Under two hours away a building in Placerville, California encases a world all its own: Enchanted Forest Dining. Set within an enchanted Celtic forest is a dining experience you have to see to believe. Dining tables filled with magically lit glittery resin streams are tucked within Nature Fort Booths for an intimate setting, or beneath […]

This weekend I attended my second Pilates Brunch Club of the year. It was held at Blaker Brewing in Ceres, California, just behind my old high school! 2022’s PBC includes vegan options for brunch and alcohol-free beverages if that’s your jam. I opted for beer, as Blaker has many vegan-friendly brew options and I arrived […]

Yesterday was my birthday! Yep, I’m an Aries. To celebrate, we ate locally for dinner and I ordered a gluten-free and vegan birthday cake from Boho Buttercream. When I placed my order I asked for a vegan and pink cake, but left the design and flavor combo up to Boho Buttercream’s chef Anya. I was […]

I think you can guess that I really love vegan food. However, I love it even MORE when I don’t have to make it. I am certain you can relate! Lucky for us, we have a local vegan meal prep service with rotating weekly menus, that even offers delivery. SO MUCH YES! VEATS– “Vegan Eats […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! I absolutely love Valentine’s Day and the season of LOVE! This year I decided to treat myself as I would a valentine, and this way I did not feel guilty. I express love through gifts, so this was fairly easy for me to take part in. If you know me personally, you […]

Happy New Year! I rang in the first day of 2022, with a personal “Hangover Plate” and dessert to share from VEATS. If you aren’t familiar, VEATS is a local vegan catering and food service located here in the 209! VEATS stands for “Vegan Eats And Treats from the Streets”, and they are on a […]

Happy Tamaledays! ‘Tis the season for tamales, and we have a Valley vendor who dishes up handmade vegan tamales, made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients! Oaxacan Tamales is both the vendor’s name, as well as a type of tamal reigning from Oaxaca, a state within the southwest of Mexico. The Valley’s Oaxacan Tamales is […]

Donut skip dessert! Have it for breakfast with Lovegan Organic Donuts! A few months back you may remember my mentioning a local baker working on her vegan donut business. I posted the treats to my story as a teaser, as I was gifted a box to sample. The business is now fully up and running, […]

A big pink truck full of vegan tacos? My dream come true! This Taco Tuesday we are talking about Las Maris Food Truck! An all vegan Mexican food truck based in Stockton, California. Las Maris was originally a traditional taco truck, but when the owners transitioned to a vegan diet, so did their business! The […]

The Farmacy is Modesto’s only fully Gluten-Free and Vegan restaurant. Their menu is completely whole-food, plant-based and everything is delicious! They recently added a weekend brunch, and I just had to try it out. On Saturday’s The Farmacy features brunch specials on their menu! You’ll find French Toast, Pancakes (traditional, cinnamon roll, or chocolate chip), […]