Food=Good

The Good Food Festival was pretty, um, good today. The boy and I went with Claire and we met up with my mom and sister. There weren't as many vegan/veggie products as in past years, but we still managed to secure tonnes of samples and buy a few well-priced items. The afternoon was spent sampling tofutti cuties (coffee flavoured. I got 2!), soymilk, salsas, indian foods, ice cream (by the boy and Claire and Steph. Mom can't do dairy), pita, hummus, spreads, juices, breads...

My purchases:


We picked up this great-smelling, loose jasmine tea, 3 for $20. We got 2 bags of the jasmine and Claire got 1 bag of orange ginger tea. The tea came in this cute bag, which Claire graciously allowed us to keep. She knows I would have whined if I didn't get it anyway, smart girl.



I have been using these purees more often lately. I feel like such a cheat, but they are so handy when I don't feel like peeling and chopping fresh garlic. Plus they are all perfect for adding to my yoga soup (which I eat at least twice a week). And they were only $1.50 each.



Unbleached parchment paper has been my saviour over the past year. I had never used it before and now I use it all the time. We just ran out, so I was happy to pick these up at 2 for $5.



This is my messy, but well-stocked freezer. The bread that we bought today has to be frozen since we don't eat it fast enough: Pita Break Pita - 3 for $5 (they're usually up to $3 each in the store) and Stonemill 11-grain bread for only $1.

• Not in plain sight is the package of vegetable dumplings ($2.50) and free coffee packets that were in our entrance package.
• In plain sight, the already-purchased box of Lick's burgers, Yves veggie dogs, Tofurky slices, Smartlife veggie sausage, edamame, Amy's cheeseless pizza, perogies, white sushi rice, bag of coffee beans on top of a container of frozen berries... and a bottle of voddie, only about 1/6 full.

Not photographed: bag of baby spinach and lolla rossa, and a bag of fresh cilantro, both only $1 each. The 3 lb bags of potatoes were selling 2 for $1, so the boy and I split with Claire - which means we got the potatoes for only 50 cents. Also 1 package of Pete's Tofu Peach Mango soft tofu, which the guy gave me free of charge after I asked if they had coupons to give away - he said no but that I could have a package! yay!


The best part of having a more limited-option diet at one of these things is that I do not feel gross and full like the others did. I am actually looking forward to dinner! Hmm.. now if I can be creative and figure out how to make something with everything I picked up... maybe a potato-garlic-spinach patty on pita? Somehow I think the boy will say a big fat NO to that :)

Now I'm off to take Pekoe outside on her harness. Tetley will have nothing to do with anything outside this apartment, so it'll just be me and Pekes... and a camera. Photos may follow...