Vegans and Veggies, what's the very best book you could recommend for someone like me who just wants to eat more veg but is prepared to supplement with steak (for the vitamins...)

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i just fancy eating A Lot more veggies, and i was attracted to the vegan thing because i could do with losing some weight i think, and cutting out cheese would be a good way of doing this.
are there any good books out there, preferably british, that would be good for a decent cook who does enjoy veg but has gotten out of the habit of having them as the main dish? iykwim?

Jane Baxter's recipes for Riverford are v good imo. There is a book, or you could just cadge off the website.

Ooh tags along - I have decided to start buying free range/organic meat if I can get hold of it so will probably be eating meat less often, would love nice recipe ideas, and I am allergic to cheese (other dairy fine) so vegan recipes are a good idea.

cool, will have a look. love puy lentil, beetroot and feta salad, but am wondering if i should pursue the vegan line more?

For vegan I use the veganomicon. The vengance by the same guys is ok but with less variance. I'm still experimenting with the seitan/flour washing and haven't got it sorted yet. Still a little sceptical. Also Rose Elliot's stuff is great. We keep her supercook book, but mainly use the website. We do also have a copy of Delia But whilst she's great for the occasional recipe, she is fairly dairy ladened.

waves enthusiastically Good luck!

Any salad leaf can be supplemented with protein.
I do this a lot.
Also stir fries an
d stews/casseroles with very little meat.I've just finished one which had a celery/onion/carrot base and was basically beans tomatoes and squash with chunks of dried sausage.

Roast veggies

Noodles into which you stir an entire head of lettuce (all wilts) and bamboo shoots.

SE Asian style veggie salads in dressing of sesame oil/nam pla/brwon sugar/chilli/lime juice

Pasta with roast/fried veg

'Fry ups' mostly comprising grilled tomatoes and mushrooms

Roast dinners with only one or two potatoes and the rest as veg

Spanish tortillas jam packed with veg and some protein

Risotto/paella with a lot of veg

I reckon i eat at least 10 portions of fruit/veg every day, no problem.

Sorry, just thought, on-line version from the vengance/veganomicon guys is here probably makes more sense to browse their kind of food first.

the veganomicon book looks nice but will the US cup measures and graham's crackers annoy me? (i got book tokens for xmas so i do want a book).

i love indian cooking but should probably make something for the children.

The three books I use the most are;

Cranks Bible - Really nice and unusual recipe's. Quite a few have a middle-eastern\Mediterranean feel to them.
Broader than Beans - Great little book.
Leiths Vegetarian Bible - Very comprehensive but lacks pictures (if you like drooling over photos).

the cranks one looks good, i'm having a look at nadine abensur's website. not vegan though, she notes, while drooooooooling over a halloumi salad. off to look up broader than beans. i find prue leith insufferable, unf.