Vegetarian cooking books

Someone asked me yesterday if I knew of any good vegetarian recipe books.

Here are some I love. You can order them direct from Amazon by clicking the link.

The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking)
Absolutely fabulous recipies that are extremely simple to prepare. The names of the vegetarian dishes are inventive and somehow make the recipes really come to life.



Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
Robin's meals are always innovative and delicious, but these recipes have another advantage - they are quick and easy to make. If you love to eat wonderful meals, but don't like to spend hours in the kitchen this book is for you.



If you like Italian food you MUST get
The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook: 350 Essential Recipes for Inspired Everyday Eating
The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook represents a quantum leap forward in vegetarian cooking by marrying the strong, earthy flavors of Italian cooking with short ingredient lists and simplicity of taste. I am happy to say goodbye to the vegetarian's love affair with meat substitutes and culinary complexity when the bright, fresh flavors of Italian cooking fit the bill handsomely. Why didn't someone write this book ten years ago? -- Charles Kimball, Publisher and Editor, Cook's Illustrated



And last but no least, one of my all time favorites
The Chopra Center Cookbook : A Nutritional Guide to Renewal / Nourishing Body and Soul
This cookbook is great, the recipes are absolutely delicious, but the most important part of this book is the spiritual aspect that goes along with cooking and eating food. Eating is important for all the obvious reasons, but really nourishing yourself is an incredibly important part of living a vital, healthy life.