3 Cravingly Cool Must-Have Vegan & Vegetarian Cookbooks
Not only is vegan and vegetarian food growing in popularity, their cookbooks are as well. We’ve picked three exciting new cookbooks that include great recipes that make you crave a meal, and a coolness factor that makes you feel good.
Use the slideshow below to see more about our picks: Vegan Comfort Classics, Green Burgers, and the Dirty Vegan Cookbook
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Hot for Food VEGAN COMFORT CLASSICS: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face, by Lauren Toyota
Lauren Toyota of YouTube's Hot for Food is very popular, and it's not surprising that she now has a best selling cookbook. The quality of the publication can be felt just by opening the pages. Fantastic photography, great print quality, and of course, delicious recipes.
When you have a book that states it is about comfort food, for many people this actually the real Holy Grail of cooking. If you mess up a dish that they go to for comfort and relief, even if it's simple as 1-2-3, then you've lost them forever.
Fortunately for all of us, Lauren's 101 plant-based dishes in VEGAN COMFORT CLASSICS are appealing not just to those following a vegan lifestyle, but to anyone who is wanting a very tasty meal.
About the Author
Lauren Toyota is a former MTV Canada host and a YouTube sensation. Her channel and blog, hot for food, attract a wide and engaged audience of young people curious about how to make vegan food fast and fun. She lives in Toronto, Canada.
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
GREEN BURGERS: Creative Vegetarian Recipes for Burgers and Sides, by Martin Nordin
There was a time when trying to find a vegetarian burger that did not taste like sawdust was as easy as climbing the Himalayas. In other words, it took a lot of work. Fortunately Martin Nordin's GREEN BURGERS not only takes all of the work out of making a great burger, but it also rewards you with awesome flavors.
Martin does an excellent job of presenting not just good burgers, but actually delicious burgers of all types. He uses a range of ingredients to build these sandwiches, including quinoa, portobella, and even peas.
In addition to burgers, he also has a number of side dishes, such as roasted sweet potato chips with grated Swiss cheese, fennel and carrot coleslaw, and even homemade pickles and ketchup. This selection means that you can actually have a complete meal and not just a snack for yourself, your friends, or your family.
BTW, most of the recipes can be made vegan by simply removing or substituting dairy or eggs. There's nothing stopping the vegans out there from diving right into this culinary tome.
As a popular poster on Instagram, Martin Nordin's photography is fantastic, and of course all of the images and colors can be called, "Instagram worthy."
About the Author
With a background in advertising and communication, Martin Nordin's passion for perfecting the art of the ultimate veggie burgers has garnered him a loyal following on Instagram.
THE DIRTY VEGAN COOKBOOK: Your Favorite Recipes Made Vegan, by Catherine Gill
In theory there is nothing 'dirty' about being a vegan, unless of course you pair it with a little 'after meal' activity. The author, Catherine Gill, says that reason why she is the Dirty Vegan is mostly because she doesn't automatically equate vegan eating with being a dieter or a "clean eater." She simply wants to greatly enjoy her food and her meals while keeping her standards for not-harming animals.
The author's basic premise is that "You can veganize anything!" This book is definitely an expression of her rising to that challenge. Self-styled as "vegan junk food"--healthy vegan food that doesn't skimp on taste--Dirty Vegan is a celebration of all the amazing tastes and dishes available to those on vegan diets.
Dirty Vegan lets you prepare delicious vegan cuisine that anyone and everyone can enjoy, and showcases the sheer variety of amazing recipes you can create, all while remaining vegan. Dirty Vegan makes it easier than ever to live the vegan lifestyle, featuring delicious recipes that use common ingredients available in any grocery store.
Dirty Vegan features over 100 recipes, including: Vegan Ravioli Dippers, Avocado and “Bacon” Cheese, Cheddar Bread Ring, S’mores Pancake, “Steak” Tips and Sweet Potatoes, Italian Wedding Soup, Vegan Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms and many more.
About the Author
Catherine Gill is a writer, blogger, and holistic vegan chef who specializes in natural and health foods. She studied and found her passion in writing, literature, and social science in college. She runs the popular blog The Dirty Vegan since 2010, focusing on comfort-food-style vegan recipes that are fun, accessible, and healthy. She also ran Dirty Vegan Foods, a vegan bakery specializing in veganized versions of classic desserts. She has an active social media presence with over 19K followers on twitter (@TheDirtyVegan). She currently resides in New England with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog.
