Midweek Munchies "Cookbooks"

A Veg*n Meme What wonderful foods did you bring home from the grocery store?

Midweek Munchies: What Vicki is contributing for the week Several weeks ago I called our library to try and put some vegan cookbooks on hold. I had a couple titles in mind, and one of them was Vive Le Vegan!. Turns out they didn't have that cookbook by Dreena Burton, but offered to let me borrow it through an inter-library loan system. To my excitement, they called Friday and said that Vive Le Vegan! had arrived from Kitsap Regional Library (in Washington I think) and I could come pick it up. I have been reading it since then, making lists of ingredients I'll need for certain recipes, and really just enjoying the forwards to recipes and her notes. Well, now I don't want to part with the book and I have to give it back on 5/5. So, of course I have ordered my own copy of Vive Le Vegan, as well as Everyday Vegan and can't wait until they arrive. And, at my library, I completed a "purchase suggestion" request for both of Dreena's cookbooks and was basically told that it was a done deal because they don't have (m)any vegan cookbooks and are open to suggestions. Will you leave a comment about your favorite cookbook? It occurs to me that my family's shopping list has greatly changed since I joined Midweek Munchies and began reading your blogs and learning more and more. I'm buying so many different things that I had never heard of, cooked with, or eaten before. Our diet is more varied, healthful, and adventuresome. Thanks so much! Many of the items on this week's list are ingredients needed for recipes I can't wait to try from Vive: Quinoa Spring Salad, Chickpea Ratatouille, and Molasses Baked Beans. Dry/Bulk: *Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour* (Arrowhead Mills) *Quinoa Pasta* (Garden Pagodas) Navy Beans Quinoa (I found it, Kai!) Dried Cherries Pistachio Kernels Golden Raisins Spices & Such: Chipotle Chile Paprika Red Curry Powder * Blackstrap Molasses* Nayonaise (Art agreed to try it, he's the mayo man - any input?) Earth Balance Shortening Sticks (is this the stuff, Catherine?) Tofu Pups (the girls really dig these & I have an idea to give them a twist...) Produce: (stocked up from the Farmer's Market) Red Pepper *2 Red Onion* Hand of little Bananas Miscelaneous: Kirk's Castile Soap (we usually buy it by the case) Silicone Pastry Brush $4.75 (see photo) Links to other Midweek Munchies (If you participate, leave your link in the comments and I'll post it below; or, you can post in the comments)

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PURPOSE of Midweek Munchies: Put together by a small group of Veg Women, we hope to spread the word about healthy vegetarianism while obtaining idea starters for meals, recipes, learn about new products, and meet other female veg*n bloggers. Visiting and commenting on other participants lists are encouraged but not required. Have fun and Go Veg!