Sunday was a great day. 
Well, aside from finding out that my ‘vertically growing spinach’ had gone to seed and BOLTED! Nooooooo.
After reading up on it, I guess it is quite common. I had no idea this was a risk-factor for spinach! Gardening is a practice of trial and error I guess.
There was quality time with Mom…
The Huz.
Very successful oil-free baking…(coming soon!)
Crate & Barrel
Whole Foods Mississauga (opening in July)
Square One Mall.
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Fresh Restaurant in Toronto
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A belated birthday dinner courtesy of mom at my favourite vegan restaurant!
Middle Eastern Plate appetizer made up of golden falafel balls with a crunchy exterior and pillowy interior, hummus, tahini, toasted organic whole wheat pita, fresh herbs, and olives:
A DREAM to the taste buds!
I ordered the Flu Fighter juice made up of Celery, Kale, Carrot, Garlic, lemon, ginger, cayenne, and Echinacea. It’s served hot like tea and was perfect on this chilly and cloudy day! This is one of my all-time favourite juices at Fresh.
Hot lemon tea for mom and Eric had the Lucky Charm smoothie made up of raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, and mango.
Mom had the Mushroom Onion burger with sautéed mushrooms and onions, tomato, lettuce, sprouts, cheese, and vegan mayo, along with sweet potato fries.
Eric and I both ordered the Grilled Vegetable and Pesto wrap with grilled red pepper, zucchini & sweet potato with pesto, vegan mayo, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, red onion & sprouts along with fries:
Happy bellies ensued!
It wouldn’t be complete without a vegan cupcake and brownie…
This cupcake was a BASIL and cherry flavour! The basil was very pronounced in the frosting. It was strange and we weren’t sure if we liked it, but somehow it vanished from the plate! Funny how that works…
The flavour combo reminded me of something you’d see on Cupcake Wars!
I forgot to get a picture of the vegan walnut brownie (aka: we inhaled it).
Today is the last day of mom’s stay, so we’re off to make it a good one. See you soon with a yummy oil-free sweet bread recipe! Have a fantastic start to your week!
Aw…what a great day! I love Crate & Barrel. We don’t have one here though (sad face)
I am super excited for the new Whole Foods in Mississauga. Lets grab lunch sometime once it opens. Would love to chat health, baking and fitness!
I will have a great start to my week, thanks to these amazing meal photos. What a great day. Good for you!
Have a lovely Monday! :)
Wow, so much deliciousness going on here! Yay for all the new goodies in town!
It’s a genius trick on the restaurant’s part – making a strange food that makes you keep wanting to try another bite to decide if you like it or not! haha, looks like a fantastic weekend, happy monday :-)
haha yes it is!
Aw, what a great day :D I’m curious about that bread too, it looks so good!
Sounds like an amazing time so far with your mom ~ enjoy the last day of your visit!
I’m not a big fan when savory and sweet are combined. Dessert still has a way of always getting finished though! :)
I tried Rawlicious based on your experience, had their pad thai and it was OMG amazing! So good, I went back last night and got dinner to go for my bus ride home. I don’t live in Toronto (sadly) but Rawlicious is very close to my office in Yorkville and it could become problematic.
mmmm love rawlicious! Glad you enjoyed it!
Ahhh Whole Foods is opening in Mississauga?! This is wonderful news!
.. Maybe not so wonderful for my wallet..
Where in Mississauga? And how was I unaware of this?
And I really have to get myself to Fresh. It always looks so good in pictures!
Right beside square one next to C& B
I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now and have loved so many of your recipes! Thanks! This weekend I made the Easy Cheezy Crackers and my family loved them. My husband even liked them more than the homemade goldfish crackers (we aren’t vegan). I was wondering if you consider using applesauce for oil when baking? I did that with the 2nd batch of Easy Cheezy crackers and my family didn’t notice a difference. I bought a pasta roller (cheap), specifically for crackers which really helps too. Thanks again for so many awesome recipes. We also started drinking green monsters since reading your blog and my kids just down them (even my 1 year old)!
Wow that is so cool is worked with applesauce! Thanks for your kind words too!
A day of yummy vegan food, Whole Foods, AND Crate and Barrel? Wow- looks like you hit all targets :) Glad you had a lovely weekend, almost felt like I was there with you!
Looks like a great weekend! The vegan restaurant food pictures are making my mouth water!
Ohhh i saw the sign for the new whole foods when i was at crate and barrel a few weeks ago, i can’t wait! Even though i love the one in Oakville for its close proximity to my fav lululemon :)
that is my fav lululemon too…i love how close it is to the entrance…haha
I am very, very intrigued by that cherry/basil cupcake. Do you think it would be worth re-creating?
Possibly!! I still cant decide if I enjoyed it enough!
Ok, what a great weekend! I am over the moon excited for Whole Foods opening next month. I work in Mississauga and moving to Mimico so this is PEFECT for me. I have been waiting for the last 2 years for this to happen.
OMG! Fresh is fantastic, no? I have never had the burger your mom had but I will have to change that quick!
And, cannot wait for the oil free bake. You should check out Dr. McDougall. His site and books have all vegan, oil and fat free recipes and I can attest, they taste great.
Oh no! I hate when my basil bolts, I didn’t even realize spinach would do the same thing. I’m constantly plucking my basil even if i just have to throw it away so it doesn’t bolt. I’m hope they’re salvagable!
You and your mom are SO CUTE! :)
I am a huge falafel fan- all the food from FRESH looks delish! :)
I loooove Fresh! Yum yum.. this post sure made me want to go there soon…
Love your blog ! :)
I dream of the day I see a Whole Foods sprouting up in our area.
That restaurant looks wonderful! Everything looks so delicious and exactly what I would have ordered. Well, one or the other, lol.