FoodShare

Ugly looking vegetable this celeriac. Who would have thought that you could mash it up with onion, carrot, parsley, thyme and anything else you like to make a delicious, light side dish. I wouldn't have known this had I not tasted the most delicious concoction ever made last week at FoodShare's "Recipe for Change" fundraising event. 26 chefs preparing tasting plates beyond expectations and imagination. My winner for the night was the glazed beach mushrooms with celery mash and beet/yellow pepper sauce from Calico Cafe, hubby was partial to the cornish hen and tarragon ravioli from Quince.

Thanks to FoodShare for a wonderful, well organized event, and for the great work they do all year round. If you haven't heard of it, FoodShare is a Toronto-based non-profit whose vision is "Good, Healthy Food for all". They work to connect people back to their food supply, teach kids about growing, making and eating healthy food, and get good food to vulnerable people.

The message certainly resonated with me since just that day, my 4 year old daughter wondered aloud why she always has to take a healthy snack to kindergarten while the kid who sits beside her gets to bring Smarties every day. Gives me an idea for a long term goal to work towards - implementing a kindergarten healthy snack program at the school. This might take awhile, but be patient with me, I'm still working on the small steps!

Links:
Calico Cafe -fresh, veg/vegan, near Bloor and Dufferin http://www.calicocafe.ca
Quince - Mediterranean food near Yonge and Eg http://www.quincerestaurant.ca
FoodShare - http://www.foodshare.net