by Brigitte | April 12, 2024 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, pantry cooking, program, strategies
After months of brainstorming, consulting, and planning, I am finally starting to record my new course: Plan, Prep, and Relax: Plant-Based Batch Cooking for Busy Beginners The simple strategy you need for healthy, stress-free weeknights. Get on the waitlist! We start...
by Brigitte | February 26, 2024 | blog, program, strategies
Cooking club changes lives. We get together to cook some healthy vegan building blocks that will form the base of our weekday meals. In so doing, we find nourishment for our bodies and souls. When you sign up for cooking club, you get: Structure: Leave batch cooking...
by Brigitte | February 16, 2024 | blog, meal planning, program, strategies
When cooking for one or two people, mustering the motivation to cook healthy tasty meals can be a struggle. You might end up stuck in a rut, eating only a few different meals and even missing the mark on your nutrition targets. This free Zoom workshop will empower you...
by Brigitte | January 4, 2024 | blog, program, strategies
Do you feel reasonably comfortable cooking omnivore or vegetarian dinners every night, but healthy vegan, plant-based cooking intimidates you? This free talk and Q&A will give you tools to get started with more confidence and less stress. In this one hour live...
by Brigitte | January 4, 2024 | blog, recipe, strategies
This guide to vegan cooking for beginners will help you add more plant-based, healthy vegan meals into your rotation. It is meant for people who already know how to cook enough to follow a recipe, but need a boost of confidence when it comes to turning plants into...
by Brigitte | November 17, 2023 | blog, mindfulness, program, strategies
Enough with the hyper consumerism: can we bask in an extra day gratitude and appreciate everything we have, please? Let’s stir some mindfulness into Black Friday. We’ll get together on Zoom and I will lead us all into cooking up a delicious soup from...
by Brigitte | November 10, 2023 | blog, grocery shopping, how-to, pantry cooking, podcast, strategies
Most people could cook faster, waste less money and time, and be less stressed if they handled their grocery haul differently. How should you store groceries to reduce waste and make cooking faster? Try these four strategies and share yours in the comments. Clear your...
by Brigitte | November 3, 2023 | blog, mindfulness, strategies
Can cooking be a spiritual practice? In this hyper-scheduled, busy life, preparing meals at home from scratch is often perceived as either a dreaded chore or something one does as a hobby. What if instead we could take advantage of the time we spend cooking to expand...
by Brigitte | October 27, 2023 | blog, health, meal planning, program, strategies
Have you ever wondered if you can truly get all the essential nutrients from everyday plant-based meals? You’re not alone. Many people question whether a vegan or plant-based diet can fully satisfy their nutritional needs. Can a plant-based diet provide every...
by Brigitte | September 8, 2023 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, program, strategies
Wednesday dinners do not have to be stressful to prepare. When you are drained after a long day, you do not need to rely on take-out or ready-made processed meals. Wholesome, tasty, and healthy meals are possible even when you don’t have the time or energy to...
by Brigitte | April 26, 2023 | blog, podcast, strategies, vegan journey
Most people believe that they’d cook better if they had a bigger kitchen… but is that so? Kathy Davis, who runs the Eat More Plants Academy and published three cookbooks, lives in a RV and her story challenges conventional views. It’s all about...
by Brigitte | January 13, 2023 | blog, meal prep, nutrition, program, strategies
If you can find one hour to for meal prep / batch cooking at any time in the week, you can prepare really good food you will enjoy throughout the week. It won’t be perfect, but it will provide you with a solid base for meals that improve your nutrition and...
by Brigitte | November 18, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, meal planning, strategies
Rising food costs are a concern for most households these days. How to save money on healthy vegan food? I propose a strategy that goes deeper than perusing flyers. Warning: mindset shifts ahead. Ask where your (food) money going How much of your money are you...
by Brigitte | April 11, 2022 | blog, family, health, podcast, strategies, vegan parents in the kitchen
How do you get into shape after having kids without spending hours in the gym? Amy Kakebeeke is the queen of squeezing short yet effective workouts in-between the many commitments of her busy life as a working mom. Get ready to be inspired to hop off the couch and...
by Brigitte | April 7, 2022 | blog, family, picky eaters, podcast, strategies, vegan parents in the kitchen
I often get asked for dinner ideas for picky eaters or “good vegan food for kids.” I disagree that there is any kind of specifically kid-friendly plant-based food, because every family has its own food history and different styles of cooking and foods will...