Black Vegan Cookbooks are filled with delicious recipes, and every vegan should own at least two vegan cookbooks. It doesn’t matter whether you’re completely new to vegan food or your plant-based meal prep has lost its sparkle and you’re looking for some new meal inspiration. Even just one great vegan cookbook can bring your cooking skills back to life.
Vegan cookbooks are doing brilliant things with vegetables, while others are putting their twist on vegan fried egg, meat, and cheese alternatives.
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Whether you’re looking to follow these cookbooks to the letter or flick through for inspiration on how to whip up memorable meals for friends, family, and guests, cook more mindfully by reducing food waste, or what to put in your sandwiches, these are some of our favorites.
ALL OF THESE VEGAN COOKBOOKS WERE WRITTEN WITH LOVE BY BLACK AUTHORS
1. A Southern Girl’s Guide to Plant-Based Eating by Cametria Hill
Aimed at the beginner vegan, this personable plant-based resource guide offers more than recipes; Hill provides her best tips on eating out, grocery lists, plant-based alternatives, and cooking basics. Her recipes are creative, accessible, and affordable, making the transition to vegan eating possible for everyone. Look forward to frying up Banana Nut Hush Puppies, Fiya Fiya CamBalaya, Carrie B’s Cornbread Dressing, and even gluten-free sweet potato pie. We’re already salivating.
2. Vegan Nigerian Kitchen by Tomi Makanjuola
Author Tomi Makanjuola will make your mouth water with over 100 plant-based Nigerian recipes from spicy soups and stews to delightful sweets and savory snacks. Given this many recipes, it’s hard to decide what to make first, but we highly recommend starting with the decadently soft and pillowy grass bread and pairing it with efo riro (leafy green stew) to sop up all the flavor. Note: the amount of scotch bonnet peppers you use is up to you!
3. Soul Food Recipe Guide by Brooke Brimm Rev.
Dr. Brooke Brimm has made it her life’s work to help others live healthier, happier lives, and she does so through her spiritual counseling, yoga retreats, and this mindful vegan cookbook. The recipes prove that while soul food can be the celebratory dishes we tend to associate with the cuisine—such as macaroni and cheese, cobbler, and fried vegan chicken—it can also be healthy, fresh, and vibrant. Savor the balance this book provides between the vegetable-infused decadent dishes and the delicious everyday eats.
4. Vegetable Kingdom by Bryant Terry
When an author has been named one of San Francisco Magazine’s “11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene” and Fast Company’s “9 People Who Are Changing the Food World,” we buy the cookbook. Vegetable Kingdom is James Beard-award-winning chef Bryant Terry’s fifth book, and it doubles as a reliable cooking resource and a gorgeous coffee table book. Recipes include standout dishes such as barbecue carrots with slow-cooked white beans and millet roux mushroom gumbo.
5. Vegan Soulfood Guide to the Galaxy by Afya Ibomu
Before you raise an eyebrow, the space-themed title does not entail freeze-dried hush puppies or “just add water” mac and cheese. Think of it as your comprehensive guide to vegan soul cuisine. From incredible recipes to grocery lists and eating-out tips, you’ll gain more than just a stellar collard green recipe from this book.
6. Forage & Feast by Chrissy Tracey
Set for release in April, this cookbook from forager and chef Chrissy Tracey offers more than just delicious recipes. Through identification guides, nature photographs, and tips, Tracey will have you finding and cooking with wild ingredients, including dandelions and pawpaws, in no time.
7. Black Rican Vegan by Lyana Blount
Lyana Blount is the founder of the New York City pop-up Black Rican Vegan, but if you can’t make it to the Big Apple to sample her delicious plant-based family recipes, we highly recommend ordering her cookbook instead. Expect to find 60 flavor-packed recipes, everything from birria tacos to Bronx Fried Oyster Mushrooms.
8. Igbo Vegan by Duchess Nena
Nena Ubani who is also called Duchess Nena, a prodigious researcher in Igbo-based cuisine has come up with what can be regarded as a ground-breaking book in Igbo plant-based cooking. Titled Igbo Vegan, the book, which was launched on November 30, 2021, highlights various delicious dishes in the traditional Igbo community in southern Nigeria, which has been neglected over the years.
Different kinds of dishes were highlighted in beautiful colors. Among these are Herbs and Spices such as Uda Achi, Ehuru Ouse Oji, Oha, and Ughughoro leaves/gourd, etc. soups include Ofe Owerri, Ofe Ogbono, Ofe Oha, Ofe Onugbo, Ofe Egusi. There are also yam recipes such as pounded yam Nri Asuruasu), vegetable yam (Ji Agworoagwo), mixed yam, and Oil beans (Ji Agbugbo). Others are cassava dishes such as Akpu, Abacha, Garri, boiled cassava; Nkwobi (African Salad), Akpurakpu Egusi (savory Egusi Cake), Okwa/Ose Oji (Spicy peanut butter) and Ihe Ndori (vegetable sauce).
9. “Jollof’d” by Duchess Nena
“Jollof’d” is more than just a cookbook; it’s an invitation to rediscover the joy of cooking. With easy-to-follow recipes and helpful tips, you’ll embark on a culinary adventure that will have you experimenting with exciting new flavors and techniques.
Whether you’re a vegan enthusiast, a seasoned cook, or someone just beginning their culinary journey, “Jollof’d” is the perfect companion to spark your culinary creativity.
So, dive into “Jollof’d,” where every page is a celebration of culture, creativity, and, most importantly, the pure joy of cooking. Get ready to be inspired, to experiment, and, above all, to cook more.
10. NAIJA VEGAN FOOD REMIX: 10 popular dishes by Duchess Nena
This cookbook is amazing, as it contains 10 Nigerian popular dishes. It’s a Vegan Nigerian Cooking Made Easy.
