine"
Very nutritious, a bulk of it is vegan, and other stuff can be adapted easily.
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Posted by jenniferhughes on Jul 21, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 1828 posts
Our FAV FAV FAV vegan cookbooks are by Donna Klein
The Italian Vegan Kitchen and The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen You can get them on amazon. I'm sure borders would have them too. Buying these really cut down the amount of time I was searching for recipes on vegweb! ;D They are great! EVERY recipe we've tried has been amazing, am-az-ing. Oh and there are NO special ingredients... no tofu even!!! We looooooooove them. Oh and I have all those other cookbooks too. They are good too, but this one is really great if you are cooking for omnis. I can't say enough about it... it's the best!
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Posted by ShaolinBunny on Jul 24, 2007 · Member since Jan 2007 · 793 posts
For those of you who want to save money and/or don't want to clutter up your kitchen counter with cookbooks, simply check out the book from the library and photocopy the recipes you want. I find that most cookbooks only have maybe ten to twenty recipes that I'm really interested in. I photocopy the recipe in the cookbook at the library and then slip the recipe in a transparent sheet protector and pop it in a binder. (The transparent sheet protector helps when cooking gets messy--if food falls on the recipe, you just wipe it clean.) I do this with all my Vegweb/internet recipes, too. I have various binders: Tried and True Vegan Recipes, Untried Vegan Recipes, Tried Recipes (for the less than great recipes).
These are the only vegans cookbooks that I DO own: VWAV, VCTOW, Vegan Planet (given to me by a friend), and the Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen.
I just requested Lord Krishna's Cuisine from the library---thanks for the tip And_It_Spoke. Indian food is my favorite.
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Posted by dallaskarma on Jul 25, 2007 · Member since Jul 2007 · 25 posts
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson has a plethora of amazing recipes. They're easy to follow, use ingredients that I can generally find in my pantry, and are pretty tasty. The book has TONS of recipes - from soups, chutneys, grains, bread, pizzas, desserts...It's a good one.
I have all of the books mentioned, but Vegan Planet gets my vote. It has a wide variety of recipes. They are pretty simpe to make and use easy to find ingredients. Although my second choice would be How it all Vegan. Sarah Kramer ROCKS!! :)
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Posted by propinecone on Jul 25, 2007 · Member since May 2007 · 2842 posts
I can't really imagine buying any of those books.. this site has become my cookbook. i seriousely have probably made more stuff off of this site than out of any one cookbook i already have. i think it's cus i love seeing everyones feedback & tips about stuff.. it makes me want to try out the recipes even more. i just open up the page, set my laptop on the kitchen countertop and start cooking. plus, i love cooking, eating and thinking about my future review! Thank you vegweb & and all you creative vegwebbers! seriously - you guys are so creative with food, it is really inspiring me to try cooking & eating new things.
Vegan With A Vengeance!
I bought this a couple of weeks ago and have started on the soups, plus a couple of the cookies recipes. I love the oddball style of it, and it's interspersed with loads of great sections on Food Not Bombs and suchlike. Check out the videos at http://www.theppk.com/, too. A very comfortable, fun book to follow.
Although it did ruin the Black Flag song, "Rise Above", for me. All together now:
"We are born with muffin pans! Rise Above!"
VWAV is the best! Vive le Vegan is also great, though.
I just ordered Vegan with a Vengence off the web.(I am in Texas and vegan is a curse word here, I can hardly find vegetarian cook books much less vegan!) So I am hoping to get that soon.
Peer pressure works on me! You guys all talked me into it. I hope it is as good as you all say! :)
i would recommend How it all vegan, that was my first vegan cookbook and i am always going back to it for new recipes!
its great! :)
I vote for "How It All Vegan!" too. It was also my first and I continue to use it today. Easy recipes with easy-to-find ingredients.
I know its a gift certificate and all, so its not like you're paying for it, but I can't understand why anyone would bother with a vegan cookbook with a website like vegweb around. A cookbook would be so.....limiting.
I have a few of them, but since getting into vegweb, I haven't even opened them. Get another book- a novel or anything else- instead, and hit up vegweb for all your veggie needs!
I just got VWAV and something like the student's vegan handbook?
Need quick easy stuff to prep when school starts back up.
I *really* want a copy of VWAV... although a bit less so lately because in general Isa and Terry's recipes are not particularly health-conscious. The Vegan Sourcebook is great, but it's only about a fifth or so recipes; the rest is interesting info about veganism. What recipes it has are easy, yummy and healthful.
DEFINITELY VWAV! It is fantastic and the recipes are so easy, and easy to mess with if you want. I also really like Vegan Planet, giant cookbook with so many recipes it's a little overwhelming at first. My standby winter sweet potato and peanut stew is from that book and I LOVE it.
I just ordered Vegan with a Vengeance off the web.(I am in Texas and vegan is a curse word here, I can hardly find vegetarian cook books much less vegan!) So I am hoping to get that soon.
Peer pressure works on me! You guys all talked me into it. I hope it is as good as you all say! :)
I think you'll like Vegan with a Vengeance. The recipes I've made from it have been amazing.
I'm in Uvalde, Texas which is west of San Antonio. My schtick is that "I'm the only vegetarian in the village. I always thought Houston would be an easier place to be a veg*n. They have an active vegetarian society: http://www.vshouston.org/
I've found the last couple of veg*n cookbooks that I bought at Borders in San Antonio. I actually bought Vegan with a Vengeance from the Walden Books in Del Rio, though. I see that as a very small sign that things may be getting less difficult!
I got 'The Voluptuous Vegan' out at the library, so I could try before I buy, and I definitely will be buying!
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson has a plethora of amazing recipes. They're easy to follow, use ingredients that I can generally find in my pantry, and are pretty tasty. The book has TONS of recipes - from soups, chutneys, grains, bread, pizzas, desserts...It's a good one.
While not strictly a vegan cookbook, I would recommend "Lord Krishna's Cuisine"
Nothing but yummy yummy Indian food.
Very nutritious, a bulk of it is vegan, and other stuff can be adapted easily.
Our FAV FAV FAV vegan cookbooks are by Donna Klein
The Italian Vegan Kitchen
and
The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen
You can get them on amazon. I'm sure borders would have them too.
Buying these really cut down the amount of time I was searching for recipes on vegweb! ;D
They are great! EVERY recipe we've tried has been amazing, am-az-ing.
Oh and there are NO special ingredients... no tofu even!!! We looooooooove them.
Oh and I have all those other cookbooks too. They are good too, but this one is really great if you are cooking for omnis.
I can't say enough about it... it's the best!
For those of you who want to save money and/or don't want to clutter up your kitchen counter with cookbooks, simply check out the book from the library and photocopy the recipes you want. I find that most cookbooks only have maybe ten to twenty recipes that I'm really interested in. I photocopy the recipe in the cookbook at the library and then slip the recipe in a transparent sheet protector and pop it in a binder. (The transparent sheet protector helps when cooking gets messy--if food falls on the recipe, you just wipe it clean.) I do this with all my Vegweb/internet recipes, too. I have various binders: Tried and True Vegan Recipes, Untried Vegan Recipes, Tried Recipes (for the less than great recipes).
These are the only vegans cookbooks that I DO own: VWAV, VCTOW, Vegan Planet (given to me by a friend), and the Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen.
I just requested Lord Krishna's Cuisine from the library---thanks for the tip And_It_Spoke. Indian food is my favorite.
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson has a plethora of amazing recipes. They're easy to follow, use ingredients that I can generally find in my pantry, and are pretty tasty. The book has TONS of recipes - from soups, chutneys, grains, bread, pizzas, desserts...It's a good one.
I have all of the books mentioned, but Vegan Planet gets my vote. It has a wide variety of recipes. They are pretty simpe to make and use easy to find ingredients. Although my second choice would be How it all Vegan. Sarah Kramer ROCKS!! :)
I can't really imagine buying any of those books.. this site has become my cookbook. i seriousely have probably made more stuff off of this site than out of any one cookbook i already have. i think it's cus i love seeing everyones feedback & tips about stuff.. it makes me want to try out the recipes even more. i just open up the page, set my laptop on the kitchen countertop and start cooking. plus, i love cooking, eating and thinking about my future review! Thank you vegweb & and all you creative vegwebbers! seriously - you guys are so creative with food, it is really inspiring me to try cooking & eating new things.