Green Living Show

Rich and I checked out the Green Living Show on Saturday, thanks to two free tickets from Ecochick. We missed the show last year and had been looking forward to checking out all the green products this year. There were lots of vendors showing off non-food items like home decor and appliances, clothing, cars and […]

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Daring Bakers April: Mmm, Cheesequake

Cheesequake?  cheeeesequaaaaake. Mmm, cheesequake. It’s Daring Bakers time again! The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. I took one look at the challenge and knew I’d have to join the ranks of the alternative bakers this month. Some months I’m able to […]

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Longing for the days of summer

Yesterday I was flipping through my flickr photo account and looking at some of the photos I took last year. I came across my St. Lawrence Market set and remembered that I hadn’t posted here about the lovely farmers markets that take place there. St. Lawrence Market is really a piece of Toronto history, spanning […]

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Vegan food, no fur allowed

Urban Herbivore is one of my favourite lunch spots in Toronto. I’m not going to wax poetic about the virtues of eating vegan; after all, I’m a vegetarian who went back to eating fish and chicken for a few years before turning back to veggie-dom. But I do really like the sandwiches at Herbivore. My […]

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Wanda’s Pie in the Sky

Rich and I first heard about Wanda’s when we visited Manic Coffee for the first time and discovered their really delicious baked goods were from a place called Wanda’s Pie in the Sky. We loved the name, but didn’t know much more about the bakery other than they made some vegan treats. However, a few […]

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