Marinated lentils, kale salad and chocolate banana bread
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
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...
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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 🥛
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
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
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
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
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
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...