Vegan Family Kitchen

How to start vegan batch cooking - tips to make weeknight dinners less stressful

Batch cook this weekend and make your life SO MUCH BETTER next week! Get inspired with 20+ awesome all-vegan plant-based recipes that I selected because they are great for batch cooking: blog post and recipes.

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

Project management works for big construction site... and for family cooking, too! Take a moment to reflect with me on your priorities, decide what matters most to you, and let go of what's not serving you right now. Help yourself to my meal planning resources: https://veganfamilykitchen.com

Dreena Burton on 20 years of vegan cooking and parenting

Dreena Burton is launching her sixth solo book, Dreena's Kind Kitchen, in August 2021. She joined me to chat about the evolution of her life as a vegan, mom, and cookbook author over the past 20 years. Order her new book now.

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Plant-based doctors at home: An interview with Dr. Nina Hourmouzis and Dr. Nina Patel

How do traditionally-trained doctors become advocates for lifestyle medicine and plant-based eating? Dr. Nina Hourmouzis and Dr. Jimisha Patel share their plant-based journeys. 

Connect with the Columbus Prevent and Reverse Health Clinic https://cprhealthclinic.com and https://instagram.com/cprhealthclinic

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"Help! My wife is going vegan." A husband's story of transitioning to plant-based eating at home

When one partner decides to quit eating meat, fish, dairy, and eggs, it can feel like a Big Deal in the relationship. It sure created friction between my husband and I when I decided to go vegan back in 2015. Yet, we survived... and thrived! Six years later, I'm still vegan and he's wholeheartedly embracing plant-based eating as a lifestyle. Here's his side of the story: Christopher Conklin speaking about his - and our - plant-based journey as a couple. 

Vegan meal planning with picky eaters in mind: 7 loving steps

Are you struggling to feed picky eaters who have a very narrow idea of what constitutes "good food"? I get you: my kids are quite specific in their preferences. It can be tempting to cook a separate dinner just for them. Or, when we're particularly exhausted, to tell them: "Take it or leave it, there is no other dinner." Please consider my third way: gentle meal planning.

Resources linked here: https://veganfamilykitchen.com/meal-planning-around-picky-eaters/

Why quit coffee? 10 years into a personal experiment

I *loved* the taste, culture, and ritual of coffee. It took some tragic personal events to make me reconsider my consumption. I have now been coffee-free for 10 years. What happened to me, and what might it mean for you? 

5 urgent and easy eco-friendly eating habits you can adopt this week

A third of the resources we extract from the Earth feed our insatiable appetites. What changes can you make to your way of eating and drinking today to seriously decrease your environmental impact? I have 5 suggestions for you. 

Original blog post with links to other resources here:
https://veganfamilykitchen.com/eco-friendly-eating-habits/

Free vegan meal plan: https://veganfamilykitchen.com/planned/

Late-blooming vegan with family: 10 tips to ease your transition

Going vegan as a 30-something mom with kids and a foodie husband was challenging for me. If you are also transitioning to a vegan lifestyle or plant-based eating with a family in tow, you'll love these 10 tips to ease your journey forward.