The Only Vegan Cookbooks You Should Invest In
Vegan eating is a culinary minefield, especially when dining out. Unless eating at a vegan restaurant, which often requires convincing amongst friends and family, the regular menu options are limited, to say the least. It's often easier—and frankly more satisfying—to cook up a vegan feast from home.
To help you skip the blank stares of vegan-unfriendly waiters and avoid eating what often tastes like cardboard, we have rounded up 5 of the BEST vegan cookbooks to ensure that you are eating gold-standard vegan cuisine on the regular.
The Best Vegan Cookbooks of All Time
BOSH!
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With 775K followers on Instagram and 11 million views on YouTube, the boys behind BOSH! are a phenomenon within the vegan community. Long-time friends Henry Firth and Ian Theasby are the creators of BOSH!, now a number 1 bestselling cookbook that injects both fun and flavour into every recipe. A few fan-favourites include Meaty Mushroom Pie, Hoisin Jackfruit Pizza, Zingy Watermelon Salad and Chocolate & Banana Muffins.
Smith & Daughters: A Cookbook (That Happens to Be Vegan)
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The title is a bit of a mouthful, and so are the meals that Shannon Martinez (the owner of Smith & Daughters in Fitzroy) dishes up in this delightful vegan cookbook. Fool your carnivorous friends with recipes that attempt to mimic the tastes and flavours of meat, including 'Chorizo' and Potato, Spanish 'Meatballs' in a Saffron Almond Sauce and 'Tuna' and Green Pea Croquettes.
But I Could Never Go Vegan
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This "zero excuses" cookbook is for all the plant-based food fans that can't quite make the transition to full-blown veganism. The book by Kristy Turner contains 125 mouth-watering meals that will ensure your friends still come over for dinner. Recipes include Tempeh Bacon Mac' n' Cheese with Pecan Parmesan, Citrus-Herb Roasted Beets with Macadamia Ricotta, Mushroom Cheddar Grilled Cheese and from-scratch Oatmeal Raisin Ice Cream Sandwiches. Yum.
Crossroads
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Tal Ronnen reinvented plant-based eating at LA restaurant, Crossroads. In his cookbook bearing the same name, Ronnen and executive chef, Scot Jones, share their vegan secrets. With Crossroads, you will be able to whip up a Mediterranean vegan feast with dishes including tomato-sauced pappardelle, acorn squash ravioli with kale and black garlic butter sauce, spicy carrot salad, and crunchy flatbreads piled high with roasted vegetables.
Vegan for Everybody
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This cookbook was born out of America's Test Kitchen and is the work of over 60 Boston based chefs, editors and specialists. Safe to say, no stone was left unturned in developing these 200 foolproof vegan recipes. The recipes will have you fed from breakfast through the dinner and include delights such as Cauliflower Steaks with Salsa Verde, Thai Coconut Soup with Tofu, Shiitake Ramen and Pumpkin Cashew Cheesecake. With 4.5 stars on Amazon and close to 2,000 ratings, this cookbook won't disappoint.
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