Hi guys! This week I did things a little differently. I was home, and on Tuesday morning my mom got notified that there were openings for vaccines in my county and that I was eligible to get one. I got the vaccine, and within a few hours I was very tired. Today (Wednesday) I woke up and my arm was in so much pain. By 12 noon, I was already ready to go back to sleep and was feeling very achy. I was originally supposed to cook veggie burgers today from the same list of vegan recipes, but I definitely did not have the energy. I decided to keep it simple and order out from a vegan restaurant in my area called Simply Green Cafe. I am not sure where you all are from but if you are ever near Ramsey, New Jersey and want to try some really good but also not super fringe vegan food then I highly recommend going here. 

My two cousins who are vegan (I mentioned them in a previous post) brought me food from this cafe the last time they came to visit. I got french toast sticks and let me tell you, I would definitely not have known they were vegan if nobody told me. They were absolutely delicious! My cousins are no joke obsessed with this place, they order food from it at least three times a visit, sometimes two times a day. 

I did not have the energy to go out, so I paid my little brother to go and pick up the food for me. Today I tried one of their specials: a buffalo chick’n sandwich. The sandwich came on a bun with lettuce, tomato, blue cheese, buffalo sauce, and fries on the side. Let me just remind you, everything is vegan! I honestly could not tell the difference between this chick’n (chicken spelled ‘chick’n’ usually means that it is a vegan “meat” patty) and regular chicken. I am not sure what the exact ingredients of the patty are, but if I had to guess I would say soy. I was also pleasantly surprised with the blue cheese sauce. Once again, I do not know the ingredients, but I would not know it was vegan unless someone told me. It really amazes me how so many things can be made vegan with little to no impact on the flavor and texture of the meal. It makes me realize that maybe going vegan is not so hard after all. If I can still eat my buffalo chicken sandwiches then what is the big deal!

This cafe’s menu has many good options that I want to try. I might have to make ordering out from this place a bi-weekly thing. The next thing I want to try is their eggplant parmesan. My cousin had it when we ordered out and she said it was delicious. I feel like an eggplant parm is relatively easy to make vegan because all you have to do is swap regular mozzarella cheese for a non-dairy mozzarella. I am also now interested in finding more vegan restaurants in my area!