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# zahid_adnan: Vegan recipes, travel, and lifestyle

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- [The Best Vegan Restaurants in Santa Fe: Over 30 Vegan Meals to Choose From (updated August 2026)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/best-vegan-restaurants-in-santa-fe/): Updated again and again, this list is the ultimate place for finding the best vegan restaurants in Santa Fe. After multiple years of visiting our favorite city and state, we finally made it our 2nd home in 2022, and I share with you today the best meals and the best vegan restaurants our gorgeous city has to offer.
- [The Easiest Vegan Cashew Sour Cream (Seriously)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-easiest-vegan-cashew-sour-cream-seriously/): Hi, friends! I almost didn't post this vegan cashew sour cream recipe because it's not really a recipe. It's 2 ingredients, not including the water. However, I often suffer from acid reflux, and you might, too. So if you make vegan cashew sour cream, AKA cashew crema, every week like me, you might want an alternative that omits the acids: lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. It could just be me, but those 2 ingredients don't add that much to this dip. They're absolutely worth removing if acid reflux is something you suffer from. In fact, acid reflux is something I almost never experience anymore. That's the power of eating right for you and your body, and that's where this "recipe" comes in.
- [The 13 Best Art Towns and Festivals in the U.S. (Updated May 2026)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-best-art-towns-and-festivals-in-the-u-s/): My mom and I have explored the best art towns and festivals in the U.S. for over 20 years, picking at least one new city or town in the U.S. each spring, summer or fall, to visit and buy handmade items from local and traveling artists. Below are the best art towns and festivals in the U.S. with the most culture, the best museums, the tastiest vegan food, and the best art!
- [Where to Eat Vegan in Albuquerque (Updated May 2026)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/where-to-eat-vegan-in-albuquerque/): Here’s my best-of picks including where to stay, what to do, and where to eat vegan in Albuquerque.
- [Santa Fe’s Best Coffee Shops](https://wayfaringvegan.com/santa-fes-best-coffee-shops/): After living and working in Santa Fe (half-time) since 2022, and visiting often for many, many years before now, I have a good handle on Santa Fe's best coffee shops. I've outlined those below based on what mood you're in or what you need out of the day. I hope you fall in love with these special places as much as I have.
- [Powerful High Protein Chia Seed Oats](https://wayfaringvegan.com/powerful-high-protein-chia-seed-oats/): I pretty much eat the same breakfast every day: these high protein chia seed oats. They do take a bit of time to heat through, but I'll often use that time to ground down and prep for my morning meetings, lift weights, journal, or (most of the time) just stare off into space. In my opinion, they are worth the wait since they're incredibly filling and also a good amount of protein (15 grams) to start the day.
- [A Love Letter to Fort Worth](https://wayfaringvegan.com/a-love-letter-to-fort-worth/): Before I begin with my love letter to Fort Worth, I need to share a little backstory. I'm an enneagram 4 (that declaration took me about 20 years to reach the conclusion of). Do you know what that means? If not, it means a lot of things, but the way that stands out the most to me in relation to this blog post is: I am never happy with where I'm at. The grass is always greener. I'm too good, or not good enough, for whatever situation I'm in. It's never eclectic enough, and then it's too eclectic. It's never exciting enough, and then it's too exciting. It's this constant push-pull so no one around me knows what to expect when, including myself. There's plenty of good sides of the enneagram 4, but I'll focus on this massive negative side today.
- [Vegan Baked French Fries with Gochujang Dipping Sauce](https://wayfaringvegan.com/baked-french-fries-gochujang-dipping-sauce/): I've been on a mission to get out of my normal-ingredient funk and have been wanting to try gochujang, a Korean chili paste, for a few months now. What better way to combine a light spicy-sweet sauce than with vegan baked french fries!?!? So delicious I might have eaten double the amount I "should" have.... so this baked french fries recipe for 4 servings is for those with willpower. I clearly have no willpower.
- [Vegan Anti-Inflammatory Mushroom Tacos](https://wayfaringvegan.com/vegan-anti-inflammatory-mushroom-tacos/): My favorite lunch of choice is tacos, and my newest favorite variation are these vegan anti-inflammatory mushroom tacos! I tend to stick with the same thing M-F and will lean towards anything that is super easy to throw together. That's why I often eat the same meals week over week; once I learn a recipe I tend to keep it going for a few days/weeks as it makes it faster to not have to think/prep/plan before throwing lunch together. And anything I can batch cook on Sunday and eat over a few days is the best case scenario option for me. Life is busy enough as it is. The last thing we all need is to be overwhelmed in the kitchen!
- [Pumfu is the Best Vegan Protein](https://wayfaringvegan.com/pumfu-is-the-best-vegan-protein/): Alright, it's time for me to finally make a post in honor of my new fave protein, and to explain to you why Pumfu is the best vegan protein source around.
- [Easy Vegan Refried Pinto Bean Tacos](https://wayfaringvegan.com/easy-vegan-refried-pinto-bean-tacos/): Coming at you today with another simple recipe for your weekday lunches: vegan refried pinto bean tacos. Since I'm more than obsessed with sweet potatoes, I have those as the base. I also added a spicy cashew crema on top, but please use my simple crema from this low acid recipe if you're experiencing bad acid reflux. I tend to dip into spicy recipes because I can't resist, and then back off a few days to recover. You do you.
- [Simple Roasted Veggie Bowl for Acid Reflux](https://wayfaringvegan.com/simple-roasted-veggie-bowl-for-acid-reflux/): It's almost Spring which means it's the last few weeks to eat up brussels sprouts before we need for a new harvest this fall. Which means - I have a new roasted veggie bowl for acid reflux for you today! It's very, very similar to last week's bowl, because.... acid reflux is keeping me away from all my favorite Indian and spicy recipes, so I'm trying to be as creative as possible with as few ingredients as possible.
- [Simple Sweet Potato Weekday Bowl for Acid Reflux](https://wayfaringvegan.com/sweet-potato-weekday-bowl-for-acid-reflux/): New recipe for all my fellow GI sufferers: a sweet potato weekday bowl for acid reflux! Filled with heart-healthy roasted broccoli, quinoa, avocado, and delicious sweet potatoes, as well as the simplest cashew crema of them all.
- [Decadent Anti-Inflammatory Date Tahini Hot Cacao](https://wayfaringvegan.com/anti-inflammatory-date-tahini-hot-cacao/): Most afternoons, I play around with a hot new bevvie which is how today's anti-inflammatory date tahini hot cacao came together. Dates have been my newest go-to superfood for about a year now. They're my #1 travel companion, as I bring them on road trips and flights instead of snacking on fast food or airline food, they're sweet and full of fiber and antioxidants, and not too sugary as long as you don't overdo it. They're also highly anti-inflammatory and good for heart and bone health. Win-win!
- [Easy Weeknight Roasted Veggie and Pesto Cashew Bowl](https://wayfaringvegan.com/roasted-veggie-and-pesto-cashew-bowl/): Today, I present my Easy Weeknight Roasted Veggie and Pesto Cashew Bowl!
- [Anti-Inflammatory Lion’s Mane Mushroom Stirfry Part 2: Featuring Pumfu!](https://wayfaringvegan.com/anti-inflammatory-lions-mane-mushroom-stirfry/): My lion's mane stirfry recipe has been a hit and I'm super excited that people are resonating with it. So today, I'm updating it slightly, both with the veggies I'm using, and by making it even more of an anti-inflammatory powerhouse recipe, with Pumfu instead of tofu. This anti-inflammatory lion's mane mushroom stirfry is the most delicious dinner I've made in quite some time. I used my old recipe for the peanut sauce, and just changed out some of the veggies and tofu to make it even more delicious.
- [Falling in Love with this Anti-Inflammatory Hot Cacao](https://wayfaringvegan.com/anti-inflammatory-hot-cacao/): I've spent the better part of two years working towards reducing inflammatory foods, skincare, and household items from my life, and that's where today's anti-inflammatory hot cacao drink comes in. If you've been reading this blog, you know that I gave up chocolate about 2 years ago (among many other foods and drinks) due to excruciating endo pain. Since then, I've been adding in as many anti-inflammatory foods and beverages as possible so I've been playing around with anti-inflammatory hot cacao recipes, and this one wins!
- [Travel Tips and How to Eat Vegan in The Netherlands and Belgium](https://wayfaringvegan.com/vegan-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/): My husband and I spent 10 days traveling through the Netherlands and Belgium in June 2025, and I'm just now finally caught up enough at work that I can take a few beats to write out a post for you! If you're looking for travel tips and how to eat vegan in The Netherlands and Belgium, you've come to the right place!
- [Endometriosis Lifestyle Tips: The Top 12 Practices That Work for Me](https://wayfaringvegan.com/endometriosis-lifestyle-tips/): It has taken me years to figure out the best endometriosis lifestyle tips that actually have an impact on my level of pain each month. I tell myself that I'm the type of person who is aware and can pinpoint why I feel the way I do, but in all honesty, I have to remind myself daily to take notes on what I ate, what products I used, what type of stress (or lack of sleep) I was under, and what I did to help (or hurt) pain.
- [The Vegan Endometriosis Diet: The Best Pain-Reducing Foods](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-vegan-endometriosis-diet/): I mentioned last year that I had to completely overhaul my food choices to support a vegan endometriosis diet. That was quite the process, and with big things like this, I tend to take them in steps. So today, I wanted to outline what I do eat and why. I also want to note, that for the past 6 months, I have followed a mostly Ayurvedic diet. More to come on that.
- [The Top 5 Best Yoga Studios in Santa Fe](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-top-5-best-yoga-studios-in-santa-fe/): I'm a half-time Santa Fe resident and a former yoga teacher, and today I want to present you with a list of the top 5 best yoga studios in Santa Fe. If you're on vacation and need a quick pick-me-up, or have lived here for years and are looking for something new, I hope this list helps you find a great community and fantastic classes to enjoy.
- [Fort Worth Vegan Restaurants and Meals: Where to Eat the Best Vegan Foods in Cowtown (Updated January 2026)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/fort-worth-vegan-restaurants/): If you're looking for the best Fort Worth vegan restaurants, you have come to the best place!! You wouldn't think there would be a lot of healthy options in a city nicknamed cowtown, but there are a few outstanding vegan restaurants in Fort Worth, and many restaurants that are willing to work in healthy food options.
- [The Best Gray Hair Shampoo and Conditioner](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-best-gray-hair-shampoo-and-conditioner/): It's been 10 years since I stopped coloring my hair, and I have tried literally every product imaginable to find the best gray hair shampoo and conditioner. I've come to realize.... there's not a best, but there's several that are great. And I will probably always have to switch things out and try new products as they come available.
- [10 Days in Andalusia, Spain: the Best of Seville, Granada, Ronda, and Madrid](https://wayfaringvegan.com/10-days-in-andalusia-spain-the-best-of-seville-granada-ronda-and-madrid/): My husband and I went on a 10-day trip of a lifetime to the Andalusia region of Spain last October. It was the most inspiring trip I have ever been on and I'm here to encourage you to book as soon as you can. If you're looking for a good itinerary for 10 days in Andalusia, Spain, you've come to the right spot!
- [Where to Eat Vegan in Boston… and Rhode Island!](https://wayfaringvegan.com/where-to-eat-vegan-in-boston-and-an-option-in-providence/): My mom and I recently got back from a 4-night trip to the northeast. Here's a short recap and a summary of where to eat vegan in Boston, and in Rhode Island!
- [When they ask you if you’re a senior](https://wayfaringvegan.com/when-they-ask-you-if-youre-a-senior/): I went to hear my husband perform the other night in Santa Fe. Upon entering, I chatted briefly with the woman running the door. When it came time to pay, she went through the ticket prices, explaining the senior and adult costs, and then asked if I was a senior.
- [How to Manage Endometriosis with Your Diet](https://wayfaringvegan.com/how-to-manage-endometriosis-with-your-diet/): This is a post for all the ladies, and all the men who love ladies. If you are looking for how to manage endometriosis with your diet, this might be the post for you.
- [The Top 10 (Plus 3!) Fine Dining Vegan and Vegetarian Options in Santa Fe](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-top-10-fine-dining-vegan-options-in-santa-fe/): This one has been a long time coming, and it's so hard to limit it to only the top 10 fine dining vegan and vegetarian options in Santa Fe... so, I didn't! THIS CITY. It stirs my heart and my soul, and my taste buds are in heaven. HOW DO YOU DO IT, SANTA FE!!??
- [Finding Vegan Food and Art in Richmond, VA](https://wayfaringvegan.com/finding-vegan-food-and-art-in-richmond-va/): My mom and I went on what I believe to be our 21st art festival vacation to Richmond, VA in May, for the Richmond Art in the Park. Our 21st art festival!!! I'm amazed that we've been able to see so much of our beautiful country, meet so many interesting artists, and buy so many cool pieces over the years. These memories and trips are some of my absolute favorite. And as always, we enjoy finding vegan food and art in Richmond... and all over this country! Below is a short list of what I recommend based on this trip.
- [Finding Vegan Food and Art in Tempe, Scottsdale, and Phoenix, Arizona](https://wayfaringvegan.com/finding-vegan-food-and-art-in-tempe-scottsdale-and-phoenix/): My mom and I went to the Tempe Festival of the Arts in March of 2023 and I completely forgot to post my trip report covering vegan food and art in Tempe. The art fest was great with many artists we had never seen before. I love that about the art festivals out west: they are all pretty fantastic, with various types of modern, traditional, and native art. After traveling for nearly 2 decades to art festivals, I have to say, if you're going to fly out to one, pick one of the bigger shows out west. You will not be disappointed.
- [5 Days in Mexico City](https://wayfaringvegan.com/5-days-in-mexico-city/): Here's what to do with 5 days in Mexico City if you love culture and food and are in your 40s. ;)
- [Eat the Pasta](https://wayfaringvegan.com/eat-the-pasta/): I think the 2020s will be known 50-100 years from now as the decade where everyone was mad. Mad about pollution, mad about the boomers, mad about the millennials, mad about Trump, mad about Biden, mad about vegans, mad about paleo-lovers, mad about you, mad about me.
- [Why We Replaced Our Gas Stove With Electric (just in time for Thanksgiving)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/why-we-replaced-our-gas-stove-with-electric-just-in-time-for-thanksgiving/): In January of 2022, we completed the renovation of our Fort Worth home, and I remember grappling over whether or not I should replace our gas stove with electric at that time. The reports had just begun coming out about the effects of gas stoves on our health, and instead of listening to them, I had our renovation team hook back up the brand new gas stove I had purchased a few years earlier.
- [East Fork Vegan Hot Chocolate](https://wayfaringvegan.com/east-fork-vegan-hot-chocolate/): We of course bought a handful of bowls and mugs, adding to our small collections, and chatted with various baristas and East Fork lovers. Today, with the leaves changing and the slight chill in the air, I have been craving hot chocolate, so what better time to finally write down my vegan hot chocolate recipe while sampling from my new East Fork mug.
- [Gutsy, Oatsy, Peanut Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan, Refined Sugar-Free, Gluten Free)](https://wayfaringvegan.com/gutsy-oatsy-peanut-buttery-chocolate-chip-cookies-vegan-refined-sugar-free-gluten-free/): I've been on a huge anti-inflammation kick these last few months, trying to regulate my body and get as healthy as I can be while still enjoying life. It's a balance, the whole eating healthy but also enjoying food and craving food and wanting all the tastes, smells, textures I can grab hold of.
- [Where to take your vegan and non-vegan friends in Austin](https://wayfaringvegan.com/where-to-take-your-vegan-and-non-vegan-friends-in-austin/): Hiya! My bestie and I just had the most amazing, delicious, inspiring, tasteful, creative dinner in Austin and instead of updating my tried-and-true Austin vegan dining guide, I decided to do an entire post about it!
- [Pesto and Peaches](https://wayfaringvegan.com/pesto-and-peaches/): The world cannot give me enough pesto, peach, and tomato sandwiches. And pesto, peach, and tomato pizzas. And pesto, peach, and tomato salads. The end of summer would make me rejoice aside from these gorgeous fruits becoming less and less prevalent in our local markets.
- [Is it Still 2020?](https://wayfaringvegan.com/is-it-still-2020/): Did y'all ever get back to life pre-Covid? I never did, and I'm curious who else is swimming in the I'm-so-fatigued-when-will-this-ever-end camp. This can't be the new normal, right? This is just me?
- [Vegan Banana Nut Bread Recipe](https://wayfaringvegan.com/vegan-banana-nut-bread-recipe/): I've wanted to try high-altitude baking over the past several months and finally gave it a try with my old vegan banana nut bread recipe. This one is an oldie but goodie, and surprisingly adaptable as well! I might have gotten lucky, but all I had to do is bake this bread 5 minutes longer (our altitude is over 7K feet) and it came out perfectly! I've already eaten half a loaf (which is why I don't bake as much as I used to - I have no willpower)!
- [The 10 Best Casual Vegan Restaurants in Santa Fe](https://wayfaringvegan.com/the-10-best-casual-vegan-restaurants-in-santa-fe/): Santa Fe is getting more and more vegan friendly as the years go on, and I am excited to break up my comprehensive best-of restaurant list into this shorter list of the 10 best casual vegan restaurants in Santa Fe! After being here the last 6 months, I have revisited every restaurant we used to just go to on vacation, and I just had to give a shout-out to these fantastic places that I can't stop going to that feature delicious vegan meals. Many of these I found from past travels to Santa Fe, and many are new to us now that we're getting more and more settled.
- [Green Chile Stew in the Land of Enchantment](https://wayfaringvegan.com/green-chile-stew-in-the-land-of-enchantment/): I got my first hate mail last week. A woman googled for vegan green chile stew and went off on me for making exactly what she googled - one of my highest-googled recipes, actually: vegan green chile stew. She then went off on the state of New Mexico, a "hell hole", as she called it, and that "white people should stay away from making minority food."
- [Our Daily Smoothie](https://wayfaringvegan.com/our-daily-smoothie/): The thing I noticed most when I started this recipe blog back in 2016 was that I don't branch out too much with my weekly routine. That means the foods I eat are pretty consistent day after day, which comes down to what we eat for breakfast, too, with today's recipe: our daily smoothie. In my head, I'm a spontaneous, joyful, excited, fun-loving soul, and in actuality, I spend most of my time craving consistency, silence, and space.
- [Stuffed Sweet Potatoes for Gut Health](https://wayfaringvegan.com/stuffed-sweet-potatoes-for-gut-health/): I get reallllly into hobbies every now and then and they tend to take over my life. Jewelry design, pottery, painting, and healthy eating have been my passions and hobbies and have taken up so much of my focus over decades of my life. It's so much fun to have hobbies and passions outside of work. It's imperative to living a healthy, well-balanced life, I think. And, it's just FUN and interesting and why not dive into things that make us more well-rounded and creative, while instilling healthier lives? It's an empowering way to live a life. And yes, this all relates to this week's recipe of Stuffed Sweet Potatoes for Gut Health...
- [Early Fall Fig Toast](https://wayfaringvegan.com/early-fall-fig-toast/): It's not quite fall-feeling here in North Texas although all the yummy mid-season veggies are popping into our favorite grocery stores, which prompted me to make this Early Fall Fig Toast this afternoon. The fig is such a beautiful fruit and delicious on its own, a great addition to a smoothie, or my personal favorite: to combine it with vegan ricotta cheese, fresh mint and a drizzle of agave syrup.
- [Lion’s Mane Stirfry](https://wayfaringvegan.com/lions-mane-stirfry/): I’m 42 years old and I ate lion’s mane mushrooms for the first time in my life last week. For a plant-loving vegan, I like to think my veggie consumption is well-rounded, yet I quickly realized that I eat the same 20-something veggies week after week. Enter in my new goal to eat more plants, which led me to create this vegan lion’s mane stirfry recipe. 
- [A Vegan Yogi Senior Living Entrepreneur  ](https://wayfaringvegan.com/a-vegan-yogi-senior-living-entrepreneur/): I don’t know how to sum up who I am and what I do half the time. I guess I’m a vegan entrepreneur. Or a yogi entrepreneur. A senior living entrepreneur? A vegan yogi senior living entrepreneur? This is getting silly. Maybe I’m simply, a gal living on earth trying to make good decisions, pushing myself every day, filling my life with love and spreading love as much as possible, too. Is there a label for that?  
- [Vegan Strawberry Birthday Cake](https://wayfaringvegan.com/vegan-strawberry-birthday-cake/): I first made this vegan strawberry birthday cake on my birthday, on this blog, 6 years ago today. I can’t believe I was all-in on a cooking blog back then - it seems so long ago. With all that has happened in our world these past 6 years, my gosh, I guess it really was a long time ago. :)
- [Salt Lake City Travel Guide](https://wayfaringvegan.com/salt-lake-city-travel-guide/): Salt Lake City: what an incredible place to visit, whether you’re just there for the weekend or tying it into a trip to visit Utah’s great national parks. Here's my Salt Lake City Travel Guide for ya!
- [Two Weeks in New Mexico](https://wayfaringvegan.com/two-weeks-in-new-mexico/): Spending two weeks in New Mexico will give you an in-depth look at the culture and people that make up this fantastic state. And it’ll make you quickly hop on Zillow to see how you can keep dedicating as much time as possible in this quiet, peaceful state.
- [Easy Vegan Brownies for Your Valentine](https://wayfaringvegan.com/vegan-brownies-for-your-valentine/): I’m absolutely elated to share this vegan brownie recipe with you all today! After several fails over 3 years, I decided last week to give my old recipes another chance and finally mastered a delicious, cripsy on the outside, fudgy on the inside, recipe for fully vegan brownies that I’m sharing with you all! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, whether you celebrate with a partner, a friend, or simply yourself, these are easy to pull together with ingredients you probably already have on hand - especially if you’re used to baking vegan. These will be my new go-to vegan brownies, and I hope they become yours, too!

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