Wrapping up 2020

Hi everyone! Figured I'd get in one last post before the new year, so here's some of what I've been eating. It's mostly simple meals since I've been trying to use stuff up at home, but first are these sweet potato fries that I got as part of a grocery order from Kimberton Whole Foods; they were good, but so spicy!

 More mac & Chao with green beans...

A burrito with rice, pinto beans, crushed sweet spicy chili Doritos, and guacamole...

A salad with crushed root veggie chips for some added crunch...

Spaghetti with Gardein beefless ground...

Vegan Treats!

Ramen with added veggies and Boca...

Christmas cookies from Crust Vegan Bakery from a friend!

Chocolate peanut butter cups from my mom...

Upton's cheesy bacon mac with tater tots and pickles...

A simple Christmas dinner at home...

Chicken noodle soup...

Pizza rolls with tater tots...

And today's lunch, spicy mac & Chao with tater tots and pickles...

Here's hoping for better times in (and out of) the kitchen in 2021. Who knows, maybe I'll actually break into some of the cookbooks I've gotten this year...

my current collection

Could Daisy be any cuter? I'd like to know how it would be possible...

 

Peace. :)

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. :)

Fall Treats Plus Mac & Cheese

Hi everyone! So, one of my favorite fall treats this year is a vanilla So Delicious yogurt to which I add allspice, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, making it into a pumpkin spice yogurt!

I also placed a little Vegan Essentials order to get some Halloween goodies; these are Sjaak's white chocolate skull pops and chocolate bites; the orange ones are orange-flavored, the black are peanut butter...

I also got these new-to-me items to try...

This pumpkin spice cookie that I got with my last Kimberton Whole Foods grocery order was really good...

And a friend picked up a chocolate cookie sandwich for me from Crust Vegan Bakery; it was delicious!

And finally, some mac & cheese (using Miyoko's cheddar slices) with some chick'n tenders (the chick'n tenders were just OK, so I doubt I'll get them again)...

Some pictures from my outdoor walk with friends...

And Daisy's face as she realizes that with the weather getting cooler, being a pillow for her sister is going to be her life now...

Peace. :)