Hi! VW has tons of recipes with just 'regular' grocery-store stuff... The only things I usually buy at Whole Foods are nutritional yeast, raw cashews, and occasionally tempeh, seitan, or Vegenaise. Everything else just comes from the neighborhood grocery: beans, lentils, chickpeas, balsamic vinegar, brown rice, wheat pasta, sunflower seeds, oatmeal, cranberries or raisins, fresh & frozen fruits & veggies, olives, sesame & olive oils, spinach, artichokes, peanut butter, flour/ yeast... there's a ton of good veg food that can be made from pretty common ingredients!

You can also order almost anything online...check out http://store.veganessentials.com, and note that almost anything in the universe can be ordered from amazon.com-- for any 'specialty' foods you need for a recipe or want to try, that aren't available locally.

Anyway, glad you're here! VW is an awesome resource... be sure to check out the forums, too, along with the recipes-- they're fun!

Welcome!

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Hi!  this site has lots of great recipes on it!  I just got several cookbooks and have been enjoying cooking new things, but there are still a few ingredients I haven't been able to find.  I live in a small town so I know how it can be!  Best of luck to you!