Plant-Forward Living with Rebecca Coleman
My favourite drink is a bourbon sour. I love bourbon; the depth and smokiness of it, it’s smoothness and warmth. The bourbon sour is an old-fashioned drink. It’s a few simple ingredients, but they create a sweet-sour combo of perfection. You can make bourbon sours Read more
The blueberries have arrived! This is the part of summer where things are getting serious. Every week, there’s more and more at the Farmer’s Market, and blueberries are currently happening. There are a lot of things that pair well with blueberries. Rosemary is one of Read more
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You know what gets me really excited? Like, maybe it’s a little weird, I’m so excited? Fresh produce. Yup, if there’s one thing I love, it’s to spend some time browsing the farmer’s market. Going to a farm stand. It’s just so… wonderful. Fresh! Read more
You know what I love about vegan cooking? Everyone can eat it. Most of you out there probably think the opposite of Vegan cooking. It’s exclusionary. You can’t eat any cheese, milk or butter? No meat? That rules out most people, right? Not really. If Read more
It’s officially spring, and I know that because rhubarb is in the farmer’s markets! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebecca Coleman, Food Writer (@rebeccacoleman) I love rhubarb. Not just for its tartness, but also because it tends to be one of Read more
Bacon. It’s the unicorn of food. Here’s the problem: if you are a non-meat eater, how do you get your bacon fix? Well, there are vegetarian and vegan bacon options out there on the market, or you can make your own. Coconut Bacon has been Read more
Inspiration. It comes from the strangest places. Last weekend, I got invited to attend Salt Spring in the City, a kind of trade show at Heritage Hall, where artisans from Salt Spring Island brought their wares to Vancouver. There was wine, there was cider, there Read more
I really am trying very hard to eat healthier. Not that I was eating all junk food all the time before… but what I’m learning about myself is that I need to plan my week better, and basically make it stupid easy for me to Read more
Last year, I watched the documentary Just Eat it. Jen and Grant are a local couple who decide to make a three-month commitment to not purchase groceries, but rather to scavenge every bit of food. It sounds weird, right? Who would take up dumpster diving Read more
I was shopping in one of my favourite places the other day, and I had a sudden thought. Would my readers judge me if they knew I shopped here? I was at Sunrise Market. I got introduced to Sunrise many, many years ago while dating Read more