Such a creative post title.
Not.
The most exciting part of Saturday’s vegan bake sale wasn’t the food.
It was getting to finally meet my friend, Christy, in person. (She’s the author of the fabulous vegan cookbook, Blissful Bites, and 23 of her recipes are also in the new Skinny B*tch cookbook… so basically, I felt like I met a celebrity :).) I was also lucky enough to meet Jade, the incredible girl who organized the entire bake sale!
Christy and I talked for so long that I almost forgot to scope out the vegan baked goods.
Almost, but not quite.
See my huge smile?
Since it was a good cause, and since I’m lousy at making decisions, I went crazy and bought lots of baked goods. Let’s see if I can remember them all… Rocky road cake ball, sweet potato empanada, mini doughnut, cinnamon-sugar doughnut, blueberry muffin, lemon coffeecake muffin, chocolate-pb cookie, banana bread, cinnamon roll, and ginger-spice cookie:
My friend Amy invited a few girls over after work, so I brought the box along and we had fun tasting everything. Some of the treats were delicious; others were just ok. The ginger-spice cookie was absolutely awesome… and I don’t normally even like spice cookies!
I do have a recipe for Raw Gingerbread Men.
But I want to try making soft cookies like the one above (it’s hiding under the muffin and the empanada). If the baker of that cookie happens to be reading this post, please accept my thanks for money well spent.
Above, gorgeous cakes from Spiral Diner, and a cute little shopper!
Question of the Day:
Have you met any of your online friends in person?
If you want to laugh, be sure to check out this very old post.
It’s a post of my first-ever blogger meetup! 🙂
Those baked goodies look so good, especially the sweet potato empanadas 😀 That’s so cute that you got to meet up with your friend ^^
The bake sale looks great – and you two look fantastic! ^^ I’ve made lots of online/blogger friends but I haven’t been able to meet them just yet, I know that it will be soon enough though!
Me too! I feel like I have more online friends than friends in the real world, simply becasue all my real world friends have moved away after college but I can keep track of my online frieds. But I haven’t met any of my online friends in real life.
Sorry, “friends” not “frieds” 🙂
I agree Jessica. ^^ I just love being able to have such a variety of friends, heh.
How fun! I wish I could’ve gone! I also wish that had something like that here 😀
They probably did! It was part of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale! 🙂
Me too!
That looks epically delicious! Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
Also, I don’t know if its just me, but your emails are a day late, like today I got the email about the cosmic chocolate peppermint patties and not this one? Is that on purpose?
It’s not just you! An unfortunately I have no idea what’s up :(.
My email system has a mind of its own. Sometimes it skips posts altogether! I wish I knew why, or how to fix it.
Oh thank goodness! I thought I was the only one!
Do you have separate e-mails for posts and personal? I tried to e-mail asking advice on veganism/vegetarianism and I never got a reply 🙁 I was hoping maybe I just e-mailed you to the wrong place? My e-mail was sent as me replying to one of the e-mails about a post. I know you’re super duper busy with e-mails and blogging so i completely understand…I was just wondering because you seem like such an amazing person and I would love to talk to you and ask your advice because you’re like my Vegan Idol!
Nope I don’t get email replies sent to feedburner. Email me at chocolatecoveredkatie at msn. 🙂
I’ve never met any other bloggers but hope to someday! I think I’d be nervous but everyone makes them look so fun and comfortable.
I have yet to meet any of my online frineds but there are a couple that I would just LOVE to meet since it feels like I know them already! …..What a yummy stash you got away with! Mmmmmm!
Your bake sale had a really cute set up! I love that it was more outdoors market-style. Those cakes are like an art project!
How fun you got to meet another known vegan baker! I have yet to meet any of my online friends but I definitely would love to. I agree that I might be a little nervous or it might be intimidating but there are some great people in the world and I love that the online world brings in people I may have never crossed.
PS. I did laugh about the old post. Even in the Seattle area for the longest time I really didn’t know any other vegans.
This looks like so much fun! I would’ve been all over that cinnamon roll!
As a side note, your hair is just gorgeous. It always looks so full and vibrant. Maybe because of your healthy diet?
Do you have any recommendations for a girl who seriously hates her dry hair???
Sorry, I meant recommendations as in products, or even what foods to eat for healthy hair? Any tips would be appreciated! 🙂
+1 about the hair, Katie.
Candice, have you seen this post? https://lett-trim.today/2011/03/23/do-you-want-shiny-and-healthy-hair/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
the coconut shampoo and conditioner she recommends in that post is my favorite thing in LIFE. (okay maybe not really, but it’s top 5.)
It says “gluten free” on there. I never understood that until I opened it and used it. I want to eat that shampoo, it smells so good ;).
I haven’t had the opportunity to meet any online firnds, but I hope to one day! What a fun event!
I would KILL to go to a vegan bake sale. I want some of those cakes in the last picture so badly. That’s my only problem with vegan desserts…you most definitely would never find them anywhere unless it’s at Whole Foods or at a vegan-specific sale haha. Come to me, cake!!