Vegan Baked Goods at Mustard Seed

It's been several weeks since we visited Mustard Seed in Ohio.  I really DO love that place!  I believe there are 3 locations.  My favorite is in Solon.  As you can see in this post - they have REALLY expanded their Vegan Baked Good Options!

I didn't buy any of the items in either of these photos but I wanted to feature them here and on IG.

What I did grab were some of these Mini Blueberry Muffins!  They were AMAZING!

They had a nice selection of cookies, muffins, cakes, pound cakes, cupcakes, etc.  And NOT just in one flavor...several flavors!

I mean...check out these Vegan Pound Cakes!

I have MANY more items to post from our last Mustard Seed Trip!  But there are SO MANY pictures and so little time.  I will try and pace myself to NOT overload you all!

I did also want to post this really cool Woodstock Guitar!  I think we found it at Sam Ash but I guess it could have been Guitar Center.  Too bad the Woodstock Anniversary - this year - fell thru.  I remember when I was in college a few of my friends went to one and I was going to try and go until my parents told me NO.  I was right at that 18 year old line but still lived and home so I didn't end up going.  A friend of mine brought back a Woodstock Grateful Dead Beanie Bear tho so that was cool!

Mustard Seed Market, Slash, & White Bean and Cashew Cheese Quesadillas!

As I teased in the blog post from last night...we took a day trip yesterday.  We went to the Woodmere/Lyndhurst/Beachwood areas of Ohio.  I really enjoy that area.  This time around we branched out a bit more and discovered this place in Solon, Ohio, called Mustard Seed Market!  They have two other locations in Montrose/Akron area.  This place was AMAZING!  I can't wait to go back!  DH said that he thought it was better than Trader Joe's AND Whole Foods Market!

Here are my extended thoughts...price wise...they aren't as expensive as WF Market but they aren't as cheap as TJ's.  Selection?  I truly believe they have BEAT both chains when it comes to vegan options!  Size?  I was completely blown away!  The photos I saw online don't do it justice!  Atmosphere?  Well, let's just say that Mustard Seed Market blows BOTH of them out of the water!  It was much more...CHILL...than the other two.  When I have been to other WF's and TJ's it's like a RAT RACE in there and there are constantly people pushing and lingering.  NOT this place!  It's spacious and comfortable.

They had a large Cafe, Juice/Smoothie Bar, etc that we didn't stop at but we want to next time!  Dare I say it?  This might be my NEW favorite place!?

The trade off for me going to WF or TJ or now...MS (Mustard Seed)?  DH gets to go to the music stores!  We went to Guitar Center, Sam Ash, and when we went home we drove thru Erie and stopped at World of Music!  However, when we were at Guitar Center we picked up some picks for a co-workers husband and I found this lil guy!  Yup!  That's Slash from Guns N Roses!  I couldn't resist!  I HAD to buy it!  He's the latest addition to my Funko Pops!

I have so much more to share but I'm going to space it out over time because there is SO MUCH and because it's going to be a busy week and that will make more things I can share with you!

Like I stated above...we came home thru Erie and I stopped at Whole Foods Co-Op to pick up just a few things that jumped out at me.  In their Grab & Go Cooler I found these Quesadillas!  

Plain and simple they are White Bean and Cashew Cheese and they were so yummy!

If time allows...I might blog some more tonight...if not I will be back tomorrow with another post for sure!

Day Trip - Fringe of Cleveland

This past weekend Hubby and I needed to get-out-of-dodge at least for a day...so we decided to take a trip over to 'our side of Ohio'.  We didn't want to get smack-dab in the middle of Cleveland so we stayed on the fringe of it with Lyndhurst, Woodmere, and Mentor on our minds.  We decided to drive to the farthest point and work our way back.  It was just under 3 hours there.  We went to a very LARGE music store in Lyndhurst called Sam Ash Music.  It's the first branch we have been to.  We usually frequent World of Music in Erie, PA, or various Guitar Centers but this shop blew all of them out of the water!  This is a FIRST...Hubby didn't buy anything but I did!  I found a fabric Ukelele Case with a shoulder strap for about $20!  In was in a nice little plaza section with various other stores and we walked by the store fronts but didn't go inside any of the other shops. 
We then moved on to Woodmere.  I found out they had BOTH a Whole Foods Market as well as a Trader Joe's!  I was limited to one stop because there were other places we were interested in going so I decided to choose Whole Foods.  It's only the 2nd Whole Foods Market I have ever been to!  Usually when I speak about Whole Foods I am referring to Erie, PA's Whole Foods Co-Op which is owned by members and not by a chain like the market is.  Anyhow...the only other one I have been to is the one in Las Vegas.  I really liked the store but because we were only there for about a week and staying in a hotel I didn't purchase much, then.  I did notice that the Las Vegas store had a large Juice/Smoothie Bar that the Woodmere location didn't have but I have to say I really enjoyed the Woodmere location.  The staff was AMAZING, the store very clean, the selection was very nice, and I ended up buying about $45 worth of stuff.  Mostly things I couldn't find in my area/region as well as items that were lower in price than I am used to finding.  I also chose Whole Foods over Trader Joe's because they are supposed to be building a new Trader Joe's in Amherst, NY, during 4th Quarter, and that is half the time to get to once it's up!  I'm looking forward to it very much!  I have only been to one other Trader Joe's, as well, and that was the one in Pittsburgh about 2 years ago.  Saturday they were having a Vegan BBQ to raise money for a local Sanctuary and had I known I would have tried to participate but hubby had his heart set on The Winkin' Lizard and we sort of build the trip around that original thought in the first place. 

I think it's been about 5 years since we've been to the Winkin' Lizard last and I remember liking it.  So after Whole Foods Market we drove to Mentor where we ate at Winkin' Lizard there.  They have various locations as well.  I wanted to sit outside so we did.  I had a veggie wrap - without the dairy - and we shared one of their 'Drinks for 2'.  It was very nice.

We were going to try and look for a winery or two on our way back thru but we were driving on a different route and went back thru Erie and stopped to see my brother in law for a few minutes and then drove home.

It was a nice drive!  A nice day!  I'm so happy we stopped at the places we did and now Hubby has a new Music Store and perhaps we can swing by Whole Foods Market a couple a times a year now.  What did you do this weekend?  Anything special!?  Any plans for this week or upcoming weekend?