Armed with a generous gift card from my boyfriend's parents, I descended upon Barnes and Noble this afternoon in search of the perfect vegetarian cookbook. And left empty-handed (well, I bought a book of short stories).

Maybe it was because I wasn't hungry or because the books didn't have pictures, but none of the dozen or so vegetarian cookbooks I paged through caught my eye.

Now, I am not desperate. I will eat if I don't buy a new cookbook. In addition to my notebook full of recipes pulled from magazines and photocopied from library books, I own two true cookbooks. But neither are specifically for vegetarians, meaning that nearly all of their "entree" recipes have meat as the main attraction--so no good. And I'm in the mood for something new.

So I'm seeking recommendations. What vegetarian cookbook(s) have served you well? I'm looking for recipes that are not too complicated, use ingredients I can locate in Super Stop & Shop, and can be prepared in under an hour.

I eagerly await your responses!