Farmwise Veggie Rings

Here's another plant-based winner. Farmwise Veggie Rings are vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, and free of the top 8 allergens. But they taste great!

Check this out. These look just like the picture!

Vegan Style Broccoli "Cheese" Baked Potato

I made myself a vegan style broccoli and "cheese" baked potato. This was as awesome as it looks!

This was a simple and inexpensive meal. I bought fresh stalks of broccoli. A bag of potatoes, and some Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds. I baked a potato in aluminum foil, chopped and steamed the broccoli, and melted the "cheese" on top with the microwave oven.

Of all the foods on this blog, this is one of my favorite home-made foods. I've been wanting to share this one with you for a while.

Vegan Christmas Dinner 2019

I shared a vegan meal with family for Christmas Eve. This meal included Gardein Turk'y Cutlets with gravy, biscuits, steamed green beans, and Daiya Deluxe White Cheddar Style Cheezy Mac. This is a merry Christmas. I have leftovers!

A Vegan Lunch At Fern in Charlotte NC

Just south of Uptown Charlotte in the Dilworth neighborhood there's an awesome mostly-vegan cafe called Fern. It's at the corner of a small shopping village with limited parking. Fern is where I enjoyed the best cauliflower that has ever entered my mouth.

Check out this heavenly mound of plant material! This is the Buffalo Cauliflower.

Buffalo Cauliflower at Fern in Charlotte NC

This cauliflower was battered and fried like regular chicken wings and seasoned with a tangy Buffalo sauce. It was topped with dill dressing and diced celery and carrots.

Before eating the food shown here, I had almost no experience with Buffalo Cauliflower. I knew it was a thing with some people, but I had never tried it. During this visit to Fern, I wanted to try something new. And when I asked the server to name the most popular dishes on the menu, this was one she recommended.

Even with this being served in a small skillet, the serving size was large. I could have shared this with 1 or 2 other people. The flavor was out of this world good. This was comfort food for the soul. I had no idea cauliflower could be so good.

Another mouth watering menu item from Fern is the Herbed Potatoes This skillet full of bliss is priced at $6. The portion size will feed 2 or 3 people. Again. this was a perfect comfort food with an awesome flavor and presentation.

Herbed Potatoes at Fern in Charlotte NC

During this visit to Fern, the service was very friendly. The servers even seemed to enjoy their jobs and get along with each other like friends. I felt like a guest and not just another customer. The servers offer a large jug of cold fresh water, so refills are not a problem at all. I drink plenty during my meals, so this was great. The dining area is a light-filled room with rustic and modern accents. The environment was calm and peaceful at the time of my visit. The only thing that would be a downside to this visit is the parking. I had to drive around Dilworth 3 times waiting to get a spot. But it was worth the trouble.


Click here to see the Fern Website

Marie Callender's Blueberry Pie

Marie Callender's Blueberry Pie is a plant-based product that will satisfy anyone. This is a really good pie. The filling is smooth and sweet but not too sweet. The blueberries are whole, not mushed up. So it's like a real home-made pie. The crust is flaky but solid enough to hold itself together. This pie is made with real ingredients, and it's not that nasty stuff either. Many other pies contain lard, butter, milk, eggs, or even beef fat, but this one is safe for the plant-based community.

The instructions say to let this pie cool for 3 hours before serving. I believe I know why. If the pie is cut before it cools the filling will be very fluid. Once the pie is cool the filling becomes thicker. If you like warm pie, grab a spoon. If you like cool pie, there's no worries. Personally, I like pie any way it comes.

Lentil-Walnut Burger at Avo in Nashville TN

I finally found my way over to Avo in Nashville. I had the Lentil-Walnut Burger with Mac N Cheese and a pickle spear. Check out this beautiful plateful of plant material!

The Lentil-Walnut Burger is coconut muenster, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beet ketchup, chickpea mayo, sweet potato bun, and a lentil-walnut patty. This burger was amazing! This is one of the best plant-based burgers I've had. Perfect! The Mac N Cheese was good too, but the burger will be what brings me back.

Avo is a modern, 100% plant-based restaurant located in a small complex that appears to be built from cargo containers. The interior is stylish. The prices are a bit high. The food is absolutely awesome! They make real food! You should go there now. Now!

Click here to see the Avo website

Mellow Mushroom Vegan Garlic Cheese Bread

Here's another plant-based option at Mellow Mushroom. Order the Garlic Cheese Bread with vegan cheese instead of the regular cheese and without butter. Ask for a side of red sauce without the cheese that's usually sprinkled on top.

I actually wanted the garlic as it would usually have, but for some reason they thought I wanted it without garlic. No problem. I asked for a side of minced garlic and it was great.

Click here to see the Mellow Mushroom website

 

Vegan Rob's Brussel Sprout Puffs

Another very good Vegan Rob's product!

Boca Burrito at Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill

Salsarita's has Boca! I ordered this Boca Burrito and made it a combo. Very good!

Boca Burrito Combo at Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill

Click here to see the Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill website

Quorn Fishless Sticks

This is one of the only products I've found by Quorn that is currently vegan. I hope to see more products like this. These Fishless Sticks tasted enough like the real thing that most people will like them, especially kids. I really like them. The fishiness isn't nearly as potent as the real thing. These are a milder version of real fish sticks. But they still had plenty of flavor. I enjoyed this product and will buy them again when I can.

Also, this product is completely free of all that nasty, sticky, silvery, veiny garbage that a dead fish has in it. This product is clean.

Home-made Vegan Sushi Bowl

After making vegan sushi rolls, I had leftover ingredients that I did not want to waste. I made a sushi bowl that consisted of sushi rice with vinegar, chopped avocado, the leftover scraps of my seaweed sheets, and couple packs of Taco Bell hot sauce. This was a good vegan poverty meal.

Another Vegan Pizza at Pieology

I've been pleased with my first few visits to Pieology. Here's another picture of my food. I chose the red sauce with light vegan cheese this time.

While eating at my table, I saw an advertisement for their vegan "meats". I'm so glad to see that they have those! I'll try one of those next time.

Click here to see the Pieology website

Follow Your Heart Cheddar Shreds

I finally got around to trying Follow Your Heart cheddar shreds. This tastes and feels like real cheese, almost.

This product seems to melt a higher temperature than real cheese. I microwaved this and watched for it to start melting. This will start bubbling up quickly once it melts, so it's best to keep a close eye on it. As you can see here, it really needed a few more seconds to get it all to melt completely.

I added sriracha sauce to make it spicy.