With 4 weeks until the most physically challenging day of my life, preparations are at a whole new level. In addition to the daily swim, bike, run grind there are yoga sessions, time on the ice with the hockey team I coach and a host of logistics to manage such as traveling to Phoenix for the […]
Lifestyle
Cast Iron Care
Congratulations on your new baby! Your new cast iron pan. You’ve brought it home after much deliberation – buy it? don’t buy it? the dilemma! – but now you are the proud owner of a piece of iron that you have heard will result in a non-stick cooking surface, at least after a little bit of time. […]
Life as a Vegan
I have been vegan now for over three years. It was nearly an overnight process and I have never once looked back. No exaggeration – I went from eating rare steak one day to being disgusted by it the next. Vegan followed vegetarian after a mere few months. I like to say “the switch flipped”. […]
Six Frustrating Vegan Stereotypes
It’s so much easier when vegans are stupid, isn’t it? When they are annoying, loud, smelly and weird. How good life for a meat-eater must be, when vegans come along that live up to the biggest stereotypes? When a vegan comes along wearing a PETA t-shirt, being severely underweight, with bags under their eyes, holding […]
7 Simple Meal-Planning Strategies for the Plant-Based Kitchen
Back when my kids were growing up and I still was in the midst of the classic juggling act, I was a lot more disciplined about meal planning. I found that it really did buy me time and sanity. For our family of four, I planned three meals per week. If I made ample quantities, […]