Cooking Tips and Organic and Non Organic Fruits and Veggies

Cooking Tips and Organic and Non Organic Fruits and Veggies

I hope that you enjoyed my most recent post on making what essentially is a tomato sauce dolled up to cater to personal taste.

Today, I would like to wax poetic on some handy hints to make your cooking experience run smoothly, some options for changing up this recipe, as well as the personal reasons behind the ingredients that I use.

So, no time like the present. Let’s get this show on the road.

Handy Tips

How to dice an onion:

Place onion on its …

Plant Based Veggie and Sausage Pasta Sauce

Plant Based Veggie and Sausage Pasta Sauce

You know the old saying that everybody is Irish on St-Paddy’s Day. Everyone loves the idea of the luck of the Irish, leprechauns and the pot of gold, four leaf clovers and let’s not forget green beer and green milk (plant based of course).

Well, I think a lot of us like to pretend that we are Italian when it comes to a hearty, flavorful pasta sauce. Traditionally, it is served over pasta, but is equally delicious over spaghetti squash, brown …

People’s Climate March

People’s Climate March

What a day yesterday was- here in Montreal, in New York City and in many other cities and towns worldwide. If your were there or if you have read the newspaper this morning you know that I am talking about The People’s Climate March-Marche Mondiale Pour Le Climat.

Monique Muise of The Gazette reports:

The march was keyed to a gathering this week in New York City where the world leaders will discuss how to tackle climate change…. The event …

This Vegan Gets Sad

This Vegan Gets Sad

One of the lessons I tried to impart to my children as they were growing up was to be ready for change-to be open to the opportunities that life presents. If they wanted to do this or that when they grew up, that was more than fine with me. But,  if an experience or an epiphany, a moment of reflection or an inspiration called them in another direction, then I like to think that I encouraged them to embrace and …

“Cowspiracy” and this Vegan’s Review

“Cowspiracy” and this Vegan’s Review

Just home from seeing this movie in Montreal. You will be blown away by the truth behind the curtain and by the authenticity, bravery and passion of these two filmmakers.

 

I posted the above comment on Facebook the other nite after watching, spellbound, the movie everyone is talking about. Yes, you got it right, COWSPIRACY:THE SUSTAINABILITY SECRET.  If you have not yet heard of it, believe me, you will. This is the story of a guy, an all American …

Cowspiracy-the film everyone needs to see

Cowspiracy-the film everyone needs to see

I first heard about this film, Cowspiracy, on a blog that that I follow regularly. Rae, the creator of The Paw Report, has this to say about her blog:

this blog is where you will find my longer musings on animal welfare and animal law topics.

Rae is informative, insightful and honest about the ongoing exploitation of nonhumans by humans, for our wants, not needs. She covers stories in the news about  mistreated carriage horses, turtles with I Pads …