A client asked last week if I could suggest any veggie burgers or other plant-based meat alternatives. I had to admit I haven’t taken a close look at this category, but it seemed like we were due. Plant-based meat alternatives are more widespread than I realized. In North America, sales…
In the ideal world, your freezer is packed with homemade meals and your fridge brimming with healthy grab-and-go snacks. In the real world though, sometimes fast food on the go feels like your only option. If you’re otherwise going to hit a drive-through on the way to a show or…
I recently hosted a chapter-by-chapter tour of my cookbook in a private Facebook group. It was so much fun connecting with people who’ve bought the book and seeing what they do with the recipes. (It’s over but you can skim through the tour and participant posts by joining the group here .) I’m also answering…
This recipe came from my sister-in-law Faye, who asked me for vegan recipe ideas a couple of years ago, and is now a vegetarian herself and passing favourites to me. Sorry to say, I don’t know the original source to credit. This is one of those recipes that gets shared and modified and shared some more.…
I’ve got another chickpea recipe for you and I think you’re going to love it. The last one I sent ( Electric Chickpeas ) had the highest open rate of any email I’ve sent this year (!), so more recipes it is. I’m sticking with the legume/pulse theme (dry peas, lentils, beans…
This week’s meal plan will be unique because my kids are going fishing in Saskatchewan, so I’m planning more adult-friendly food and experimenting with a few new recipes. My preference is vegetarian with a bit of fish, so it’s that when the kids are away. If you missed them, you…
As I explained last week , I’m sharing our weekly meal plans for four weeks, to see if people find it helpful. It’s only been out there a week, and it’s risen to #4 on my blog, after three older posts that get traffic from Google searches, so that’s a good sign! We’re heading into…
I laughed out loud when I saw this on Twitter. So if that’s you too, click here to jump to the recipe.
For anyone with patience for my stories, I just wanted to add that in my recent follower survey, 48% of the answers to “What do you find most challenging about eating?” had to do with needing more healthy meal and snack ideas, especially when time or energy are in short supply.
Amen to that.