Category: vegan food

Weekend In Detroit – Detroit Vegan Soul

Published date July 8, 2014

After a few hours in London, JC and I kept driving south to Detroit. A brief boarder crossing experience later and we were in the city again. I like Detroit, and I think it’s because it feels like it’s building itself up again, a movement of people trying to grow where...

The Toronto Vegan 100 – My Grand Total: 80(so far)

Published date July 5, 2014

Toronto’s Vegan 100 is a curated list of some of the unbelievable vegan dishes suggested by discerning local vegans who shared their favourite dishes, memorable meals and unforgettable finds put together by Lisa from Vegan Culinary Crusade While I might not agree with absolutely all of these items as the...

Things I Love Thursday – Cats, Having the Right Name on Envelopes, Zevia, etc.

Published date April 11, 2014

I’ve been having a very good week this week. And probably last week too. It’s one of those weeks where things are going so great, and I felt so positive and optimistic, that I simultaneously felt myself bracing for something bad to happen. So, yesterday, something sort of bad did...

Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest – Part Three – Non-Dairy Cheese & Other Products

Published date March 16, 2014

I’m surprised and also not surprised how much I have to say about my first visit to ExpoWest. I never expected to have so many posts on one event, but there are genuinely a lot of interesting products releasing new or new-to-me ideas. Part one focused on the vegan meats &...

Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest – Part Two – Not Dairy Milks

Published date March 15, 2014

This is a continuation of yesterday’s post on the awesome stuff we tried at ExpoWest last week. Yesterday I covered a few of the Not Meat & Other Alternative products, There were lots to choose from for that category, and also lots to choose from in the Non-Dairy Dairy-like products...

Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest – Part one – Meat

Published date March 14, 2014

I went down to California last week to check out ExpoWest and soak up some sunshine. It was a pretty spectacular show and an amazing point of convergence for distributors, promoters, exhibitors, marketers, health professionals, and bloggers. I originally went without intending to blog about it. I was focused on...

Thursday Navel Gazing & Things I Like. Things Like Sunshine

Published date March 13, 2014

Last week I was in beautiful Southern California for the Natural Food Expo West in Anaheim California. I like that I didn’t bring boots, or a coat, or gloves. There was no need for hats or scarves. It was consistently around 20C, and sunny. I went outside in sandals. I...

Recipe for Change 2014 – Food and Photos

Published date March 1, 2014

Thursday evening was FoodShare Toronto‘s annual Recipe for Change fundraising event, and the third time we’ve gone. It’s one of the food related fundraisers I look forward to every year, and we had a lovely night. It’s great to support the food literacy work that FoodShare does, while also having...

Vegan Tasting Menu at George Restaurant

Published date February 18, 2014

George Restaurant is a fancy upscale restaurant in the Verity/Ivy Hotel building. It features booths and tables, and an open kitchen that you can see as you pass by on Queen. Last month, JC and I went over there to celebrate the 3-year anniversary of the first day we met....

Lazy Vegan Friday: Breaded Turkey-Less Stuffed Roasts from Trader Joes

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...