Food
Poor Man's Pizzas
Poor Man’s Pizzas
- 24 crackers of your choice
- ¼ cup pizza sauce
- 24 slices vegan pepperoni or other “meat” topping of your choice
- 1 ½ cups finely shredded mozzarella-style vegan cheese
Top each cracker with some pizza sauce, pepperoni or other meat, and vegan cheese. Microwave for 1 minute or until the cheese is melted.
Makes 4 servings
Our Notes: We don’t just have pizza sauce sitting around, but I do keep spaghetti sauce for pasta. It worked just as well (I mean, both are tomato based), and the best part was it had chunky mushrooms in it. We used garden herb Triskets which really added to the flavor. Throwing spices into the sauce before topping the cracker could be a fine possibility, too. The crackers soggy get if you “over cheese” it, but that’s not entirely a bad thing. Makes a full meal quickly.
Food
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling
It wasn't until I got home that I realized this bottle had a twist off cap and I got a little nervous. As a self proclaimed wine connoisseur, I prefer my wines to have corks, (real cork gets extra points.) So after paying $10 for this bottle of Pacific Rim, I was a little apprehensive. The first sip put all the fears away. This is easily one of the best Rieslings I have ever tasted, and for good reason.
At Pacific Rim, they specialize in Rieslings, with over 90 percent of their products being just that. This light, sweet wine has hints of pineapple and pear and pairs well with spicy ethnic foods. The slight amount of carbon dioxide left in the wine creates a lively feel to the wine, adding texture though not overstated. Silver and gold medal winner in numerous wine competitions all over the States, this wine is sure to be a hit at your next meal, twist off cap or not. As they say at Pacific Rim, Riesling Rules!
Arts & Entertainment
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Deadmau5 took a hold of the Congress Theatre from the time he stepped on stage and never let go. The light show set the dance floor alive and people were captivated for the entire time dancing literally all night along. The thing about Toronto's Deadmau5 is that he is not an average DJ. Rather than sticking with one genre Deadmau5 plays everything from to house, to techno, to trance. Rather than running all his classics back to back Deadmau5 spread them out allowing people to think they were going to catch there breathe before dropping another hammer that brought everyone to their knees yet again. "Ghosts n Stuff" was the best song of the set, I've not seen people go off the deep end to a song in this way in a while, but literally people flocked from the back of the venue to the front as the beat dropped. Many DJs graced the stage of the Congress Theatre this year but it seemed as if the buzz about the performance went on for days after the concert. Instead of rambling on and on about the concert here is a clip of what the night was like.