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...
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...
by Brigitte | February 21, 2020 | meal planning, blog, meal prep, strategies
If something matters to me, I know the only way to make sure it happens is to make it part of a routine. And there are few things in my life more important right now than feeding my loved ones home-cooked whole foods, plant-based meals. So I need to have a solid vegan...
by Brigitte | September 21, 2018 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, printable, template
What if you could tick a few boxes, fill a few blanks, and bam! there’s your meal plan for the week. That’s what this vegan meal plan template is all about. This version features seasonal Fall produce and heart-warming food for when the rainier days roll...
by Brigitte | June 7, 2018 | blog, meal planning, printable, template
Eat plants. Decide less. Prep ahead. Those three principles will help you breeze through summer, spending less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying outdoor play. Maybe you’ll even get to relax with your loved ones! You can use this clever vegan meal plan...
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 | 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...
by Brigitte | March 27, 2017 | blog, meal planning, printable, strategies, template
How can you cut food waste in your kitchen when cooking vegan, saving the planet and your wallet at the same time? Picture a Wednesday night. You just got home after a big day. Your preschooler is clamoring for a snack and you wouldn’t mind one yourself. You...
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...
by Brigitte | January 16, 2017 | blog, meal planning, printable, template
Do you need a vegan meal plan template that will inspire you to cook with seasonal winter produce? Help yourself! If we only shopped at supermarkets, we’d never know there is such a thing as seasons. But, unless you live in California, a trip to the...
by Brigitte | November 17, 2016 | blog, meal planning, printable, strategies, template
Make a bunch of decisions today and just execute for the next two weeks: that’s what this 14-day vegan meal plan template can guide you through. This meal plan template is a little different from the previous versions, and perhaps will work best for cooks with...
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...
