Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Vegan Thanksgiving Everyone! I'm so stuffed I can barely post this right now but I just had to share with you the delicious vegan food I was able to enjoy this Thanksgiving. I'm am truly thankful for being blessed with so many different vegan options. When my husband told his co-workers that he was having a vegan Thanksgiving meal this year, they asked him "what the heck are you going to eat?" Well, check out my video and pics and I'll show you all the scrumptious food he was able to eat without harming any animals! :-)

Peanut Butter Cookies. Recipe from "The Sweetest Vegan"

Stuffed mushrooms with organic stuffing.

Native Foods "Wellington"

Mac & Cheese

Mashed Potatoes

Cranberry Sauce. Recipe from the The Kind Diet.

Quinoa Salad

It's ready!

Native Foods Gravy. 

Sauteed Brussels sprouts with shallots. Recipe from Bethenny.com .

Peach & Rhubarb cobbler. 

Cornbread. 

Potato Salad. 

Taco Night!

Yummity Yum Yum! We had tacos for dinner tonight...which oddly enough, I haven't made tacos in the longest time...anyway, these tacos were super delicious! I used Yves Meatless Ground Taco Stuffers with a little daiya cheese, some vegan sour cream, and yummy guacamole I whipped up. Check out the pics!

Blue corn taco shells.

Some guac with tomatoes, red onions, pepper, lime juice, and a dash of herbamare .

Me and my Thanksgiving Turkey Buddy!

Hey peeps,

Check out this funny little video I whipped up just in time for Thanksgiving! :-)

Blanched Green Beans with Sauteed Veggies

I got this green bean recipe from the CSA newsletter and made it for dinner last night. I blanched the green beans and added them to a pan of sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions. After the veggies were nice and cooked I placed them on top of some leftover quinoa. Yum!

Crock Pot Cooking - Black-Eyed Peas!

Have I told you how much I love my crock pot? This time I used it for some black-eyed peas cooking. I haven't had these peas in a while and honestly I had no intention of cooking some any time soon, but I found a bag in my cabinet last week. I don't remember buying the black-eyed peas (must have been my subconscious telling me to stop slacking on these delicious beans), but I'm sure glad I did. These peas came out so yummy, full of flavor and a little creamy. I wish I could take credit but this was all the handy work of my wonderful crock pot.

I added some water with a veggie bouillon cube and some spices (pepper, garlic powder, and a little red pepper flakes). I let it slow cook for about 10 hours.

What's up with food tv???

I love food shows! Whether it's a great chef sharing some yummy recipes, a host checking out food dives I've never been to, or a cooking challenge show where they have like 15 minutes to whip up something fabulous, I will watch each show with the greatest enthusiasm! But, since becoming vegan I can't watch these shows like I used to, it's always "veal this" or "fried chicken that" and it just pains me that there are no vegan chefs on tv (especially since there are so many vegans/vegetarians that are always looking for new recipes) and no cool vegan cooking challenge shows like top chef, iron chef, or chopped. There are so many vegan restaurants around on the west and east coast, so where are the vegan tv chefs? Even if we only had one show on that gave quick and simple vegan recipes, new and seasoned vegans would soak this up, and it would show people how easy it is to go vegan. Come on Food Network!

Amanda's Bakery & Cafe...t-shirt giveaway winner!!!

Hey guys! So, I finally got my hands on some vegan doughnuts! This weekend I made a morning trip to Amanda's Bakery & Cafe and scooped up a few treats. I've been craving doughnuts for the longest and seeing tons of doughnut shops all over the place it doesn't make it any easier. So, it's definitely nice to know that I can treat myself to a coffee and doughnut every now and then. Check out some glazed goodness below:

I also want to give a special shout out to my t-shirt giveaway winner Valenciamn5! Thanks again to everyone who participated! :-)