My Very Vegan Thanksgiving ❤️

Hello friends and fellow animals lovers! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and a happy Thanksgiving. As I mentioned in my Vegan Guide to Thanksgiving post, my family had a fully vegan Thanksgiving this year, and I thought I would share my experience with you!

My mom, aunt, and I spent the afternoon cooking up a storm in my grandfather's kitchen and we had a great time! It was so nice to spend time with family in the kitchen and to try out these amazing vegan recipes. I have listed the recipes that we tried below, and if you are ever looking for holiday recipes, may they be vegan or otherwise, I would 100% recommend trying these!

Vegan Sausage and Apple Stuffing by Plant Based Jane
Garlic Chive Cream Cheese Vegan Mashed Potatoes by Rabbit and Wolves 
Cashew Mac 'n Cheese by The Compassionate Dreamer (Hey, that's me!) 
The Best Damn Vegan Biscuits by Minimalist Baker
The Best Easy Vegan Cranberry Sauce by Sam Turnbull (It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken Blog)
The Best Vegan Gravy by This Savory Vegan
Five Minute Vegan Creamed Spinach by Spruce Eats

My aunt also made steamed green beans, and my grandma put together an autumnal salad. It's safe to say, we had a lot of leftovers!

In addition to making these recipes, we also ordered two vegan turkeys that we prepared.  One was from The Herbivorous Butcher, and the other from The Uncreamery. Both of which were delicious, but the one from The Herbivorous Butcher was the favorite!

I Met The Vegan Roadie!

Hello friends and fellow animal lovers! As you know from my post on Friday the Boston Veg Food Fest was this weekend! I went to the festival this morning and had an amazing time! I got to see so many cool vendors, and sample some delicious food! The highlight of my day would have to have been getting to meet Dustin Harder, AKA The Vegan Roadie!

Dustin Harder is the author of Epic Vegan and The Simply Vegan Cookbook. He is also the creator and host of The Vegan Roadie, a three-season web series that explores cities throughout North America (and eventually in Italy!) to find the best plant-based eats!

Epic Vegan is Dustin's newest cookbook. While The Simply Vegan Cookbook focused on easy vegan recipes that are fun to make and delicious to eat, Epic Vegan takes it a step up with it's more "choose-your-own-adventure" style approach to plant-based eating. His cookbook features all the foods you thought you would miss when going vegan. It's got crazy recipes such as Mac and Cheese Pretzel Bites, Pizza Burrito Supreme, Triple Decker Breakfast Sammy, Pumpkin Cream Cheese Latte Shake, Pad Thai Cupcakes and so much more! The recipes are fun, filled with creativity, and dare I say EPIC!

Zucker&Jagdwurst Basic Hummus Recipe

Hello friends and fellow animal lovers! I hope that you have been having a wonderful day so far! The other day my mom and I tried out a hummus recipe (click here to read!) from a vegan blog that I read called "Zucker&Jagdwurst" and the result did not disappoint!

Zucker&Jagdwurst is written by two women named Julia and Isa and they live in Berlin, Germany! So cool! But don't worry if you don't speak German (I don't) because their blog is also available in English! They share amazing vegan recipes inspired by cuisines all around the world! From burgers to ramen to tasty desserts, their blog has got it all!

Loving it Vegan's Spinach Dip Recipe

Hello friends and fellow animal lovers! Welcome back! Yesterday my mom and I decided to try making "The Most Divine Vegan Spinach Dip" from Loving it Vegan's blog and I thought I would share our experience with you!

The recipe was so fun to make and came out absolutely delicious! If you are new to being in the kitchen (like I am) I recommend making this with someone. I always have so much fun cooking with my mom, and I learn a lot each time we make something together!

The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids by Ruby Roth

Hello friends and fellow animal lovers! Welcome back! A few weeks ago I was looking around for vegan cookbooks, and I came across a book by Ruby Roth, a vegan activist who both writes and illustrates children's books. When I was little, one of my favorite reads was her book That's Why We Don't Eat Animals so when I heard she had written a vegan cookbook for kids, I knew that I had to read it!

The book contains lists of basic ingredients for beginners, a letter to parents, cool animal facts, colorful illustrations, adorable animals, and of course easy and fun-filled recipes for kids!

My Mom's Homemade Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese Recipe

Hello friends and fellow animal lovers! Welcome back to my blog! I'm so happy to have you here! You are in for a treat because today I am going to be sharing with you the recipe for my mom's homemade grilled cheese! She based it off of this recipe from "My Meatless Meals". This grilled cheese is my brother's absolute favorite thing that my mom makes, and it is one of my favorites, too! 

If you have any questions for me feel free to ask them in the comments section below and I will do my very best to answer them! I hope you enjoy!

My Mom's Homemade Cashew Mac 'n Cheese Recipe

Hello friends and fellow animal lovers! Today I have something special for you! I am going to be providing you with my mom’s super tasty vegan cashew cheese sauce recipe! This is one of my favorite things that she makes! I hope you enjoy, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments section below!

Dry Mix Ingredients: ½ cup Nutritional yeast, ½ cup cashews, 1 tbsp garlic powder, salt, pepper, 1 tsp turmeric, ½ tsp paprika, ¼ cup whole wheat flour.

Add: ½ cup plant or nut milk (preferably cashew or almond), 2 tbsp vegan butter, pasta water to desired consistency (½ cup to 1 cup). Can mix in blender or whisk over medium-low heat. Serve with pasta of your choice. Great with peas or broccoli, too. Enjoy!