Blog

Meatless Monday with Vegetarian Fajitas

Welcome to another Meatless Monday! For tonight’s dinner we are heading south for a classic southwestern dish, fajitas. Even though fajitas are generally made with meat, chicken or shrimp ours use a variety of different vegetables. You can enjoy this...

September 27, 2010 Read More

Haiti remains at the beginning of a long recovery 8 months later

I looked at the calendar this morning and it reminded me just how quickly 2010 is passing and with the end of summer upon us like many of you I feel the holidays and the end of the year just...

September 24, 2010 Read More

Once upon a time in America(n) Apparel…..a CSR fable

I tend to write about CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) a few times a week on the blog and the focus is typically on companies that are expanding their corporate responsibility initiatives and the dividends that this so frequently brings. Naturally...

September 22, 2010 Read More

Canada adds jobs in August at a rate above forecast

Despite continuing concerns about factory output seeing a slight decline and a very fragile export market due to the continued paucity of the US recovery there was extremely good news about the Canadian economy this week specifically on the jobs...

September 16, 2010 Read More

Toronto Non Profit spotlight – United Way of Toronto

At Miratel we are extremely proud to own and operate a business in the greater Toronto area, one which holds great stock in our community involvement in addition to supporting clients throughout the nonprofit sector in assisting with their fundraising...

September 15, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Chinese noodles with Sesame Dressing

It’s Meatless Monday again and you were thinking about ordering vegetarian dishes from your favorite Chinese food restaurant. Doesn’t sound like a bad plan until you think about what goes into those dishes - the oil, fat, sodium, and preservatives...

September 13, 2010 Read More

Fascinating new polls looks at global charity habits

While there have been regional and national studies in the past about the likelihood of the general population giving to charities, a recent study just released might be the first international polling of philanthropy that is so far-reaching. A Gallup...

September 10, 2010 Read More

A CSR blueprint that is worth a look

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is playing an increasingly large role in the profile and strategies of many large companies, not least of all the retailing sector where many customers will scrutinize the source and methodology behind the products that you...

September 8, 2010 Read More

Economics and customer service sees offshoring losing some appeal

An interesting story appeared on NPR last week which was in keeping with an earlier post that I had written about the gradual return of call-center positions to North America which had previously been outsourced to overseas call centers. The...

September 7, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Goat Cheese Pasta with Roasted Asparagus

Welcome to another Meatless Monday and on the menu tonight is fast and easy goat-cheese pasta with roasted asparagus. Fresh goat-cheese is moist, creamy and has a mild herbaceous flavor. This fabulous no-cook sauce can be elegantly paired with corkscrew...

September 6, 2010 Read More

© Copyright 2024, All Rights Reserved. Website developed by GrayCyan.com