When looking at the new cookbooks, it is easy to get overwhelmed. Let’s focus on one segment: vegan cookbooks! If you are a vegan or you want to try vegan recipes or you’re looking for a gift for a vegan in your life, try one of the following books listed below. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.

The 29-Minute Vegan: Real Food, Real Vices, Anytime by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

All hail, the reigning vegan queen is back! Bestselling vegan author Isa Chandra Moskowitz shows readers how to get a plant-based meal on the table in just under 30 minutes.

If you avoid cooking plant-based meals at home because they seems like a lot of work and/or an investment of time, Isa Chandra Moskowitz is here to say: Nope. These are more than 100 crazy-easy, super-fast, satisfying vegan meals perfect for the pacing of our busy lives.

Moskowitz’s loyal fans count on her mastery of vegan cooking, unique flavor profiles, frank humor, and punk style to offer guidance on all aspects of vegan cooking. Her recipes appeal to both lifelong vegans and aspiring vegans who crave the flavors, aromas, and textures of meat.

Whether you’re hungry for a comforting Massaman Curry or need your Taco Tuesday fix, or just crave a super-fast Green Curry Tofu Noodle Salad, Moskowitz will have you set up faster than ordering in. – Abrams Books

Breaking up with dairy : 100 indulgent plant-based recipes for cheese (and butter, milk and cream) lovers everywhere / by Bailey Ruskus ; photography by Steve and Bailey Ruskus ; foreword by Carleigh Bodrug

Make the switch to a dairy-free lifestyle—or simply consider a dietary change—without sacrificing flavor with this cookbook full of delicious recipes by Chef Bai.

Cheese can be the breaking point that keeps many from breaking up from dairy—because let’s face it, dairy is delicious. In Breaking Up With Dairy, Chef Bai shares over one hundred unbelievable plant-based dairy recipes.

Includes recipes that mimic beloved cheeses like Gorgonzola, Young Gruyere, Pepper-Jack, Parmesan, and more, which you can use in the following recipes:

• Baked Truffle Mac
• New York Style Spelt Bagels with Roasted Garlic Cream Cheese
• Breakfast Pizza Pockets with Hollandaise
• Mini Quiches
• Air-Fried Ricotta Balls with Ratatouille Sauce
• And so much more!

Breaking up with dairy doesn’t have to feel like a loss with these mouth-watering substitute dishes! – Balance

Forage & feast : recipes for bringing mushrooms & wild plants to your table / by Chrissy Tracey ; photographs by Chrissy Tracey & Natalie Black.

In Forage & Feast, experienced forager and chef Chrissy Tracey takes you on a journey to discover and collect plants and fungi. Use the identification guides and nature photographs to help you forage, then cook your way through fall, winter, spring, and summer with recipes featuring the wild ingredients. No matter where you live, you’ll be able to find recipe inspiration and universally useful foraging advice. From urban magnolia blooms and easy-to-find dandelions to golden chanterelles and sweet pawpaws, Chrissy shows you how to transform nature’s treasures into vegan recipes everyone will love. Discover mouthwatering dishes like:

• Morel “Fried Chicken” Bites with Dandelion Hot Honey (Spring)
• Pulled Jackfruit Sliders with Blackberry Barbecue Sauce (Summer)
• Crabapple Crisp (Fall)
• Shagbark Hickory Ice Cream (Winter)

Interwoven with stories from Chrissy’s own foraging and culinary experiences and accompanied by lush photography, Forage & Feast is the perfect introduction to finding food in the natural world and turning it into something both beautiful and tasty. – Ten Speed Press

The heart healthy plant-based cookbook : over 100 recipes for lowering blood pressure, reversing heart disease & cardiac recovery by Jenneffer Pulapaka, DPM & Chef Hari Pulapaka ; foreword by David L. Katz, MD, MPH.

The Heart Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook: Your Essential Guide to Cardiac Wellness Through Food

Take control of your heart health—one delicious bite at a time. The Heart Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook is your go-to resource for preventing, managing, and even reversing heart disease with the power of whole-food, plant-based nutrition.

This comprehensive cookbook features over 100 oil-free, low-sodium, and flavor-packed recipes that nourish your body and delight your palate. Whether you’re recovering from a cardiac event or simply want to protect your heart, these meals are designed to support cardiovascular wellness without sacrificing taste. – Hatherleigh Press

Make Your Own: 120+ minimally processed, oil-free, wheat-free, sugar-free, plant-based recipes by Javant Benton

Popular influencer @healthyveganeating’s cookbook focuses on fresh, whole ingredients for minimally processed, fully delicious and satiating plant-based meals to enhance health and wellness.

Are you looking for a wholesome, healthier way of cooking and eating? On a personal journey to better health? Maybe you’re plant-based, or vegan-curious, trying to escape highly processed meat and dairy substitutes. Whether you’re vegan or not, Javant Benton invites you into his kitchen to share the recipes he wished he had on his own health journey—comfort food classics like lasagna, burgers, cakes, and cookies and staples like creamy vegan mayo and smoky mushroom bacon, recreated as simple, nourishing, flavorful recipes.

Find out how empowering and transformational food can be when you learn how to Make Your Own! – Balance

The taco Tuesday cookbook plant-based : 52 healthy vegan taco dinners for any week of the year by Kate Kasbee

Millions of people around the world build Taco Tuesdays into their weekly routine. But now that one in five families includes a vegan or vegetarian, and when even carnivores like to eat meatless on occasion, the standard beef, pork, and chicken tacos don’t work for everyone. In 52 recipes, one for every week of the year, bestselling vegan-cookbook author Kate Kasbee solves this problem deliciously and magnificently. The entirely plant-based recipes include:

• BBQ Jackfruit Tacos
• Cauliflower Walnut Tacos
• Mexican-Style Street Corn Tacos
• Jerk Plantain Tacos with Mango Salsa
• Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tostadas
• Crispy Black Bean and Cashew Queso Tacos
• Korean-Style Tofu Tacos
• Mediterranean Chickpea Tacos

Every recipe in this beautiful book has a color photo. There are recipes for both soft-shell tacos made with tortillas and for kid-friendly hard-shell tacos, along with both classic and brand-new ideas for beans and rice dishes to serve alongside the tacos. With lots of mix-and-match salsas and taco sauces, from mild to fiery hot, included throughout, there are plenty of ideas for years and years of Taco Tuesday dinners to savor and enjoy. – Harvard Common Press

Vegana Italiana : traditional Italian the plant-based way by Tara Punzone with Gene Stone.

Ever wish you could whip up vegan versions of fresh cheese ravioli or meatballs? As the owner and chef behind the first 100% plant-based Italian restaurant in the United States, Tara Punzone knows how to transform classic Italian staples into delicious vegan dishes without sacrificing any flavor. Growing up in a big Italian family in New York, food was always at the heart of Punzone’s community and gatherings. Her debut cookbook, Vegana Italiana, offers more than 100 vegan Italian recipes inspired by her family’s meals and fan-favorites from her Los Angeles-based restaurant Pura Vita.

When Punzone decided to go vegan when she was twelve years old, she learned how to follow a vegan lifestyle without compromising her traditions, heritage, or love of bold flavors, and this cookbook shares her tips to help you do the same, while also embracing new techniques and flavors along the way. She also shares her personal stories and memories from growing up in New York and moving to California as well as the culinary inspiration she received from her family.

With tips for stocking your pantry and strategies to replicate Italian essentials like mozzarella and ricotta cheese, Vegana Italiana includes delicious recipes like:

• The Basics: Macadamia Parmigiano, Alfredo Sauce, and Roasted Garlic Aioli
• Antipasti: Bruschetta, Garlic Parmigiano Potato Wedges, and Strawberry Almond Ricotta Crostini
• Insalata e Verdure: Caprese, Peppas, and Stuffed Artichokes
• Soups and Stews: Minestrone, Sicilian Red Lentil, and Roasted Garlic Creamy Tomato Soup
• Pasta: Ravioli Pomodoro, Pesto Calabrese, and Cacio e Pepe
• Secondi: Eggplant Parmigiana, Meatball Parmigiano Hero, and Heartbeet Risotto
• Dolci: Tiramisu, Panna Cotta, and Lemon Mint Granita

Complete with gorgeous full-color photography taken at Pura Vita, Vegana Italiana is your ultimate guide to vegan Italian cooking. – Rodale Books