Not sure what to get the vegan in your life for Christmas this year? Cookbooks are always a good bet, especially for those who follow specific diet guidelines. Cookbooks generally don't go out of date and you can even ask to borrow it once they've had the chance to use it for awhile. Check out the titles below to get you started:

Veganomicon - Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero, writers of Vegan with a Vengeance, created a book that avoids the use of meat and dairy replacements and instead offer inventive ways to use an assortment of ingredients that are free from these. Learn to make dishes such as Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions or Southwestern Corn Pudding, using coconut milk and maple syrup.

The Complete Vegan Kitchen: An Introduction to Vegan Cooking with More than 300 Delicious Recipes-from Easy to Elegant - Don't you love it when a book title is practically a novel itself? This book is a good option for those just getting started in the vegan cooking adventure and Jannequin Bennett  includes valuable nutritional information.

The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets - Colleen Patrick-Goudrea believes that just because you can't use eggs and butter doesn't mean you have to deprive yourself of baked goodies, including chocolate chip scones, lemon cheesecake, chocolate peanut butter cupcakes and chocolate almond brittle.

Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Recipes for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Cooking Crap (and Start Looking Hot!) - This one isn't for the easily offended. Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin claim that being vegan is necessary to being thin. Readers also shouldn't be offended by being addressed as "bitch" - as the title implies.

The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen - All of the recipes in this book are legitimate Mediterranean fare and don't call for meat or cheese substitutes. Stuffed mushrooms and potato gnocchi are among the delicacies Donna Klein will help you create.

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