I was pretty young – probably around 7 or 8 years old – when I questioned why people eat cows and pigs and keep cats and dogs as pets. I was told that that’s the way it is. When I was a teenager, I discovered that there actually were people who didn’t eat meat. I […]
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Can’t Find a Fall Jacket You Like? It’s Easy with James&Co.
As much as I hate to see summer go, I get a little thrill when I pull out my fall clothes and think about the perfect jacket for heading out on a crisp morning. I need something easy, versatile, light and of course with great style. Thanks to Anne Hurley, founder of James&Co., I’ve found […]
Veganism is an ideology, not a diet!
Perhaps the simplest way to approach the complexity of veganism as a diet versus a discerning ethical choice can be answered in these three words: Couldn’t. Shouldn’t. Wouldn’t! Here’s how: One can empathise with people who are afflicted with serious food allergies: Who experience life-threatening reactions to otherwise potentially nourishing eats! It stands to reason that […]
International Comfort Food at Montreal’s Lola Rosa
When I visited Montreal’s Lola Rosa on a Monday for lunch, it was packed. Located close to McGill University, its clientele skewed young, though I saw older people, too. The menu, as Chef Scott Wong tells me, is based on “things that people’s mothers would make for them, all over the world.” This means salads, […]
Plastic-free Vegan; A Journey, Part II. Single-use Plastics.
If you are following along, you will have completed the first assignment in Part I of this series: mindfulness regarding the plastic around you. I hope that it has sunk in just how saturated we are with plastic; it is literally everywhere and in practically everything – including us. At this point it is easy to […]