Some Random Goodies + Christmas 2019

Hi everyone, I’ve finally tried the vanilla bean dessert hummus with some pretzels, and it is so good! 

I’ve also been enjoying this chocolate that Zach got for me… 

And I tried this new-to-me vegan mac; I didn’t care for the pasta on its own, but once combined with the sauce, it was delicious! 

served with onion potatoes

Two Christmas dinners again this year – we went to my parents’ first…

chicken noodle soup

Field Roast celebration roast and agave-glazed carrots by me, green beans and roasted potatoes by my mom, and corn and mac by my sister

And then we went to Zach’s family and got to meet their foster pup Tatiana; she’s such a cutie! 

pickles, salad, cornbread, ratatouille, chicken and rice, shepherd’s pie

raspberry chocolate cake for dessert

Here’s Daisy… 

Peace. :)

Pumpkin Spice Cake (Walks, Talks, & Eats)

Hi everyone! Yesterday I made the pumpkin spice cake from Walks, Talks, & Eats; it turned out great! 

Small harvest this week; my garden is pretty much done for the year… 

Here are a couple kitty-themed Inktober sketches… 

Leela’s doing much better this week; she’s transitioning onto her prescription food, and she seems to be enjoying it, hooray! Today she decided to take a nap in the cat bed and snuggled in with her favorite toy mouse! 

The other kitties don’t want to be left out, though, so here they are… 

Daisy was joined by Cringer on the loveseat for some snuggling.

Rogue did some posing during a exploration of the house while the other kitties were closed away.

Peace. :) 

Vegan Apple Chocolate Cake (AfroVeganChick) and an Introduction!

Hi everyone! Yesterday I made the vegan apple chocolate cake from AfroVeganChick, and it was delicious! (I added some splashes of soy milk to the chocolate icing because mine turned out too thick.) 

And here’s one of my harvests this week – I got a bunch of snow peas and my first (and probably only) pepper! 

Here are some more of my Inktober sketches…

a bloodhound (original image)

a little creeper

some jars

a chilly witch

And now it’s time to introduce… a new kitty! Zach and I have been thinking for a while about adopting another cat, and it’s been almost a year since Buttons died. Cringer and Daisy still play with each other, but they seem to miss having another cat to play with (Leela has absolutely no interest in playing with them like Buttons did). We’ve been looking around at adoptable cats for some time now, and we finally put in an application last week. We heard back that we’d been approved, so we met and took this cutie home on Sunday… 

Her name is Rogue; her foster told us that the rescue (Noah’s Ark Rescue Project and Sanctuary) pulled her from ACCT Philly. She had five kittens (they have all been adopted) and is spayed now. She is still very young (~1 year old) and very energetic and playful. We’re keeping her in her own room and doing slow introductions with the other cats; we really hope they will get along well!

Peace. :)

Bookmarked Recipe: Applesauce Cake (One Raw Bite)

Hi everyone! In last year’s Vegan MoFo, Jennifer of One Raw Bite shared her recipe for applesauce cake. I made it yesterday; it came together really easily, and it was great with a little bit of powdered sugar on top! 

Here’s Cringer, lying in wait (sometimes when you come down the stairs, she waits at the bottom and her eyes get big – you never quite know whether she’s planning to go for your feet as you step around her, though most of the time it’s just a bluff, haha). 

Peace. :)

Easter Food

Hi everyone! Zach and I hosted Easter dinner again this year; I think I’m getting better at perfecting the menu, haha! For a snack, we had Treeline cheese (we’d been planning on Miyoko’s but couldn’t find any nearby) with crackers, and I made a vegetable soup, but I forgot to take pictures of them, so moving on to the main event, here’s my plate...

asparagus nut stir-fry, crescent roll with garlic powder and oregano, green beans (from my mom), corn and mac bake (from my sister), Tofurky vegan ham, and boiled potatoes with caramelized onions and dill

Dessert was a cake from my mom and a pie from Zach’s mom...

Bonus food: For dinner yesterday, I made yellow rice and asparagus, with some Gardein crabless cakes. The rice and asparagus were good, but the crabless cakes were just OK. I probably won’t get them again since there’s other Gardein foods that I enjoy more.

Here’s Daisy being a kitty loaf…

And then posing for her close-up...

Peace. :)

Chocolate Cake

Hi everyone. Today's Vegan MoFo prompt is "Chocolate," so I made this chocolate cake with glaze and added some sprinkles for a bit of brightness...

Here's my Inktober sketch...

And here's Daisy...

Peace...

Recent Fun Foods

Hi everyone! This post is a bit of a random one, just some recent fun foods. For a family holiday party last weekend, I made vegan pigs in blankets using Tofurky hot dogs. They were really good! 

On the way back from the party, we stopped at Vegan Treats and I picked out one of their pretty holiday desserts -- the butter pecan "ice cream" cake. I'm guessing the ice cream was in quotes because there wasn't actually ice cream in it, but it was still good!

Last night, Zach put together a quick dinner for us and picked a new Kashi bowl to try: the sweet potato quinoa bowl. It was pretty good; he also made Gardein crispy chick'n sliders (we added 1/4 of a slice of Chao tomato cayenne cheese to each) and waffle fries to go with it.

This morning, we had waffles and I added some of the rum raisin ice cream I made during Vegan MoFo to mine. It made a super tasty ice cream waffle sandwich, with strawberry syrup on top! (Thanks to vegan.in.brighton for the suggestion to pair ice cream and waffles!)

Last week's post included an awkward encounter between Buttons and Leela. This week, I got some funny photos of Daisy being very "not sure if want" when Cringer flumped down on her for cuddles.

Daisy: "No, I'm quite sure. Do not want."

Bonus photo of Daisy with a very dramatic expression after hearing a noise outside...

...and Cringer a few days later looking like someone tried to put a cat together but didn't quite know where all the pieces should go...

Peace. :)