Thanksgiving and Birthday Treats

Hi everyone! Thanksgiving morning was a little drizzly, but Zach and I took a nice walk up by Reservoir Park...

I tried this French onion dip from Kite Hill, and it was really good with potato chips!

We caught up with family on phone calls and Zoom and had a lovely dinner that was very low-stress to prepare: Tofurky roast with butternut squash, Daiya mac & cheese with corn, and onion potatoes...

On Friday, we met up with a friend at Valley Forge...

She'd gotten me this adorable shirt and so many buttons!

Then Zach and I took a drive to try two new places! First up was Crust Vegan Bakery; I ordered the cookies & cream cookie sandwich, white chocolate and macadamia nut cookie, and apple cider donut, and Zach got the jalapeno cheddar bagel bomb...

Then we went to HipCityVeg, where I ordered chicken nuggets, sweet potato fries, and the Crispy HipCity Ranch, plus the HipCity sauce. Zach got the Disco Chick'n and the quinoa chili. Everything was amazing, and I already want to go back again!

My mom and dad stopped by to sing "Happy Birthday" through the door, and my mom had made me a chocolate applesauce cake, which was delicious!

Here's Daisy enjoying the empty gift bag when I was done opening presents...

Peace. :)

Vegan Treats, Sutao Cafe, Thanksgiving, and More!

Hi everyone! It’s been a busy week! On Saturday, Zach went to Vegan Treats and picked up some birthday goodies as a surprise for me: an apple pie cheesecake (so good!) and a pumpkin cake (so cute!)…

On Sunday, we visited the Wolf Sanctuary of PA in Lititz. The wolves were happy because it had just snowed!    

Rogue

Sky

Mika

Galahad

After the sanctuary tour, we went to the Tomato Pie Cafe for a late lunch; I got the vegan black bean burger and chips! 

On Monday, I made mac & cheese and Brussels sprouts and tempeh, so that made for some good lunches throughout the week… 

Also on Monday, I hit 50,000 words and finished NaNoWriMo early!

On Wednesday, Zach and I walked a section of the Perkiomen Trail…

I was very impressed by this big tree

Schoolhouse Run

Perkiomen Creek

Perkiomen Creek

bridge over the Perkiomen Creek

Perkiomen Creek from under the bridge

And then we joined my family for dinner at Sutao Cafe to celebrate my birthday! I’m finally thirty, hooray!

first plate

second plate

soup

On Thursday we had Thanksgiving with Zach’s family; dinner and dessert were both fully vegan, which was awesome, and everything was so good!

first plate

second plate

dessert (apple pie with crumble topping made by me, pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies made by Zach’s mom)

When we got home, I had some of the pumpkin spice almond milk from Trader Joe’s and it was really good… 

And for a quick dinner tonight, I had an Amy’s baked ziti bowl, which was good for an easy meal! 

Wednesday morning, Leela wasn’t eating or drinking, so we brought her to the vet; she was given fluids and medicine and as soon as we got home, she made a beeline for her food and started eating! She’s been doing better since then (the pain medicine the vet suggested we start giving her seems to be helping), and she’s been getting lots of cuddles and loves hanging out on this sleeping bag! Here’s Leela posing with the little friend my mom got for her… 

Peace. :)