Last night I cooked a garlicky chickpea pasta (here’s where I got the recipe) and veggie salad (tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce). Michelle whipped up a quick and easy olive oil, apple cider and Dijon mustard dressing. Our meal was accompanied with a Montecillo Crianza red 2005 (that I had won earlier in the year for my [...]

One thing I love about Toronto this time of year is it’s festival time and there’s lots of them! Not only that, there’s just so much happening around town that there’s always something to do. On the other hand if you want to chill on the front porch with your house mates and have a [...]

The vegetarian challenge continues and I’m past half way!
Day 4

I made tofu & veggie Stir Fry w/ brown rice. A little too much fake oyster sauce but otherwise… nice!
I didn’t really have time for dinner as I attended my first Salsaholics Anonymous instructor training session followed by Sidewalk Salsa on Cumberland St (near Bay) and [...]

I’m almost mid way through the challenge and I’m surviving!
Earlier in the day I found myself to be extremely hungry. The fact that I only had a slice of toast, a slice of banana cake (that I had purchased for my couch surfers from Montreal who are currently surfing with me), and a cup [...]

I attended the 24th Annual Vegetarian Food Fair last weekend at Harbourfront Centre. It was interesting, and there were various samples of veggie and vegan-friendly food available.

I also came across a stall selling Vegemite! I was surprised to see somebody selling Australia’s own rich source of vitamin B at the Veg Food Fair. I [...]