Before telling you about this Smoked Sunflower Cheese we gotta go to that good ol' disclaimer: Housevegan.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

Man, I'm so happy to finally be back to sharing homemade goods with y'all! And I'm back with a dynamite recipe for Home-Smoked Sunflower Cheese. Have you done indoor smoking? How about made your own cheese? Had sunflower seed cheese? I'm going to tell you how to do it all, and why it's worth it.

Hi friends! Not to toot my own horn here, but I think I really made something super delicious with these popsicles. They're truly delectable, and they serve a need – need – to taste fall flavors despite the Texas heat. August = fall in the Teson household and things like "weather" aren't going to bring my cinnamon dusted mood down. 

I'm getting ready for full-blown fall mode, but I can't ignore that it's 100 degrees outside. On the days that I have to brave the heat, these fall popsicles are refreshing while satisfying my hunger for autumny things.

Hi, friends and happy August! Happy August, indeed. It's only the second day, and our schedule is filling up. Last night we celebrated our wedding anniversary with Impossible Burgers at Hopdoddy, and this weekend is going to be filled to the brim with super fun things like arcades, games, and dinner parties. August is always a busy month in our home as we balance those last bits of summer fun with back-to-school. Among other things that back-to-school brings, we like the routine of it. It's been a full summer for us, and we're both ready to enjoy this remaining bit of the season while moving on to the next.

A big part of our full summer this year was our trip to California. The very last thing we did before heading to the airport was settle into LA's finest chips and salsa flight at Malo in Silverlake.

Happy Christmas in July, friends! It certainly has felt like Christmas in July for us. We just got back from a week long vacation in California which included trips to Disneyland and a mountain top resort. Pure magic all around! We also spent a ton of time in LA which is just one of my all time favorite cities. We tried Impossible Burgers at Crossroads, ate produce from the Hollywood Farmer's Market, tried Veggie Grill for the first time, and enjoyed beautiful wine and cats on the Central Coast. Southern California is so invigorating and renewing. Whenever we visit we come home super inspired in food, lifestyle, and health.

Speaking of health, let's talk about this ludicrously unhealthy recipe, Christmas in July, and upcoming seasons.

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "Girl, you've been gone for weeks and you return with a round-up??". Listen guys, we need to talk.

While House Vegan is my number one passion, I decided to pick up a couple of side hustles. Both have had their own time-intensive learning periods, and I've dedicated the majority of June so far to these little money-making endeavors. It hasn't been for naught though! While they haven't made us millionaires, I have seen some ROI which is so nice. Sometimes you just need a small professional win, you know?

Because I've been hustling, I've been extra dedicated to my coffee this summer. While I'm usually all about hot black coffee, warm weather does something to my tastes and I can't get enough of summer coffee drinks. I adore iced coffee, coconutty coffee, cold brew… you name the summer brew and I probably want it. Check out the gorgeous vegan summer coffee recipes that I'm completely drooling over right now:

Before telling you about this Vegan Pumpkin S'mores Icebox Cake we gotta go to that good ol' disclaimer: Housevegan.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

Hi friends! A while back on Instagram I asked if anyone would be opposed to fall-ish recipes before we actually get to the season. The response was so positive, and it affirmed just how much I love y'all. Don't worry though, I'm not going full fall before we even get to June. I'm a fan of summer, and August will be here soon enough. What I can say is that I'm already working on fall projects, and my advice is to get excited. 

But that doesn't matter right now. What matters is that it's hot outside and I'm feeling summer flavors and frozen desserts.

Before telling you about How to Make Indoor Smoked BBQ Beet Nachos with Drunken Cashew Queso we gotta go to that good ol' disclaimer: Housevegan.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

These nachos, you guys. These indoor smoked beets, you guys. Indoor smoking, you guys! I'm obsessed, and I think you should be too.

This started when I wanted to make some nachos for the Big Game, and I thought that something BBQ-y would be a fun change of pace. However, vegan bbq tends to just mean stuff flavored with liquid smoke, and while I'm down with liquid smoke, I really wanted something smoked for real. I may be vegan, but I'm also Texan, and I know the difference.

These beautiful Dairy-Free Cotton Candy Milkshakes are my goodbye to this rough summer.

If you asked me in May what I thought my summer would look like I would have basically described this milkshake. Bright, happy, colorful, sweet, and really really pink. Cotton candy milkshakes had a real moment at the beginning of summer, and maybe that influenced me a bit. Or maybe it was the fact that my 30s were mere weeks away. 

Either way, I wanted a neon summer with stickers, and coloring, and pink and sprinkles, and cookies, and donuts and more cookies. While I ended up having very few of those things, I did get some pink foods in by way of rosé and pops.

When I was a kid I hated cheese. I wouldn't touch mac and cheese, I peeled the mozzarella off of my pizza, and I avoided the round slices of cheese product that came in my beloved Lunchables. But now that I'm vegan I'm all about it.

Is it fall yet? Serious question.

This summer has been emotionally difficult for my husband and me, and a big part of us is ready to move on to fall. I mean I'm always ready for fall, but now I'm like really ready for fall. We're ready for football, for pumpkins, for Halloween and Thanksgiving. For chex mix, game day food, and autumn beer. 

Stores start rolling out fall stuff in like mid-August so can we just push it up a few weeks early? Please?

No?

What if I said we could still eat summer produce?

Whoa, amirite?