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What are you eating this month? Jerk spiced lentils? Warm Spanish donuts with a saffron sauce? January, a.ka., Veganuary is the perfect time to indulge in planet-based recipes. What began as a challenge for people to adopt a vegan diet for January has since grown into a nonprofit platform that raised support from more than half a million people during its 2021 campaign. Plant-based diets not only do wonders for our health and taste buds, but can also make a positive impact on the planet as well. According to a recent report from the United Nations plant based diets can reduce our water and energy use, deforestation, and land degradation. Yet, you don’t have to adopt a 100% vegan diet to make a positive impact. Even replacing one meat-based meal with a plant substitute daily can reduce CO2 emissions and water use. And, trust us, after devouring these Veganuary recipe ideas from these cookbooks you’ll find that it’s easier than you may have previously thought to enjoy vegan meals.
So, without much ado, here’s our picks of vegan cookbooks full of delicious and easy-to-follow recipes for you to love for Veganuary and beyond.
Fuss-Free Vegan: 101 Everyday Comfort Food Favorites, Veganized
What You’ll Love: Comfort foods galore!
Sam Turnbull’s cookbook offers plenty of Veganuary recipes ideas to enjoy during the cold months and beyond. If you’re seeking easy-to-follow recipes of your favorite comfort foods, this is your cookbook. What you won’t find are quinoa or kale recipes, as Sam clearly states. Instead, flip through the pages and you’ll enjoy mouthwatering fluffy pancakes, pizza and decadent brownie recipes that will convert even the most skeptical of vegan-skeptics.
15 Minute Vegan: On a Budget: Fast, Modern Vegan Food That Costs Less
What You’ll Love: Quick meals
For those whose lives are constantly on the run, there are few things better than healthy meals that can fit into tight schedules. This book of 100 recipes features easy-to-prep and cook vegan meals. Enjoy a lot of one pot wonders and clever ideas on how to turn leftovers into tomorrow’s lunch.
The Essential Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook 101 Quick And Easy Vegan Recipes
What You’ll Love: One-pot meals
This cookbook features 100+ veganuary recipe ideas that can all be made in an instant pot. And each is loaded with fresh ingredients for delicious, flavorful and healthy meals. Try recipes like maple morning millet or chickpea kale korma. Even if you’re not vegan, this cookbook is a must-have for its creative recipes that are both easy and delicious.
Vegan Travel Handbook 1
What You’ll Love: Travel tips
While this isn’t exactly a cookbook, this will show you how to maintain a vegan diet while exploring other locales. From Taiwan to Italy, this guide gathers the best advice on how to find plant-based meals from food trucks, tours and even festivals. Plus, you’ll also learn a few good tips about where to go for vegan restaurants when visiting different cities.
Unbelievably Vegan: 100+ Life-Changing, Plant-Based Recipes: A Cookbook
What You’ll Love: Substitute guide
Charity’s cookbook is more than just a cookbook. It’s also guide that you’ll appreciate wherever you are on your plant-based journey. Among her classic veganuary recipe ideas like Jerk-spiced lentils, Charity also offers tips on how to use ingredients like oyster mushrooms as a meat substitute.
East Meets Vegan: The Best of Asian Home Cooking, Plant-Based and Delicious
What You’ll Love: Asian fusion recipes
Author Sasha Gill reinvents her favorite family recipes with vegan updates that deliver all of the flavor as the original. She cleverly replaces meat with plant-based ingredients like cauliflower, jackfruit and mushrooms. Meat-based oils and sauces are replaced with coconut oil. And, her rich dishes are a culinary passport to a delicious adventure.
Smith & Daughters: A Cookbook (That Happens to Be Vegan)
What You’ll Love: Creative Spanish-fusion recipes
Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse, the minds behind the celebrated Australian restaurant Smith & Daughters, come together in this cookbook that dares us to look at eating plant-based as an awesome culinary treat. Recipes like chipotle cashew cheese and saffron almond sauce have a Spanish flair that show just how fun and creative vegan recipes can truly be.
One Pot: Three Ways: Save Time with Vibrant, Versatile Vegan Recipes
What You’ll Love: Versatility
Youtube recipe creator Rachel Ama serves her followers with 80 new recipes that blend her Caribbean and African roots into one-pot wonders. Each recipe is built on the idea that one dish can be reinvisioned into 3 different recipes. That means that when you prep for one dish you can actually make 3 separate dishes or have a whole feast ready. And, Rachel’s guidance makes it easy to cook vegan at home.
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