I tried the McVeggie so you don’t have to
Well, after weighing the pros and cons of the very idea of supporting the McVeggie way back in September, I promised I would give the McVeggie a try and report back. So here I am (it’s been a long winter). A sheet of McDonald’s coupons showed up in the mail that included a few “2-can-dine-for-$17.78” (doesn’t have the same ring to it as “2-can-dine-for-$9.99” of days gone by, but I…
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Jump into Veganuary
On this second day of the year it’s a good day to start Veganuary. Going vegan for one month offers a wonderful nudge that could carry you into a year of being kinder to animals and the planet. Veganuary is a great way to show yourself that it’s not nearly as difficult as you might think to avoid animal products. What is Veganuary exactly? It’s a one-month challenge that you…
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The future is (alt) meat
We have a breakfast and lunch place near us in Toronto called Evviva. They have two menus. One is “regular” and the other is a full plant-based menu, the most extensive I’ve ever seen for breakfast and brunch. You can get scrambled or sunny-side up eggs with your plant-based bacon and sausage. You can get plant-based Benedict. You can get waffles or pancakes. And…wait for it…steak and eggs. We have…
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You don’t have to eat dead birds on Thanksgiving (or ever)
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the US. It’s an occasion where millions of people give no thought whatsoever to their tradition of eating a dead, stuffed bird. 46 million turkeys die to become the focal point of festive tables across the country. That volume of production means factory farming, which accounts for 99.8% of all turkey products consumed in the US. Factory farming means short and miserable lives of suffering and…
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Canadian Thanksgiving 2025
It’s that time of year again and the feast is now over. I have been enjoying some days visiting my parents in the Haliburton Highlands and it’s been surprisingly busy. Hence blogging after the fact rather than in prospect. What I can say is we had a wonderful meal. Here’s what I made: There were nine people at the dinner, so we had to share the table with non-vegan foods…
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