Vegan in Seattle - Cinnamon Works

Guess who found a vegan cinnamon roll her first day in Seattle....

This gigantic, maple glazed covered roll of goodness was found at Cinnamon Works at Pike Place Market. In addition to the cinnamon roll, we also bought an equally large oatmeal raisin cookie, which was also equally as good. All I have to say is it's a good thing Pike Place is a bit of a walk from my apartment.

Vegan on the Road

It can be difficult at times to find a good vegan meal when on the road. Of course there's always the french fries, potato chips, or candy you can get at basically any gas station, but when sitting in a car for 9+ hours a day, junk food may not be the most ideal. Here are a few meals we enjoyed as we made our way across the country that kept well without refrigeration, were satisfying, and yet still light:

Spicy avocado hummus, mixed greens, and tomato on a bagel and cream cheese, mixed greens, and tomato on a ciabatta roll with a nectarine and veggie straws on the side.

Nature's Soy Vegetarian Chicken with thyme, salt, and pepper, on a whole wheat roll with a side of cinnamon apple sauce from Gobble Green.

Some notes:

The Tofutti cream cheese lasts for about 4 days in about 70-80˚F without refrigeration. The texture gets a little tofu-like, rather than cream cheesy, but it still tastes good and spreads fine.

You can get fresh produce, such as fruit, tomatoes, lettuce and fresh bread at almost any grocery store you may find along the way. You can buy about two day's worth before it starts going bad.

We picked up hummus in South Dakota and it lasted for about a day. So unless you eat hummus like I do, it might not be the best road snack, unless you know for a fact you'll be able to refrigerate it after a few hours.

The Garden

The time has come, I'm making the big move to Seattle!

In my last week of being a Virginian, I wanted to take a few pictures of one of the things I'm going to miss about living out in the country: the garden. Having such a nice, large source for fresh vegetables, fruit, and flowers has been something I have appreciated but taken for granted. I think the pain of not having this in my backyard will really hit when I make my first trip to the grocery store.

I'm also going  to miss these two crazy pups.

Vegan in New York - B.A.D. Burger

The 6th and final stop of the weekend: B.A.D. Burger in Brooklyn

It's become the tradition to have Sunday brunch before heading on my way back to DC. After a few close calls with missing my bus, and one actual miss, it has also become part of the tradition to eat either near where I am staying or near the bus stop. After a quick search on HappyCow for vegan friendly places near my friend's apartment, we settled on B.A.D. Burger in Williamsburg.

The menu was quite expansive and almost everything on it had the option to be served vegetarian or vegan. There were the usual vegan brunch suspects such as tofu scramble and oatmeal, but my eyes were immediately drawn to the more obscure vegan french toast with a side of veggie sausage. In addition to my own dish, I also sampled my friend's spinach and candied walnut and apple salad, her corn on the cob, and lemon cupcake. My assessment:

French toast: A very close second to Little E's french toast, but I may be a tad biased there. I really liked the multi-grain bread they used - it added just the right amount of sweet and nutty flavors - so it's a good thing that's the only bread option for the vegans. Based on everything I sampled, the french toast would be my recommended dish to order.

Veggie sausage: Okay, but a bit dry. I'm pretty sure this came from a package though, so not really a testament to B.A.D. Burgers' chef.

Spinach and candied walnut and apple salad: Wonderful. Just about the only place you could go wrong with this type of salad is the dressing, but this one was paired with a nice apple vinaigrette. 

Corn on the cob: Nothing fancy, just corn on the cob.

Lemon cupcake: Not bad. A little on the crumbly side, but a great flavor.

All in all, I would visit B.A.D. Burger again. They do a solid job at some good comfort food and with a menu as large as it was, I'm almost certain I could go back every time I'm in New York City and always have something new to try.

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