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 | August 24, 2020 | blog, recipe
Do you think that making risotto means watchfully standing by the stove and stirring for an hour, adding hot broth every few minutes? Who’s got time for that?! Here is how to make vegan risotto in the oven. Perfect for lazy bums and busy moms! I challenge you to...
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 | April 24, 2020 | blog, recipe
Morning is my favorite time of the day, when everything still seems possible. It’s the time when I review my daily planner, write a couple of pages in my journal, and spend 10 minutes reading. It’s also when I (normally) have to shepherd my kids to...
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 | October 10, 2019 | zero-waste, blog, essentials, recipe, strategies
Is cast-iron cooking a good choice for vegans? After all, the much-touted capacity of cast-iron to sear steaks is moot for plant-based eaters. Compassionate cooks may even be repelled by the meat-centric marketing campaigns for this heavy kitchen gear. Yet, I recently...
by Brigitte | June 4, 2019 | vegan parents in the kitchen, blog, family, meal prep, picky eaters, recipe, strategies
Do your little ones love to “help” in the kitchen? It can be hard to involve your kids in cooking at the end of a stressful day when all you want is to get dinner on the table as quickly as possible. Yet, teaching kids kitchen lessons is an investment that will yield...
by Brigitte | October 22, 2018 | blog, nutrition, recipe, strategies
Do you eat enough green and cruciferous vegetables on a daily basis? Chances are, you don’t. Even eating vegetables in general is challenge for most: less than 10% of Americans consume the recommended 2 to 3 cups daily. Within a few percentage points, these...
by Brigitte | July 26, 2018 | blog, family, nutrition, picky eaters, recipe
“Mommy, I want a snack!” How many times a day do you hear that in the summer? Those five words can be the gateway to so many perils. Processed food with dubious ingredients and scary color additives. Empty calories that will fill your children’s...
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 | June 1, 2018 | blog, meal prep, printable, recipe, strategies, template
Imagine having a stressful day and no dinner plan… and then remembering that, in your freezer, you have a few vegan building blocks that you’ll be able to pull together in 10 or 15 minutes to create a delicious and nutritious home-cooked dinner. No...
by Brigitte | November 17, 2017 | meal planning, blog, recipe, strategies
Even with the best laid plans, you will occasionally find yourself having to prepare a meal that you haven’t planned for. Maybe you didn’t make it to the grocery store. Or your significant other has been… but brought back the wrong ingredients. Or you are trying to...
by Brigitte | November 11, 2017 | recipe, blog
I have never made so much pizza at home as since going vegan. The first reason is that I really LOVE pizza, and so does everyone in my family. Is it pizza that I love, or a slice of warm, golden bread with some luscious toppings? After a couple of years of trials and...
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...
by Brigitte | September 27, 2017 | blog, recipe
There is a rumor that says that making polenta from scratch is tricky, labor-intensive, and better left to Italian mamas. I was fooled by this belief for a long time, but I know better now. Today’s the day when I invite you to also see the light. Here is how to...