2019, Community and Values

Happy New Year! I know, I know: it’s January 23, so I’m a wee bit late. I don’t know about you but January has just passed by without me noticing. What have I been up to? Well, I’ve started my second term as a kinesiology student, enjoyed (?) many snowstorms (it’s currently snowing like crazyContinue reading “2019, Community and Values”

Vegan Story Time, Kate from The Vegan Wayfarer

I have another wonderful vegan testimony for you! If you are not familiar with Vegan Story Time, it is a series that I started so that people could share how and why they became vegan. If you’d like to participate, check this out and don’t hesitate! Today, I’m sharing Kate’s story. Kate is a veryContinue reading “Vegan Story Time, Kate from The Vegan Wayfarer”

Vegan Story Time, Amanda from The Shared Skillet

I feel so lucky to be contacted by such inspiring and positive vegans from all over! It’s really motivating to hear different stories and how this lifestyle choice has played an incredible part in so many people’s lives and growth. Incredible! If you want to participate in this series, contact me! This week, I’m sharingContinue reading “Vegan Story Time, Amanda from The Shared Skillet”

A few tips for vegans… and other humans!

In the last few days I have looked at different things I do in order to save time, be happier and generally make my life easier. I hope these tips will help you out too! Keep your space positive: I feel that as a vegan it is very easy to get overwhelmed by negativity: videos/articles/picturesContinue reading “A few tips for vegans… and other humans!”

Exciting Christmas Series!

My friend La Végé d’à Côté and I are working on a really fun Christmas Series! If you know French, you should definitely check out her website. She brings really interesting information and reflections on veganism and nutrition. As she is a nutritionist, her advice is well-informed and documented, and also fun to read. I’mContinue reading “Exciting Christmas Series!”

Happy World Vegan Day!

November 1st is here! This means Halloween is over (snif, snif!) and World Vegan Day and Month are here! Apparently this has been created by the UK based Vegan Society to promote and celebrate veganism. What a great idea! So on this day, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on what I learnedContinue reading “Happy World Vegan Day!”

Brand-new name, brand new attitude (hopefully)

On this lovely and sunny Monday afternoon, something fabulous happened: I found my new blog name! Why “My Lighthearted Kitchen”? Well, for the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking about my life, my beliefs, and my attitude. From this introspection came the realization that I used to be a lot more lighthearted, butContinue reading “Brand-new name, brand new attitude (hopefully)”

Ignorance?

This week, she had a realization. During her Spanish class, she was given an info-gap exercise where she had to create a vegetarian and non-vegetarian menu for a wedding. Skimming the text, she realized that there were no vegetarian options but only meat and fish. So, she naively asked the teacher where the vegetarian mealsContinue reading “Ignorance?”