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Published date January 8, 2016
We ordered a box from The Purple Carrot earlier last week. I’ve been curious about it, because despite a genuine love of food – I’m a lazy cook, or just an avoidant cook. Anything that proposes an option for us to have an easier time cooking dinner at home is something...
Published date January 1, 2016
We’re in New York City for the holidays again, and paid a visit to Haymaker’s Corner – an all vegan grocery store in Brooklyn, NY. We had pre-ordered a holiday meal from them, and some stuff from Vegan Treats – and luckily, the night before, they also got in a...
READ MORE Lazy Vegan Friday – Vegan Egg from Follow Your Heart
Published date June 26, 2015
You’ve probably seen one or two of these new So Delicious Cashew based ice creams appear around the city. If not – they’re popping up everywhere – check the fridge at your local grocery. So, last week I received a box of three So Delicious Cashew Ice Creams (or, sure, CFIA, “non-dairy...
Published date December 5, 2014
One of the first things that came to mind after I had the opportunity to be in New York for a week last month was ordering a box of Miyoko’s Kitchen artisanal vegan cheeses. Since they don’t (and still don’t) ship to Canada, I’ve been watching people’s unboxing photos with...
Published date November 28, 2014
I’m in New York City right now, and one of the things I love doing whenever I’m in the USA is finding products we don’t have in Toronto. A few months ago I started seeing So Delicious‘ CocoWhip appearing on friends’ and bloggers Instagram feeds and knew… I must try...
Published date November 7, 2014
Last month we were in Detroit, and visited their Whole Foods, where we bought a bunch of things unavailable in Canada, and took them back home with us (or snacked on them immediately.) One of those things was Sweet Earth Hickory & Sage Smoked Seitan Bacon. The funny thing about...
READ MORE Lazy Vegan Friday. Sweet Earth Seitan Bacon (review)
Published date July 18, 2014
There is a new vegan cheese in Toronto called Maniocheese, a plant based cheese made from made from cassava (also known as tapioca, manioc or yucca), peruvian parsnip and beans, and it’s here all the way from Brazil! (There it’s known as Mandiokejo) It’s imported by Vegantage Point, and at the moment is available directly from...
READ MORE New Vegan Cheese in Town: Maniocheese – Lazy(ish) Vegan Friday
Published date April 11, 2014
Earlier this week I was wandering through Kensington Market in search of Gadein’s new Fishless-Filets that I had tried at ExpoWest, but my dreams were foiled, and replaced by new dreams – trying the (also new-to-me) Gardein Breakfast Sandwich. I found it in the Freezer section of Essence of Life,...
READ MORE Lazy Vegan Friday – Gardein Good Start Breakfast Sandwich
Published date December 27, 2013
Wegmans is a store many Ontario folks are probably familiar with, as the answer to the closest one-stop-shop for all those delightful USA vegan grocery items we might not be able to find in the USA. So on a recent trip to the USA we stopped at Wegmans on the...
Published date December 13, 2013
Lazy Vegan Friday is where I talk about a prepared vegan product I’ve found somewhere in the world. Today it’s time to talk (not) turkey. On a recent trip to the USA we stopped into the new Trader Joe‘s in Buffalo, NY (1565 Niagara Falls Blvd) and saw these Turkey-Less...
READ MORE Lazy Vegan Friday: Breaded Turkey-Less Stuffed Roasts from Trader Joes