I took a vegan cooking class a few years ago and in the course of preparing the food, the instructor was extolling the virtues of her high-powered blender called a Vitamix. I clearly remember thinking at the time that anyone who would spend $600 on a blender was certifiably nuts and I would never make … Continue reading Why I Love My Vitamix and a Starter Green Smoothie Recipe
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Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cream of mushroom soup was my absolute favourite as a kid. I loved that strange sucking sound the soup would make when it flopped out of the can, the way it would keep the shape of the can even when I plopped it into the pot and those gloopy glops of cream that never quite separated even … Continue reading Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cowboy Caviar
Have you ever noticed how much what you name something impacts your child’s response to it? Regular fruit-of-the-looms are less attractive than Batman Underwear. A plain old green smoothie is consumed faster when it’s a Green Monster and boring vitamin D is much more interesting when it becomes a yummy Lemon Drop. You get the idea. … Continue reading Cowboy Caviar
Swanky Dinner Party Part 1 – Vegetarian Cold Spring Rolls
We had some old friends over for dinner recently. The kind of friends who have known us for years and have seen us at our very best and very worst and still love us just the same. The conversation (and the wine) always flows naturally and we usually come around to stories of when we … Continue reading Swanky Dinner Party Part 1 – Vegetarian Cold Spring Rolls
Family Day Busy-ness
Sometime over the past couple of years we've become one of those families who are always "busy". You know the ones - kids in a zillion different activities, weekends filled with tournaments, birthday parties and dance competitions, evenings booked up with classes and sports, too many work commitments and business travel plans, scheduled volunteering and school work....and … Continue reading Family Day Busy-ness
Lori Leigh Wilson 