VegKC meetup & Pinterest fun

Hi everyone! Hope your weekend was wonderful!

Ours was good, though I’m not sure where it went, didn’t it just start?? We went to a VegKC meetup on Saturday evening. The theme was a Thanksgiving potluck. I brought My New Root’s raw brownies, raw raspberry pie, Oh She Glow’s sweet potato casserole, and some roasted veggies. Also, I finally got to meet Jordan from The Nature of Jo for the first time in person! We’ve known each other online for a little while now and it was great to meet in “real life”. (She made delicious pumpkin spiced muffins … they were really good!)

And despite all that cooking and baking, I had no time for pictures. #Fail. Thus … I thought it was about time for some Pinterest fun! Without further ado … here’s some things I’ve been pinning lately:

Vintage + modern. I love this!!
From Apartment Therapy.

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There’s no place like home.
From Tiny White Daisies.

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DIY Paint Sample Garland. I love this idea!
From Julia’s Poppies Design.

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Quotes.
From Tumblr.com & Bits of Truth … all quotes

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Vintage Dishes. I have a sudden love for vintage dishes and bowls. Currently taking donations to start my collection.
From Flikr & Country Home

Your turn!! If you have Pinterest, what have you been pinning lately?

Don’t be shy … share some fun Pinterest links!!

Guess the recipe revealed & VegKC meetup: FUD edition

Okay, so I think it’s official.  I’m ready for fall.  More like the beginning of fall.  Basically, I’d love for it to be something other than extremely hot or extremely cold.  That’s not too much to ask for in the Midwest, is it? HA. 

I digress.

Recipe Revealed

Nice job, Judy, who guessed the recipe correctly!!

It was ICE CREAM! More specifically, cashew ice cream with a twist. 

Now, I’ve been making a lot of cashew ice cream these days and I must say,  only after multiple taste testers’ scrutiny, this is without a doubt the best cashew ice cream thus far.

*makes a decent amount, if you don’t want very much, half the recipe

Cashew Ice Cream with a Twist

Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw cashews
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup agave nectar
• 4 tbsp. coconut oil (melted, if hard)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup almond butter (any other nut butter of choice works too)
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt

Instructions:

• Blend together cashews & water until smooth.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
• Place in ice cream maker and let it stir until thickened. 

Optional: If you don’t have an ice cream maker, simply place the blended mixture in the freezer to harden, stirring occasionally

In case you were wondering, the “twist” is nut  butter … it really takes this over the top, I promise! Yum!!

VegKC Meetup at FUD

Next up, we went to the VegKC meetup group at FUD this Wednesday night.  As if you haven’t seen enough pictures of FUD on my blog yet, here are some more!!

Per usual, a red cooler was mandatory.

Lately, my absolute favorite FUD item is the Rainbow Taco.  It’s always delicious!

The group {or at least part of it}:

Beringia, who was sitting next to me, offered me a photo of her nachos. Love it! I don’t ever turn down a food picture opportunity, especially when it looks like this!

 Thanks, Beringia

Erik went with another one of our favorite FUD meals, the rainbow wrap with their wild mild “meat”. You just can’t go wrong with it. Ever.

It was a great night at FUD with the VegKC group! Glad to be apart of it.