Food. Book. Forest

July 3, 2013

WTF Wednesday. Amoré from Earth’s Own. – Dairy and Almond – Why?

Earth’s Own was a company that at one time made only dairy-free milk products. They’ve slowly been building up a monopoly on most of the dairy-free milks made in Canada and make So Good, So Nice, Almond Fresh, ryza, and also make the Sunrise Brand Soy Beverage, Soyummi non-dairy puddings, and...

June 27, 2013

Things I Love Thursday – Vicarious trips to Japan. #TILT

JC is in Japan right now (for work), so for the last few days he’s been on the other side of the world, and I have been in Toronto. While I would have loved to go too (and wish I had,) I had agreed to cat sit for a friend,...

June 26, 2013

Vegan in Waterloo – Thrive Juice Bar: two words: Kale Mojito

During our beautiful regenerating weekend visiting Kitchener-Waterloo we stopped in to Thrive Juice Bar. (It also just happened to be on the same day Brendan Brazier was visiting.)

June 14, 2013

Beautiful Regenerating Weekends – Part 2 – Little City Farm – Vegetarian Bed & Breakfast in Kitchener, Ontario

Continued from (part one) Little City Farm is a 1/3 acre vegetarian Bed & Breakfast that feels like an oasis in the middle of Kitchener, Ontario. It’s run by a small family – Karin, Greg and their daughter Maya. Where, in addition to being a bed & breakfast, they also...

June 13, 2013

Prairie Girl Bakery – New Vegan Cupcakes in Toronto

Prairie Girl Bakery opened it’s first location on King and Victoria in 2011, the same year I moved to Toronto… from the Prairies. The owner is originally from Saskatoon, where I lived for several years, and I appreciate that she takes pride in her Prairie roots, because so do I....

June 12, 2013

Beautiful regenerating weekends. Part one – Vegan potlucks.

The weekend before last was one of those weekends where you make a small plan, that grows and sets in motion several other events, which all end up wonderful, and you realize just how much you needed the time away. It all began a few weeks ago when Sarina, of...

June 7, 2013

Things I Love Thursday – WEFC community supported Orchards, Green is the New Red, Vegan English Toffee

Some weeks, writing a TILT is a trial. Some weeks, I don’t know what to say. The basic “things” I love area always pretty static – JC, Emmie, Kes, Earl Grey Tea. These things are probably not all on the same plane, but they are constant sources of joy in varying...

June 3, 2013

Quick Post – Superfood Eateries – Vegan on Adelaide (Toronto)

I’ll admit, I went to Superfood Eateries last week by accident. It just happened to be there on my walk home, and I just happened to be craving a bit of a pick-me-up. Serendipity really. The bright green sandwich board outside caught my eye, and there they were speaking my...

May 31, 2013

May Vegan Food Swap from the Antique Appetite

Another month, another lovely swap, this time from the Antique Appetite, aka Jessica. So, funny story, I had matched Ms. Antique Appetite up to receive a package from Devon, and I had matched myself to send to Devon, and since we live in the tiny city of Toronto, we all ended up meeting up...

May 26, 2013

Vegan Food Swap

Vegan Food Swap matching for June is coming up soon. If you haven’t signed up yet, there is still time to join in on the fun! I’m looking forward to posting a grand reveal of the awesome stuff I got from The Antique Appetite. But that’ll have to wait until Friday!