Brrrr! Today is the first day it has really felt like Fall in Victoria. So much so that I immediately yanked out the slow cooker at 7 am this morning to warm my house with the scent of an all day stew. Yesterday I took the book, Sporkfed , out of the library. I’ve been perusing it, but [...]
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Vegan MoFo: Thanksgiving Potluck Ideas, Whoah!
Since nobody has entered my super-duper-you-will-like-what-you-get challenge yet, I am opening it up to the States too. Come on Canada! You don’t want a Thanksgiving challenge prize to go to someone from a nation where the holiday occurs way too darn close to X-Mas, do you???? To light the fire of most-gluttonous competition in you, [...]
Vegan Mofo Salad-a-go-go
Well, it’s only day three of Vegan Mofo 2012 and, as I expected, my atrociously busy month is already getting the better of me! I have a deliciously Autumnisinal (I’m not too busy to make up words, apparently!) recipe coming at you tomorrow, but for now, let us take this day to reminisce about the [...]
Vegan MoFo and Mango Mojo
Think I’ll be able to rhyme-title all my posts this month? Today’s MoFo is brought to you in part by a Victoria institution: Rebar Modern Food. Chances are if you are even slightly veggie oriented you have mad a point to hit this adorable restaurant nestled in what used to be a bank vault in [...]
Vegan MoFo, fo sho. (And tortillas)
Whoah, October! What the heck are you doing here already? And what have you brought with you? Vegan MoFo 2012, the Victoria Marathon (8k) and Disneyland? Aaaaaiiiiiiiahhhh! Due to the sheer craziness of this month, I will be keeping my MoFo posts very short and sweet (and sometimes savoury) this year. Since transitioning to a [...]
Low Fat Vegan Banana Pumpkin Muffins
Okay, okay, okay. Maybe Autumn isn’t the devil after all. Perpetual student that I am, I always feel more motivated and productive when the trees start taking their leaf clothes off. With all three of my monkeys attending school this fall, I am baking up a storm to keep their lunch kits stocked. These particular [...]
Slow Cooker Spiced Apples
I am in the middle of a career transition, which means I am staying up late and stocking our deep freeze with very many easily defrostable suppers and generally just doing everything but writing for pleasure. However, I would be a huge jerk-head of I did not share this ridiculously easy and undeniably delightful recipe [...]
