Plenty
If you're looking for something more than just the classic dishes and typical combinations, take a look at Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty. This colorful cookbook offers some unique recipes using both everyday and unusual incredients.
Vegan Finger Foods
An array of finger foods is the perfect offering for stand-up, no-silverware-required occasions like cocktail parties and buffets, and that's just what you get in Vegan Finger Foods.
Caribbean Vegan
Caribbean cooking is more than just pineapple and coconuts - it's an elaborate cuisine that has been influenced by many different cultures from all over the world. Taymer Mason's Caribbean Vegan offers an excellent overview of this complex cuisine and makes it easy to enjoy authentic Caribbean food wherever you happen to live.
Vegan Brunch
As far as I'm concerned, brunch is the most important meal of the day, and with a cookbook like this, there's no need to limit it to Sundays. Vegan Brunch offers a wealth of recipes, from classic to outrageous, and I've yet to try one that isn't fantastic.
Microplane
One of my favorite kitchen tools - and certainly one of the least expensive - is my Microplane. This zester/grater makes easy work of, well, zesting and grating, and I can't even remember what I used to use instead.
Artisan Vegan Cheese
One of the hardest things for many would-be vegans to give up is cheese, but for those who love to cook, Miyoko Schinner's Artisan Vegan Cheese can make the transition painless, delicious, and enjoyable to boot.
The Accidental Vegetarian
Unlike most chefs who know how to cook before starting restaurants, Simon Rimmer bought a vegetarian restaurant and then learned to cook. I've never had the pleasure of eating at either of his restaurants, but if the cookbook they inspired is anything to go by, they are undoubtedly excellent.
The Art of Simple Food
While it isn't a meatless cookbook, The Art of Simple Food is based on something that is entirely compatible with vegetarianism: eating fresh, local, seasonal, sustainable food. As Alice Waters has been demonstrating for decades at her restaurant Chez Panisse, if you start with excellent ingredients, you don't need to spend hours making complicated recipes; you can quickly prepare a simple but delicious meal.
Vegetables Every Day
Though packed with information and recipes for dozens of different vegetables, Jack Bishop's Vegetables Every Day is not quite vegetarian. Fortunately, that doesn't prevent it from being an excellent source of meatless meals and inspiration.
Veganize This!
No matter how long you've been vegan and how well you cook, there are probably still a few off-limits dishes that you remember fondly from childhood - or last year. If this sounds like you, and you're ready to try making vegan versions of meaty meals, Veganize This! is just the cookbook for you.