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How to save money on healthy vegan food

How to save money on healthy vegan food

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...
A plastic-free and zero-waste cooking and living journey – Interview with the Zero-Waste Chef: Anne-Marie Bonneau

A plastic-free and zero-waste cooking and living journey – Interview with the Zero-Waste Chef: Anne-Marie Bonneau

by Brigitte | March 10, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, podcast, strategies, zero-waste

Anne-Marie Bonneau has been living plastic-free since 2011 and you’ll find her story and tips inspiring and empowering. In this episode, we discuss what motivated her and her daughters to say goodbye to plastic and reduce their food and packaging waste and...
Healthy vegan grocery list printable (a PDF you can download)

Healthy vegan grocery list printable (a PDF you can download)

by Brigitte | March 4, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, meal planning, printable, template

What’s on my healthy vegan grocery list printable? Eating a (mostly) whole foods plant based diet means that I am cooking from a set of vegan pantry staples. It’s amazing how many different, delicious, and nutritious meals one can cook from this set of...
Are CSA boxes worth it? Read this before you subscribe.

Are CSA boxes worth it? Read this before you subscribe.

by Brigitte | January 12, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, podcast, strategies

For the past 10 years, I have been an on and off subscriber of veggie boxes via a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme or another. Yet again this winter, I ask myself: should I sign up for a CSA box this year? Are CSA boxes worth it? The answer isn’t...
Your meal planning priorities: what matters most? what can you let go of?

Your meal planning priorities: what matters most? what can you let go of?

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....
10 vegetables I never fail to put on my vegan grocery list

10 vegetables I never fail to put on my vegan grocery list

by Brigitte | January 6, 2021 | blog, essentials, grocery shopping, meal planning, nutrition, pantry cooking, strategies

When you have these vegetables in the fridge, plus a few vegan pantry staples, you can improvise a delicious and nutritious meal in minutes. Read about my vegan grocery list picks and get recipe inspiration to use them.

“One week at the cottage”: a simple one-week vegan meal plan

“One week at the cottage”: a simple one-week vegan meal plan

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...
Vegan shopping and pantry cooking in a pandemic: Brigitte’s tips on the radio show “Animal Voices”

Vegan shopping and pantry cooking in a pandemic: Brigitte’s tips on the radio show “Animal Voices”

by Brigitte | April 9, 2020 | blog, grocery shopping, guest appearances, meal planning, pantry cooking, strategies

Local vegan radio show Animal Voices invited me to speak about grocery shopping and pantry cooking during the weird and uncertain times of this coronavirus pandemic. What plant-based ingredients should we always have on hand in the pantry? How do we use what we have...
11 tips for vegan families to eat  better on vacation (video)

11 tips for vegan families to eat better on vacation (video)

by Brigitte | March 6, 2017 | blog, family, grocery shopping, meal planning, strategies

Just like many other vegans with families, I prefer renting a cabin or condo when going on vacation. That way, I have a full kitchen to prepare our meals instead of depending on dubious (and expensive!) restaurant fare. In this video filmed on premises in Hawaii, I...
Vegan meal planning 101 (and a basic template)

Vegan meal planning 101 (and a basic template)

by Brigitte | October 5, 2016 | template, blog, grocery shopping, meal planning, pantry cooking, printable, strategies

This post has been updated – click this line to read the new version. If you are a busy parent, and want to feed your family whole foods based on plants cooked at home most nights of the week, there are not two ways around it: you have to become adept at vegan...
Vegan Pantry Challenge

What’s for dinner? I’ve got you covered.

Download this free 2-week meal plan featuring 10 dinners with full recipes, shopping list, and prep instructions to make weeknights a breeze. No more headaches!

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