The Toronto Vegetarian Podcast

Podcast 180: LIam Praises Kale

The Toronto Vegetarian Association — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Today Liam and John give a review of their lunch from Bo de Duyen. Both of the podcast hosts were pleased with their mock chicken curry and the noodle dish. They were especially pleased with the price.

Jason and Angela send word that they are doing cartwheels over the news that Daiya vegan cheese can be found at Panacea. They suggest that it tastes great and is the pefect cheese replacement.

The two podcasters discuss a story that was sent to them by Colleen about a young child with autism and the success that his family has encountered after incorporating a vegan diet into their home. John notes that stories like this are fairly common.

Lastly, it needs to be mentioned that there will be a TVA open house on Saturday, March 27th from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Resource Centre. Why should you come to this event? There will be some discounted books and some cookies made from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. More news to come on this in upcoming podcast episodes.

This episode is a milked turtle 24 minutes.

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Podcast 179: Liam Fears Mangoes

The Toronto Vegetarian Association — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Today Liam and John discuss Liam's recent eating extravaganza. He has been converted to Sadie's Diner and has found the vegan milkshake that he has been craving. He also reports that eating at Raw Aura was a great experience and he really liked the raw nachos; Liam affectionately refers to the food here as "dense", signifying that he went home satiated.

John reports back with regards to Colleen's assertion that the chickpea-hijiki sammiches from Vegan With A Vegeance are the best sandwiches ever. While John feels they are quite good he doesn't believe they fall under the category of "best ever".

Other information discussed on today's podcast:
- Nimisha Raja's cooking classes
- cannellini beans vs. white kidney beans; garbanzo beans vs. chickpeas; hazel nuts vs. filberts
- Teatree Cafe and Eatery

This episode is a fear-inducing 27 minutes.

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Podcast 178: Hijiki

The Toronto Vegetarian Association — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Today John is joined by Colleen to discuss the merits of cashew milk. It was a serious conversation until John brought up the term "nut bag". Colleen is really happy with the cashew milk she makes, and even happier that it doesn't require another space-eating gadget in order to make the recipe.

Other topics of conversation on this week's podcast:
- Colleen gives her opinions on Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar and her latest trip to Fressen
- The defensive omnivore bingo card
- Colleen's favourite sandwich recipe

This week's episode is a vegan rocked 30 minutes.

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Podcast 177: Part of the fun is knocking their teeth out

The Toronto Vegetarian Association — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100

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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Podcast 176: Any self-respecting dragon

The Toronto Vegetarian Association — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100

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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