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Vegan Food Overload for the List

October 20, 2019 by christine

Another week and weekend flew by which has been the way lately with work being busy. It’s also been a week of decadent eating with the Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge going on all this month, so much that I’m going to need a food detox when it’s over! Let’s start with healthier eats at home – a potato chickpea marinara saute, salad with ginger miso dressing, tempeh oil free stir fries, and sauteed Brussels sprouts with veggies.

We made it back to Pho Vegan Asian Cuisine for lunch one day to try their Vegan Pekin Duck with Pao and not that I’ve ever had the non-vegan version, but this was delicious! The savory texture of the vegan “meat” with onions was a great combo.

And it went well with spicy Pad Thai and vegan egg rolls. Hubby sweetly picked up dinner from Zest Kitchen one night where I tried the Roasted Veggie Tacos and Pistachio Cheesecake which were both great, especially the kicky sauce on the tacos and perfect blend of savory and sweet for the cheesecake.

Friday night we stepped out to Wild Rooster Bistro for their vegan chef challenge menu – the Asada Tacos, Vegan “Steak” Nachos, and Coconut Pudding were delicious!

And yesterday we headed to the Sacramento Vegan Food Festival where I was not sure what to expect because it’s the first year for this event. And it was packed! Absolutely packed! The park it was held at was not big enough! The line to get in was crazy long. And when we got in, it was tough to get around with so many massively long lines for the food vendors. As annoying as that sounds, we were thrilled to see it so popular.

There were two food vendors there I was particularly interested in trying because I have not been able to try them at past events – Bambi Vegan Tacos and Compassion Meals. But getting both would not be possible with the lines, so we settled on Compassion Meals.

I almost changed my mind with I saw the massive line just to order food, I’m not that patient of a person. But the event was so crowded that moving around trying to look at other booths would not be much better, so we waited it out and in total to wait out the order and food pickup lines – it was about 2 hours! I know, crazy and so not like us. But it was not bad sipping on high alcohol kombucha, chatting with friends, meeting and chatting with new vegans in the line, people watching, and listening to the live music. It did not feel like 2 hours and the crazy vegan fried “chicken” bowl was pretty worth it.

Layers of mashed potatoes, corn, vegan mac n’ cheese, and insanely delicious fried “chicken”. After we finished, the event had about 15 minutes left, so we grabbed the last flavor Conscious Creamery had left, Mango Chili-Lime Sorbetto, and took in the final live music performance. This event was like Sacramento’s little Eat Drink Vegan and I hope it comes back next year at a much bigger venue!

Today we are chilling catching up on housework, getting ready for the week, and taking a break from eating out – whew!

The List:

  • More stars who are vegan.
  • Vegan Advent Calendars.
  • Learning through veganism.
  • Best accidentally vegan candies.
  • How to make the best vegan bolognese.
  • Paul Rudd eats vegan wings on Hot Ones.
  • Unforgettable vegan memes.
  • 7 vegan treats for dogs.

Filed Under: General, Lifestyle Tagged With: pho vegan asian cuisine, sacramento, sacramento vegan food festival, vegan, vegan chef challenge, vegan outreach, zest kitchen

Comments

  1. Laura says

    October 21, 2019 at 4:30 am

    All the food looks so scrumptious in this post Christine! I know…it’s tempting for me to say that eating vegan means I’m eating 100% healthy and will not gain weight. Wrong! haha.

    • christine says

      October 22, 2019 at 5:06 am

      Thanks and so true, there are a lot of not-so-healthy options now that require balance, haha!

  2. Linda Meyer says

    October 21, 2019 at 10:52 am

    Wow, so many good eat last week! Lucky you!

    I’ve never eaten duck or lamb, so I wouldn’t even know what to expect with a vegan version, but it looked good.

    • christine says

      October 22, 2019 at 5:07 am

      Thanks, this month has been crazy for great vegan eats and I don’t think we’ll be able to make it to all of the Vegan Chef Challenge participants, there are too many!

  3. Hannah says

    October 22, 2019 at 5:50 am

    Woah, that fried chicken looks so legit! I wish this wasn’t such a crazy time of year… I just couldn’t make it out there. I just hope that the Vegan Chef Challenge has some carryover to impact menus all year round!

    • christine says

      October 23, 2019 at 5:15 am

      Yes, it was crazy! Me too on the challenge, most restaurants keep vegan options on their menu after.

  4. Kate says

    October 23, 2019 at 10:12 am

    Look at all that amazing food!
    It always makes me laugh how people assume we have very limited options when vegan. lol

    • christine says

      October 24, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      Yes and so true, anything can be made vegan!

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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