Vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free? Six new cookbooks.

A sampling of new 2014 cookbooks to guide home cooks toward fresh ideas in the kitchen.

3. The Blender Girl by Tess Masters

'The Blender Girl' by Tess Masters (Ten Speed Press)

If you've been cooking meatless for awhile now and want to step up your game to understand the basics of vegan cooking, "superfoods," and how to make your own homemade "milk" from nuts, popular blogger Tess Masters is ready to show you the way.

Just make sure you've got a working blender, since its her favorite kitchen implement for making smoothies, soups, and dips. Masters offers 100 gluten-free, vegan recipes presented in a stylish way in "The Blender Girl." Most ingredients sound familiar but prepare for the occasional hunt for such things as "finely ground kuzu-root powder," "sesame paste" or "wasabi powder" in some of the more ambitious recipes.

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