I’ve always been passionate about food and for over 12 years of my life I made very careful choices but somewhere along the way, I lost touch with what was on my plate. Not entirely, of course. I still support local and I still know what the best choices are but I don’t always make…
If you’re looking for a “meaty” vegetarian dish to steal the show as a main course and impress even your meat loving friends then this one’s for you. This mushroom wellington is perfectly flakey and buttery on the outside and full of flavour on the inside. INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 4 Portobello…
During the first few weeks of this vegan experiment of ours we focused on learning the basics. We changed the way we were shopping and cooking while also leaning into the learning curve that is inevitably attached to two meat eaters going vegan overnight. We quit animal products cold turkey (pun intended) and to be…
Ma, The Meatloaf! EPISODE 3 We’re now 8 weeks into our whole food plant based experiment that we’re calling, “Ma, The Meatloaf”! I sound like a broken record but it’s crazy how quickly the time is flying and how easy we’re finding the whole process. Now that we’ve got a handle on vegan cooking…
HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE This one bowl recipe will be a hit at your next function and the best part? It’s dairy free, vegan, grain free and (if you choose), paleo! The holidays are are approaching and we’ve got a calendar full of events over the next few weeks. Since we’ve been working hard to…
As I write this blog, we’re in the middle of our 7th week of being completely plant based. We haven’t had a single animal product in 45 days and we’ve learned a lot in a short period of time. There are so many things we want to tell you about but today we want to…
In the past year, we have consumed more than 200 restaurant meals (we added it up). In fact, that’s a conservative estimate and it’s very likely that we are much closer to 300 meals eaten in restaurants, pubs, cafes, food trucks, and eateries. In that time, we have never ordered a vegetarian or vegan option…
9 Reasons You Should Drink Craft Beer If you’ve been on our blog before, it’s no surprise that we’re advocating for craft beer. We’re biased. We admit that. We want to scream from the rooftops all of the reasons your should drink craft beer. We whole heartedly believe that craft beer is far superior to…
Grilled Breakfast Pizza Lately we’ve been spoiled to death with pizza because our little hometown of Truro FINALLY has a wood-fired pizza place. We’ve been in more times than we care to mention and they’re making some killer pies and pairing them with hand crafted cocktails. SIDE NOTE: If you haven’t checked our Sauced…
If you’ve ever visited the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia you know it’s recognized for it’s many wineries. In fact, people flock to the valley by the bus load to hop from vineyard to vineyard and while we LOVE wine and have visited nearly every winery in Nova Scotia we wanted to showcase something a…