Anybody know any good non-dairy cookbooks?

Question

My girlfriend and I went off dairy on a doctor's recommendation, and we are more energetic, have better moods, and our health is improving in an all-around manner. So obviously we decided to make this dietary change permanent. Unfortunately, nearly all the recipes I know include milk, sour cream, butter, or cheese, so I have to re-learn how to cook. Are there any good non-dairy cookbooks with recipes that are simple enough that busy students can make them? I'm not looking for a vegan cookbook (though I'm not opposed to one if it's of good quality), what I need is a book of clear, concise recipes of non-dairy meals for small groups.

Answer 1

Student's Go Vegan cookbook has alot of easy, inexpensive but really tasty recipes.

I heard about the cookbook Dairy Free Living Made Easy on the vegan lunchbox blog and it sounds like it is very helpful.

http://www.godairyfree.org

Answer 2

I stopped eating products with lactose about 4 years ago. However, I still use almost all my old recipes. I found out that almost all Kraft cheeses are lactose free. Also, I use goat milk in place of cow's milk. Through experimentation and a little bit of creativity I've found I can still make just about anything. If you go to Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, or a similar type market you'll find a lot of non-dairy substitutes for sour cream, butter, cheese, yogurt, and milk. Also, at Trader Joe's they have an "ice cream" made by Triple Rainbow that's called Soy Cream, it is by far the best replica of ice cream I have found. It has great flavor, excellent texture, and almost the same creamy taste of ice cream.

Answer 3

I have used a Betty Crocker cookbook that I was a Christmas gift one year. I love this book for all the different recipes, from great dinner recipes to brownies and cookie recipes they always turn out well and are easy to follow. The copy of my cookbook has seen better days, the wear and tear has become obvious but I will keep using this book for as long as possible.

Answer 4

Great on your improved health!

My fave cookbooks for non-dairy sauces are vegan:

Of These Ye May Freely Eat, JoAnn Rachor
(I like the cheese recipe, and it's cheap $2.95)

The Guilt-Free Gourmet, Vicki Griffin
(Great health tips in the back of the book and great cheese recipes, too.)

Health food stores (or the nutrition section of your grocer?) carry milk substitutes (soy, rice or nut milks) and vegan cream cheese and sour cream. That way you could more easily adapt recipes you have.

Answer 5

Try the Moosewood series of cookbooks. Moosewood is a vegitarian restaurant in Ithaca, New York that's developed a wonderful variety of delish meatless dishes, and many of them are dairy-free also. Your local Barnes & Noble should have at least one of the series written by the chefs and owners of Moosewood. That same section of cookbooks ought to have a half dozen other vegitarian cookbooks. I have to admit - I generally despise vegitarian dishes, but Moosewood - well, dang it, but I've eaten there and it was GOOD!

Answer 6

The East is pretty much all non-dairy. Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai. These are some of my favorite foods, and there are millions of cookbooks for these cuisines.

Answer 7

http://www.vitalita.com/cookbooks.html
http://www.insight-books.com/CKBN
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/4949/
http://www.pennyeisenberg.com/lt_jewish.html
http://www.transitionsbookplace.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=str&Category_Code=CKBA

okay here are a few sites, some say vegan, but receipes can be adapted..

Answer 8

http://www.vitalita.com/cookbooks.html

http://www.insight-books.com/CKBN