Thrive Energy Cookbook by Brendan Brazier
A former professional Ironman athlete and creator of Vega nutritional products, Brazier has filled this book with 150 plant-based recipes free of wheat, gluten, yeast and dairy, including the Thai Green Curry Bowl and Raspberry Chocolate Pomegranate Tart. ($32, Penguin)
Grain Power by Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming
These sisters also wrote Quinoa 365 and Quinoa Revolution. Their latest cookbook of more than 100 recipes features amaranth, buckwheat, chia, kañiwa, millet, oats, quinoa, sorghum and teff. Try the Oven-Roasted Herb Chicken Over Tangy Apple & Cabbage Quinoa. ($32, Penguin)
The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
Liddon is the creator of the popular vegan blog ohsheglows.com (a 2011 Best Health Blog Awards winner). Her debut cookbook features more than 100 recipes and gorgeous photographs, including Crowd Pleasing Tex Mex Casserole and Glo Bakery Glo Bars. ($29, Penguin)
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