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. :)

Good Food, More Nature Pics, and a Kitten!

Hi everyone! Let's get started with the food, shall we? One of my favorite easy lunches when I get home from my shifts at the pantry is a mac & Chao bowl with green beans and tater tots, plus a salad...

My fun dinners this week were burritos with rice, black beans, guac, and crushed Doritos (spicy sweet chili)...

I got this cream cheese for Zach, who ended up not being a fan of it, so I'm finishing it off. Even though I don't consider myself much of a cream cheese person, this is actually pretty good!

And this everything bagel seasoning hummus was a neat treat...

Leftover Gardein chicken fried rice with a Wegmans vegan eggroll...

And more chicken noodles, with soy curls!

And some nature pics from Norristown Farm Park; this walk was a nice way to catch up with a friend I hadn't seen since the beginning of the year......

And as promised, a kitten! Yesterday I got to meet Captain Fluffy Pants, who was rescued by a friend and is such an adorable little sweetheart, though still getting used to people. 

And to wrap up today's post, here are the two extremes of Rogue -- super-spinny ball of energy... 

And melt-on-your-lap cat...

Peace. :)

Lots of Good Food Plus Firefly Cafe!

Hi everyone! I tried Amy's vegan rice mac & cheeze, and it was pretty good!

I also tried the Kite Hill mushroom ravioli, which was great!

And for a fun dinner, I made a Gardein skillet meal with vegan egg rolls from Wegmans; it was quite delicious! 

Yesterday I met up with my mom and my sister for a walk and we got lunch from Firefly Cafe. I ordered the grilled cheese with avocado and also picked up a small grocery order; this Vegan Treats pumpkin donut was one of the goodies!

Today's harvest...

And cute little Rogue...

Peace. :)