Threads for Love — vegan eats

Recently, my husband and I set-off for a little road trip to Northern California to visit family.  While up there, we were able to check out a couple of vegan restaurants we had never been before and of course there may have been a brewery (or two) thrown in! According to a recent Thrillist article, they named Santa Cruz as the hippiest city in California so naturally, I wanted to check it out because usually hippie=vegan food galore.  After what felt like a year of driving, we finally arrived in Santa Cruz...hungry and a little cranky.  Thanks to Happy Cow app...

My sister gave me a coupon good for one free week of Green Chef and I was thrilled to learn they have vegan options...so it was pretty much a no-brainer to give it a shot!  If you are unfamiliar with Green Chef, it is a subscription service that delivers organic ingredients and chef-created recipes to your doorstep...chef not included so it's up to you to make the recipes come to life! I received ingredients for 3 meals (serving size was for 2 people, they were definitely generous serving sizes.  I had leftovers of all 3 meals) and everything was packaged neatly in a...

 While scrolling through Instagram, I'm always in awe of the beautifully plated, drool-worthy vegan dishes people showcase.  And one particular account included in my admiration is Insatiable Vegan.  Just take a look at this: Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sammie  (kale, pesto, spinach, Riverdel cheese, avocado and fakin) Or this... Salted Chocolate Avocado Pudding (almond caramel, coconut whipped cream) I had the pleasure to interview Breck Oxford,  founder of Insatiable Vegan and discussed where she finds inspiration for her culinary creations, advice for any new vegans or vegan-curious folks out there, some of her favorite foods to work with and more!  Breck...