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. :)

Blackbird Pizzeria, KWF, and Juice Merchant

Hi everyone! Last Sunday, Zach and I drove down to Philly to pick up dinner from Blackbird Pizzeria. I tried the Italian Sausage sandwich, and it was really good! This was just half of it!

Along the way, we passed underneath one of my favorite graffiti messages...

On Tuesday, I did another curbside pickup order from Kimberton Whole Foods; here are some of the new things I got to try! So far I've only tried the cauli crisps and the garlic & vegetable soup, but they were both great!

On Friday, Zach and I ordered dinner from the Juice Merchant in Phoenixville. We both got the Americano sandwiches with fries, and they were pretty good! 

We brought the food to Lock 60 for a picnic dinner before the sun set, and then stopped by the river to say hello...

In other news, I did my Halloween decorating yesterday; here's the kitchen!

  

Cringer says hello!

 

Peace. :)

Omelette Success, New Fridge, and KWF Order!

Hi everyone! Looks like I’m stuck with the new Blogger now (*rolls eyes*), so the formatting is all effed and I'm getting frustrated so, in food news, I was finally successful in making a Vegan Egg omelette…


Progress!


Perfection!

Takeout from Uno’s; they’ve significantly cut their vegan options, sadly, but it was still nice to be able to get the vegan cheese pizza (added broccoli) with a side of fries!



I made some pesto pasta and garlic bread bagels, which was a nice combination… 

Also chicken (TVP) and veggie rice…



As mentioned in the title, we finally got a new fridge! Our old fridge had been acting up for so long; we were able to get by with periodically thawing out the freezer, but it finally died at the beginning of the month. My sister lent us her mini fridge that she still had from college, so we’d been keeping our food in that and some coolers, but the new fridge finally arrived on Friday!


Old fridge



New fridge (plus Cringer)

So, to celebrate, on Saturday I placed a curbside pickup grocery order from Kimberton Whole Foods! (The friend I’d met up with last week had informed me that this was finally an option; I was super excited since I hadn’t been there since the pandemic started!)


They had everything boxed up so nicely!


New goodies to try!

Here’s Rogue being silly and deciding that the best, most comfy place to hang out is on a wet towel in the mini fridge. (We’d transferred everything to the new fridge and unplugged the mini fridge so it could defrost; Rogue was fascinated!)



Peace. :)

Root Down, Sutao, and KWF

Hi everyone! I finally checked out Root Down Brewing Company with a friend on Saturday. I ordered the vegan falafel; it was good, though a little messy to eat! 

On Sunday, Zach and I went to dinner at Sutao Cafe, which was delicious as always! 

And on Monday, I grabbed the vegan tempeh Caesar wrap from Kimberton Whole Foods for an easy, yummy lunch… 

Here’s a very cute (and very alert) Daisy… 

Peace. :)

Some Food and Trail Pics

Hi everyone! I’ve been enjoying chickpea “tuna” salad sandwiches with tater tots for lunch this week… 

mashed chickpeas, shredded carrots, Vegenaise, celery salt

Yesterday I went hiking with a friend, though, so I grabbed a pre-made vegan burrito from the cafe at Kimberton Whole Foods, eating half of it before the hike and the rest when I got home. It was pretty good! 

Here are some pictures from our hike along a section of the French Creek Trail… 

And here’s Rogue (and Cringer!) pinning me down for some cuddles… 

Peace. :)