Healthy Vegan - Blogiversary & My Top 5 Best Vegetarian - Vegan Cookbooks 2015


I celebrate my Blogiversary today.  Hip Hip Hooray. 
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Blogging is not the same world anymore when I begun.  It has changed enormously - these days more about ratings, chasing awards, promotion of products, competition give aways and so on.  I am not of that blogging world. I am on the periphery of that world, though I must admit I been seduced sadly a couple of times when I should have stuck with my gut instincts and principles.  I miss honest and down to earth blogging.  There have been times when I have had to remind myself of the reasons I set my blog up in the first place as I haven't enjoyed it so much over the past couple of years.  I have to make blogging succeed for me. And I shall as I enjoy my blog space.  I will continue with my blog adventures and share what inspires me, what I create at home in my kitchen.  Its also a way for me to stay in touch with friends afar and loyal readers, as well as meeting new bloggers, so it is with this vain that I continue to blog when I can.  

 Anyway I don't want this to be a rant, but a personal Celebration of sorts.   I launched my blog Allotment2Kitchen in 2009 mentioning some of my most thumbed through Vegetarian and Vegan cookbooks.   This year I thought I would share 5 Best Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks from 2015.  Its very different from the other lists you'll find.  No apple polishing, no - just my honest opinion for what it is worth.  I will write more about the cookbooks in the months to come, but here are my recommended picks from 2015:
5 Best Vegetarian - Vegan Cookbooks 2015

Prashad At Home by Kaushy Patel
Street Vegan Adam Sobel
V is for Vegan Kerstin Rodgers
Vegan Bible Marie Laforet


What was your favourite vegetarian or vegan cookbook from 2015?

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