My Whole Deal

Holy slippery summer! I cannot believe we are approaching mid-August already and, while I am sad that the daylight is waning ever-faster, I am loving all the fresh, local produce spilling forth into my shopping bags. Berries, tree fruit, eggplant and summer squash galore–this week alone I’ve concocted 5 varieties of freezer jam, chocolate zucchini [...]

I’ve got plenty of projects in the hopper right now (more Tofino reviews, Victoria Vegan Fest, Vegan Pho and more!), but I wanted to take but a brief moment to post a yummy recipe that will help you use up all those greens your gardens are no doubt foisting at you. This quick, yummy cheesy [...]

(*NOTE: This the third in a multi-part series chronicling the extreme, sustainable, yumm-osity of Canada’s Pacific Rim. MyWholeDeal.com was generously hosted by Tourism Tofino to attend Grazing in Gardens, the main event of the Tofino Food and Wine Festival, and to experience what Tofino, BC, has to offer a clean-eating traveler. Special thanks to Kirsten [...]

Hello again. I feel as though some further explanation regarding my extended absence is in order: the long and short of it is that I got kind of, well, over my whole deal for a bit. Not tired of eating a “healthy” vegan diet, but tired of documenting everything and trying to make it look [...]

Hi again!! Cop-out post here. Those of you who also follow me on Facebook already know that a gigantic asteroid filled with hot tea crashed into my camera a couple Fridays ago, a super-true occurrence, which has tragically hobbled my blogging re-emergence thus far. Let’s all agree that my involuntary camera augmentations are going to [...]

Need a terribly simple, yummy side dish to bring to a potluck this weekend? This one screams “Halloween is coming” in all its vivid orange and punchy green glory. Happy Weekend, Vegan MoFoers! INGREDIENTS – cups carrots, sliced into matchsticks – 1/4 cup mild vegetable broth OR orange juice OR apple juice* – 1/2 cup [...]

My Mom’s Macaroni Casserole was better than your mom’s. That’s just plain and simple fact. In most households, the very mention of macaroni casserole sends shudders down the spine: I see visions of condensed “Cream of Stuff” soup, cans of tuna, undercooked, or worse, over cooked celery and frozen peas or squares of weird pig [...]