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Vegetarianism Frequently Asked Questions
(VEG FAQ)


Subject 5: Recommended Literature


5.1 Cookbooks

The Vegan Cookbook, Alan Wakeman and Gordon Baskerville London, Faber and Faber, 1986; this has basic as well as complex stuff.

Friendly Foods, Brother Ron Pickarski, Berkely, Ten Speed, 1991, vegan.

Laurel's Kitchen

Moosewood (all selections)

The Complete Vegetarian Cuisine by Rose Elliot; many dishes are vegan.

Fast Vegetarian Feasts by Martha Rose Shulman

Tassajara Cooking; cooking made simple!

The Vegetarian Epicure I and II by Anna Thomas

American Whole Foods Cookbook

The How to Overthrow Any Government Without Violence Cookbook by James P. Martin; vegan cookbook, may be out of print

The Joy of Cooking Naturally by Peggy Dameron; vegan, Seventh Day Adventist (but not 'preachy'), fairly low-fat, includes honey.

Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook ed. by Diana J. Fleming; see above.

Of These Ye May Eat Freely; see above, special nightshade-free section.

The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Yamuna devi

Eastern Vegetarian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey

Cooking from an Italian Garden plb. by HBJ

The Cranks Cookbook; recipes from London restaurant "Cranks"

The Findhorn Cookbook by Barbara Friedlander; feeds 1 to 100...

The Apartment Vegetarian Cookbook by Lindsay Miller

Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss; definitive herb book with recipes.

Bean Banquets from Boston to Bombay by Patricia R. Gregory

Neither Fish Nor Fowl by Sarah Beattie.


5.2 Non-Fiction

Diet for a New America

Diet for a Small Planet

Animal Liberation by Peter Singer

The MacDougal Plan and The MacDougal Program

A Vegetarian Sourcebook by Keith Akers

Vegan Nutrition: Pure and Simple by Micheal Klaper, MD

Pregnancy, Children, and the Vegan Diet by Micheal Klaper, MD

Vegan Nutrition, a survey of research by Gill Langley MA PhD

The Vegetable Passion by Janet Barkas; history of vegetarianism.

Simply Vegan by Debra Wasserman, $12.00 from VRG, Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203


5.3 Travel & Restaurant Books

rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism. See listing in above section of this FAQ for details.

Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. 1993. ISBN 0-89529-571-7. $11.95. By the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Lists restaurants, vacation spots, camps, vegetarian organizations.

Vegetarian Society of the U.K.'s "International Vegetarian Travel Guide" - concentrating on England and Europe. 3.99 pounds. ISBN 0 900774 31 2 (In U.S. note: Use credit card to avoid bank charges, and specify AIR MAIL or delivery time is two months.)

Vegetarian Society of the U.K.'s "The Vegetarian Handbook". 2.99 pounds. ISBN 0 900774 30 4

The Vegan Society's "The Vegan Holiday and Restaurant Guide" (concentrating on England, Scotland and Wales).

"Europe on 10 Salads a Day" by Mary Jane and Greg Edwards Mustang Publishing, P.O. Box 3004, Memphis, TN, 38173. Cost: $9.95 (U.S.) plus $1.50 postage. Includes: prices, cover charges, hours, addresses, and credit card acceptance, for restaurants in most European countries.


5.4 Periodicals

Good Medicine, PCRM, PO Box 6322, Wash. DC 20015 (202) 686-2210

North American Vegetarian Society (Vegetarian Voice magazine) $18 US/$21 foreign, NAVS, PO Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329

Vegetarian Times, (800) 435-9610 or (708) 848-8100

The Vegan, The Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK.

Ahimsa, American Vegan Society, 501 Old Harding Highway, Malag, NJ 08328. (609) 694-2887

Vegetarian Journal, Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203. (410) 366-8343

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