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About

About the veg wiki

Philosophy

Cooking is better with more hands in the pot.

A wiki gets more useful the more it's used. Every recipe links to the ingredients and techniques it uses — and every ingredient links back to the recipes built around it. Nothing here is static: pages grow as the household cooks, and what we learn goes straight back into the site.

No banner ads, no sponsored recipes, no tracking cookies. If something is here, it's because we actually cook it.

Who we are

A household that cooks together

This is a family project, not a publication. Everything is written by and for the people who cook from it, and every recipe is tested at least twice before it's published.

Why we built it

One connected place for what we cook

Most recipe sites are a pile of one-off pages. We wanted the recipes we've actually made, the ingredients and techniques behind them, and a meal planner that remembers everyone's allergies, preferences, and dislikes — all woven into a single system. A family cookbook that never goes out of date.

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We only link places we'd genuinely shop, and we never accept sponsored placements. Some links are affiliate links — if you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never affects what we feature or how we rate.

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resources · cookbooks

Cookbooks worth having on the shelf

Books we've actually cooked from, more than a handful of times — not a definitive "best of" list, just the ones that earned a permanent spot in this kitchen.

Disclosure Some links below are affiliate links — if you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It doesn't affect which books we choose to feature or how we rate them.
All Weeknight Baking Regional Reference & technique Entertaining Wholefood Vegan
East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing

East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing

Meera Sodha

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

A Modern Way to Eat

A Modern Way to Eat

Anna Jones

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Rose Elliot's New Complete Vegetarian

Rose Elliot's New Complete Vegetarian

Rose Elliot

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Greenfeast: Spring, Summer

Greenfeast: Spring, Summer

Nigel Slater

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Cranks Recipe Book

Cranks Recipe Book

David Canter

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Bowls of Goodness: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes Full of Nourishment

Bowls of Goodness: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes Full of Nourishment

Nina Olsson

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Feasts of Veg: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes for Gatherings

Feasts of Veg: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes for Gatherings

Nina Olsson

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well

At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well

Amy Chaplin

4.4/5
Reference & technique Wholefood

"One of the best, not for the beginner, but a wonderful reference."

Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes

Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes

Amy Chaplin

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Peace and Parsnips: Vegan Cooking for Life and Travel

Peace and Parsnips: Vegan Cooking for Life and Travel

Lee Watson

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

Isa Chandra Moskowitz

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week

Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week

Isa Chandra Moskowitz

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

I Can Cook Vegan

I Can Cook Vegan

Isa Chandra Moskowitz

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Vegano Italiano: 150 Recipes for Delicious, Everyday Italian Meals

Vegano Italiano: 150 Recipes for Delicious, Everyday Italian Meals

Rosalba Gioffrè

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

The Global Vegetarian: 100 Traditional Recipes From Around The World

The Global Vegetarian: 100 Traditional Recipes From Around The World

Rebecca Seal

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

The Moosewood Cookbook

The Moosewood Cookbook

Mollie Katzen

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Deborah Madison

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Plenty

Plenty

Yotam Ottolenghi

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

Mark Bittman

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian

Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian

Madhur Jaffrey

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Diet for a Small Planet

Diet for a Small Planet

Frances Moore Lappé

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

The Greens Cookbook

The Greens Cookbook

Deborah Madison

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

The Vegetarian Epicure

The Vegetarian Epicure

Anna Thomas

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Fresh India

Fresh India

Meera Sodha

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables

Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables

Joshua McFadden

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian Traybakes

The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian Traybakes

Rukmini Iyer

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone

Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone

Jamie Oliver

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

River Cottage Veg Every Day!

River Cottage Veg Every Day!

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."

BOSH! Healthy Vegan

BOSH! Healthy Vegan

Henry Firth & Ian Theasby

"Editorial review pending — added via bulk seed, no review written yet."