My Cookbooks
The Bread Machine Book
75 Unforgettable, Unfussy Recipes for Every Baker
My entry point into the kitchen was a bread machine, and my first cooking job was in fact at a bread bakery — so this book takes me full circle. The Bread Machine Book is a modern, everything-you-need-to-know guide to baking perfect bread with a bread machine at home, with 75 recipes.
“Volger isn’t showy about it, but the guy knows how to cook.” —Jeff Gordinier
Snacks for Dinner
Small Bites, Full Plates, Can’t Lose
Recipes and guidelines for building a vegetarian spread that’s full of color and variety — and built-in improvisation. Filled with simple — but fun and inventive — recipes, this is my most personal book yet, with short essays.
One of the Best Cookbooks of 2022 — Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, National Post
Veggie Burgers Every Which Way
Fresh, Flavorful, and Healthy Plant-Based Burgers—Plus Toppings, Sides, Buns, and More (Revised & Updated Second Edition)
This new edition of my very first cookbook includes the recipes for my Made by Lukas “ready-to-shape” veggie burger mixes — plus additional new recipes, updated material, and a brand new preface.
“Lukas Volger reversed my veggie burger cynicism.”
—Martha Rose Shulman, The New York Times
Start Simple
Eleven Everyday Ingredients for Countless Weeknight Meals
Simplify your shopping and pantry by starting with a handful of ingredients — among them eggs, beans, winter squash, tortillas, and more — that form the building blocks of healthful and doable, whole-foods weeknight meals.
One of the Best Cookbooks of 2020 — Epicurious, National Post
Bowl
Vegetarian Recipes for Ramen, Pho, Bibimbap, Dumplings, and Other One-Dish Meals
A love letter to nourishing, fortifying bowl food — with vegetarian recipes for ramen, pho, bibimbap, dumplings, and more. Embrace the simplicity and versatility of creating a meal from an assembly of healthful components.
“Lukas Volger is a master at creating attractive vegetarian and vegan meals that are put together with a light hand but that fill you up.” —The New York Times
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