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. :)

Another Delicious Trip to Seed & Soil

Hi everyone! On Sunday, I hung out with my sister and we went to Seed & Soil for lunch. We were excited to see that there were more new items on the menu!

We each ordered a cheesesteak like last time, and then I got the mac & cheese, while she decided to try the soup. 

For a drink, I got apple cider; she got the pineapple lemonade.

Everything was fantastic, as always! I was too full to finish all of the mac, so I took home the leftovers; for lunch the next day, I added some Boca chik’n and mixed veggies… 

Here’s Rogue all curled up and sleepy… 

And here she is cuddling on top of me and sticking out her tongue ever so slightly… 

Peace. :)

Cheesesteaks, Trader Joe’s, and Brussels Sprouts!

Hi everyone! Last week my sister and I went to Seed & Soil again after I saw online that they had added cheesesteaks to their menu. We each got a cheesesteak and a pineapple lemonade, as well as the mac & cheese bites to share – the cheesesteaks were great and the mac & cheese bites were really fun! 

On Monday, I finally made it to Trader Joe’s, hooray! I stocked up on some of the fun things I’ve seen recommended on other blogs, as well as fall/Halloween goodies. If there’s anything I missed, definitely let me know so I can keep an eye out next time! 

I found these vegan and gluten-free hamburger buns at Giant on Tuesday, so I figured I would give them a try, and they’re so good! I’ve been using the buns for the Morningstar cheezeburgers, which are also delicious! 

Served with homemade pickles, carrots with Daiya ranch (I want to finish up that bottle before opening the Trader Joe’s ranch dip), and Trader Joe’s tater tots with ketchup.

I also tried a new recipe this week – it was my first time making Brussels sprouts, and it was a success overall! For the Brussels sprouts, I used half frozen, half fresh; the thawed frozen ones were small enough, but some of the fresh ones were a bit too big and didn’t cook all the way through. Also, to make things simpler, I combined the tempeh and its marinade with the Brussels sprouts instead of making a separate sauce for the sprouts. It was really tasty, and I’ll definitely make it again! 

Served atop white rice.

The pumpkin Joe-Joe’s were really good; we finished them off at D&D on Wednesday, haha! I also tried the Pumpkin O’s with some unsweetened soy milk and added dried cranberries as well, which was nice… 

And now it’s kitty time! Here are two sketches I did this week… 

Leela keeping me company while I was meditating…

And Daisy, apparently waiting to be served a meal at the table… 

Peace. :)

Catching Up After Vegan MoFo

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. :)

Elementary, My Dear Vegan: Salad

Hi everyone! Today’s “Elementary, My Dear Vegan” is from S2E3 (“We Are Everyone”). Watson makes herself a salad while Holmes discusses his plan to identify the person harboring the man they are looking for. “In other words, you plan on arguing on the internet all night?” Watson asks, and Holmes replies in the affirmative. Watson then responds, “I think I’m just gonna take this upstairs,” and leaves with her salad.

I’m sharing the jerk Caesar salad that I got at Seed & Soil on Sunday. I don’t tend to make exciting salads myself, so I figured that this one would be perfect for today. It was really good and nicely filling, and the dressing was super delicious! 

Here’s a sleepy Daisy in the cat tower this morning… 

Peace. :)

Elementary, My Dear Vegan: Burgers from a Food Truck

Hi everyone! Today’s “Elementary, My Dear Vegan” is from S1E24 (“Heroine”). While on another long stakeout (this time with Holmes and Bell), Watson – having noticed a food truck not far from where they are – says that she is going to “get some burgers.”

Zach and I went to lunch with my sister today to try out Seed & Soil, a new vegan restaurant that recently opened in Pottstown, inside the farmer’s market. The outside of their kitchen is designed to look like a food truck (see their picture on Instagram), which is such a cute & fun idea! The menu is small, but everything we got was really good, including the drinks… 

watermelon lemonade and pineapple lemonade

Alena got the Beyond sausage and loved it… 

I was in a rare salad mood, so I got their jerk Caesar salad (which was delicious but you will have to wait until Tuesday to see it hehe), and Zach ordered the Beyond burger. (I had his leftovers tonight; it was my first time trying the Beyond burger – the most realistic of vegan burgers that I have had so far, which is both weird and good!) 

Here’s Rogue resting on the coffee table… 

And for a bonus pic, before and after lunch, I got to visit with my nephew Hobbs and his foster sister Pola! Here they are having settled down next to each other after Hobbs had gotten ready to go out for a walk… 

Peace. :)