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Conscious Chris came into town last month for 10 days, so of course we had to make our way through LA and hit up as many restaurants + activities possible.
With a seemingly never-ending plethora of vegan food in Los Angeles, these 10 days did not make a dent in what is available to try, but we definitely hit up quite a few spots. Luckily, Chris will be moving to LA mid-October, so we have time to get to what we missed. I'm sharing with you all a bit of my personal experience each day of his trip, not only as a reference for you, but also as a personal reflection for me on one of the best week's I think I've ever had. Reliving it here with you all is bringing nothing but a smile to my face :)
+ A GIVEAWAY!
Chris and I included in our adventure was 5 of the
Top 52 #Vegforward Restaurants in the US: Gracias Madre, Plant Food & Wine, Sage Organic Bistro, Crossroads and Cafe Gratitude.
We want to give YOU a chance to try out some of
these restaurants near you. We have teamed up with Open Table to offer a $100 Visa Gift Card to 2 lucky winners (one on my page, one on his) so you can get your grub on!
My friends Yvonne, Sarah and I decided to create a full Thanksgiving Menu to share with you all on our blogs, to help you with planning the perfect vegan Thanksgiving feast for you and your loved ones to enjoy! Vegans and non-vegans alike will love our Thanksgiving menu!
My first contribution to our menu are these gluten-free Herbed Biscuits & Mushroom Gravy, the perfect comfort food to start off your Thanksgiving night!
Winter is approaching, and although that doesn't mean much in LA, I know a lot of you in colder climates will dig this recipe for that cozy feel you crave when you're stuck indoors!
My boyfriend 
I decided to change things up a bit and try my hand a savory snack. When I want to nibble on something throughout the day, savory treats are sometimes necessary, but not as often available to to me unless I dig into veggies or something like avocado toast. I wanted to create a quick grab a handful and go type of snack and this was a winner! Not only is this great for snacks but it also pairs well with 
Cupcakes + cats? Count me in.
I grew up with oreo cupcake cats every halloween, it was our Briones family holiday tradition. So much so that everyone at school would expect it at our yearly celebrations, and boy did we make sure to always deliver ;)
The source of this recipe? A good old Nabisco Oreo Box from when I was about 2 years old. Really, this started about 20 years ago, it's really hard to believe. Unfortunately, we misplaced the original recipe cutout that my mom had saved all of these years, but the memory is so vivid in my mind that it was no longer needed to recreate this treat.
The original recipe used a prepackaged frosting and cupcake mix, artificial orange stuffed oreos, candy corn, licorice, jelly beans and, well, very unhealthy ingredients. But you guys know me, I had to healthy this up before sharing. Using my homemade healthy oreos, vegan chocolate cupcake + chocolate avocado frosting recipes, homemade candy corn and dried fruit, I successfully made it happen.
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Raw vegan chocolate mousse's made with avocado was all the rage for a bit on social media, and although this is great to enjoy on it's own, I decided why not take it a step further and test its use as a frosting. 