Cookbooks

150 of the best budget recipes from Katy Beskow's original 15-Minute Vegan series.

In as little as 15 minutes you can have a delicious meal on the table using readily available, budget-friendly ingredients and fuss-free cooking techniques. Thrifty Vegan starts with Katy's introduction to plant-based cooking, with advice on the equipment you need to make your cooking go faster, plus essential storecupboard ingredients and money saving tips.

With 150 recipes to satisfy at any time of day, this book is not only the go-to cookbook for new and established vegans, but also for home cooks looking for effortless and wallet-friendly ways to bring plant-based meals into their kitchen. This is feel-good, effortless food by an expert in vegan cooking – nothing could be simpler and faster than the Thrifty Vegan.

You can buy a book for yourself or one for someone else. The donated books are aimed to go to low income families in and around Romsey. We will donate the books to Freedom Matters to be given out. We have partnered with Freedom Matters who focus ​on people: people are right at the heart of all they do. The projects that are ran through Freedom Matters 'encourage, enable and equip people to become 'unstuck' where they are 'stuck' and ultimately reconnect with thei purpose and find hope.' The projects include CAP (debt help), Romsey Foodbank and Community Coaching.

Simple and affordable, Tin Can Cook strips away the blinding glamour and elitism of many cookbooks and takes it back to the basics: making great-tasting food with ordinary ingredients.

Food writer and anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe brings together seventy-five recipes that you can rustle up from tinned and dried ingredients. Beautifully designed with accompanying quirky hand-drawn illustrations, this book is for you if you’ve struggled to make a dish because the recipe calls for an exotic ingredient you’ve never heard of. Jack does away with the effort; all her dishes are exciting and new, but you won’t have to look further than your local supermarket to make them.

Jack's recipes include Red Lentil and Mandarin Curry, Catalan Fish Stew, Pina Colada Toast and many more delicious and creative ideas.

Jack is no stranger to rustling up dinner from a handful of tins; she relied on food banks to keep her and her young son fed through a difficult period of unemployment.

Veganise your favourite Chinese dishes at home with Vegan Chinese Food, from the founders of the hugely popular food blog littlericenoodle, Yang Liu and Katharina Pinczolits.

Vegan Chinese Food gives flavourful plant-based alternatives to 86 well-loved and diverse Chinese recipes, including sauces, dumplings, noodles and desserts. The book draws upon Yang's experience of wanting to make the dishes from her childhood vegan-friendly, as well as the long history of vegan cooking in China. The recipes use traditional cooking methods and skills to allow you to make vegan versions of dishes such as Kung Pao king oyster mushroom, Zha jiang mian noodles or Hong Kong milk tea. Katharina's photography accompanies every dish, along with helpful tips on how to master techniques or season a wok, and beautiful reflections on food's connection to memory, place, family and cultural representation.

Vegan Chinese Foodis a book that belongs on any kitchen shelf. For those who are vegan or those who are looking to consume less meat, those who have mastered Chinese cooking and those who are new to it, there’s a favourite recipe here for everyone – all easy, delicious and 100 per cent plant-based.

Vegan Indian Food is a vibrant plant-based cookbook from celebrated chef Ragini Dey – a pioneering voice in the evolution of Indian food in Australia. Featuring 86 flavour-packed recipes, this is Indian cooking at its most inclusive and inviting, with clever adaptations of both traditional and modern favourites.

A tour de force in vegetarian and vegan cooking, Shannon Martinez has been a chef in Melbourne kitchens for over 25 years. She is best known as the owner of Australia's most prolific plant-based business, Smith & Daughters.

In Vegan Italian Food: Over 100 Recipes for a Plant-based Feast, Australia's number one vegan chef Shannon Martinez celebrates the joys of Italian food in signature riotous style.

Discover meat-free versions of delicious antipasti, elegant pastas such as tortellini in brodo, red sauce meatballs (vegan, of course), plus vibrant vegetables, sides, salads and an extensive range of desserts inspired by the world's favourite cuisine.

Vegan Roasting Pan offers 70 oven-to-table recipes that are cooked in just one tin - a roasting tin, baking sheet or muffin tin, plus a few select pieces of preparation equipment.

From Sticky maple aubergine with crushed peanuts, Watermelon nicoise and Oven-fried nuggets, to Apple and ginger dahl, Low and slow rice pudding or a Blackberry and peach tart, whether you're a kitchen pro or a vegan beginner, it's time to let your oven do all of the hard work for you.

The recipes are organised into four chapters:

Light: Dishes that are simple enough for lunch, or a light supper
Supper: Delicious and hearty one-pots that all of the family will love, any night of the week
Extras: Sides and snacks that are easy to prepare
Sweet: Bakes, puddings and breakfast ideas that are both simple and tasty

With tips for every recipe and advice on freezing and batch cooking, Vegan Roasting Pan will build your confidence in the kitchen, simplify cooking processes and prove that vegan cooking is easy, with fail-safe meals that all of the family will love.

Simple vegetarian recipes from a Vietnamese home kitchen. This book showcases over 80 of the tastiest vegetarian Vietnamese recipes from Uyen Luu.

From quick dishes such as Sweet Potato Noodles with Roastes Fennel and Sweetheart Cabbage and Grilled Vegetbale Banh Mi, to dishes fit for a feast such as Mushroom and Tofu Pho and Rice Paper Pizza, as well as sweet treats like Rainbow Dessert and Lotus and Sweet Potato Rice Pudding, there is a vast array of dishes for any occasion.

With tips and tricks on how to adapt the recipes to use alternative ingredientsm this is bound to be everyone's go-to book on vegetarian Vietnamese food.

Erin Alderson’s third cookbook is a vegetarian guide to grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

Ingredient breakdowns with new cooking techniques and stunning recipes make The Yearlong Pantry both a timeless reference and a fun refresh for anyone looking to add new flourishes to pantry staples.     Learn which grains to fry, pop, or leave to the rice cooker, how to turn different nuts into butters, creams, or salad crunchies, and which beans stand up well in hearty sauces or as purees.