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, [...]
100th Post Giveaway!!!!
On May - 18 - 2011
Whoooooop! It’s my 100th post! Yep. This one right here that you are reading: 100th. That makes me happy and when I get happy I give stuff away, which is why I try to live my life in a state of constant aggravation most of the time. I’ve got three kids, for goodness sake, and [...]
Locally Vegan Day 31
On March - 31 - 2011
I MADE IT!!!!!!!!! Whew. What a frickin’ rush. 31 days of eating nothing but locally grown and produced food. If my friends and family thought I was an a-hole to go out with when I was just vegan…well, let’s just say I introduced a whole ‘nother level of pretentious to my loved ones this month. [...]
Locally Vegan, Day 7
On March - 7 - 2011
Well, well, well. Week one down. What have I learned so far? Eating 100% local requires an adjustment of expectations. Also, as my husband so helpfully pointed out around day 5, there is a reason people risked their lives over the spice trade all those years ago. Don’t get me wrong. The food I have [...]
Locally Vegan, Day 3
On March - 3 - 2011
Part 1 Awoke this morning to shimmering sunshine and thoughts of fresh bread. As I stated yesterday, I used Salt Spring Red Fife ‘White” Flour to attempt this recipe for unleavened bread, since my sourdough starter is going to take a few days and I was afraid I would to eat one of my children [...]
Locally Vegan, Day 2
On March - 2 - 2011
Part 1 Well, I made it through the first day fine with a much clearer understanding of what I’m going to miss and what I need to do to make this challenge work. Yesterday was all about scrambling to find something to eat in a rush and feeling frustrated. Today, I’m going to sit down [...]
Prepping for the Food-pocolyse
On March - 1 - 2011
Locally Vegan, Day 1, Part 1 Day one of my March challenge is here and I haven’t yet had anything to eat (it’s ok, I just got up!). My ground rules are simple: only eat food made from ingredients grown in my immediate vicinity. Living where I do, in lovely Victoria, British Columbia, I am [...]
