I love Mexican food. I could probably eat a burrito everyday for the rest of my life and die happy. As long as I got to change it up a bit every now and then anyway. I’ve experimented with many bean fillings for vegetarian tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, and this is my favorite. Enjoy it [...]
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These brownies are the world’s best. I know I don’t take the best pictures in the world to prove it, but you’re going to have to trust me. This brownie is the brownie you pay extra for at your favorite bakery because you know how good they are. In fact, for many years I did [...]
Even as a teenager I loved going to restaurants and trying new foods. While my peers were hanging out at the mall eating fast food burgers and spending their minimum wage job pay cheques on clothes and make-up, I was downtown trying out the menus at our local cafés. I used to think I could [...]
This is my official heirloom, pass it down to my kids, vegan rockstar pumpkin pie recipe. You totally won’t be able to tell there’s tofu in it. I’ve surprised many a tofu-hater after serving this pie, like my step-dad, my uncles, my Grandma… “Great pie Melodie!” “Oh really? You like it?” “Yeah! Best pie ever!” [...]
We had my daughter’s birthday party a couple weekends ago. We were going for “green” but traditional, definitely not “commercial,” and of course, lots of fun. This is how it went as far as meeting some green and ethical standards. Where we succeeded: 1. Evite invitations. Some people like to make their own invitations, which are [...]
Summertime and the simple pleasures of good food. Here are some of my and my kid’s favorite simple pleasures of summer… The anticipation of ripening berries. The wild ones are especially fun to pick and eat. What a wonderful discovery to find trailing blackberries growing in our [...]
