Welcome to Food Tuesday, a new ABL column dedicated to food news, recipes, nutrition and other tasty tidbits. I’d like to say that I came up with the idea for this series after much thought and planning, but the truth is that I’m exhausted after a few late nights and can’t seem to concentrate on [...]
A Letter to Our Northern Ally
I love you, Canada. I love your warm, friendly, polite people. I love your laid back attitude, your diversity, your tolerance and your radio shows. I love your optimism, your excitement and your enthusiasm. But I don’t love your plan to kill wolves. I harbor no illusions. The world’s population is growing, and with it [...]
Canadian Organic Growers Host Toronto Conference
I’d normally apologize for the slow updates, but I’m afraid I can’t be contrite about this one. I just got back from an amazing trip to Toronto to visit my fiance and see one of my favorite bands. (They’re called The Darkness. I could go on and on about how awesome they are, but that’s [...]
Tales of a Vegan Butcher
Back when I was in college, I became famous among my friends for making gyoza – Japanese pork dumplings that are fairly akin to Chinese pot stickers. I was making them with a friend one night and asked her to help me by mixing the meat and other ingredients by hand. She recoiled, disgusted. “I’m [...]