Category: vegan foods
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What is a vegan to do when a favourite plant-based business expands to include animal products?
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve heard of two example — one local here in London, Ontario and one elsewhere, in LA — where a formerly fully plant-based business has decided to “change its business model” to include animal products. This decision always generates backlash among vegans, who see it as a betrayal and,…
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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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Plant-based brunch makes a great weekend outing
Who doesn’t love brunch out with friends? It just screams “leisurely weekend activity” to me. Sadly, a lot of vegans feel sidelined in the breakfast/brunch out department because these meals seem to focus so heavily on animal products. Sometimes at traditional breakfast diners you will find nothing but toast as a vegan option. There are…
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How about carrot cake with cream cheese icing this weekend?
Last weekend and the week before I made the one-bowl vegan carrot cake with cream cheese icing from Nora Cooks. The first time I made it was for a big crowd. I made it as a 13×9 inch rectangular cake and cut it into 36 small pieces. I got one. And then it was gone.…
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Veganizing family favourites: South African pickled f*sh gets a cruelty-free update
I’m home at my parents’ place for the Easter weekend. While it’s not a vegan household, my mum and dad have both gone a long way to make it vegan friendly. And so when I was chatting with them last week, my mother asked if I had ever given any thought to vegan possibilities for…
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I made seitan and you can too
Two things up front: 1. If you can’t do gluten, then seitan isn’t for you. 2. I get that my photo of the seitan doesn’t make it look super delicious, but you can think of seitan as a starting point. What is seitan? It’s a source of vegan protein that is made from vital wheat…
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What do you do with the “may contain…” allergen warning?
Anyone who has ever spent time reading ingredient labels to see if a product is vegan is aware of the frequently-seen “may contain” warning. This warning is usually associated with known allergens, and most often will list tree nuts, soy, wheat, dairy, or eggs. I confess that I have usually considered this warning to be…
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Happy International Women’s Day 2024 and a shout-out to five vegan websites to love
Good morning and Happy International Women’s Day 2024! As this posts, I’ll be on my way to a breakfast in honor of the day. I thought it would be a great opportunity to draw attention to five of my favourite vegan recipe sites by women. The amount of work that goes into developing and testing…
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