Hello there, what's cooking this week? I talk a lot about keeping things simple in the kitchen: improvising simple meals with what you have, making fewer decisions, and just in general trying to make life easier for ourselves without sacrificing nutrition and taste. And yet, if you peek inside my pantry - as you get to do if you watch the replay of my "Build your capsule pantry" free workshop - you'll see that chaos is also part of my kitchen life. As a professional meal planner and healthy...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello there, what's cooking? This month's free workshop is about adopting a minimalist approach to stocking your pantry: In this 1-hour Zoom event, you'll find out what ingredients I keep inside my kitchen cabinets... and maybe rethink what you should keep in YOURS. You may be surprised to learn that, as a full-time cooking professional, I don't actually have a big kitchen and no separate pantry!! I have to be very intentional about what I stock. We chose to live in an apartment in part...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello there, what's cooking? Any plans to batch cook this weekend? While meal plan subscribers will be working from the 07-08 meal plan (see the menu at the bottom of this message), I'll be following the free sample plan you can download. I'll document my family's dinners for the next two weeks to produce a YouTube video about the sample plan. Stay tuned! If you've always cooked with meat, you need to know THIS about meal planning In my latest YouTube video, I share the 3 big differences...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi there, what's cooking this weekend? Do you have a meal plan for next week? It's not too late to pull one together! You can use my basic template with themes or, if you want to make as few decisions as possible, my "mad libs" style Winter-produce meal plan template (just fill in the blanks!). Which of these mistakes do you (still) make? No shame! Despite planning healthy vegan meals for 10+ years, even I sometimes still make some of these meal planning mistakes. It's always good to remember...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello there, what's cooking? Healthy Vegan Meal Planning that Works for YOU! If meal planning exhausts you, or if you aren't doing it (but have a feeling that it would improve your life if you did!), you NEED to jump on this Zoom call next Thursday. My January free workshop is all about helping you create a meal plan that works for YOUR needs, your schedule, and your specific nutritional requirements... and flavor preferences! Learn more and register It's happening on Thursday January 30th at...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello there, what's cooking? It's Sunday night and I'm going to make my version of mapo tofu tonight, with medium tofu, shiitake mushrooms, and a little mountain of broccoli - my favorite vegetable. YUM! Tell me what you want to watch on YouTube The hardest thing about making dinner isn't cooking or cleaning up, it's deciding what to make. (Which is why we have the meal plans!) The hardest thing about making YouTube videos isn't filming or scripting... it's deciding on the topics!! Why don't...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Happy New Year! What's cooking? I recently opened yet another cookbook that started with the phrase, "As far as I can remember, I have always enjoyed cooking." 🚩🚩🚩 For someone like me, that's a big red flag. I'll still read the book because I want to learn some flavor-boosting tips from people passionate about food... and at the same time I'm careful to take advice from them, because I'm just not as keen as they are about cooking. It's not that I hate cooking. But I don't love it. It's not my...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Dear friends, I made it another year! Today is my 47th birthday and I couldn't be happier to be alive. I am so grateful to be in good health (I don't take that for granted!!)! I'm also surrounded by so many wonderful people and doing what I love: growing community around wholesome values, starting with eating nutritious food that's kind to the planet and all beings. I don't think it can get better than that! It's also my daughter's birthday so we have a busy weekend, but I wanted to share the...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello there, welcome back to my Vegan Family Kitchen. Things slow down a lot around here as the kids are on winter break for two weeks but... we still have to eat really good food! And I love to use the quieter hours to reflect back on the past year and set an intention for the new one. Videos that you liked most in 2024 This was the first year I seriously engaged with YouTube creation and... it was fun! I posted 17 new regular videos plus a bunch of shorts this year. Here is the top 10: how...
3 months ago • 3 min read
