Sunday, September 14, 2014

Welcoming the Fall

It's not a secret that the fall is my favorite time of year. The colors, the fall scents (seriously, fall inspired scented candles, soaps, etc. are the BEST), crisp, cool sweater weather, the clothes, the leaves falling and of course the fall flavors make it a pretty magical time of the year. I may have switched blog names several times but I'm keeping my tradition alive and I'm ready to welcome the fall by sharing all of the amazing things I plan to make over the season.


Pumpkin is a necessity during the fall and I've been craving it like crazy lately. I've also been craving baked goods so naturally pumpkin bread is what sounds amazing to me right now. After scouring blogs for recipes I found this gorgeous recipe for Soft Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Brown Sugar Streusel Crust on Averie Cooks. I plan on making this soon and will be making a few modifications and I'm excited to see how it comes out!


I don't know when this happened but "Puppy Chow" snack mix seems to be all the rage nowadays. Count me in if that puppy chow happens to be flavored with pumpkin spice and contains cookie butter. The hardest ingredient to find would be vegan white chocolate chips but a trip to the Kosher market should do the trick. This would be a great Halloween or Thanksgiving snack! This is the Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow from Peanut Butter Fingers.


Warm beverages are a must in the fall. When I learned the sad news that the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice latte is NOT vegan a few years ago it left a little empty spot in my heart that was waiting to be filled. While the Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks (after extensive research it appears that it is Vegan with soy milk and no whipped cream - hopefully I have not been misled) does a decent job, it's not exactly the healthiest option (although I will be enjoying a free one on my birthday, yay!). A treat that I love but don't enjoy often because I haven't found a good vegan recipe is hot chocolate. I think this may be the game changer though! I found the recipe for Superfood Haute Chocolate by Sarah of My New Roots and I'm SO EXCITED to try it out! If you guys haven't been to Sarah's site definitely check it out, she is amazing and her recipes and website are beautiful.


These adorable little packets of deliciousness are so adorable! These are the Vegan Lasagna Bites from Quiche A Week. They have vegan ricotta, spinach and tomato sauce tucked away in an eggless wonton wrapper. To me this sounds like a perfect fall meal with a salad or a really great appetizer on any holiday table. I've VERY excited to try these, I'm going to head to my local Asian market to hunt for some egg-free wonton wrappers!


I'm almost positive I've shared this gorgeous Roasted Garlic and Tomato Soup with you before but now that it is actually soup season I'm really excited to try it. Thickened with chickpeas and served with toasty bread this is guaranteed to be a winner!

So that's what I'm looking forward to making in my kitchen this fall! What are you guys looking forward to this fall? If you have any fall recipes that you think I would like please share in the comments!

I hope you are all well and I hope to post again next week! I'm going to be spending the weekend in Rochester visiting a friend next week but I'll try to pop in before I go. Have a great week!



8 comments:

  1. I'm totally going to make those lasagna bites. Gotta love anything easy and yummy. Fall's my favorite season too, and the food seems to taste so much better than in other seasons.

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    1. Don't they look great?! I can't wait to try them. And I completely agree, everything is better in the fall!

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  2. Gosh, who knew there were so many fantastic things to make?! It is quite overwhelming. I am thinking "giveaway".

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    1. I know! I have to remember that I have a whole season to make these things and I don't have to do it all this week :) I would love to do a fall giveaway, I'll see if I have time to get it together, if not I'll definitely do a holiday giveaway in December :)

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  3. Yes to everything!! We're halfway through September, so let's break out the pumpkin and get this thing started! ;)

    I'm going to check out that hot chocolate link, as I need to have some in my life soon!

    Both the lasagna bites and the soup are definitely taking care of my savory tooth - I remember you posting the latter one, and it still looks every bit as divine!

    Yay for Rochester - as birthday gift to yourself, I hope?!

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    1. Haha YES!! I like your thinking, let's get this thing started indeed!

      Check out the hot chocolate for sure but I think you'll love her entire site. I definitely recommend perusing at your leisure, it is beautiful and there are so many amazing recipes. And she is living my dream because she basically relocated to Copenhagen and I'm so jealous :X

      I bet the lasagna bites would actually pair nicely with the soup for a comforting meal on a crisp day. I definitely need to get on both of those recipes and apparently you can freeze the lasagna bites which is great! I want to make a bunch of them and freeze them so I can have a bunch to last me for a while.

      I know I'm so excited! Yes I definitely decided that vacation was the best gift I could give myself for my birthday :)

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  4. Everything looks fantastic but I'm especially loving the bread and haute chocolate. I'd much rather it stay summer year round, but fall is definitely second favorite with me. :)

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    1. I really can't wait to make that pumpkin bread. It looks amazing! Summer is a little too much for me and I just love everything about the fall :)

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