Category: Food
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Fun food for Fun Friday
Maybe I’m the only one who has noticed that my two-posts-a-week schedule has faltered of late. I’m trying to ease back up to speed, and I’d really like to get back on track with Fun Fridays. When I first started blogging, my promise was that Tuesdays would be for thinking things through and Fridays would…
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Paris Olympics’ sustainability-agenda is good news for plant-based options
Adopting an agenda of sustainability for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Paris organizers have pledged to deliver meals with half the carbon footprint of most French meals by “doubling the proportion of plant-based ingredients and increasing the plant-based options for everyone, including spectators and the workforce.” Even if you think, as some argue, that the…
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The plant-based milk recall doesn’t mean we should reject plant-based milk
Anyone who uses plant-based milks in Canada is surely aware by now of the recall of various Silk and Great Value products — refrigerated oat, almond, and coconut milks — because of listeria contamination. I remember when I used to think that only animal products were susceptible to contaminants like e-coli, listeria, salmonella, and such.…
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Travelling while vegan: Bruges
Bruges is gorgeous, and has an outdoor restaurant culture with all sorts of beautiful patios, many along the canals or on bustling squares scattered throughout the town. If I had to score it on the vegan front, I’d give it a B-. It’s not without vegan options if you do some research ahead of time.…
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An unforgettable vegan wedding feast
This week I snuck off (well not really “snuck”) to Newfoundland to get married. Of course it wouldn’t be a wedding without amazing vegan food. My partner, Diane, and I started with a weekend in Toronto where we had a very special brunch with my family at our favourite vegan restaurant, Planta Queen. Oh so…
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Are vegan foods “highly processed” and is that an objection?
Earlier this week a friend tagged me in a post, suggesting a possible blog topic (thanks, Sam!). The gist was that they keep hearing complaints about how vegan foods are “highly processed,” and yet the Gusto vegan sausages they had for dinner didn’t seem to be. The ingredient list, which my friend included a photo…
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Chocolate chip cookies
For the long weekend I meant to post about cookies. And then I didn’t manage to do it because, well, it was a long weekend and I was traveling with friends! So here it is. Late but here. I made chocolate chip cookies for a friend recently and held a few back for myself. I…
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Veggies for breakfast? Try a veggie pancake
Yesterday I saw a Time magazine article that recommended veggies for breakfast. I don’t normally love stories of the “you should eat this” variety, but this one got me thinking because in general, savoury breakfast is not typical for me since becoming vegan. I used to really like eggs and potatoes back in the day.…
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The threat of vegan cheese
An interesting story from The Washington Post came across my desk the other day about a vegan cheese that was a finalist in a cheese competition “A vegan cheese beat dairy in a big competition. Then the plot curdled.” The Good Food Foundation is an organization whose “Good Food Awards” recognize exceptional producers in the…
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Five-course dessert tasting: a five-star experience
Every once in awhile I hear about a hidden gem that just takes plant-based dining experiences to a new level. I learned through the grapevine that an acquaintance of mine who lives about 90 minutes east of here, in Waterloo, comes to London (Ontario, just to be clear) monthly to attend a five-course, plant-based dessert…
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