Is "raw food chef" an oxymoron? Can only cooked food be complicated and delicious? If you've got the time and experience to try some of Matthew Kenney's recipes in Entertaining in the Raw, then the answer is a resounding "no!"
If you or someone you love is a cookie monster, then Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar is going to be your new best friend. With 100 recipes for every conceivable kind of cookie, this book will keep your cookie jar filled and your sweet tooth satisfied.
Established in 1983 by Jo Kaucher and Mickey Hornick, The Chicago Diner is a vegetarian jewel in a traditionally meat-loving city. Most of the recipes in The Chicago Diner Cookbook are vegan, though a few dairy products show up here and there.
Skye Michael Conroy's Non-Dairy Evolution Cookbook is one of my favorite vegan cookbooks. It covers the range of cheeses, from soft to melty to hard, and also offers recipes for all kinds of other dairy products and egg dishes.