a homage to adventure & plant-forward eating
In early September I set off on a three-week trip around various parts of southern Europe with my roommate Alyssa. Our adventure began with nine fantastic days touring around Italy. We started in Venice, then hit Rome, travelled to Naples and explored the Amalfi Coats …
Back in December I went to the One of a Kind Show in Toronto to get a bit of holiday shopping out of the way. For those of you that are not familiar, the One of a Kind Show is a large multi-day convention of Canadian …
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a nice holiday season and that your holiday plans weren’t derailed too much by the crazy winter storm that seems to have swept right across North America. Every year I make a point to make a sustainable lifestyle swap for the new year. I also add sustainable swaps throughout the year, but I feel like the turning of the calendar year is a nice jumping off point. Consider it a ‘new years resolution’ in a way. I’ve never shared my swaps here on O+W, so I listed my previous new years sustainable swaps below to serve as some ~inspiration~ in addition to my 2023 swap. Continue reading New Years Sustainable Swap: 2023
It’s no secret that I love chocolate. I have never been huge on candy, but chocolate is something that I always keep on hand. I especially love dark chocolate. If we’re getting specific, I love the Lindt Excellence Ecuador 75% Cacao chocolate the most. I …
Happy Sunday everyone! I hope that you are all enjoying your long weekend. I unfortunately came down with Covid on Thursday, so my long weekend has been spent indoors in isolation. Definitely not ideal, but it is what it is. On the plus side, it …
This past December I visited my extended family on the West Coast in California. During my time in the LA area I was lucky enough to get to spend a few days at the family cottage on Green Valley Lake at an elevation of 7,000 feet! The landscape in the area was absolutely stunning and I thoroughly enjoyed my time up there. It was a very different experience from the Canadian cottage country I am used to here in Southern Ontario. Here is a collection of my favourite photos from my time at Green Valley Lake. Enjoy!
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Ashley
At the end of the winter semester when I was in the thick of group projects and was bouncing between group meetings I had one evening where my meetings went well past 10pm. Between meetings, I scored the pantry and fridge looking for something I …
I’ve been sitting on this Vegetarian Lasagna recipe for a while. When I was in grade 11 and 12, I worked for a catering company in my hometown over the summers. One of my responsibilities was to make lasagnas for the storefront, which sold prepared …
With the unfortunate resurgence of winter weather we are currently experiencing here in Southern Ontario, I thought there would be no time like the present to share one of my favourite winter recipes, but who am I kidding? I make this hot chocolate recipe all year around, but it is especially nice to enjoy whilst curled up by the fire watching snowflakes flutter down outside your window or while staying indoors to avoid the frigid wind chills like I am currently doing. Continue reading Decadent Hot Chocolate
This fall I had the unique opportunity to up and move out west to Vancouver for two months with one of my close friends. We both accepted co-op positions at a Vancouver-based company and decided to use our new jobs as an opportunity to travel …