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Home » CookBlogShare » Meat Free Recipes for Veganuary plus #CookBlogShare 2020 Week 2

Meat Free Recipes for Veganuary plus #CookBlogShare 2020 Week 2

13 January, 2020 Last Modified: January 10, 2022

Meat free recipes for January – the month of resolutions and Veganuary. Whether trying to reduce your meat intake or looking for recipe ideas to help reduce your food bill for the month, there’s lots to choose from. 

Meat Free Recipe Collage Cook Blog Share 2020 Week 2 Lost in Food

Welcome to #CookBlogShare 2020 and a roundup of meat free recipes for week 2.

#CookBlogShare is a weekly link party where recipes are shared, we comment on each other’s cooking creations and generally indulge in all things food related!  If you’ve got a recipe to share then this is the place to show it off!

We guest host this link party, which runs every Tuesday with Jacqui at Recipes Made Easy and fellow guest bloggers.

Your host for next week will be Helen at Cooking with My Kids.

If you are new to this link party then take a few minutes to read the guidelines below before joining us. You are welcome you to share your old and new recipes as there is no specific theme and all recipes are welcome.

Thank you to everyone who contributed last week and shared their recipes with us. We were spoilt for choice but given the time of year and the no doubt indulgence of Christmas & New Year it seemed a theme had formed all on its own.

For us, this past month was hectic leading up to the holidays and as ever trying to fit it all in to allow us to take time off and spend it with our respective families. The holidays were well needed to refresh and recharge our minds and creative side to allow us to prepare for a busy 6 months of Supperclubs ahead. Our menus are forming and we are this week starting the preparations for the first Supperclub of 2020!

A quick update from us

January always brings with it the time for looking back over the year and setting some goals for the next year. I think this is the case even more so this year as we enter into a new decade. Whilst I am not one to make resolutions, I like to set myself some goals and give myself an outline of how I will achieve them.

While I toyed with the idea of doing Veganuary this month, I have 2 teenagers that rarely eat a vegetable (yes shocking I know!) therefore it seemed a bit out of my reach. Combine that with cooking for two Supperclubs I decided against it. However, my husband and I are still very keen to ensure that we try 2 new meat free recipes per week where possible. Submissions for this weeks #CookBlogShare have helped with my need for vegetarian and vegan ideas.

Meat Free Recipes for Veganuary

Breakfasts & Drinks

Raspberry Cashew Smoothie from Tin & Thyme

The first recipe that stood out to me due to the colour was this delicious sounding Raspberry & Cashew Smoothie from Tin & Thyme. As I mentioned, my teens aren’t great with vegetables but love fruit. I’m adding this one to the morning routine for them to hopefully give them a boost on these dark mornings heading to school. Next up was this Quinoa Breakfast Bowl from The Gluten Free Alchemist. I’ve made quinoa many times but am intrigued to try using it in a breakfast bowl.

Soups

Curried Parsnip Soup with Apple from Taste Botanical

Photo courtesy of Taste Botanical

It comes as no surprise to find lots of soups on the list this month. Other than it being one of most common ways of enjoying vegetables its also very economical. I’m often have small amounts of vegetables left each week which are great for adding together produce a delicious soup.

Our Curried Chickpea & Vegetable Soup is economical and quick not to mention vegan as well.  Keeping with the curry theme we have this tasty looking Curried Parsnip Soup with Apple from Taste Botanical which sounds like a great choice. Simply Crafting brings us this great budget recipe for Roasted Pepper & Tomato Soup, a perfect batch cook and again vegan friendly. Appearing as a canapé soup shot for our upcoming Supperclub to get the taste buds going is our Spicy Tomato & Red Lentil Soup.

Light meals

A closeup view of a oink brunch bowl containing 2 small gluten free courgette fritters, surrounded by fresh tomatoes and shavings of courgette ready to have a poached egg placed on top.

There are also some great ideas for incorporating more vegetables in your diet than just soup. At a recent Supperclub, we made these delicious Courgette Fritters and served with fresh tomatoes, sun blush tomatoes and ribbons of courgettes dressed with a french vinaigrette. To keep these vegan, replace the egg with a touch of mashed potato or any vegan binding substitute. Another great sounding dish is this Roast Butternut Squash Winter Salad from Apply Face to Blog. Another salad with a touch of heat to tempt you is our Harissa & Chickpea Salad.

Baking

Vegan meringue kisses from Only Crumbs Remain

Photo Courtesy of Only Crumbs Remain

After all those healthy recipes above I think we deserve a treat. If you are partaking in Veganuary we have some sweet treats to allow you to indulge. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy brings us a recipe from Rachel Koo’s Little Swedish Kitchen book  – a delectable Vegan Chocolate Cake. Ever wondered how those little morsels of vegan meringues were made? Then I suggest you follow Jacqui over on Only Crumbs Remain and she will show you step by step how to make these delicious Vegan Meringues.

And if you still are interested in more meat free recipes then head over to Peachicks Bakery for more vegan ideas.

#CookBlogShare 2020 Week #2

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We’ll visit all the blogs participating in the link party and share your recipes across all the major social media channels as well as pin them on to the Cook Blog Share Pinterest Board.  If you tweet a link to your recipe to us, @LostinF00d, using #CookBlogShare we’ll do my best to retweet it!

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  1. Rosemary

    17 January, 2020 at 14:59

    Thank you very much for including my Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup in your round-up. Lots of other great meat-free recipes here too!

    Reply
    • Michelle

      20 January, 2020 at 11:15

      No problem Rosemary, it looks delicious. Thanks for linking up last week. Michelle

      Reply
  2. louise Gunstone

    16 January, 2020 at 16:14

    Nice roundup. I am not doing Veganuary but having said that these recipes are handy as we have a few new vegetarians in our extended family so will need these recipe ideas – thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Michelle

      20 January, 2020 at 11:14

      Thanks Louise, not necessarily following Veganuary either just trying to stick to a few meals meat free per week for the month. Michelle

      Reply
  3. Balvinder

    16 January, 2020 at 16:04

    Great recipe collection for meatfree meals.

    Reply
    • Michelle

      20 January, 2020 at 11:13

      Thanks Balvinder, it was definitely needed for me after indulging for Christmas. Michelle

      Reply
  4. Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder

    15 January, 2020 at 21:48

    Very timely theme for a round-up and such a delicious bunch of recipes too!

    Reply
  5. Jacqui – Recipes Made Easy:Only Crumbs Remain

    15 January, 2020 at 15:28

    Thank you for inluding the raspberry vegan meringue kisses in the round up. No veganuary form me either still Have youngest at home from Uni and he wants meat as he can not afford it when at uni. In his 6th year of study he really is penniless,

    Reply
  6. Veronica

    15 January, 2020 at 10:20

    Lovely recipes – I must say I love my veggies. Can’t wait to try some of these ideas.

    Reply
    • Lesley

      15 January, 2020 at 11:44

      Thank you Veronica, me too! I can easily drop meat for a few days, but never my veg! Lesley x

      Reply
  7. Chloe Edges

    14 January, 2020 at 23:17

    Great selection guys! Can’t wait to see what other goodies are shared this week 🙂

    Reply
    • Lesley

      15 January, 2020 at 09:13

      Thank you Chloe, a nice round up of meat free dishes this week. Lesley x

      Reply
  8. Rebecca - Glutarama

    14 January, 2020 at 18:39

    A lovely round up of veggie dishes sweet and savoury. Thank you for hosting this week x

    Reply
    • Lesley

      15 January, 2020 at 09:13

      Thank you Rebecca, I agree, it’s a nice selection of meat free dishes this week. Lesley x

      Reply
  9. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie

    14 January, 2020 at 10:47

    Love your plan to eat more meat free meals. I am actually doing Veganuary this year – the first year, for various reasons, I’ve actually been able to (There were a couple of years when I was developing recipes for the Tasty Easy Lamb campaign for example… so Veganuary was definitely a non starter back then!) I’m actually finding it very easy – much easier than expected… and fortunately my kids do like most veg, so that helps a lot! And hubby doesn’t mind having a vegan dinner as he can get something meaty at work for lunch! I do want to eat less meat generally so I think going forward we will do something more like what you are doing – a few meat free days each week. Eb x

    Reply
    • Lesley

      15 January, 2020 at 09:12

      I was a strict vegetarian for years, I’m not now though. However, you can still tell from what I cook that I love vegetables and meat-free days do feature in my household. Like you I am lucky that my children love vegetables, otherwise it can be tricky. My husband ate the vegetarian food I cooked for him for years, so he’s grown used to it (he ate little veg before he met me)! Lesley x

      Reply
  10. Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

    14 January, 2020 at 10:12

    The features are great for #MeatlessMonday. 😀 Thanks a lot for hosting!

    Reply
    • Lesley

      15 January, 2020 at 09:09

      Thank you Jhuls, I couldn’t agree more, these dishes are perfect for meat free days. Lesley x

      Reply

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