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Vegan Cooking Tips and Recipes Forum
I'm slowly transitioning, but I'm looking for a vegan cookbook geared towards someone who has never cooked vegan dishes before. A lot of the ingredients in some of the books, I've never even heard of, and I have no idea how to properly cook it... I just want some easy meals that taste great. Once I get the hang out it, I'd like more complex ones. I also enjoy seeing photos in cookbooks which I haven't see much of in any of the ones I've seen. I've tried Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue, Oh She Glows, Forks over Knives and Ani's Raw Food Essentials. I just want something easy to understand!! Simple, simple, simple!
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Posted by ohemgee at 08/27/14 06:49:02
I definitely recommend Veganomicon and Vegan Planet.
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Posted by angelakelly02 at 08/25/14 17:38:32
I really love Adele McConnell's The Vegan Cookbook. There's no strange/bizarre ingredients that are difficult to source, there's plenty of pictures and the recipes are delicious and easy to make. She also has a blog with lots of great recipes too.
vegiehead.com/all-recipes/
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Posted by AllyG at 08/25/14 01:34:55
I like Vegetarian for Dummies which also has a vegan section. All the recipes are easily veganised if they are not already vegan. There's also reader favourites.
I know what you mean about strange ingredients.
The other good book us Vegan for Life and that helps with getting background knowledge on nutrition and balancing your meals.
My favourite recipe books are Revive. It's a cafe in New Zealand but you can buy the books on amazon. No weird ingredients, but some recipes need a lot of ingredients. It's very fresh and easy to cook, no technical expertise.
Good luck.
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Posted by elizabetsy at 08/24/14 19:33:30
I have been enjoying "Veganomicon" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero.
It includes sections on stocking a pantry, kitchen equipment, cooking terminology and basic cooking techniques. Unfortunately, it has very few photos.
While not all of the recipes are simple, many are, and they offer options for any meal and every occasion.
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Posted by saveur at 08/24/14 14:51:13
For super simple, try Mayim's Vegan Table. Not too many photos, though.
I also found the China Study All-Star Cookbook to be fairly simple. There are photos (varying quality) but you will have recipes from many people. You can see which ones you like the best and then perhaps track down their other cookbooks.
Other people really like the simplicity of the Happy Herbivore cookbooks. I like her latest one, Light & Lean, the best. Photos are there.
I also really like Choosing Raw, the cookbook. Gorgeous photos. The recipes are both cooked and raw, but all very good and super fast/simple.
My other favourite simple/quicker cookbooks are 30 Minute Vegan Soup's On, More Quick Fix Vegan and Isa Does It.
Hope this helps! There are lots of options.
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Posted by sprouthappy at 12/03/14 17:39:00
I just got the book 20 Quick and Easy Vegan Snack Recipes. It has amazing but simple recipes. Check it out at- bit.ly/easyvegan
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Posted by LY808 at 12/10/14 16:53:36
I've found that the internet has some of the simplest vegan recipes. Some of my favorite places to find these are Happy Herbivore and Minimalist Baker (make sure the recipes here are specifically labeled as vegan). They both have recipes that use minimal ingredients and are fairly simple and fast to prepare, with little to no prep time. Good luck!
