by Brigitte | December 2, 2020 | blog, how-to, meal prep, pantry cooking, recipe
Fresh produce year round is not a bounty I take for granted. Maybe it’s showing my age but, growing up, a “salad” in the winter meant a few chunks of iceberg lettuce with, maybe, slices of cucumber and halved cherry tomatoes. Today’s global...
by Brigitte | November 26, 2020 | blog, how-to, pantry cooking, recipe
Soup is part of the solution to every problem worth solving in the world: hunger, of course, but also sickness, loneliness, anxiety, conflict, income inequality, fiber and vitamin deficiencies, and animal agriculture (among others). And the best thing about it is that...
by Brigitte | October 9, 2020 | blog, how-to, pantry cooking, recipe
We all need a quick Friday night vegan dish idea in our back pocket. The kind we’ll pull out when our day has been flipped upside down due to unpleasant surprises (leaky toilet, web site break down, tantrum over lost toy…). The kind of recipe that, once we...
by Brigitte | May 13, 2020 | blog, how-to, recipe
Whip up a comforting healthy and vegan pasta dish with pantry ingredients and leftover produce. Read this today to be prepared to make it tomorrow with what you have at home!
by Brigitte | November 5, 2019 | blog, how-to, meal prep, strategies
Some of my most beloved memories involve batch cooking with friends. There is something magical about getting together with other humans and preparing food to nourish each others’ bodies and souls. As we labor jointly to chop, cook, and pack meals, kitchens turn...
by Brigitte | November 1, 2019 | blog, how-to, recipe, strategies
So you now own an Instant Pot and you’d like to use it more, but your favorite recipes are written for the stove-top? Are you scared to wreck your dinner when using your new appliance? Worry not! In this post, I will explain in detail how to convert a recipe...
by Brigitte | March 20, 2019 | blog, essentials, how-to, strategies
Many times, even before I started cooking dinner, I have thrown the towel and ordered pizza from across the street. The mere thought of chopping a pile of veggies felt like an overwhelming feat. No more! Learning basic knife skills made a world of difference in my...
by Brigitte | March 13, 2019 | blog, how-to, meal prep, strategies
Has your life gone to the dishes? Try changing how you cook to make cleanup go faster. Eating three home-cooked meals per day consisting of plant-based whole foods will do wonders for your health. It will probably also improve your family’s life as you say...
by Brigitte | June 21, 2018 | blog, how-to, recipe
Before we dive into the easiest way to cook quinoa, let’s talk about the nagging question that any ethical foodie has at the back of their mind: should we eat quinoa or not? Quinoa made its big debut on the foodie scene about 10 years ago, earning kudos from...
by Brigitte | October 9, 2017 | blog, how-to, recipe
Soup is such a beautiful thing. It is warm, filling, comforting, and can be quite inexpensive to make. It can catch all the leftover veggies in your produce drawer before it’s too late. Best of all, it can be delicious and nutritious too. But how to make vegan...