Category: Food
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On being vegan in a sea of omnivores whom you love
I’ve just finished reading Ed Winters’s book, This Is Vegan Propaganda: And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You (Vermillion 2022). It’s a great book with really good info about the impact of animal agriculture (particularly factory farming) on the animals, the planet, and humans’ health (not just the claim that veganism is a nutritionally…
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Easy pumpkin muffins that are more like cake (not complaining)
Even though I’m not a pumpkin spice latte person, I do love pumpkin and the cinnamon-nutmeg-ginger-cloves spice blend that has come to be associated with it. And with all the American friends and media blasting me with pumpkinny things related to their Thanksgiving yesterday, I have had pumpkin in mind all week. It is comforting…
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Spicy Saturday
I’ve been thinking about spice ever since last Sunday, which was “Spice Week” on The Great Canadian Baking Show [sadly the show is not vegan but I can’t help being in love with it anyway]. Then I got a note from Shelley asking if I had anything to say about herbs and spices. So it…
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Discovering grapes as if for the first time
I’m not sure if it’s just me, but lately the grapes seem bigger, firmer (without being hard), and more tasty. Whether red or green, over the past few months I’ve had some absolutely delectable grapes that are the size of small plums. In case there are any people out there who are still “meh” about…
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Hummus: humble and reliable, even if part of a vegan stereotype
If there is one vegan stereotype that I embrace, it’s the hummus-lover. At any given time, I have at least two kinds in my fridge. And I keep a supply of extra, with cascading expiring dates, so that I never have to fear running out. I’m not sure why the iconic Middle Eastern dip is…
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Friday Night Popcorn
If you think about it, the possibilities for vegan snacking are endless. So many favourite snacks like potato chips and pretzels are already vegan (assuming vegan seasonings of course). Lots of really good chocolate is vegan. And thankfully, popcorn is both vegan and easy to make. I like air popping, either in the microwave or…
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Frozen Fruit on Fun-Friday
I love frozen fruit and today I am just going to sing its praises. Part of the purpose of the blog is to try to offer a gentle nudge to people who might be open to introducing more vegan foods into their lives but don’t know where to start. It’s not a secret that fresh…
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A vegan feast for Canadian Thanksgiving
This weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada, where we celebrate the harvest season. For me, it is a time to get together with my family. As a settler Canadian living on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Chonnonton Nations, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the…
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Voilà Vegan: Recipes from a stealth vegan pâtisserie in Paris
I love a good vegan story, and the story of Boneshaker Donuts and Coffee in Paris and the resulting cookbook, Voilà Vegan, is magnifique! Amanda Bankert is a donut-loving American living in Paris. She trained in pâtisserie at Le Cordon Bleu and, determined to bring American-style donuts to Paris, opened the first of her two…
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Pasta: a vegan cook’s best friend
I have loved pasta from the very first time I ever had spaghetti. Though not a staple in South African cooking, my mother incorporated it into her repertoire by the time my earliest childhood memories kick in. I haven’t had her spaghetti and meat sauce in decades, but I can still taste it. So good.…
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