Vegan Treats, SuTao, and Other Good Eats!

Hi everyone! On Tuesday, a friend made a trip to Vegan Treats and dropped off this raspberry white chocolate cheesecake for me on the way back; it was such a lovely surprise!

I made some peanut butter, broccoli, and rice burritos during the week...

Another snacky plate...

More chicken noodle soup...

And takeout from SuTao Cafe! I got beef with broccoli and brown rice, as well as veggie shrimp toast and fried wontons...

Here's a close up of a sleepy Rogue...

Peace. :)

Freezer Food, Pretzels, and “Catifying” Updates

Hi everyone! This week I’ve been working on using up stuff that’s in the freezer; here’s the Daiya pumpkin spice cheesecake that I’d gotten back in fall and then forgotten about – I had it with some So Delicious coco whip, and it was really good! 

I also enjoyed some delicious mashed potato bowls with carrots and a chopped-up Boca turk’y burger, topped with gravy I’d frozen back in November… 

I tried the sweet & salty pretzels last week and really enjoyed them, and then I saw the gluten-free version this week when I was grocery shopping, so I’ll try these next! 

The “catification” is progressing nicely, and the kitties have seemed to enjoy testing out the changes. Here are the shelves I’d mentioned Zach had installed; I got some mats and double-sided tape at Lowe’s, so now the shelves are safer, and I moved the dog bed that Leela had sometimes slept on up to the top of Zach’s old desk that he doesn’t use anymore. (And yes, Zach added Tigger as a masthead to the longest shelf, haha!) 

I got this tablecloth at Goodwill and draped it over the shelves we use as a shoe rack, so now it’s nicer for the kitties when they want to hang out at the window. Here is Cringer modeling… 

We’ve had this cat tower for a while, but I experimented with turning it ninety degrees, and now Daisy is watching the birds more often! 

I got this new scratcher on sale at Pet Supplies Plus; the one we’d had there was a lot less sturdy and kept getting knocked over. Here’s Rogue with a nice big stretch! 

I moved this lidded plastic bin to a low window and added an old seat cushion and folded sheet for some padding… 

And last but not least, I moved this cat bed that had been Leela’s up to the top of the fridge. No one had shown any interest in it when it was on the ground, and they were ignoring it on the fridge as well, until Zach caught Cringer hanging out up there one night and managed to snap a pic for me! 

To end today’s post, here’s Daisy posing so perfectly… 

Peace. :)

Bethlehem VegFest, Vegan Treats, and More

Hi everyone! Bethlehem VegFest took place on July 14; I was totally out of the loop and only found out the night before. With such late notice and plans later that day, I figured I’d skip this year, but Zach made sure we got there on Saturday for a bit. For lunch, I had the buffalo chick’n mac & cheese from Freakin’ Vegan – there was a long line but it was definitely worth the wait – and Zach had a grilled cheese & pineapple guava lemonade. 

Then we picked up some desserts at Vegan Treats; I got the triple berry cheesecake and Zach chose the s’mores cheesecake. 

In other news, I harvested my first ears of corn on Sunday!

And then on Wednesday, after we made a delicious batch of lemon spinach pasta, my sister Alena gave me the grand tour of the new Aldi near her, so of course I grabbed some fun vegan stuff – hashbrowns, two types of meatballs, and chicken patties. 

I also sketched some more fruit…

nectarine (original photo)

pear (original photo)

And here's Cringer; she takes the most dramatic cat naps... 

Peace. :)

Phoenixville VegFest 2017

Hi everyone! Today was Phoenixville's 2nd VegFest; I volunteered during the first shift, mostly helping vendors to unload and set up canopies before the event began. Then at noon I met Zach and my sister Alena; after we got our free bags from the Peace Advocacy Network table, we'd planned to get in line for Vegan Treats, but the line was so long that we decided to do lunch first. I ordered a mac & cheese from Soy Cafe, which ended up taking a while (they said they were heating it up), which I didn't mind waiting for but then it was still cold when I finally got it. It tasted good, but yeah, could have been better...

Alena got the BBQ seitan sandwich, which seemed like the better choice overall, haha...

Then we got in line for Vegan Treats, which was a long, long wait. I got an autumn old-fashioned glazed donut and the brownie chunk cheesecake...

Our last purchases of the day were t-shirts from Grape Cat...

mine

Alena's

And here's the contents of the free bag...

lots of treats...

...and info and coupons

Tomorrow's the first day of Vegan MoFo, so I'll be back soon! 

Here are all four kitties from tonight... (Leela was hunkered down under the bed and refused to come out for a better picture, haha!)

Cringer

Buttons

Daisy

Leela

Peace. :)