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. :)

Cheesesteaks, Trader Joe’s, and Brussels Sprouts!

Hi everyone! Last week my sister and I went to Seed & Soil again after I saw online that they had added cheesesteaks to their menu. We each got a cheesesteak and a pineapple lemonade, as well as the mac & cheese bites to share – the cheesesteaks were great and the mac & cheese bites were really fun! 

On Monday, I finally made it to Trader Joe’s, hooray! I stocked up on some of the fun things I’ve seen recommended on other blogs, as well as fall/Halloween goodies. If there’s anything I missed, definitely let me know so I can keep an eye out next time! 

I found these vegan and gluten-free hamburger buns at Giant on Tuesday, so I figured I would give them a try, and they’re so good! I’ve been using the buns for the Morningstar cheezeburgers, which are also delicious! 

Served with homemade pickles, carrots with Daiya ranch (I want to finish up that bottle before opening the Trader Joe’s ranch dip), and Trader Joe’s tater tots with ketchup.

I also tried a new recipe this week – it was my first time making Brussels sprouts, and it was a success overall! For the Brussels sprouts, I used half frozen, half fresh; the thawed frozen ones were small enough, but some of the fresh ones were a bit too big and didn’t cook all the way through. Also, to make things simpler, I combined the tempeh and its marinade with the Brussels sprouts instead of making a separate sauce for the sprouts. It was really tasty, and I’ll definitely make it again! 

Served atop white rice.

The pumpkin Joe-Joe’s were really good; we finished them off at D&D on Wednesday, haha! I also tried the Pumpkin O’s with some unsweetened soy milk and added dried cranberries as well, which was nice… 

And now it’s kitty time! Here are two sketches I did this week… 

Leela keeping me company while I was meditating…

And Daisy, apparently waiting to be served a meal at the table… 

Peace. :)