Plant-Based Cooking Resources

Cookbooks

Forks Over Knives (several books)
Colleen-Patrick-Goudreau (numerous cookbooks)
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
Vegan Comfort Classics
Thug Kitchen
Plant Based on a Budget

Vegan for Everybody                                                                            

Vegan Instapot Cookbook

The Plant Based Diet for Beginners                                                             

The No Meat Athlete Cookbook

Vegan with a Vengeance

Local Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurants

Picazzo’s (Veg Menu) - Tempe/Chandler, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Arrowhead, Sedona
Green New American Vegetarian - Tempe, Phoenix
Nami Vegan Sweets (connected with Green) - Phoenix 
The Kind Bean - Chandler
Whyld Ass - Phoenix
24 Carrots - Tempe
The Coronado Cafe - Phoenix
Loving Hut - Tempe, Phoenix, Glendale
Giving Tree Cafè - Phoenix
Desert Roots Kitchen - Tempe
Desert Island Eatery - Phoenix
Casa Terra - Glendale
Veggie Village - Phoenix
From the Roots Up Vegetarian Soul Food - Mesa
Fresh Mint - North Scottsdale
True Food Kitchen - Phoenix and Scottsdale
Pomegranate Cafè - Phoenix (Ahwatukee)
Vegan House - Phoenix (downtown)
Verdura - Phoenix
Seed Shack - Gilbert
Urban Beans (mainly coffee shop) - Phoenix

How Do I Get Protein?
Examples of Plant-Based Protein Sources

Beans  (e.g., black, pinto, chickpeas, lentils, kidney, peas)
Quinoa
Green peas
Wild rice, brown rice
Nuts, nut butters, and other seeds
Soy – tofu, tempeh, edamame beans
Peanut butter
Nutritional yeast has a cheesy flavor and can be sprinkled on many different dishes
Oats and oatmeal
Plant-based milk (e.g., soy, almond, cashew)
Some vegetables and fruits are easy sources of protein (e.g., broccoli, spinach, asparagus, artichokes, potatoes, sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, avocado, bananas, nectarines, guava, blackberries)