| eLifelines April 2011 - Splurge This Spring |
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We hope you've brought your appetitie this month because from now until the end of April it's all about non-stop food! With the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale happening April 23rd to May 1st, the TVA Resource Centre is proud to present not one but two bake sales on Wednesday, April 27th and Saturday, April 30th. If you prefer raw food to baked goods, don't miss a raw food lecture series hosted by the House of Verona on Saturday, April 23rd. That is of course, if you still have room after indulging in the first ever Veggielicious, happening April 9th to 24th in restaurants across the GTA! Get a sneak peak at one of the many participating restaurants in this month's Discount Profile of Live Organic Food Bar. Prefer dining in at home? This month's Reader's Corner is full of recipes, with Butternut Squash pasta and a link to a recipe blog we recently caught word of. Don't Miss These Upcoming Events!Veggielicious starts April 9th, followed by the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sales on April 27th and 30th. Find out more in the TVA in Action section or on Facebook.
This Month...
TVA in Action - Veggielicious, Worldwide Vegan Bake Sales, More Travel Resources In the News - Celebrate Earth Week with a Workplace Vegan Challenge, Raw Food Expert Coming to Toronto, Vegan Wins Cupcake Wars Again Animal Advocacy Profile - Touring Ontario's Factory Farms: Sam Nutritious Food of the Month - Kamut Recipe - Easy Kamut Strawberry Pancakes Discount Spotlight - Live Organic Food Bar Reader's Corner - Pasta Recipe, New Recipe Blog, Tamarind Participates in Meatless Mondays
TVA In ActionUpcoming Events
Toronto's First Veggielicious! When? April 9th-24th, 2011 Where? All over the city! Breaking news: Restaurants in Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville and beyond have joined too! Check out the website for all the details on participating restaurants. How much? Meal costs vary by restaurant. Want to help spread the word? Click here to download and print posters to drop off in your neighbourhood, and to access a link to quickly promote through Facebook and Twitter.
Worldwide Vegan Bake Sales Join us in celebration of this global event at TWO bake salest! Stop by the TVA Resource Centre EARLY to get your hands on some yummy vegan treats at this popular annual event. When? Wednesday, April 27th from 6 to 9 pm and Saturday, April 30th from 1 to 4 pm Where? TVA Resource Centre (17 Baldwin Street, second floor) Cost: Costs of baked goods will vary, with all proceeds going to the Toronto Vegetarian Association. Want to bake something? If you'd like to bake something to contribute to either bake sale, please email Barbi at blazarus@veg.ca. Looking for other Worldwide Bake Sales? There's one happening at Panacea from 1 to 4 pm on May 1st, to raise funds for Toronto Cat Rescue. Click here to see a listing of other nearby Worldwide Vegan Bake Sales! Scroll down to "Ontario". Find other veg-related event listings at veg.ca/events. TVA Group EventsThe Dinner Social Group will hold their next meeting at Greens Vegetarian Restaurant (638 Dundas Street W) on Thursday, April 21st at 7 pm. Please RSVP by the Wednesday before the event to 416-544-9800 or tvadinner@veg.ca. The Durham Lakeside Vegetarian Group will meet for a dinner at the Garden Grove in Oshawa in April. Details soon to be posted here. The North York/York Region Group will meet for dinner at Loving Hut (953 Eglinton Avenue W) on Sunday, May 15th at 1 pm. All ages, and new, experienced & transitioning vegetarians welcome. Please RSVP to yorkregion@veg.ca or 416-636-5757. The TVA Reading Group will meet on Monday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Commensal restaurant to discuss The Emotional Lives Of Animals by Mark Bekoff. New members welcome. Contact Shân at tvareads@veg.ca. Join one of TVA’s social groups. Update on TVA's Travel ResourcesBeing a travelling vegetarian just keeps getting easier and easier thanks to two fantastic TVA volunteers! Be sure to check out our new and continously growing Travel Resources page, where you'll now find travel cards in six languages, travel glossaries in Spanish and French, and a guide to travelling as a vegan in Central America both in document and podcast form! In the NewsVegan Challenge Offered to Workplaces for Earth WeekIn celebration of Earth Week, April 17-23, 2011, why not inspire friends, family and yourself by taking our delicious Vegan Challenge at work and at home? Oprah did it – along with 378 of her staff! We have everything you need: recipes, menus, a shopping list, nutritional tips, and information about how participation helps the Earth, the animals, and your health. Click here to find more information and resources for getting your workplace to take the Earth Week Vegan Challenge! Raw Food Expert Philip McCluskey in Toronto: April 23rdThe House of Verona is proud to be hosting Philip McCluskey at an exciting lecture series in Toronto on Saturday, April 23rd from 2pm to 10pm. Top health experts from around the world get together for a day of growth, transformation, and learning. Speakers and topics include: Transforming Your Life from Philip McCluskey, Lifting Depression from Yafa Sakkejha, Fueling Your Life from Meghan Telpner and more! Find a full itinerary and register today by clicking here. Vegan Cupcakes Win Again!Once again, veganism has put its mark on the map on a recent episode of Cupcake Wars. On March 8th, not one but TWO vegan bakeries competed on the season finale of this Food Network program. The winner was Sticky Fingers Bakery, a popular vegan bakery in Washington, DC. Soon after, Martha Stewart hosted a vegan episode on March 30th, featuring vegan guests. Read more information from VegNews.Animal Advocacy ProfileKnow someone you want to nominate for the Animal Advocacy Profile? Tell us about someone in the community doing inspiring work for animals. Touring Ontario's Factory Farms: Sam If reading about the horrors that animals suffer on factory makes you cringe, imagine actually stepping inside one, and witnessing the cruelty first-hand. This is a task that Sam has courageously taken upon himself, in the hopes that sharing his first-hand accounts will inspire others to stop eating meat. Click here to read about why Sam began touring Ontario's factory farms and what he hopes to accomplish through his advocacy. Note: There is no graphic information in Sam's account. This is simply a story of the motivation behind his activism and what he is achieving. Nutritious Food of the MonthKamutCare of Andrea Gourgy Also known as Khorasan wheat, Kamut is an ancient grain; so ancient, in fact, that legend has it that Kamut was the very same variety of grain that Noah took with him on the ark. Of course, no one can be sure if Kamut actually has a place in biblical history, but it still has a very interesting story behind it. The Kamut that we buy in stores here in North America descends from grains that made their way from Egypt to Montana back in the 1940s. A U.S. airman who travelled to Egypt happened to pick up some of the grains and passed them on to a fellow airman in Portugal. From there, they were sent to Montana, where the first North American crops of these grains began to be harvested. Interestingly, Kamut is not the name of a type of wheat–it it is actually a word that Montana farmers took from an Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary and is registered as a trademark to market Khorasan wheat. The trademark, or brand, of Kamut is a means of guaranteeing a certain level of quality and the particular attributes of the product. Kamut is always organic and is never genetically modified. When buying Kamut, since it is a brand, customers are ensured that the product is specifically Khorasan wheat and it is not mixed with other varieties of wheat. Nutritionally, Kamut is more protein-dense than other types of wheat; it also has higher amounts of selenium, zinc and magnesium. It is a larger grain than durum wheat (about twice the size) and has a delicate, nutty flavour. It can also be purchased as whole grain flour, and is particularly suited to baking. Click here to join TVA and receive the print Lifelines, which offers more nutritional info, recipes and cookbook reviews. Find more nutritional information at veg.ca/nutrition. RecipeEasy Kamut Strawberry PancakesCare of Andrea Gourgy, adapted from Rachel Ray's "Strawberry Pancakes"
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Heat a medium-size pan over medium heat, add the coconut oil (about 1/4 tsp per pancake). Using about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake, drop batter into centre of the pan and allow to cook about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Makes 8 pancakes. Find links to more recipes at veg.ca/recipes. Discount SpotlightLiven Up This Spring at Live Organic Food Bar: 10% Off Mon-WedBeen somewhere on the discount card list lately? Tell us a story about your visit and the delicious food you tried and it could be featured as the next Discount Spotlight.
With spring finally starting to show her face, many people are yearning to indulge in fresh produce and are ready to turn aside the winter's soups and stews for something a little more refreshing. It's the perfect time to check out Live Organic Food Bar. Lisa Pitman recently ventured there for a scrumptious brunch that was nothing short of extraoidinary. Click here to read all about her fantastic dining experience, and to see mouthwatering photos of the delicious food! Veg Status? Vegan Savings with TVA Discount Card: 10% off Mondays to Wednesdays, after 4 pm Location: 264 Dupont Street The TVA Discount Card is available to members of the Toronto Vegetarian Association. Find a full listing of participating locations here. To join TVA and/or purchase a discount card, make a tax-deductible, online donation or phone the TVA office at 416-544-9800. Reader's CornerReader's RecipesAmi's Delicacies Recipe Blog Click here to check out Ami's Vegetarian Delicacies, full of vegetarian recipes. You can also find them on Facebook.
A healthy alternative to macaroni and cheese but, without the cheese. Did you ever think that by using butternut squash in pasta to make a sauce, it would even taste like cheese? Well, it does. Try it for yourself. If you’re looking for some comfort food on a rainy cold day or just wanting to impress some guests for dinner, this is fantastic pasta to make! Serves 2-4 people. Ingredients
Directions Add olive oil to your frying pan, satay chopped onion and minced garlic until fragrant and onions are translucent, on medium heat. Add diced squash and cook for approx 3 minutes, then add your sage, thyme, sea salt and ground pepper. Let this cook for another 5 minutes while tossing with a wooden spoon to move around the flavours and cook the squash evenly. Add vegetable broth and rice milk and let simmer on medium heat until squash is tender. Once cooked, remove from stove top and add your mixture to a food processor at high-speed until the sauce becomes smooth in texture. Pour the sauce back into a sauce pan and keep on minimum heat until your pasta is cooked. Add 1/2 cup of water if required (if sauce becomes to thick). While the pasta is cooking, wash and cut your Swiss chard. Satay in frying pan with approx 2 tbsp of olive oil and some sea salt to taste. After this is cooked, mix your squash mixture and swiss chard into the cooked pasta. Garnish with fresh ground pepper and serve. Reader's ClassifiedsTamarind The Indian Kitchen is a quick service restaurant in the heart of downtown Toronto that supports Meatless Mondays. Cutting meat one day a week can reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases while saving precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuels. We, at Tamarind proudly support Meatless Mondays and will be offering a variety of vegetarian and vegan choices and special deals to encourage people to go meatless on Mondays. For more information search on Facebook and twitter @tamarindkitchen.Join the Toronto Vegetarian Association today!
Founded in 1945, the Toronto Vegetarian Association is a volunteer-driven charitable organization devoted to providing information and support to people who are interested in making healthier, greener, more peaceful food choices. By becoming a member of TVA, you'll support vital programs such as the largest annual vegetarian food fair in North America, the vegetarian directory, a volunteer-run vegetarian resource centre and the Veggie Challenge. You'll also receive our quarterly print newsletter Lifelines, and be entitled to a free, customized subscription to VegE-News. Plus, you'll have the option to purchase our Discount Card, offering savings at over 80 veg-friendly businesses in the GTA. All donations of $20 or more are tax-deductible. Join the Toronto Vegetarian Association today and help us inspire people to choose a healthier, greener, more peaceful lifestyle.
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Butternut Squash and Brown Rice Pasta with Swiss Chard: Care of Sandra Macdonald