by Brigitte | June 2, 2020 | blog, grocery shopping, meal planning, printable
If you’re the person in charge of cooking in your household, does a week long trip at a countryside cottage really count as vacation? Yes, sitting by the lake reading a book while kids frolic at the edge of the water without breaking into fights sounds...
by Brigitte | December 9, 2021 | blog, health, strategies
The best way to nurture your own health and that of the planet is to eat a healthy plant-based vegan diet consisting mostly of home-cooked foods. If you are just getting started with this healthy vegan plant-based lifestyle, it can be overwhelming. There is so much to...
by Brigitte | September 10, 2020 | blog, family, meal prep, strategies
Our children are now 8 and 5. It took my husband and I this long to build up the courage to attempt sleeping in a tent in their company. For our first long-weekend adventure, we picked a nearby destination – Golden Ears Provincial Park – and Labor Day...
by Brigitte | November 23, 2018 | blog, essentials, meal prep, strategies
Practically every time my Instant Pot comes up in conversation, I hear: “Oh I have been thinking about getting one – what do you think?” I have now owned one for two years and I finally feel ready to answer the question: “Should I get an...