Eating With CJ

This month I’m grateful for the metro

Orientation flew by so fast 💨 I traded in my business casual clothes for scrubs this week as I started my clinical rotation (enjoy the mirror selfie)! It’s getting real folks!

Officially touched down in the DMV & got an opportunity to volunteer at Beet Street Garden with some cool peeps from the DC Vegans of Color group & 🌱✨ Look at how beautiful this garden was! I even got a little bit of lavender to take home with me

That 🫐 + lavender + 🍋 combination is something dangerous. Tried out a vegan lemon bun and blueberry lavender latte at ! So glad I don’t live closer or they would take all my money 😅

☀️ ☀️The food this weekend was amazing…from the Thai Hot Pot to the Blueberry Muffin Matcha to the all the yummy food I ate at the (food that was so good I forgot to snap pictures first) S/O to for holding it down with the vegan options 🌱✨

I have a bad habit of holding on to good news for the perfect moment and then never sharing anything at all. That ends today! I am happy to announce that I matched into my top choice for my dietetic internship with University of Maryland College Park! Just another step closer on my journey to becoming a Registered Dietitian 🍾✨I’m grateful to all of the friends, family, and professors who encouraged me along the way!

🌞 🌞 My haul from the spring plant & flower festival at the ✨ This is one place where having adhd pays off because everything gets discounted on the last day 😂Now I’ve got tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, herbs, and flowers to plant 👩🏽‍🌾 🌈

I think this is Bob’s Burger or something like that

🌞 If I’m gonna make pasta everyday, might as well add some veggies & whole wheat noodles

🌞 It’s been a while since I’ve shared ✨Today’s dinner is bbq meatballs, fire roasted corn, maple glazed carrots, garlic & dill mashed potatoes, and cornbread. And of course everything is 🌱

☀️ ☀️ You’re sure to love these homemade protein bars infused with the chocolate and cherry flavors of a Black Forest Cake. Want to give it a try? This recipe is now live! You can find it on my blog, which is linked in my Instagram bio ❤️

☀️ ☀️ Switched out my daily smoothie for tofu scramble this morning. I topped it with some bbq mushrooms and served the scramble over a quick homemade dumpling that I made after realizing my bread loaf was moldy 🥲 This was a pretty hearty breakfast 🌱

☀️ ☀️ I loved hanging out with my family a few Sundays ago in This was definitely the perfect brunch spot for both non-vegans and vegans to meet! Everyone loved their food! Altogether we had vegan chicken & waffles, Cesar salad, breakfast burrito, sweet Thai cauliflower and cinnamon rolls 😋 what’s your favorite brunch item?

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Vegan Marble Pumpkin Cheesecake — Welcome To Eating With CJ The best part of the holidays besides hanging out with family and friends has to be dessert! I wanted to try my hand at making my own desserts this Thanksgiving. This recipe is a combination of two of my favorite holiday desserts—pumpkin pie and cheesecake.

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Vegan Vanilla Spice Cake — Welcome To Eating With CJ Can you believe that after being vegan for two years, I had never had my own birthday cake? I decided to take matters into my own hand and bake my own cake.

☀️ ☀️ This year I had no idea how I would celebrate my birthday. My birthday was pretty peaceful. There was no big party. There were errands to get done and laundry to do. I ended my birthday with dinner in a park. It was peaceful. My birthday may not have been exactly what I wanted, but it was everything I needed. I could say the same thing about year 23 as a whole. It wasn’t a glamorous year, but I hit so many milestones. I can’t be anything but grateful, and I’m looking forward to what story will be written in Chapter 24 ✨
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Featured below is my homemade birthday cake. It was a spiced cake with vegan buttercream frosting. Recipe will be up on the blog by the end of the week 💜

☀️ ☀️ Does anyone else think this sweet potato looks like a heart? It definitely symbolizes my love for all things fall. The Holiday season is right around the corner so let’s answer this question once and for all: Sweet Potato Pie or Pumpkin Pie? 🤔 Let me know in the comments! ✨
Pictured is a sweet potato with butter along with some veggie fried rice quinoa using ingredients from