seasoned vegan moms & stir- fry

I was not much of a cook before. I used to dread being in the kitchen. I was always burdened not knowing what to make for dinner just because I want it easy and nutritious and yet I never liked handling some "things" that in my old way of thinking "needed to be in the menu." Even grocery shopping was stressful!
Vegan cooking is so liberating! Now, it is one of my favorite things to do. The other evening, I didn't have to make dinner at all, but that night, found myself making a stir-fry for my dear hubby's lunchbox. I realized then how much I enjoy being in the kitchen. Haha.
I still struggle sometime, but that's when I don't plan ahead of time. What I try to do is I look at my cookbooks or borrowed ones from the library before making a grocery list. Planning really saves me time, and from stress. I let Aliyah help me plan our weekly menu. It's not a thorough one, but it's useful. I also assign her the grocery list- that way she's working on her spelling and handwriting, while she thinks it's fun (she illustrates the veggies and fruits!). I think I'm teaching her a valuable lesson, too.
It's helpful to have vegetables around that are good for stir-frying. That's what I do nowadays, when not sure what to whip for dinner. I just make some brown rice in the rice cooker, and stir-fry whatever veggies we have on hand. The kids have different favorites, so I always make sure I throw things in there that the kids would devour. Usually, that would be mushroom for the 2 yr old.
I would just love to hear from veteran vegan moms and borrow some great ideas from them.. that is, if I could get them to visit my blog, haha!