Good vegetarian cookbook?

My sixteen year old cousin's new years resolution was to become a vegetarian. She came to me if I could help her but I took a cooking class and its more difficult for me to show her some of the things I cook since I now live on campus. I tried giving her some recipes that I had but I don't think they helped very much. I feel bad for her because about a week ago I found out that her parents forced her to eat chicken because they got scared since she hasn't been eating. I'm now trying to find some good easy cookbooks to send to her as a gift so that she can just start out. I found "Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Beginner's Guide" which looks like a good beginners book but I don't know if it has many recipes. Can anyone recommend for some good vegetarian cookbook that's easy to follow, cook, and the ingredients aren't going to put a hole in my aunt's and uncle's wallets.

Thank you.Good vegetarian cookbook?
Vegetables Rock!: A Complete Guide for Teenage Vegetarians by Stephanie Pierson

The Vegetarian Kids' Cookbook by Roz Denny
There is a cookbook series called "Skinny Bit*h" that has fantastic healthy recipes and it's really fun to read and cook with. They have one for vegetarianism, vegan-ism, pregnancy and just for good health. You should check them out.Good vegetarian cookbook?
Veganomicon

Simply Vegan
One of my favorites is Mollie Katzen's "Moosewood Cookbook" which is a vegetarian book of recipes from and based on the Moosewood Restaurant.Good vegetarian cookbook?
My favorite cookbooks are (I'd also recommend your cousin tries borrowing some of these from the library):



Veganomicon: great because it doesn't contain "fake" ingredients like soy crumbles or boca burgers. It also classifies recipes depending on whether you can get the ingredients from a normal grocery.



Vegetarian Sandwiches: Easy and lots of ideas beyond PB%26amp;J



The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet: One of the first veg cookbooks I got that actually had approachable meals and ingredients. Used it a lot in college.



The Vegetarian Family Cookbook: Same deal as the one above.



Betty Crocker Everyday Vegetarian: Similar style to the above two, but has pictures.



I'd also recommend your cousin try out these food blogs to get ideas:



http://101cookbooks.com

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com

http://theppk.com

http://vegweb.com [big veg*n recipe database, lots of pics]



I don't know for sure based on your question, but if you are vegetarian, it might help if you could provide a food plan of what you've eaten in the past week to help give her ideas. People have a hard time at first thinking of meals without meat in them, even when basic foods are (pasta for example).



Hope that helps!
"The Vegetarian Epicure" by Anna Thomas is a standard for college kids because it's so easy to cook cheaply using that one. Another good one is the "Quick from Scratch Pasta Cookbook" from Food %26amp; Wine books. There are recipes containing meat in it, but a vegetarian can easily substitute for those and every recipe in it is a winner.
This is an excellent cookbook for a beginner. The recipes are easy to follow and I don't think they ask for over the top expensive ingredients. It is not just for kids. I enjoy it to as an adult.

There are many interesting vegetarian cookbooks out there but for now I would recommend this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Vegetarian-C鈥?/a>
Kudo's to you for being so helpful and supportive to your cousin. :-) I highly recommend 2 cookbooks by Jo Stepaniak - "Vegan Vittles" and "The Saucy Vegetarian." Jo not only writes cookbooks, but edits them, so she's a stickler for writing very clear specific directions and ingredient amounts. If you follow her directions, the recipes are almost guaranteed to work. She also has a cookbook called "Table for Two." I don't have that one, but that might be good also for small quantity recipes.