The Vegan Project: My Vegan Valentine...

The Vegan Project, (which I spoke about in this post) and I, have been at it again...
Recently I've been tagging along with the girls, photographing some yummy vegan food around the city, as well as having the delight of the ladies cooking up a storm for me in their Vegan Project Bake Shoppe....

That said, our latest collaboration ended up being with Granville Magazine, which had the girls dreaming up an all vegan brunch for Valentine's Day!



The Menu Includes:

Vegan Apple Rosemary Scones
Vegan Asparagus Pesto Crepes
Strawberry Avocado Salad
Gourmet fair-trade organic coffee
Mimosa, made with sparkling white wine from the Okanagan

Optional: Finish off the romantic meal with some sensual vegan chocolate truffles

I got to eat/sample the main dishes (scones, crepes & salad) and they were all amazing!

Anyways...follow the girls on twitter and on their blog! If there are any other vegans out there in internet-land, leave a comment below...as I may or may not be taking on quite a vegan challenge fairly soon...

Meat Schmeat...

New friends Jess and Bridget are starting a little thing called The Vegan Project.

"We are passionate about our health, the environment, and the treatment of animals. We are learning about what it means to be vegan and documenting our experiences here."

The girls posted on their twitter the other day that they wanted some photos and offered goodies and love. Working for food? I'm in.

I had lunch with Jess at Nuba (Cafe...the one on Hastings lost power!) first which was delicious (I had the falafel):


We then went over to Bridget's house and the girls made vegan peanut butter crispy squares (I tried them later and they were tasty):


After that it was off to Commercial Drive for some shots of of their favourite restaurants/organic stores, as well as a stop into Addis Cafe, an Ethiopian restaurant, to try some of their food as a 3pm snack (it was really good...The Veggie Combo: omen, fasolia, yater alitcha, meser wot):

It was a great afternoon and full of yummy food (I still couldn't give up cheese...yet), and I will be with them again next week to shoot a bit more!