Favourite Cookbook?

[Celia]

As a vegetarian who also needs to avoid soy most of the time, I LOVE both of the original Anna Thomas Vegetarian Epicure books, as well as the much newer edition of the same (a totally different book).
Any truly good Italian cookbook has many wonderful ideas for veggies as well as delicious risotto, pasta, gnocchi, polenta and bean dishes and those are major standby's for me.
Finally, a lifelong favorite has been a book called "Claire's Corner Copia Cookbook" - it's from a small vegetarian restaurant in New Haven, CT and still has some of the best recipes I've ever used - delicious, easy and straightforward. Her online shop is here: http://www.clairescornercopia.com/2at...
This would have to be the one book I wished for if I were stranded on a desert island!

[Mary Beth]

Roberta wrote: "What is your all-time favourite vegetarian cookbook, and why? I wonder if there are some out there that seem to pop up on everyone's list, or if each person tends to find their own special book."

[Mary Beth]

I have two, that I like. Betty Crocker's Vegetarian Cooking, and Better Homes and Gardens Vegetarian Cooking For Today. Both books have easy delicious recipes.

[Jessica]

The Angelica Kitchen and Candle Cafe cookbooks are pretty darn good, but I think they may be surpassed by Lauren Ulm's new cookbook, Vegan Yum Yum. Delicious!!

[Gertie]

Some of my all-time favorites are already mentioned in the thread, I also really like these:

Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Treats

The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Create Delicious Dairy-Free Cheese Substititues and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes

The Compassionate Cook: Please Don't Eat the Animals

I've never had a bad recipe out of The Compassionate Cook book, and the Uncheese cookbook has some really delicious sauces and spreads.

[An]

My favorite is

It's great, and the food isn't wierd either.

[Suneel]

I found the Linda McCartney vegetarian cookbooks to be amazing. Easy to follow and very tasty recipes that I have often used, and importantly (speaking as not the best cook in the world) been very happy with the final product!

[Vanessa]

NativeFoods

[Roberta]

Those look interesting! :)

[Rachel]

I just get stuff off peta.com and vegweb.com :( im broke and haven't found any good good deals on cookbooks.

[Robert]

Celia wrote: "As a vegetarian who also needs to avoid soy most of the time, I LOVE both of the original Anna Thomas Vegetarian Epicure books, as well as the much newer edition of the same (a totally different bo..."

My 40 year old copies of Thomas' books are crumbling and coverless, but I still probably rely on them more than any other cookbooks.