This past Sunday was by far the nicest day for weather that we’ve had in months and I finally had the opportunity to emerge from my basement apartment where I’ve been in isolation for the last seven weeks and spend a few leisurely moments reading in a sunny corner of the back yard. I’m very…
Lentil and Sweet Potato Curry
During this lockdown, with the days passing indiscriminately, without much distinction from one another, the most eventful and exciting moment of any week is when a grocery delivery arrives. I don’t know exactly why, but it’s reassuring – maybe because it provides some consistency and it’s something that is, to an extent, controllable. While many…
Kimchi and Spinach Pesto Quesadilla
Kimchi, in case you didn’t know, is a popular Korean side dish of fermented cabbage and other vegetables. It’s so popular in fact that there is even a kimchi museum in Seoul. And yes – LG also marketed an air conditioner with a Kimchi based filter under the premise that it may help kill the…
Delivery Options for Groceries and Other Essentials, April 23rd edition
While everyone is struggling and striving to establish new and perhaps uncomfortable routines, it’s inspirational to see so many of our small, independent businesses pivot and shift their operational models with such expedience, careful and kind consideration and ingenuity. It gives me more confidence as I try to make my own adjustments. Now the onus…
Pasta Salad with Spinach and Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
One of the very first vegan recipes I really gravitated to, and started making regularly, was from a cookbook by master chef Robin Robertson. It was for a macaroni salad, simple enough for a neophyte plant-based chef, but really popping with flavour. I ate it for lunch, I ate it for dinner, I ate it…
Peanut Butter and Apple Oatmeal Bake
Being housebound for the past two weeks has been an interesting experience. I’m trying to approach it as an opportunity, having been given an unprecedented amount of time at home to dedicate to my own pursuits. At times it’s been pretty tough, but as I settle more into this self-isolation thing, I think I’m learning…
Almond Butter Cookies
“Today me will live in the moment, unless it’s unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie” – The Cookie Monster Well, it’s been quite the week hasn’t it? Hopefully you’re all safely socially isolating, staying inside and finding some comfort and renewal in the small pleasures of home. For my own well-being, while…
Creamy Pumpkin Fettucine with “Meatballs” and Carmelized Leeks
There are definitely more and more signs of spring appearing in our cloudy, grey horizons, and we’ve even had a few days of warm weather, but we’re still a while away from the sweet, rejuvenating days of summer and I think, with all that’s going on in the world right now, we could all use…
Cheezy Scrambled Benedict
Breakfast is such a rushed affair for me these days, and with so little time in the mornings to dedicate to this most pivotal meal, I generally prefer to keep it simpler. But these hastily prepared meals, devoured too quickly, are symptomatic of a larger, problem. We are all always in such a hurry, and…
Toronto’s Best Vegan Breakfast and Brunch
At one time, getting together with friends for a leisurely weekend brunch, as a vegan, meant you were probably going to be eating orange juice and possibly a salad for breakfast, but Toronto’s food scene is evolving rapidly and there’s now no shortage of plant based brunch and breakfast options in the city. Kupfert and…
Plant and Pine 