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March 1, 2013

First Vegan Swap of 2013! #VeganFoodSwap

Hi Everyone! Normally this would be a big reveal post of what I received from last months swap – but my partner let me know she’d be sending the package out a bit late (so I haven’t gotten it yet!) But I will update this when I have it. Laurie...

February 28, 2013

Things I Love Thursday – Recipe for Change, New York Vegetarian Food Festival, and so many things.

Thursdays are giving me a lot of fodder for TILT lately. Tonight is Recipe for Change, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to eat great vegan food, drink my fill of coffee and lemonade (and maybe some wine…), all while supporting a great cause. As usual, I’m also really...

February 26, 2013

A slow and lazy afternoon in San Francisco – Herbivore for Brunch, Presidio & the Golden Gate Bridge

Am I still writing about our December visit to San Francisco and Las Vegas? Yes. Yes I am. There is something about the day before the day you are planning on leaving somewhere. There is that urge to fit in the sightseeing and eating, with the desire to just take...

February 23, 2013

Food Share’s Recipe for Change 2013 – Coming up soon!

I’m getting really excited about this year’s FoodShare Toronto Recipe For Change event. We had a wonderful time last year, and all proceeds go to support the work of FoodShare, and primarily their work in schools enhancing K-12 student food literacy. It was an amazing opportunity to try the food of dozens...

February 22, 2013

Things I love Friday – Foster Cats and Kimchi in Toronto

I’ve had a great week, full of good news, and challenging projects, Valentine’s Day was lovely, and it’s a “short week” because this Monday was Family Day. I started writing this yesterday, but didn’t get around to doing anything with it until today. 1. Happy Toronto Cat Rescue Successful Adoption...

February 19, 2013

Valentine’s Day 2013 – Taste Valentine – Vegan Style at Canoe

As I mentioned in my TILT last Thursday, I really love Valentine’s Day, and like last year JC set up a nice big thoughtful surprise. He didn’t tell me what he was up to until about 20 minutes before we arrived at the restaurant, just that we’d need to be...

February 14, 2013

Things I Love Thursday – Happy Valentine’s Day!

What a delightful Thursday, and how nice of it to fall on Valentine’s Day. Even when I was single Valentine’s Day was one of those strange lovely days where I’d try and arrange online Valentine’s Day Card/gift exchanges with strangers (and yes, this whole swapping thing has been ever present)...

February 10, 2013

Kind Organics Mystical Mint Chocolate Bar – Toronto – Get it at West End Food Co-op.

Recently on a trip to the West-End Food Co-op, there were two different kinds of Kind Green Organic’s Chocolate Bars conveniently located right at the check out. And it was a happy impulse buy, I’ll admit to it completely. I have seen Kind Organics selling salad blends, spouts, herbs and other greens...

February 8, 2013

Things I Love Thursday – Baking, Giving blood, Cats, JC, Soundcloud

I’m having one of those wonderful days where I’m appreciating what I have, and feeling quite lucky. Taking stock of things and itemizing them has a way of really keeping that energy up when where ARE a lot of terrible things happening in the world, to the planet, in my...

February 6, 2013

Toronto’s Fifth Annual Totally Fabulous Vegan Bake Off

This weekend was the “Totally Fabulous Vegan Bake Off” and I think it was probably the best one yet.  Really organized, great treats, and an accessible indoor venue. I’ve been to three of the bake off’s (For a trip down memory lane: 3rd Annual Vegan Bake Off, 4th Annual Vegan Bake...