About Me
My name is Susan Lowry and I live in the small town of Alliston Ontario, about an hour and a half north of Toronto with my husband and my elderly orange cat named PC. I have two grown-up kids; my daughter is off at university studying to be a musician and my son is working full time.
My husband and I met while I was at university studying psychology. We were both vegetarians and skiers. I wanted to be a rehabilitation counselor or an art therapist. I did work with handicapped children for a while. I've always loved kids and animals. I ended up as a stay-at-home mom on and off, between having several different kinds of jobs. Raising my children was a wonderful time in my life.
I am an amateur artist, and like to do acrylic paintings and sometimes watercolours, but most of all I love to cook - as you may have guessed- and take pictures. I have really enjoyed creating this website and intend to make it grow while I invent new recipes suited to all different occasions, and for all kinds of people.
While I believe that most of the time we should strive to be health conscious, there are special times to let loose and indulge. Holidays, celebrations, birthdays, etc., in my opinion should be all about living it up. But I do have ethical vegan values, so my recipes do not include animal products. The number of vegans are increasing all around the world and it's my goal to help make it easier to be a vegan.
I'm inventing recipes that vegans and non-vegans can use for all different occasions. Personally, I try to eat a very healthy diet most of the time. I have always had to watch my weight so I try to pack maximum nutrition into the smallest amount of calories. I'm actually in the process of losing weight right now; so I keep my grains (usually oatmeal) to a cup a day, and I'm staying away from wheat for a while- well except for when I get a new recipe idea- and then I'll be eating some of it. I try to eat mostly raw fruits, nuts, and veggies every day, along with some cooked vegetables and legumes. So I will be sharing with you the healthy creations along with the decadent.
I want this website to make it easy for you to put together a full menu when you are having company. I hope it will also give non-vegans some ideas to serve their vegan friends and relatives, and help those who are cutting down on meat, or transitioning to veganism.
I also just love to eat out. There are quite a few excellent vegan restaurants in the larger cities like Toronto, but I really wish there were more in other places. It would make travelling much more enjoyable. I don't travel too often these days, but knowing where to eat when on a vacation is key to having a great time. So I will be including some vegan restaurant reviews, some travel tips, and anything else I can do to help people have the fantastic time they deserve when vacationing.
This is a brand new website, and doing this is a totally unique experience for me, so I'm not entirely sure how it will evolve. I'm having a great time so far.
Contact Me
If you would like to contact me with any comments or suggestions my email address is: susan.lowry@veganoccasions.com
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Vegan peace...
Susan Lowry
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