Show notes: Links mentioned in today’s episode and future episodes on the animals - Our online course The Roadmap, a 21 day course to help you go vegan or make more vegan choices, and the resource this lesson is a sample of. - The film that made me go vegan: Vegucated (contains sensitive imagery but with a trigger warning beforehand, also contains fantastic information on how to go vegan, the benefits to our health, the environment and much more). - The film that made Carlos go vegan: Earthlings (strong movie with sensitive imagery throughout). - Watch the film ..read more

  Links mentioned in today’s episode and future episodes on the animals - Our online course The Roadmap, a 21 day course to help you go vegan or make more vegan choices, and the resource this lesson is a sample of. - The film that made me go vegan: Vegucated (contains sensitive imagery but with a trigger warning beforehand, also contains fantastic information on how to go vegan, the benefits to our health, the environment and much more). - The film that made Carlos go vegan: Earthlings (strong movie with sensitive imagery throughout). - Sensitive material on the ..read more

Through the many years we've been keeping you company through your vegan journeys, we've created everything from our podcast, our Youtube channel, our online vegan cooking classes through our membership program My Brownble, online vegan courses, free courses and so much more. We love updating things for you and we always want you to have what you need the most to help you in your day to day as a new vegan or even just as someone dabbling their tows in plant-based cooking and eating. I'm here today with a BIG announcement related to what's coming your way in 2024 and three big updates that ..read more

    Links and resources mentioned in the episode: - Our online course The Roadmap our online course to help you make more vegan choices or go vegan. - Full index to the United Nations report "Livestock's Long Shadow" - Part 1 (with a great summary) of the United Nations report "Livestock's Long Shadow" - World Water Week on the huge impact eating vegan can have in water conservation - An Issues in Ecology Report: "Effects of Aquaculture on World Fish Supplies" by the Ecological Society of America - "Environmental Consequences of Fishing ..read more

In the beginning this was simply meant to be a vegan version of a traditional English sticky toffee pudding. The more I made versions in our kitchen and tried different ingredients, the more I started falling in love with it and with the process of making it, and it sort of took a life of its own. We're using maple syrup, dates and cinnamon in the cake, making it the perfect treat when you want something with spice or the taste of the fall or holiday season, and the vegan toffee sauce on top is silky, warm and delicious. The best part (second only to that perfect and blissful first bite ..read more

    Links mentioned in the episode. - Our online course The Roadmap - A Q&A by the World Health Organization on the Carcinogenicity of Processed Meats and Red Meats - Cardiovascular Disease Markers in Vegans - Cancer Rates of Vegetarians - Type 2 Diabetes and Vegan Diets - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Jack Norris on the Basics of Nutrition Research and How to Understand Nutritional Research - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Virginia Messina on Why it's Important to Focus on What the Actual Scientific Research Says on Health, Dietary Choices a ..read more

You're always asking me for easy vegan main dishes that are delicious and unique and this orzo pasta recipe is not only beautiful to serve to guests but it uses a popular trend involving feta cheese that you can of course make even if you're vegan. If you've spent any time on social media lately you've probably seen tray afte rtray of blocks of feta drizzled with olive oil, surrounded by delicious veggies like tomatoes and garlic, melted to perfection before tossing with anything your heart desires.  I took it upon myself to make an unusual version of this dish but of course using ve ..read more

▶️ 4 Key Aspects of Habit Formation and Maintenance Show notes: Our online course The Roadmap: Going Vegan Made Simple James Clear's book Atomic Habits Anne Lamott's book “Bird by Bird” So many of the topics we discuss at Brownble have to do with the changing of habits, the quitting of habits and the creation of new habits. Today I’ll be sharing some simple tools, habit basics and motivation basics all in the hopes that these support you on your efforts if you’re on this journey to eating more plants or going vegan, as well as some of the tools, exercises and resources that hav ..read more

  Show Notes: Our online course The Roadmap, a step by step guide to help you go vegan safely, deliciously and with confidence. The holiday season can be especially hard when you’re a new vegan, and sometimes even a bit of a challenge for seasoned vegans as well, but it doesn’t have to be. We have many posts in which we’ve talked about tips and the practical aspects of navigating the holiday season as a vegan, and we have a full video on it in one of the modules in The Roadmap. Today though, I thought I would give you a bit of support, not in culinary and meal planning terms ..read more

    Show Notes: Our online membership program My Brownble, filled with over 470 videos and vegan recipes to teach you how to cook vegan, plus a massive vegan Holiday Recipes section. Leek mushroom and fig tart Seitan roast with caramelized apples and fennel, plus the perfect gravy Classic vegan chestnut and lentil meatloaf Vegan cheese fondue  Our vegan cheesemaking course Melt that teaches you how to make fermented plant-based cheese at home Easy plant-based swaps for all those classic Holiday dishes   It’s that time of year folks! Today I’m starting wha ..read more