Category Archives: Vegetarian

Vegan Carnitas

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Emily made these amazing vegan carnitas with jackfruit substituting for pulled pork, plus Daiya cheese, shredded beets, tomatoes, peppers, and salsa. Delicious. Emily used the second recipe on this page, with canned green jackfruit in brine (make sure you don’t … Continue reading →

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Pescovegan – Adding Oysters to My Diet

Posted on June 2, 2013 by

Flexitarian diets seem to be all the rage these days. Vancouver has proclaimed June 10 as Meatless Monday. Bill Gates thinks the Future of Food is in fake meat. Mark Bittman, New York Times food critic, recently created the VB6 … Continue reading →

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Rawesome – Secret Raw Food Dinner

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Two of my good friends hosted a “Rawesome” dinner party last week. I’m sure it was a lot of work, but I would love it if they turned it into a regular secret supper club. The pictures don’t really do … Continue reading →

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Slow Bean – Cheap Vegan Eats in the DTES

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

As of May 24, 2013, The Slow Bean is closed. I noticed this new vegan restaurant on Pender a month ago, but I’ve been afraid to go in. Maybe it’s the setting (a former car rental shop in the downtown … Continue reading →

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Eating Vegan on Kauai

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

We had no problem eating vegan on Kauai. I was prepared to add some seafood to my diet, but it wasn’t necessary. There are lots of restaurants with good vegan options. A lot of the best restaurants we ate at … Continue reading →

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Thrive Diet Pizza

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Made an excellent Thrive Diet inspired pizza for dinner tonight. Excellent recovery food after a hard workout. Here are the ingredients (sorry I didn’t measure anything): Crust – yam – beet – sesame seeds – coconut oil – chickpea flour … Continue reading →

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Making Sauerkraut

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Sauerkraut is all the rage with nutritionists these days for its probiotic characteristics that aid in digestion. Emily was at a workshop on “Optimizing Your Plant-Based Diet” last week where, among other things, they encouraged people to eat homemade sauerkraut. … Continue reading →

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Heirloom Restaurant Review

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

To celebrate our 9 month anniversary, Emily and I braved the snow and public transit to have a romantic dinner at Heirloom Restaurant – one of Vancouver’s newest vegetarian restaurants. We’ve been meaning to go since they opened a few … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Roll Making Party

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Our weekly vegetable basket from Fresh Roots CSA had a giant head of cabbage in it. What do you do with all that cabbage? As my Baba always says, when life gives you kapusta you make cabbage rolls. So, I … Continue reading →

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New York: Best Vegan Restaurants and Bakeries

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

While Emily and I were in New York for Ben and Brittany’s wedding, we did our best to eat at the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants. New York has several upscale restaurants that are strictly vegan, and we spent hundreds … Continue reading →

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