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. :)

Baked Oatmeal and Other Good Stuff

Hi everyone! The star of this post is my version of the Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal (Vegan) that The-Student-Turned-Doctor shared on Food for Dissertating. 

I made it for breakfast this morning, and it was such a nice treat! I don’t have strawberries or bananas, so I used some of this frozen berry mix that we have in the freezer… 

And no chocolate chips, so those were replaced with cocoa powder. But other than that, I followed the recipe, and it was delicious! 

Earlier this week I whipped up a batch of alfredo sauce, so I’ve been portioning that out for fettuccine alfredo, one of my favorite comfort foods! This bowl included chickenless strips from Aldi. 

Yesterday I had my shift at the food pantry. Things are running a bit differently with everything that’s going on, and we’ve been very busy. The increased need is being met with an enthusiastic outpouring of donations, so we were moving a lot of food in and out. I’m usually just there in the morning, but I ended up going home for a quick lunch (Amy’s Asian Dumpling Bowl) and then heading back for an afternoon shift as well. 

Zach was a sweetheart and picked up vegan soups and other goodies for me when he went out for some groceries yesterday. I’m still planning to try cooking through the food I already had, but these will be good to have in case I need a break! 

Here is the foundry on the first day of spring… 

And Daisy offers you a virtual high-five for being your awesome self! 

Peace. :)

Seed & Soil, Barrister’s Bagels, and More!

Hi everyone! On Sunday I went with my sister and her husband to brunch at Seed & Soil. I got the breakfast platter, which was great, especially the sausage!

We also grabbed a half dozen bagels from Barrister’s Bagels to split between the three of us. I had one of my salt bagels when I got home; it was so good, but I had to brush off a ton of salt, haha! 

I’d also ordered Seed & Soil’s mac & cheese to go, so that was my dinner…

For lunches this week, I’ve been having grilled cheese with tomato soup…

And yesterday I cut up the sandwich and tossed it into the soup!

I took this picture by the foundry this morning…

Spring is coming!

And here is a close-up of sweet Cringer; she was cuddling on me last night!

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 Goodies, Firebird, and Easy Meals

Hi everyone; I’m doing a photo post today. I’m still missing Leela, and I didn’t get around to trying a new recipe this week. 

brownie batter dessert hummus from Aldi, dipped some pretzels in it, quite tasty

a friend took me to V Marks the Shop; here’s my haul

plus more pierogies

Zach got me vegan ham and Swiss cheese from Luhv Vegan Deli

Firebird Festival

head of the firebird on fire

a nice drink after the festival

with peppermint Dandies marshmallows

a dinner of Field Roast mini corn dogs, tater tots, and Annie’s vegan mac

a lunch of a toasted bagel with vegan ham and Swiss cheese, served with homemade pickles

my D&D friend who bakes made me a box of vegan sandwich cookies (I took this pic after the game, so there are some missing lol)

a dinner of Mac ’n Chao with broccoli, tater tots, and Morningstar buffalo chik patty

Here’s Rogue being a cutie, sniffing the lamp on my desk… 

Peace…

More Good Food and Kitties!

Hi everyone! For breakfast last Saturday I made myself the pumpkin oatmeal from Food for Dissertating, and it was so good! 

And then for lunch we went to the Great American Pub (Phoenixville), where I got the garden vegetable quesadilla from the vegan section of the menu, and that was delicious as well! 

I found some goodies on sale at Giant this week – I grabbed the Kite Hill strawberry (good) and blueberry (OK) yogurts. My favorite yogurt brand is still So Delicious, but it was fun to try something new! I haven’t gotten to try the Morningstar Farms cheezeburgers yet, but I’m looking forward to it!

And here’s my favorite version of green bean casserole so far (makes four servings), which I made this week: Cook 1 cup rice in 4 cups mushroom soup, stir in 1 cup TVP near the end and remove from heat, letting sit for about 10 min. Then add in 1 cup of a mix of green beans and yellow wax beans (I prepared mine from the garden the day before by cutting them up, boiling them for about 30 min, and then running them under cold water). Top each serving with ¼ cup of crispy onions. 

And now for the kitties! Here’s a sketch I did this week of a sleepy kitty…

I caught Leela sticking her tongue out for a second and managed to get a picture; she says that’s what she thinks of her medicine, hehe! But it does seem to be helping – her mouth still bothers her now and then, but she is eating much better!

And Cringer says, “If I fits, I sits...” 

Peace. :)

Happy October!

Hi everyone! Leela’s been doing well this week – and being super cute like always! It was cool enough last Friday night that she finally hung out on her warm white blanket; she’d avoided it all summer, haha!

On Saturday, I went down to Bridge Street and had to take a picture of this sign outside Reads & Company, complete with a photobomb by Rose of Diving Cat Studio Gallery… 

She was doing a walkabout and decided to stop in at the bookstore, so I went in with her, and picked out a new book! 

Some of my improved green bean casserole; I added penne, nutritional yeast, and some salt… 

Leela being a goof…

A photo of the foundry building… 

Some fun finds that were on sale at Kimberton Whole Foods – I’m really excited to try the Plant Snacks crackers (I’ve heard such good things about them!), the pizza I’ve had before and enjoyed, and the cream cheese I grabbed for Zach…

And they had these Hippeas snack packs for Halloween, so I figured that would be a nice addition to the candy bowls!

On Tuesday, I made the salad with tofu, rice, and spicy peanut sauce from My cat loves Daiya! (minus the cabbage), and it was so good! 

I also got some treats from Vegan Essentials! I’m so excited to try the Vegan Dude chips (I first saw them on Kittens Gone Lentil), and the Primal Strips Thai Peanut jerky is so good but I haven’t seen it at Kimberton for a while so I decided to stock up... 

And finally, a sleepy Leela from last night… 

Peace. :)