Eat More Plants

🍒 Eat More Plants: Issue #41

July 19, 2023

Hi friends, It's only been five months since my last issue! And some of the recipes I've been saving up are a little out of season, forgive me for that. But...

🍊 Eat More Plants: Issue #40

February 16, 2023

Hi friends, When I said this newsletter would be "sporadically published", I didn't exactly intend for the gap between issues to stretch to nine months, but...

🌽 Eat More Plants: Issue #39

May 15, 2022

Hi friends, Last week I rediscovered huevos rancheros. It started because I wanted to cook up some black beans, and then I found a new-to-me cornbread recipe...

🍙 Eat More Plants: Issue #38

March 24, 2022

Hello, friends. Hope you're surviving and possibly even thriving out there. It's technically spring now, but not exactly pack-up-your-jackets spring, at...

🍞 Eat More Plants: Issue #37

December 16, 2021

Good afternoon, friends, and welcome to new subscribers! As promised, I'm sharing a recipe for a vegan main that is decadent enough for any holiday...

🍜 Eat More Plants: Issue #36

December 3, 2021

Hi friends, With any creative endeavour, it helps to have limitations. Lately, in the kitchen, my limitation has been forcing myself to use up all the dried...

🥬 Eat more plants: Issue #35

October 28, 2021

Hi friends, Have you ever bought a caraflex cabbage? They're cute and pointy and I've increasingly become obsessed with them. Not just because they're cute...

🍒 Eat More Plants: Issue #34

August 4, 2021

Hi friends, A quick one this week themed around what to make with summer produce before it disappears. (Not that there's anything wrong with eating it...

🌮 Eat More Plants: Issue #33

June 30, 2021

Hello, friends. I hope you're safe and healthy and hopefully vaccinated, or close to it. (I recently joined #teampfiderna and am thrilled about the new...

🍓 Eat More Plants: Issue #32

April 28, 2021

Hello! Long time, no chat. The past couple of months have gone by in a blur, as I've been busy launching projects, spending more time outside (my peas are...

🌱Eat More Plants: Issue #31

February 24, 2021

Welcome to the last week of February. I hope your cozy winter meals have been delicious. Recipe roundup I really enjoyed this Honey, Soy and Ginger Braised...

7 things that are saving my sanity

January 21, 2021

Remember in the Before Times, when if someone said "How are you doing?" your answer was usually "Good!"? Even if things weren't entirely good, that was the...

Chickpea Curry, Carrot Dal and Tofu Parmigiana

December 16, 2020

Hi everyone, As we sink into the darkest time of the year, I hope you get a chance to slow down, take some time off and enjoy the little things. For me this...

Masala chai, squash chowder and delicious nuts

November 18, 2020

Good morning! There are some words that are global vocabulary – no matter which language you’re speaking, they pop up as signposts to ground you. One of...

🎃 Squash soup, pumpkin granola and pumpkin cakes

October 21, 2020

Good morning, One of the reasons this newsletter has become so sporadic is because a lot of my creative energy has been directed toward a big client project...

Make these before the summer produce disappears

September 9, 2020

Hello, all of you. Every summer, as I luxuriate in the flood of seasonal produce, I have an internal tug-of-war between the part of me that just wants to eat...

Sour cherry vareniki, raw pad thai and socca with sweetcorn

July 29, 2020

In the spring of 1999, I wrapped up my degree in Russian and Political Science and took off for a month's trip to Russia. It was May – meaning no fresh...

Apricot jam, shakshuka and red cabbage slaw

July 22, 2020

I read a lovely book last week, Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan. The writer is of Armenian descent, but has lived in Russia for decades and...

Collard wraps, lentil fennel salad and strawberry margarita jam

July 1, 2020

Good morning, friends. If you’re in Canada, I hope you’ve got a relaxing day on tap for this weird mid-week day off. (Or perhaps an extra-long long weekend?)...

Burnt eggplant, stovetop flatbread and roasted strawberries

June 24, 2020

Good morning! I have a few containers in my minuscule backyard where I’m trying to grow some vegetables and herbs. We’ve had good success with lettuce,...

Marinated lentils, kale salad and chocolate banana bread

June 17, 2020

Good morning! Here’s what I’ve been cooking and reading this week. I enjoyed these marinated lentils (I in fact used Laird lentils from Flourist, but really...

Spring stew, rhubarb chutney and cheesy pasta

June 10, 2020

Good afternoon! I usually write and send this first thing Wednesday mornings, but I spent that time this morning instead watching this talk on white...

Amplify

June 3, 2020

America looms large in all our discussions of race, but particularly when it comes to Black history in Canada. We often focus on figures like King and Rosa...

Rhubarb, matar paneer and online shopping

May 27, 2020

Good morning! I am a huge fan of rhubarb, so every spring I buy tons of it, spending amount of money that would seem ridiculous to anyone who has a patch in...

Coffee smoothies, broccoli salad and matar paneer

May 20, 2020

Good morning! I swear I was wearing a puffy jacket just the other day and now it looks like we're heading for full-on summer mode. So as a counterpoint to...

Genius kale salad, lemony lentils and zucchini dip

May 13, 2020

Hello, friends. The past week has been a bit of a blur, and I know I ate multiple times a day but somehow I can't remember it all. There has been a very...

Green beans, crackers and healthy hot chocolate

May 6, 2020

Good morning! After Sunday's glorious weather I was ready to commit to summer. And then I got an email from Adrienne about snow this weekend (!) along with a...

Butter chickpeas, peanut butter cookies and sourdough crumpets

April 29, 2020

Hello, everyone. Somehow it’s the end of April? Every day kind of blends into another, and it feels like I’ve just finished one meal and it’s time to start...

Soup, sourdough and healthy-ish turtles

April 22, 2020

Hi everyone, At the beginning of all this I was resistant to the bread-baking. (Partly because I didn’t have any flour.) We don’t tend to eat tons of bread,...

Chocolate zucchini muffins and a lot of quick hits

April 15, 2020

Good morning, friends. Have you made anything good this week? I've had quite a few repeats, like smashed chickpea salad and chickpea soup (yes, there's a...

Chocolate beet cake, cauliflower bites and fancy cocktail nuts

April 8, 2020

Hello from my house, where I’ve been holed up for 3 1/2 weeks now, only escaping for a daily walk during which we, of course, veer away from any nearby...

Cabbage, cabbage and cabbage

April 1, 2020

Hello, Less frequent grocery shopping means less frequent fresh greens. (At least until my windowsill celery garden can be harvested.) But there's one...

Burgers, broccoli soup and chocolate mousse

March 25, 2020

“I’m over interesting times,” I said to a friend last week in response to a photo she sent me of someone carrying a “may you live in interesting times” tote...

Smashed chickpeas, granola bars and homemade hand cream

March 17, 2020

Well. I’m going to open with the two best pieces of advice I’ve heard on managing social isolation: Don’t think about changing your behaviour so you won’t...

Slaw, lentils and alternative 🥛

March 11, 2020

Good morning and happy spring! Here are some things I've been eating, cooking and reading this week. The cabbage battle continues This Thai Slaw with Peanut...

Marmite, slaw and 🍕 dosas

March 4, 2020

Hello again! What have you been cooking and eating this week? Let’s start with the articles Downtown mainstay Yueh Tung told the CBC that business has...

Coconut tofu, burrito bowls and vegan pudding

February 26, 2020

Dear friends, did you know it’s Wednesday again? The past week has flown by, and I haven’t been cooking a lot so this will be a short one. Coconut-crusted...

Tempeh reubens, lentil bolognese and Jason Momoa

February 19, 2020

Hello again! We've been thinking about summer at work and it has had me missing fresh local fruit – so to console myself, I bought some tamarillos and...

Lentil soup, Okazu sauce and dim sum

February 12, 2020

Hello, and welcome to new subscribers! I hope everyone has been eating well this week. The letters section Adrienne replied to last week's roasted...

Cauliflower, ramen and bibimbap

February 5, 2020

Buenos días, happy Wednesday and welcome to all new subscribers! I'm just back from a trip to Mexico City, where I'm happy to report plant-based eating is...

Baked ragu, chickpea soup and sesame butter lattes

January 29, 2020

I was going to call this Mostly Plants after the Michael Pollan quote ("Eat food. Not a lot. Mostly plants.) but of course the Pollan family has already...