Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well! I’ve set a goal for myself to write at least 400 words each day, Monday to Friday. I decided that blog posts can count toward that, so if you don’t see a post from me, you can assume I’m working on some other writing haha! So, first up today: I realized I never shared my food pictures from Phoenixville VegFest, so let’s remedy that, shall we? Zach got a ham sandwich with coconut bacon, as well as some cheese fries…
I got the loaded pierogies from the Vegan Voyagers food truck (super fun!)…
And Alena got the cheesesteak from VBQ…
Of course we stood in line for Vegan Treats; I got this cute chocolate cupcake with cream cheese filling (yum!)…
And this funnel cake donut, which was amazing…
In garden news, I’ve been making lots of pickles; here are the four jars I made in August…
And here are some cute friends from the yard and garden…
On Saturday I went to the farmers market to pick up some apple cider from North Star Orchard for Zach, and I took this picture of one of my favorite murals in town…
On Sunday, I went to Seed & Soil again, this time with my sister and her husband. For my drink, I got another watermelon lemonade, though I was curious about the cucumber mint limeade (new on the menu); perhaps I’ll have to try that next time!
For food, I got the Beyond Italian sausage and also tried the garlic parmesan cauliflower wings (the other options are BBQ and buffalo). The sausage was so, so good, and I absolutely loved the pretzel roll it was served on! The cauliflower wings were really good, too; the garlic parmesan was a fun variation that I’d never had before!
I also got to hang out some more with sweet Pola and Hobbs…
And finally, since other people have been sharing their fun grocery hauls, I figured I would share the goodies from my quick trip to Kimberton Whole Foods today…
I’m hoping to get back into sketching this month, so some of those will hopefully make an appearance in future posts! I’ll still aim to try at least one new recipe a week, too; this week’s will be a rice salad with avocado dressing, a recipe my aunt clipped out for me!
Here is a silly Daisy, paused mid-groom…
Peace. :)
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...
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| mine |
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| Alena's |
And here's the contents of the free bag...
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| lots of treats... |
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| ...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!)
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| Cringer |
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| Buttons |
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| Daisy |
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| Leela |
Peace. :)
Hey everyone! It's VegFest recap time!
The first-ever Phoenixville VegFest, sponsored by the Peace Advocacy Network (PAN), was held on September 17. I showed up early to volunteer and help vendors get set up. Then, once VegFest began at noon, Zach and my sister Alena joined me to walk around and enjoy the festivities!
We got lunch from LUHV Food: their vegan black bean burger (with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and mayo) served with chips and a pickle. It was really good!
Then we made another round of the festival, being sure to visit the cute pig from the Pig Placement Network...
Vendors were set up in the parking lot on the corner of Bridge and Main Streets...
...and on the inclined section of Main Street...
Of course, it wasn't long before we got popsicles from Mompops...
I got the Banana Raspberry Cream, which was really good!
...and Alena got the Strawberry Lemonade...
Fortified with our popsicles, we joined the long, long line for Vegan Treats. Once we got close enough, I took lots of pictures!
Our delicious purchases made, we walked home to drop off our goodies. By that point, Zach's parents and his brother Ben had arrived, so we headed back to VegFest and also made a stop at Bridge Street Chocolates. There, we tried samples of vegan chocolates, and Zach and I bought some blueberry chocolate bark.
All in all, it was a fun event with lots of walking, yummy food, fun samples to try, and cute rescue animals. But before long, it was time to help with breaking down VegFest. I eventually found my niche in the role of the barricade person, moving it each time vendors needed to drive into/out of the parking lot.
Instead of cooking dinner after such a long day, Zach and I decided to walk to a new-to-us Chinese take-out restaurant: New Tea Garden. When I asked about their vegan items, the lady was so helpful; she went through the entire menu with us, pointing out what was vegan and explaining what could be made vegan. (She even circled the vegan items on the menu for me, so I've saved it for future reference!) There were so many choices, it was overwhelming in a good way! I ended up ordering the tofu and broccoli in garlic sauce (with rice) and Zach got the vegetable chow mein. It was so good, and there were lots of leftovers, too!
Here's Buttons pinning me down once we finally settled in for the night...
And here's all the VegFest goodies I enjoyed in the days after... First up is a sticky bun from Vegan Treats: so good, so sweet, so nutty!
Then I had the pumpkin cannoli, again from Vegan Treats; it was good, but I guess I'm not much of a cannoli person overall.
My third and final treat from Vegan Treats was a blueberry cheesecake wrapped in white chocolate. It was absolutely amazing!
And last but not least was the blueberry chocolate bark from Bridge Street Chocolates; Zach and I both really enjoyed it!
Well, that's about it for Phoenixville VegFest 2016; can't wait for next year's!
Peace. :)
