Friends of Montclair Library

This past week, April 21-27, 2014 was Oakland Veg Week, whose mission is to introduce the Oakland community to the many benefits of a plant-based diet, for our health, animals and the environment.

Even if you’re not a vegetarian, you can find inspiration for meatless meals in the library’s cookbook collection:

The Heart of the Plate: Vegetarian Recipes for a New Generation by Mollie Katzen (641.5636 KATZEN)

Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi (641.5636 OTTOLENGH)

Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant by Annie Somerville (641.5636 SOMERVILL)

Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking by Julie Sahni (641.65 Sahni)

College Vegetarian Cooking: Feed Yourself and Your Friends by Megan Carle and Jill Carle (YA 641.5636 CARLE)

The Smart Girl’s Guide to Going Vegetarian: How to Look Great, Feel Fabulous, and be a Better You by Rachel Meltzer Warren (YA 613.262 WARREN)

Vegetarian Cooking Around the World compiled by Alison Behnke (J 641.5636 BEHNKE)

Salad People and More Real Recipes: A New Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up by Mollie Katzen (J 641.5636 KATZEN)

Photo: Veggie & Black Bean Tacos by Jennifer via Flickr/Creative Commons