Today Liam is singing up a storm, but when he's not he and John spend some time talking about the fur industry.  John vents about how the Fur Council of Canada suggests that purchasing fur is an eco-conscious decision.  He also thinks that maybe those wearing fur deserve a pie in the face.  Liam responds with his list of pies that can be thrown in people's faces in response to a news item from earlier this week.  

The two also spend some time discussing:
- vegan cheese options
- different events coming up in Toronto
- vegetarian potlucks for Family Day

This episode is a pie in the sky 29 minutes.

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Today John and Liam talk a lot about the vegetarian related events which are coming up.  Vegan Rock is coming up and it promises to be an awesome concert/bake sale just like last year.  There's also a V.A.S.T. Valentine's Day Potluck.  Rancho Relaxo is also having a celebration of its vegan menu, and it promises to be a fun event.

Liam is planning on having some chili with his football watching this weekend.  He doesn't have a set chilli recipe, but he's pretty sure there will be corn and different kinds of beans.  John knows for sure that he's not a fan of tofu in chilli, and Liam tends to agree.

The two also discuss their experiences eating at Queen of Sheba and Pulp Kitchen .

This week's episode is a cold blooded 26 minutes.

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Today John and Liam discuss their holidays.  Liam talks about his experiences with his recently purchased Vegan With A Vegeance.  John speaks about his experiences with vegetarian eating while traveling in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.  John and Liam also talk about John's experiences with the treatment of dogs in South America.

The two also discuss:
- PETA's affiliation with Gilbert Arenas
- The Globe and Mail publishing an article questioning whether milk is good for children
- A proposal to put in an aquarium by the CN Tower
- New vegetarian restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area

This episode is a prosperous 25 minutes long.

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Ever wonder what the TVP gang looks like?

Ever wonder what the resource centre looks like?

Ever wonder who else came to the 2009 open house?

Thanks to the moving picture phenomenon known as video, which is exactly like the audio you're used to from the TVP if your eyes are closed, you can know everything. EVERYTHING.

This vid-stravaganza is a cookie-popping 7 minutes long.

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Lisa and Kris passionately discuss vegan baking; the sweet and the savoury. Kris' recently released book, 100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes  is the source of Lisa recent bought of vegan baking supremacy. Kris shares some great suggestions for holiday baked goods, including a delicious bread studded with cranberries and orange peel that makes a fabulous hostess gift. Lisa delights in Kris' exploration of vegan pastries and appreciates her recipes that reinvent signature treats from popular chain restaurants. All in all, the women engage in a sugar-charged discussion of all things vegan and delicious.

Check out more exciting recipes from Kris by visiting her blog at www.nomnomnomblog.com

This podcast is rolled, pressed, and marked with a v...put in the oven for the veggies and me.

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After whetting the appetites of Torontonian's at the 25th annual Vegetarian Food Fair, Terry Hope Romero joins Lisa for a discussion of vegan cookie invasion and flavourful Latin fare. The little blue book that is taking over cookie exchanges everywhere, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, is the third co-authored project of Terry and Isa Chandra Moskowitz (following the success of Veganomicon and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World). Terry shares her tales of transporting thousands of vegan delights on New York's transit system and celebrates the portability of these treats over the prementioned crusading cupcakes. Terry describes the essential pantry items for baking up perfect vegan cookies and her sweet selections for the holiday season. The discussion gets hotter with a shift toward South American cuisines and Terry's first solo project, Viva Vegan, due out in the spring. Lisa and Terry discuss new techniques for achieving the most flavourful rice, seitan and tofu dishes. Terry shares her thoughts on the perfect Latin holiday feast and Lisa laments the months she has to wait until this fantastic book arrives on shelves.

This podcast is a hot, sticky, sweet trip from tamales to snickerdoodles.

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After a busy Sunday full of festive vegan fare, Lisa interviews Angela from Front Door Organics . Lisa gushes about the amazing quality of produce that Front Door Organics has supplied for TVA cooking demos in the pasts and finds out how to get boxes of the best organic food to arrive right to your front door. In fact, Lisa adds the Fresh box to her holiday wishlist. Angela shares how the organic food scene has evolved over the past 13 years and discusses the challenges of sourcing fresh ingredients during Toronto's cold winter months.

This podcast is overflowing with apples, oranges and a season's worth of root vegetables.

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This podcast is a crumbly chai cookie rolled in sparkly sugar 37 minutes. 

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In this special episode of the TVP, Lisa and Colleen have the pleasure of chatting with cookbook author extraordinaire Dreena Burton about holiday eating. Dreena discusses the uniquely vegan holiday dinner traditions she's developed over the years (including east coast-style vegan stuffing, properly known as "dressing", which you should try - it's it in the All Dressed Squash recipe in The Everyday Vegan).

Dreena not only provides a lot of excellent meal suggestions for large holiday dinners - check out her blog for the recipe ideas discussed in this show - but she also has some great ideas for gift-giving and freaking out young children via the introduction of a Santa who may be either drunk or just clumsy.

As always, Dreena is super sweet and Lisa and Colleen were really happy to have this opportunity to chat with her.

This podcast is an east coast stuffed squash 33 minutes long.

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Today John and Colleen talk about eating some "handwiches" from Urban Herbivore .  Both Colleen and John are big fans of the six dollar sandwich which is full of smoked coconut, cashew mayo, tomato, and salad greens.  Their discussion of the bread, which is shaped like a little hand, leads the two into a conversation about weird foods which they've been exposed to in the past.

The two co-hosts also deal with some letters they received this week.  They received some kind words from a couple of listeners (Hi Peter!) and had one listener suggest that the co-host combination of Liam and John is simply too much masculinity (Hi White Raven!).  This inspired Colleen and John to write a "Top 10 Responses To Podcast Listeners Who Feel There Are Too Many Male Podcast Hosts And Not Enough Female". 

AngelA writes in to let us know that there has recently been a compilation of Vegan and Animal Rights Radio shows and Podcasts which can be found here.

Colleen also reports about recent experiences with Rancho Relaxo, Veganomicon, and The Joy of Vegan Baking.

This week's podcast an I-Love-Rock-and-Roll 33 minutes.
 

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Today Liam and John eat a lot of food and you get to hear all about it!  What a great way to spend 25 minutes of your time!  They start with splitting an X-large Fredo from Pizzaiolololo.  That didn't seem to satiate the two podcast hosts, however, as they still had room for some spiced pear cake from HOT YAM!  Needless to say both Liam and John left feeling quite full. 

The two podcast hosts also found time to discuss the recent events at the TVA Annual General Meeting. 

There was also some discussion about:  Thai food, eating in South America, and Bob Barker.

This week's episode is a no-fish-sauce-in-my-Thai-food 25 minutes.

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Liam provides some excitement to today's show by supplying both co-hosts with some samples of vegan donuts from Seattle's Mighty O.  This donut shop uses vegan and organic ingredients.  These donuts are simply out of this world.

Liam also gives listeners a report about his recent experiences at the restaurants One Love and Calico.  He is very impressed with both places and plans on returning.  

John talks about the Toronto Vegetarian Association's Annual General Meeting which is taking place this Thursday.  TVA members are encouraged to come out and help decide this year's Board of Directors by placing your vote.

This week's episode is a well-dressed-vegan-man 31 minutes.

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Today John is joined by Colleen who has lots to catch up on with podcast listeners.  She talks about her recent trip to her doctor and her opinions on the vaccinations that were discussed. Colleen is definitely not sold on getting injected.

On a more positive note Colleen did have a great trip to Kingston, ON recently.  She learned how to make pierogies from scratch; prior to this she thought pierogies were a pre-packaged item bought in stores that you kept in your freezer in case of emergencies.

John and Colleen were pleased to help a couple of high school students who came into the office today who were working on a project about vegetarianism.  The students walked away with lots of information.

This week's podcast is a vegan-kimchi 28 minutes.

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Liam starts this week's podcast by singing the praises of the Ethiopian restaurant Nazareth where he had a great experience this week.  Liam enjoyed it because Nazareth serves great food which is filling and it doesn't hurt the pocketbook. 

John joins the fray by talking about a couple of messages TVA received this week.  There is going to be a new restaurant opening in the Yonge/Eglinton area called Kale (website) and the sign outside says that it will serve "veggie, macrobiotic and organic food".  There will be more news about this restaurant when they open.  There was also a request for some vegetarian related help from St. John's, Newfoundland.  John and Liam take a stab at helping out a new vegetarian in a place where vegetarianism isn't so common place. 

The two co-hosts also discuss:
- issues around Halloween
- squash soup
- egg replacers

This week's podcast is a SOUPercharged 33 minutes.

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John and Liam are back after what feels like a very long hiatus.  The two discuss their respective Thanksgivings.  Liam had a more traditional Thanksgiving meal which included a vegan pumpkin "cheese" cake pie, whereas John had a much less typical dinner (take out pizza). 

John recently ate at One Love.  He was impressed with the food and he reports that fried plantains are one of his favourite foods.  Liam also discusses his recent restaurant experience at Z-teca; while he suggests that the burrito he had was OK he expresses his frustration with paying for extra vegetables when he saves the company money by requesting they not put cheese or sour cream on his meal.

Liam also talks about how the Baltimore school system is banning meat from it's cafeterias every Monday. 

Lastly, John mentions his recent cooking episode with the assistance of the Artful Vegan cookbook.

This week's show is a burrito-busting 32 minutes.

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