Red lentils turn into golden mush when cooked, but they taste divine, especially in simple recipes like this red lentil soup from Syria. Just a few ingredients bring out all the flavor you need for a hearty and delicious vegetarian / vegan red lentil soup.
Whether you're a total beginner or an experienced cook, Mark Bittman's 1,000-page tome How to Cook Everything Vegetarian is stuffed with instructions, tips, recipes, and ideas that will inform and inspire you.
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.
There are now so many vegans and, more importantly, vegan cookbooks that authors are branching out into other specialties. Appetite for Reduction delves into food that is not only free of meat and animal products, but also low in saturated fat and sugar. But not to worry, there is no corresponding loss in variety or flavor.
If you're getting bored with your raw diet, it might be time to start traveling - with Ani's Raw Food Asia. This cookbook will amaze you with raw versions of classic dishes from China, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam as well as the author Ani Phyo's inventive East-West fusion recipes.