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!

VEGAN Smoked Gouda Beer Cheese, Recent Finds, & Power Bowl!

I'm going to hop around in this post but for good reason and that reason is this Vegan Smoked Gouda Beer Cheese I made literally just minutes ago!

But before I get to the recipe I have some 'explaining to do'.

For a week now I have been talking about our last trip over to Ohio and our visit to Mustard Seed Market, well, I have some new-to-me items to blog about along with some additional finds from my travels today!

First up...I FINALLY got my hands on Daiya's Smoked Gouda!  I have been searching for this stuff for about 8 months and I was able to find it at Mustard Seed Market in Solon, Ohio!  That's about 3 hours from my home so this will be a treat until I find it closer.  I have to say I'm a HUGE fan already!  It might be a good thing that I don't have access to this vegan cheese often or I would probably have to eat it daily.  I ate about half of it in small chunks as a side to my meals but I wanted to try to make something with it, too, so I ended up making a Gouda Beer Cheese - VEGAN!

Another item I found at Mustard Seed Market that I had not tried before was the So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened Yogurt Alternative.  I know I am probably one of the last of our blogging buddies to try this but I'm still glad I was able to!  My first go-around with this wasn't a great one but that was totally operators error!  This time around it was a GREAT SUCCESS!  I also used this in my Vegan Smoked Gouda Beer Cheese!

So...here's the recipe...

10 T Light Beer
1 T Flour
1/2 Block Daiya Smoked Gouda, Shredded
2 T Plain, Unsweetened Vegan Yogurt
Yellow Mustard (Very Small Squirt)*
Smoked Paprika*

* = or to taste

If you would like this thicker just add a little bit more flour.

This was OUT OF THIS WORLD if I do say so myself!

Today we took another day trip - this time to the outskirts of Buffalo - more specifically West Seneca.  We went to a few music stores, a HUGE Wegmans, Feel Rite - which is a natural foods and vitamin type store, and a Halal Grocery Store.  We also went to Taste of India.  I asked them about their vegan options and after a long list I chose to go with their Chana Masala.  I brought the leftovers home for dinner.

While we were at Feel Rite I grabbed a Meyer Lemon Kevita.  I haven't seen this one where I live so I wanted to grab it.  I think I have a new favorite!  Then again, I'm partial to Meyer Lemons.

The other night I threw a bowl together for dinner.  This isn't the greatest photo but it was a tasty bowl.

I found at my local Shurfine Market a Wild Rice and Veggie Blend in the frozen foods section.  I found some flatbread that I toasted, and a half of avocado.  I also threw in the rest of the Pizza Hummus from the night before.

I still have LOTS to share over the last couple of weeks but I think I will stop there for today.

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!