California = Mexican Inspiration = Cheese Nachos

October 19, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Adventures, Drinks, Food, Homemade, Organic, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel, Vegetarian, Vegan, Spicy, Mexican, Snack

The biggest takeaway from our recent trip to California was that we needed to get beans back into our lives and we (I) needed to start experimenting with making my own Vegan Cheese. This was a direct result of a fantastic dining experience we had at Gracias Madres, a beyond delicious joint we ate at not once but twice (so typical of us). Located in the Mission District, we stuck to going there in the daylight hours, but it is conveniently located only two blocks from the BART and if you head towards 17th street there are tons of cute Hipster Shops/Eats (not so scary).

Restaurant Review: The Plant | Cafe Organic - Pier 3

October 12, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Adventures, Food, Drinks, Restaurants, California, Organic, Vegetarian, Vegan

I kid you not, we legitimately hit up The Plant 5 times in the 4 days we were in San Francisco. Waste of a trip to spend it at the same joint? Maybe. But, how I see it is that I have every intention to be back in the Bay Area again, whether it is for vacation or to move, so I have time to try other spots. Can we help it that once we find a spot that caters to our lifestyle we go back repeatedly? I mean, we are pretty picky eaters, and with Andrew trying to avoid consuming cow dairy, the option narrow drastically. So, what did we eat? Oh let me tell you.

San Francisco - Trip Priorities

October 06, 2015 by Catherine Thompson in Adventures, Food, Travel, Restaurants

Two weeks ago I found out we were heading to San Francisco for our Anniversary. The very next day I started to google Vegan restaurants, figuring out their distance from the hotel and from various spots in the city we might find ourselves exploring.....