Anyone vegan in college?

[just_believe_87]

My friend and I are lacto-ovo vegetarian, and we are both seriously considering the switch to veganism. However, we go to a small school (less than 2000 students), and there aren't necessarily that many choices for students on a meal plan. We will, however, be living in a house with a kitchen, and we will be able to cook a few times a week. Our

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[dreamerunleashd]

There is a lot of Indian food that you can make that's great on a budget.
Especially since you can buy your rice and flour in bulk along with your spices if you're not too picky.
Just try to mix it up. Maybe try a few of your own recipes?

[planetkiller]

The girl I'm moving in with in August is a vegan. She recommends new vegans get How It All Vegan by Tanya Bernard and Sarah Kramer. It's a pretty good primer for new vegans, it's pretty cool and totally unboring, it's full of substitution lists (i.e. 1/2 banana instead of an egg), and the recipes are fantastic. It tends more toward taking non-vegan food and making it vegan, but that's normally good for new vegans, especially those with non-vegan friends. (I actually have my own copy of this book and it works really well when I'm cooking for my younger siblings and myself.)

She also recommends Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson, because it has a load of recipes (like 500). However, I find that it's a bit drier and more difficult to read. And it's expensive. Her copy cost her US$30. But it has a greater variety of recipes and has a broader range of difficulty

[just_believe_87]

I just read Garden of Vegan by Tanya and Sarah and I think that book will be an excellent help. It had an entire chapter of microwave recipes! I loved it so much I'll probably go out and get How it All Vegan. I also liked Vegan with a Vengeance, from the Post Punk Kitchen.