by Brigitte | November 25, 2021 | blog, podcast
Eating animal products, aside from being horribly polluting and terribly cruel, is shamefully inefficient. Thankfully, we can do better thanks to technology today, and the future looks bright. I was thrilled to interview Karthik Sekar, Ph.D., a data analyst in the...
by Brigitte | November 12, 2021 | blog, podcast, vegan journey
Marian went from omnivore to vegetarian to humane-meat-eating-flexitarian to, eventually, whole food plant-based eater and vegan activist. She is a voiceover artist who started the Plant-based Briefing as a way to further spread the love of plant-based and vegan...
by Brigitte | November 9, 2021 | blog, podcast, strategies
When I ask people what stops them from cooking more healthy meals from scratch at home, I often hear some version of the following: “I hate cooking!” “Cooking feels like a waste of my time.” “I’m sick of making dinner.”...
by Brigitte | October 28, 2021 | blog, essentials, how-to, podcast, strategies
It’s time to make cooking fun. Does cooking feel like a chore? It doesn’t have to! I interviewed Siobhan Coates, the fun coach, to ask her why we perceive cooking so poorly, and for her to share her best tips to make cooking fun again. She has great...
by Brigitte | October 14, 2021 | blog, family, podcast, strategies, vegan parents in the kitchen
Many of us, myself included, can occasionally feel resentful when it comes time to prepare dinner. “Why me (again)?” “Didn’t I just feed you?” “Cooking takes too long!” “I’m sick of cleaning up after meals.”...
by Brigitte | September 29, 2021 | blog, how-to, meal planning, meal prep, podcast, recipe, roundup, strategies
Batch cooking changes lives… it really does! In fact, vegan batch cooking probably also SAVES lives. Why? Because when you’ve got a meal all ready to eat in the fridge or freezer, you’re much less likely to eat unhealthy processed or delivery food...
by Brigitte | July 16, 2021 | blog, essentials, family, grocery shopping, how-to, meal planning, podcast, strategies
Drawing parallels between meal planning and project management can help us make decisions about what to cook. In the kitchen as on any construction site, scope, time, and cost have to be kept in constant balance if you want to serve your loved ones really good food....
by Brigitte | June 16, 2021 | blog, family, health, podcast, strategies, vegan journey, vegan parents in the kitchen
Dreena Burton has published six vegan cookbooks and raised three children in 20 years. That elevates her to superhero status to me. Her recipes take nutrition, appeal, and ease into consideration all at the same time, and she keeps on showing up to inspire us with...
by Brigitte | June 9, 2021 | blog, family, health, podcast, strategies, vegan parents in the kitchen
Traditional medical education makes very little room for nutrition and disease prevention. As a result, “health care” often ends up looking more like “sick care.” But the tide may be turning and the number of plant-based doctors is growing....
by Brigitte | June 1, 2021 | blog, family, podcast, strategies, vegan journey, vegan parents in the kitchen
When one spouse – often the wife – is going vegan but the other one isn’t there yet, what happens? I have told my own transition story from meat lover to ethical vegan and plant-based eating advocate a few times, including along with some tips for...
by Brigitte | April 26, 2021 | blog, family, health, podcast, zero-waste
In April 2011, I quit drinking coffee. This was an unexpected move for me because I loved coffee. Back in the mid-1990s, I had a blog and many posts were about the art and pleasure of coffee making and drinking. My espresso machine was my most beloved appliance. I...
by Brigitte | April 19, 2021 | blog, podcast, strategies
What happens roughly 24 billion times per day on Earth? Humans having a meal. About a third of all of the resources we extract or use from the planet are funneled toward our insatiable appetites. If we are to continue living together on this planet for a little...
by Brigitte | March 1, 2021 | blog, family, podcast, strategies, vegan journey, vegan parents in the kitchen
Like so many other vegans, the only regret I have about veganism is not embracing it earlier. Going vegan in my mid-20s would have been so much easier. Back then, I was living with roommates and mostly cooking for myself. I even ate a lot of accidentally vegan food,...
by Brigitte | June 1, 2017 | blog, meal planning, picky eaters, podcast, strategies
“I have never had a single concern about my child’s eating” said no parent, ever. There are worries at all stages of life, from infancy (“is she getting enough milk?”) to teenage (“too much junk food!”), with many years...
