PlantBase Food and Natural Products

10/10/2026

One of my simple faves. Greens, grains, roast vegetables.

It's the time of the year where carrots beets and more go for rock bottom prices, so here I go with some steak spice, Tamarind powder, and mustard seed oil roasted beets and carrots atop bulgur amd roasted vermicelli done In Chick-un stock, over some arugula. then I took the veg drippings, and made a quick vinaigrette made creamy with a dollop of vegan mayo.

This would be a remarkable compliment to a big tofu steak, seitan, or another protein but I kept it as a lighter snack salad style.

Its also the time of year where my fall will turn into my summer as I depart on another trip to a familiar and some new places! Stay tuned to see where we end up!

What is your favourite quick amd easy fall comfort food?

(BEEThOVEN plays in the background 😉 )

08/28/2026

Another set of in that are so good!

At Fox & Oak in Squamish, I was fortunate enough to try all the Vegan options from their bakery.

This place almost always had a line, and I can see why. Of course all the coffee and most of the beverage options had vegan versions, but the doughnuts were aggressively good. Soft, yeasted dough, perfectly fried, with inventive flavours. I especially loved the fritter and the strawberry 🍓 shortcake versions, but all were worth the 4 to 5 dollars canadian per holy (holey) creation!

If you find yourself in squamish, do it!

and hey- squamish*tes! what else does that sweet town have to offer?

08/27/2026

PLANTBASE EATCLUB ASSSSSSEMMMMMMBLLLLLLLLEEEEEEE!

4th Annual. Let's go! Not many tickets left. ;)

A MESSAGE FROM EARL GREY:
Earl has been informed that there are now fewer than 12 tickets left for our Annual Dinner. 👀
Reserve your seats today: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/a-home-for-hooves-farm-sanctuary/events/annual-dinner-celebrating-sanctuary/

Naturally, everyone has an opinion about the seating arrangements.

Jenny is saving a seat.
Earl is saving another.
And Tango has decided he needs two seats… apparently, one for him and one for his double portion. 🙄😂

So the question is:
WHO WOULD YOU BRING?

ANNUAL DINNER: Celebrating Sanctuary!
🌎 A Journey Through Central America
👨‍🍳 An exclusive culinary experience with Chef David Isbister
📅 September 5 at 4:30 PM
🎟️ $120 per person
💙 Only 30 seats available
Reserve your seats now:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/a-home-for-hooves-farm-sanctuary/events/annual-dinner-celebrating-sanctuary/

A special evening. An exclusive dinner. A journey through Central America. And, most importantly, a night that supports the animals of A Home for Hooves.

Are you coming?
⚠️ Fewer than 12 seats left!

Reserve your seats now:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/a-home-for-hooves-farm-sanctuary/events/annual-dinner-celebrating-sanctuary/

08/23/2026

A delightful from Teriyaki Boys at Arc'teryx Academy 's event. DELICIOUS ginger sauce on tofu, perfectly cooked eggplant, and shredded cabbage with rice. $14 to $17 for a few different options- pretty darn reasonable!

Mamo also included a sample of their home made Teriyaki on Tofu- also divine. Perfect consistency, beautiful cook and texture, a joy to eat.

If you are in Squamish, be sure to try their food stand out. You can often find them at Cleveland and Victoria streets downtown.

Thanks Teriyaki Boys!!!!

05/22/2026

Mexico City has a myriad of vegan restaurants, and .mexico was an awesome visit on our way back to Canada. We had Flautas, Chickn Burger, and a pink guava shake. The burger was excellent, the flautas so comforting and balanced. The shake was sublime, with a handmade preserve and whip to garnish. The meal was about 35 dollars canadian. Go. Go eat there. It's a reasonably short flight. 😀



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05/21/2026

On Big and Little Corn Island, I sidestepped the big cost of restaurants fot the most part and cooked food from ingredients locally available- a somewhat sparse selection, but good for our purposes. What do you think looks best?

Its possible to eat compassionately everywhere :)

05/16/2026

Being 🌱 in 's Big and Little Corn Islands - a set of Carribean gems- being vegan is not impossible, it's just a bit of a back to basics approach. I made all that is pictured but we also dined on corn flakes and bananas with soy milk powder, chips, bean paste and salsa, oatmeal, tacos, coconuts, watermelon, and as youll see in the next post, burgers. ;)

see it all on the channel. ;)

what do you make when there are limited but decent ingredients?

05/15/2026

we went to Hostal Zopilote on Ometepe in Nicaragua twice. Vegan buffet night was a hit! about 20 items on the plate. a neato place. First time went we were told the lasagne was vegan and then we reminded them on delivery that cheese is made of milk and we switched to tasty sandwiches. Buffet which was one plate portioned for you was 9 cad. not bad! tasty food galore in a outdoor jungle setting.

thanks El Zopilote!

05/04/2026

In Ometepe Nicaragua, we found lots of omission type vegan options. These pizza and sandwich options were decent, on thin crispy home made crust. I thought the sandwich with roasted garlic, squash, and tonato was a notch better than the pizza. Natural Restaurant. The owner has a fleet of 6 Grey fluffy dogs that follow him everywhere so there's a bonus!

The meal was 20 dollars US!! Prices on the small volcano island of immense beauty are higher than other places. Surprise!

05/03/2026

This place had its hours posted wrong (closed at 930 pm?) on three platforms and acted put out when we tried to arrive at 7pm the first time. The food was meh upon return. Smoothie was good. Burger dry. A bit pricey. Nice inside. Maybe its better some other times. Sorry. 🌱