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  It’s peach season!

  Summertime is also known as Fresh Peach Time (FPT). You see, fresh peaches are, essentially, the epitome of summer. Nothing says delicious like a sweet, ripe peach with it’s fresh juice running down your hand as you take your first bite. Nothing.

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  Top six vegan ice creams

  Who doesn’t love a big ol’ scoop of ice cream on a hot summer’s day? If you don’t consume dairy, though, you may be missing out. But I don’t mean missing out on ice cream. I mean missing out on enjoying non-dairy ice cream that’s far better than anything dairy-based.

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  Radish and Roasted Potato Salad with Hemp Dressing

  Taking advantage of fresh local radishes, this salad delivers a double dose of hemp, paired with roasted potatoes for added creaminess.

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  Classic Rhubarb Pie – get it before it’s gone!

  Nothing says loving our planet like taking advantage of seasonal produce. So what’s better to highlight our planet than the almighty vegetable of choice?

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  The 411 on fiddleheads

  I love fiddleheads, and when I see them in the grocery stores and markets, I know for sure that Spring has arrived. These little green veggies, hailing from the Eastern side of North America, get their name because they resemble the neck of a fiddle.

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  Easy Spring soup side dishes

  Ham. Turkey. Green beans. Asparagus. Carrots. Sweet potatoes. All of them make their way into typical Easter fare. But as I sat down last week planning out my Easter menu, I thought of adding something a little different into the mix: a Spring-inspired soup.

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  Not all sushi is created equal

  I was introduced to sushi sometime in the early 2000’s, probably at the advent of sushi restaurants popping up all over the place. Now sushi restaurants are as ubiquitous as hamburger fast food places.

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  Steeping and sipping: the tea low-down

  Beating out pop and juice,and even coffee, tea is the choice drink for the majority of folks in the world, next to good ol’ H2O. According to The Tea Association of Canada,  Canadians consume

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  Top organic Easter treats

  There are plenty of ways to have a more eco-friendly Easter this year. Opting for reusable bags instead of wasteful one-time-use Easter baskets, swapping shredded recycled paper for plastic Easter grass,

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  Vegan St. Patrick’s Day recipes

  Sure, the Irish-inspired diet doesn’t really run synonymously with green. With visions of heavy beef stews, beer-laden dishes, and corned beef springing to mind, neither does the word vegan.

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  Recipe: Mushroom Stew with Kale and Brown Rice

  Despite Spring being in the air, we seem to have a few chilly days still emerging for the opportunity to highlight winter produce in our meals.

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  Six quick, vegan soups to satisfy

  We are in dire need of a Winter warm-up. Well, we are here, at least, when we were blasted with loads of snow yesterday, continuing to the present moment as I type.