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Pregnancy = no food budget 🤣After 18 weeks of struggling to eat ANYTHING it’s quite refreshing to have my baby request (...
05/01/2026

Pregnancy = no food budget 🤣

After 18 weeks of struggling to eat ANYTHING it’s quite refreshing to have my baby request (okay, demand) really, really specific foods! 🙏🤣

Some of my favorites from this week:
- Brownie Sundae
- Beyond Burnt Ends Sandwich
- Mamey Flan (seasonal)
- Death Valley Chick’n Sandwich
- Orange Chocolate Ice Cream
- Thai Green Curry with Tofu
- Frijoles Negros Tamale

Of course, all vegan and all in the Orlando / Central Florida area ❤️🌱

So curious what I’ll crave next… what were your pregnancy cravings?

04/28/2026

Oh, did I mention it’s vegan 😍

is one of my all time favorite spots in Orlando for vegan food - including their DELICIOUS pizzas, salads, and seasonal desserts 🤤🤤🤤

The chef at The Neighbors ( ) is vegan and is an absolute master at crafting beautifully complex seasonal dishes ❤️ mark your calendars for May 5th when Cocina Tume does a takeover of The Neighbors with a special Cinco de Mayo menu including tacos! 🌮

We enjoyed the:
- 🥗Kale Salad: pickled red onions, apples, tahini caesar, pepitas, walnut reggiano (always slaps, vegan by default)
- 🍕The Gardener Pizza: tofu ricotta, mushrooms, kale, chutney, caramelized onion, walnut reggiano (vegan by default)
- 🍄‍🟫The Forager Pizza: garlic cream, mushrooms, scallion, garden pesto, mozzarella (veganized)
- 🍮Seasonal Mamey Flan: with coconut caramel and local mamey (vegan by default)

The truth is that the stand out wasn’t even the pizza… but the Mamey Flan 🤯 I’ve had the privilege of enjoying several of their rotating seasons flans and this one absolutely knocked my socks off! You don’t want to miss out on this.

The Neighbors is located upstairs at . They also have a very cute store and amazing cocktail/mocktail menu.

What is your favorite thing on the menu at ?

Tamale lovers - your fav snack just got a vegan makeover 😍I have STRUGGLED to find vegan tamales in the Orlando area - s...
04/26/2026

Tamale lovers - your fav snack just got a vegan makeover 😍

I have STRUGGLED to find vegan tamales in the Orlando area - so has been on my list for a while. I’m so glad I finally checked them out!

They have a little vegan section on their College Park menu with two vegan Tamale options. Their Hourglass district has three options.

At College Park:
- Frijoles Negros Tamales (with tomatillo sauce, pickled onions, guac, peppers, onions, and jalapeños)
- Cornejo Tamales (spinach, corn and carrot tamales in a tomato-ish sauce)

The beans and rice they come with are vegan as well as some other sides. We also got the guac as an app since that was vegan too.

These were EXTREMELY filling. One order will fill you up!

Have you tried these before? What did you think?

Scones, macarons, and cute lil sandwiches 😍Did you know that has a vegan afternoon tea in Orlando that doesn’t require ...
04/21/2026

Scones, macarons, and cute lil sandwiches 😍

Did you know that has a vegan afternoon tea in Orlando that doesn’t require any reservations? As long as they’re open and you’re ready with at least one other person - they are too! 🫖❤️

With your order (two person min), you get:
- a pot of fresh tea (I loved their vanilla cream green tea!)
- scones (my orange cranberry one was delightful)
- jam (I could’ve just eaten this off a spoon)
- fresh cookies (oatmeal cream pies for the win! But the lavender macaron was also delish)
- a variety of three different finger sandwiches (the cutest part, obv)
- other mystery items! (I got some toasted bread with vegan cheese and cranberries which was delish!)

is a major contributor to their baked goods - so I have to plug them here! Everything they make is sooooo delicious! 🌱

No two visits are alike - so expect a different rotation of goods each time!

Make sure to specific vegan and/or gluten free when ordering! Infusiontea is 100% vegetarian, but you’ll need to specify if you don’t want any animal products.

Have you ever tried this? What was your fav item?

04/20/2026

Tag a friend you want to share with! 👯‍♀️

Downtown Sanford is home to the viral sensation - which you may recognize from the 😉 and their vegan option is ELITE! 🙌

Filling, flavorful, spicy and sweet, the Vegan Korean Fried Chick’n Bao is the stuff of dreams. They’re made with hand breaded plant based tenders (soy, wheat, quinoa and millet) tossed in gochujang and topped with a refreshing vegan slaw.

Order a single bao or make it a meal with modified kimchi fries 🤤

Have you tried these yet? What is your favorite bao in the Orlando area?

Available across Central Florida 🌮Did you know that serves vegan birria tacos on their menu? 🤯Their vegan birria tacos ...
04/08/2026

Available across Central Florida 🌮

Did you know that serves vegan birria tacos on their menu? 🤯

Their vegan birria tacos are juicy, flavorful, creamy and goey in corn tortillas and served with a vegan consume.

The vegan side paired with this dish is rice and black beans. 🤤

They also have other vegan items on their menu:
- Fajitas (Impossible beef with grilled pineapple, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Served in a pineapple with black beans, Mexican rice, guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce-cabbage mix, and tortillas.)
- a Vegan Bowl (Impossible Beef, white rice, black beans, lettuce-cabbage mix, and pico de gallo. Topped with avocado sauce.)
- and a Vegan Burrito (Stuffed with Impossible Beef, grilled onions, peppers, Mexican rice, and black beans. Served with lettuce-cabbage mix, guacamole, and pico de gallo on the side.)

Pepe’s Cantina can be found across Central Florida with locations in Debary, Winter Park, Clermont, Oviedo, and Avalon Park. 🌱

Have you tried these before?

Breaking News! 🚨🚨🚨Karelyn’s Vegan just announced that they have suddenly closed their Orlando location on Old Cheney Roa...
04/02/2026

Breaking News! 🚨🚨🚨

Karelyn’s Vegan just announced that they have suddenly closed their Orlando location on Old Cheney Road. 🤯

Here is a snippet from from their statement:
“We’ve made the decision to leave our Old Cheney location effective immediately due to serious safety concerns.

Someone entered our space, and items were taken.
Before that happened, our cameras were unplugged.
We even spent hours with law enforcement trying to understand what happened—and we’re still left without answers.”

You can read the full statement on their page:

From what we see online - their Daytona location may also be closed too. You are no longer able to order online, and a search online shows that the Beachside location is Temporarily Closed. Once I know more - I’ll share!

This is obviously a huge deal… Karelyn’s is a fairly famous, award winning vegan restaurant! They won the Best Vegan Burger in America award back in 2024, and receive ongoing rave reviews of their Philly Cheesesteaks and Fried Chicken. We hope they can work something about to bring their food back to market!

What are your thoughts?

Not an April Fools joke 🤦‍♀️🤣cafe.longwood has some of the BEST vegan food around - and I’m shocked more people haven’t ...
04/01/2026

Not an April Fools joke 🤦‍♀️🤣
cafe.longwood has some of the BEST vegan food around - and I’m shocked more people haven’t heard of them!!🤯

I used to think I had to drive all the way to Disney to get vegan macarons… but nope! They’re in my back yard :)

Some of my favorite dishes on their menu are featured in this post but I also love their:
- Cinnamon Croissant
- Rain Bowl
- Smoothies
- Baguette

And if you’re ever looking for a great, quiet place to work in the Orlando area with amazing drinks and vegan snacks…. Consider this your home away from home! 🙌

Don’t be surprised if you find me there 🤣

03/31/2026

Tag a friend to share the good news! 🍳

just totally revamped their brunch menu including a bunch of new vegan options I can’t get enough of!!!

I tried the vegan versions of the:
- Avocado Everything Bragel
- Chorizo, “Egg” and Cheeze Quesadillas
- Burrito Bowl
- Brewers Breakfast
- Loaded Berry Nut Cinnamon Muffin (ft )

My favorites were the Quesadillas and the Muffins 😍😍😍 both super unique items that were SO FLAVORFUL and amazing!!!!!

If you haven’t tried the vegan food at Dees Bros - fix that. Their “normal” menu has a huge number of vegan items - all delish. This is just brunch menu baby 🙌

Dees Bros is located Historic Downtown Sanford right across from the Ritz Theater!

What is your favorite item on the Dees Bros menu?

Now open in Maitland - vegan New Zealand style ice cream! 🇳🇿🌱After four months of not being able to eat much during my p...
03/29/2026

Now open in Maitland - vegan New Zealand style ice cream! 🇳🇿🌱

After four months of not being able to eat much during my pregnancy, I am SO THANKFUL to be eating delicious food like this Berry Hokey Pokey signature swirl at ❤️

This beauty features strawberries, raspberries, and honeycomb toffee blended through vanilla ice cream and finished with melted chocolate and more toffee. Everything on the menu is vegan - even the cones 😍

New Zealand style ice cream features real fruit frozen with ice cream. Kind of like if traditional ice cream and sorbet had a baby… it’s creamy, refreshing, and YUM!!!!! 🤤

Have you visited their new brick and mortar location in Maitland? It’s SUPER CUTE!!!! 🥰

Tag a friend you want to visit with!

A little something to take the edge off 😏
03/27/2026

A little something to take the edge off 😏


The Panna Cotta was my fav! 🤤As you probably know, hosts two major food festivals at EPCOT a year - one in the spring a...
03/24/2026

The Panna Cotta was my fav! 🤤

As you probably know, hosts two major food festivals at EPCOT a year - one in the spring and one in the fall (with some other smaller ones mixed in there).

At the spring one, the Flower and Garden Festival, vegan dishes are on full display - constituting 100% of their “garden graze” (items you can get in exchange for a stamp that goes toward a reward) 🙌🌱

It’s indisputably the best food festival for vegans at any park - anywhere! So I always look forward to trying familiar favorites - as well as trying new things!

I still have lots to get, but on my recent trip I got the:
- Coconut Panna Cotta (with Cherry Gelee and Matcha Crumbles)
- Poke Bowl (with edamame, avocado, pickled onions, seaweed salad, and basically a vegan spicy mayo)
- Lumpia (with Plant Based pork, green papaya salad, and yuzu sweet and sour sauce)
- Pineapple Dole Float in Pineapple Fanta

These are pretty much listed from my favorite to least favorite. The Panna cotta is 🔥🔥🔥 but the pineapple dole whip leaves much to be desired (I wish it was just in pineapple juice) 🤷‍♀️

Have you visited yet this year? What did you get?

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