It’s been a bit of a grueling few days for me, if I’m being really honest. And it doesn’t help that right when I’m convinced that the weather is still in Summer mode, it turns out that no, it actually is on track with the seasons and it is going to be freezing cold out.
I’ve also had a cherished relationship come to an end. I’m working through it, and though it's hard, my life is still grand, and I still have so many things to be grateful for.
One of the things I’m extremely grateful for is the plethora of food bloggers out there who inspire me on the absolute freakin’ REGULAR. When I feel uninspired, when I’m bored, when I want something good to read, when I want to laugh or cry, who knew that food bloggers of all people would be the ones to cheer me up.
I’ve also had a cherished relationship come to an end. I’m working through it, and though it's hard, my life is still grand, and I still have so many things to be grateful for.
One of the things I’m extremely grateful for is the plethora of food bloggers out there who inspire me on the absolute freakin’ REGULAR. When I feel uninspired, when I’m bored, when I want something good to read, when I want to laugh or cry, who knew that food bloggers of all people would be the ones to cheer me up.
The imposter Mac'n'Chreese that doesn't hold a candle to Angela's masterpiece.
I have to add that it’s always in so many more ways than one. Take, for example, the fact that the other day my vegan boxed Mac’n’Chreese was..…"meh" doesn’t even describe its lackluster lack of umph. Yes, I should have known! I haven’t bought a boxed and powdered mix of any kind in ages. I don’t even buy pre-made pizza dough out of the sheer belief that if it takes less than 4 ingredients, I can make it! But sometimes when one has a hankering for cheese and for ease, a box is the only thing that will suffice.
Pardon me, I don’t say this often, but I was wrong.
Little did I know that on the blessed ol’ interweb, a wonderful woman named Angela had already saved the day with her Smokey Butternut Squash with Pasta and Greens.
Oh. My. God.
I’m not a sauce person. I don’t need it, I don’t crave it. Cheese, on the other hand? I’m doing damn good to have made it this far. 6 months vegan (minus the one time I cheated)! So when I found Angela’s post, my curiosity when viral.
It’s sad, really, because I found the recipe, and then the night that I was going to make it I realized I had forgotten to soak the cashews. Total bummer. That’s when I dove into boxed-food land, which - to my own self-awareness credit - taught me the lesson to never go back.
Pardon me, I don’t say this often, but I was wrong.
Little did I know that on the blessed ol’ interweb, a wonderful woman named Angela had already saved the day with her Smokey Butternut Squash with Pasta and Greens.
Oh. My. God.
I’m not a sauce person. I don’t need it, I don’t crave it. Cheese, on the other hand? I’m doing damn good to have made it this far. 6 months vegan (minus the one time I cheated)! So when I found Angela’s post, my curiosity when viral.
It’s sad, really, because I found the recipe, and then the night that I was going to make it I realized I had forgotten to soak the cashews. Total bummer. That’s when I dove into boxed-food land, which - to my own self-awareness credit - taught me the lesson to never go back.
Where the magic happens!
I finally ended up making this sauce on Sunday, when I barely had time, but I wasn’t able to really dig in until Monday night.
I may never eat another thing again! I topped some whole-wheat rotini with fresh peas and warmed kale, sauced it all up, and voilah. That was the first night. Tonight I steamed turnips and added yet again the sauce with kale. I’m dying over here. I simply cannot get enough.
So thank you, Angela. Thank you for saving the vegan day with the comfort food of comfort foods for those cold, sad-ish nights.
You are officially my hero.
I may never eat another thing again! I topped some whole-wheat rotini with fresh peas and warmed kale, sauced it all up, and voilah. That was the first night. Tonight I steamed turnips and added yet again the sauce with kale. I’m dying over here. I simply cannot get enough.
So thank you, Angela. Thank you for saving the vegan day with the comfort food of comfort foods for those cold, sad-ish nights.
You are officially my hero.
The sauce that just might change your vegan LIFE!
To the joys of cold weather,
Hannah
For more inspiration from Angela, check out her inspiring blog, Oh She Glows!
Hannah
For more inspiration from Angela, check out her inspiring blog, Oh She Glows!
