My Favorite Things: Local Love

I had SO much fun coming up with this blog 

that I'm going to do a "My Favorite Things" post at least once a month!!

This weeks favorite things are actually more like my favorite places. Saugerties New York is full of small town charm and surprising Vegan options. One of the only foods my husband and I found ourselves craving after going Vegan was pizza. 

We actually met and fell in love working at a pizza place when I was 19 and he was 21. Thanks to the amazing owner of Slices of Saugerties our prayers have been answered. They have the best Vegan pizza!!! 

We've also enjoyed their veggie wraps with homemade hummus and they

 have made us Vegan garlic knots (just ask them to leave out

 the cheese). Both my husband and I love the garlic knots! We've also had other pizzas from Slices, 

we just did light sauce, no cheese and lots of veggies. Easy peasy! Not to mention delicious!! Just 

make sure your local pizza place doesn't put any dairy in the dough and you can easily order yourself 

a Vegan pizza or if you're lucky enough to be in the area you must check out Slices of Saugerties!

Most people who know me know I LOVE coffee!! And I'm thrilled that Bluestone Roasting Co. is apart of this town. Not only is the atmosphere inviting and the staff friendly, but they have the best coffee and chai lattes! In my opinion they are better than any other coffee house in our area and surrounding areas (Kingston, Woodstock and Catskill).

I love that the owner remembers me when I come in and will say sweetly to whomever is making my drink that I always get my drinks with non dairy. It's so touching that she remembers little things about her customers. They offer both soy and almond milk for non dairy alternatives. My favorite drink is the chai latte and I've had it with both soy and almond milk and I can tell you it is like 

sipping Heaven from a cup. I love that they offer a customer loyalty card. For every 10 drinks you purchase you get the 11th drink free. I'm so close to my next free drink!! 

They also have added in the last year or two a fresh juice bar where you can choose one of their juice recipes which are full of fun names taken from our area or you can create your own. They do serve food as well and they have a few things on the menu that you could make vegan like an ALT (Avocado Lettuce and Tomato). Unfortunately I'm allergic to avocados (insert sad face here) so I've never tried it. Another must see place if you happen to be in The Hudson Valley!!

Last, but certainly not least and my favorite place in town is Rock Da Casbah. This fun, eclectic place is a farm to table restaurant with delicious Vegan dishes on their menu. Finding this place was like a 

dream come true. I always know that they will have a Vegan dish and dessert on their menu. The first thing I tried was a Red Lentil Burger and Tye-Dye Vegan Cheesecake. Needless to say I was hooked. My sister and I went there for a lunch date recently and I got to try the Fleetwood Mac and Cheese made with cashew sauce. I honestly could not tell the difference between that and the homemade macaroni and cheese I used to make before going Vegan. This restaurant is the newest addition to our area and I hope it stays forever. I will be celebrating my 30th Birthday there in a few weeks with my friends and family and I cannot wait!! If I were you I would take a road trip to our area just to check out this place. Just note they are closed Monday and Tuesday.