Category: Food
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How about a donut?
Yesterday I had to go back to London to sign some papers, so I took advantage of it to have lunch at PMK and to stop by V-Foodspot to get some donuts for last night’s dessert. I’m not the biggest donut fan, but V-Foodspot does make a good donut and those donuts do indeed hold…
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Thoughts to foreshadow future topics
Getting back to the blog after an hiatus, you’d think I’d have no end of topics lined up. Instead, I just have a swirl of thoughts that I need to wrestle into some sort of order before I can give them their due. So today let me get started on taming the swirl by identifying…
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Vegan Sushi in Toronto
I’ve recently moved to Toronto from London, Ontario. London was a great place to be vegan. I had my two favourite all-vegan restaurants — PMK and V-Foodspot. And I had a handful of other places that were either mostly vegan or had a great selection of vegan options — Udupi Krishna, Zen Gardens, Udupi Dosa,…
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Sarah Kramer made it fun to be vegan
In recent weeks, the vegan community lost an amazing ambassador far too soon. Their wonderful cookbooks brimmed with delicious recipes and Sarah’s big, beautiful, and vibrant personality. They were someone who you felt like you knew even if you didn’t know them personally (as was my situation). As reported in their obituary in the Globe…
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Another batch of South African faux pickled f*sh
It’s Good Friday, and though I’m not an observant Christian, I have some entrenched family traditions around food that still give me comfort. I made a new batch of pickled tofu and cauliflower this year, and it’s marinating in its curry and onion glory right this minute. I’ll pull it out for lunch and probably…
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Satisfying a craving for Singapore noodles
Have you ever had a craving for something that just fixates in your mind for days? Such was my experience over the past week when the idea of Singapore noodles came to me. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a thin rice vermicelli noodle dish with a mild curry flavour and usually red…
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Maybe it’s time to rethink eggs if you’ve not yet done so
Avian flu has created an egg shortage in the United States and other parts of the world that has driven up prices and reduced supply. And that means it’s getting the attention of consumers of animal products. I’ve seen friends in the US post photos of empty supermarket refrigerators or of egg fridges showing astronomical…
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It’s not too late to jump into Veganuary (or plan for Vegruary)
It’s been a hectic start to the year and I completely overlooked the arrival of Veganuary! So many people make commitments to kick off a new year, and Veganuary is a wonderful experience. It’s a well-run organization that provides all sorts of resources to people who are already vegan, considering it, interested in learning more,…
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To whom should plant-based alternatives be marketed?
Whenever a new plant-based product shows up on the shelves or in the freezer of a local supermarket, my vegan community group lights up with posts letting us all know. It is truly exciting to many of us to have a new product to try in the ever-expanding line-up for plant-based options being developed for…
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Vegan holiday cooking
This time of year brings all sorts of festive occasions. Maybe you’re hosting or maybe you’re attending a pot luck or maybe, like me, you like giving people cookies. Regardless, whether you’re in charge of a full feast, making the hors d’oeuvres, or bringing a dessert, you don’t need to be serving or eating dead…
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