What a lovely video! Thanks for taking the time to share more of your family celebrations :) I loved hearing your dad laugh in the background, he has such a lovely laugh XD
oh my goddddd. I just can't WAIT for your cookbook!! I've been cooking since I was 8 years old and I basically never ever follow recipes but I just know it will look amazing and the recipes will give me such good inspiration for my own cooking! love ya girl!!!
Once you get started with the headnotes things will probably get easier. You could draft a few headnotes and then revise them if necessary. Starting is always the hard part, especially when we perceive something as challenging. I can't wait to see this book. I know it is going to be great. Great Vlog! Happy New Year!
Hi Lauren! I was watching the video and it called my attention when you said you don't like writing but you like to talk... I had an idea, idk, it might be silly but maybe when it's time to write about the recipes of your book you should just talk about it to a voice recorder, your thoughts about them and what made them special enough for you to include them in your book and then after you can listen to your recording and write it down... I hope that helps... Hope you have an awesome new year!!
Merry Christmas Lauren, John, Snickle, Friends and Family! Well I must say, if you're only going to do one Vlogmas make it a good one. And you delivered! Can't wait for the cookbook to be out 😀
Yes that nacho cheeze is the BOMB. I just finished eating the rest of the batch I made yesterday a few hours ago. I can't even tell you how many times I have made your cheeze recipe. It's that delish.
I really enjoyed seeing you have fun for the holiday! (ok, yeah, you made a lot of food and schlepped it all over the place but still) This was fun to watch!
Gaston Ramirez Actually, I can't, because you have to blend the potatoes and carrots in order to make the sauce smooth, keep the veggies warm and starchy etc. It's impossible without a blender.
Ah!, I see. Not having a blender would be hard for sure. We usually make our Nacho cheese sauce with no vegetables and only softened Cashews. The Minimalist Baker has a great recipe here minimalistbaker.com/vegan-mexican-cheese-three-ways/ and it always turns out good.... If you get ahold of a blender in the future. You might be able to score a decent one from a second hand/thrift shop if your lucky. minimalistbaker.com
I don't know how much immersion blenders are but that would probably work too. I haven't made the cheese sauce yet either but that's just because I haven't gotten around to it, haha! I should see if I have all the ingredients...
I can't believe I just discovered you and your in Toronto! As I'm watching this vlogmas video I'm reminded of how much I miss walking from restaurant to bat to bar. Can't do that in the suburbs anymore. 😭
Your nacho cheese was the very first thing I made from Hot For Food! I still make it on a regular basis - it's yummy on macaroni, nachos, on it's own, and yeah - on everything.
HOTTIE TOTTIE ATTA GIRL! Thank you for sharing your version of a Canadian Christmas with us!!! Its so funny how different and yet similar everyone's family traditions and festivities can be! Happy holidays from a vegan in Winnipeg, Manitoba (....yawn)
oh also duh! me and my dad made a bunch of your recipes for christmas! the dried cranberry cashew cheese log, the roast beast, roasted cauliflower, stuffing and the upside down cherry vanilla almond cakes. they were all very delicious and a hit for the non-vegans!
i'm loving this vlog...the jury is still out on the OA. i like the major themes but the ending... how'd you like it? and Snickle is right...he's not your puppet Lol!
Have you every played with making your own vegan butter? I just got a copy of The Homemade Vegan Pantry by Miyoko Schinner. just curious about your thoughts with making your own vegan butter vs buying it. Also have totally made the nacho cheese sauce for a quick mac and cheese but omitted the jalapeños!
OMG I knew one of my youtubers was missing haha since every single other one has been uploading lol and YESS I'm doing 1 vlogmas too, which I'm still editing, I mean I could make some time fo dat but ain't nobody watch my channel anyways so I'm making just one giant vlogmas for myself 😂
I don't know if you are still working on the headnotes but you should take some inspo from the Eat Vegan cookbook by smith and daughters. They are really personal and funny!
I LOVE IT! I have a code you can use - GET $50 OFF YOUR OWN ENDY MATTRESS NOW by CLICKING THIS LINK - endy.refr.cc/4GLNZJ2 - but actually honestly I love it. Just not the pillows, but the mattress is the best!
Ya I am INTJ! waver between that and ENTJ though too. I did talk about it in an AskLauren SOMEWHERE!? I think it's in the title so it will come up in a search. I think I put Meyer's Briggs Test
I can honestly say Ive never been as excited for a book to come out as I am for yours!!
Sam Prunkel when does it come out
Theo Pickering-Casey 2018
A 23 minute blog yay! Late Christmas present! Glad you and John enjoyed your holiday.
Also I can't deal with the grumpy snickle clip 😂
Same exact thought I had as soon as I saw the video!! I love you guys!
Thank you!!!!
hej?
"It's very sunny out, we should go outside"
"No way"
"I know..." 😂😂😂
Natalie Watts haha my fave bit.
bff's? vs.p's,.orgs,passages,. vs. brands or obey!
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p's?*&q:ding? f4-_q: watts 100 lit bul
yay! you and the minimalist baker are my favorite recipe creators
I just love your dad! He is adorable and seems to have a great bubbly personnality!!
What a lovely video! Thanks for taking the time to share more of your family celebrations :) I loved hearing your dad laugh in the background, he has such a lovely laugh XD
Every night I have to watch a couple of your videos before I go to sleep. Thanks for these fun loving videos!!! You make my night!!
awww that's so nice ;) thank you
Miemers Davis Same
lol me too!
Your dad or grand dad who was eating the waffles is literally soooooo adorable I can't
Can't wait for the cookbook ! Your hard work is appreciated !
oh my goddddd. I just can't WAIT for your cookbook!! I've been cooking since I was 8 years old and I basically never ever follow recipes but I just know it will look amazing and the recipes will give me such good inspiration for my own cooking! love ya girl!!!
awww THANK YOU! That means alot. Feb 2018 - stay tuned :D
Once you get started with the headnotes things will probably get easier. You could draft a few headnotes and then revise them if necessary. Starting is always the hard part, especially when we perceive something as challenging. I can't wait to see this book. I know it is going to be great. Great Vlog! Happy New Year!
yes yes! I did get through it. Have the chapters done and am sending them through tonight. It feels good :D thanks for the support xo
Hi Lauren! I was watching the video and it called my attention when you said you don't like writing but you like to talk... I had an idea, idk, it might be silly but maybe when it's time to write about the recipes of your book you should just talk about it to a voice recorder, your thoughts about them and what made them special enough for you to include them in your book and then after you can listen to your recording and write it down... I hope that helps... Hope you have an awesome new year!!
YES! I was going to and didn't actually end up doing that. BUt I will update soon in another vlog on what did work!
Lauren! Merry Christmas! I love your vlogs so much! I find them so relaxing ; ) thank you for sharing your life with us!
Merry Christmas Lauren, John, Snickle, Friends and Family! Well I must say, if you're only going to do one Vlogmas make it a good one. And you delivered! Can't wait for the cookbook to be out 😀
aww thanks! Happy New Year to you :D
Yes that nacho cheeze is the BOMB. I just finished eating the rest of the batch I made yesterday a few hours ago. I can't even tell you how many times I have made your cheeze recipe. It's that delish.
YAAAY! I make it all the time too :D
happy holidays lauren! keep doin what ya doin! x
Thanks Charlotte!! Happy New Year! xo
you have the best laugh!!! you and john are so cute together. your holiday looks like it was amazing!
Loved this vlogmas Lauren! So fun and can't wait for your cookbook to come out :D hehe btw you and your mom sound so similar! XD
I'm so excited about your cook book!!!
I love the minimalist baker, so many good recipes!! 😍 It's a shame that one is not so good
I really enjoyed seeing you have fun for the holiday! (ok, yeah, you made a lot of food and schlepped it all over the place but still) This was fun to watch!
"I am not your puppet" - Snickles lol
i have been *dying* to make that nacho cheese, but I can't. it's a sad life without a blender.
Mi It's sooooo good!!
Why "can't" you? It's pretty simple one you try it if you have the equipment and ingredients.
Gaston Ramirez Actually, I can't, because you have to blend the potatoes and carrots in order to make the sauce smooth, keep the veggies warm and starchy etc. It's impossible without a blender.
Ah!, I see. Not having a blender would be hard for sure. We usually make our Nacho cheese sauce with no vegetables and only softened Cashews. The Minimalist Baker has a great recipe here minimalistbaker.com/vegan-mexican-cheese-three-ways/ and it always turns out good.... If you get ahold of a blender in the future. You might be able to score a decent one from a second hand/thrift shop if your lucky.
minimalistbaker.com
I don't know how much immersion blenders are but that would probably work too. I haven't made the cheese sauce yet either but that's just because I haven't gotten around to it, haha! I should see if I have all the ingredients...
I was listening to indie 88 when that portion was broadcasting. Interesting to see it from the other side!
OH COOL! :D
That pierogi party looked like so much fun!!
Oh my - that Pierogi heaven 😍
Snickles was not happy that you were leaving yet again. LOL
Oh my gosh, we love Carcassonne! My fiancé and I are using it as our guest "book" for the wedding.
I can't believe I just discovered you and your in Toronto! As I'm watching this vlogmas video I'm reminded of how much I miss walking from restaurant to bat to bar. Can't do that in the suburbs anymore. 😭
awww ya! WEll Glad you're here now. I grew up in mississauga so I know the struggle :D
"Some of ol' daddy's cough syrup eh" hahaha stop it!!!
woot woot!! ily Lauren!! #thebestveganever
BLESSSSSSSSS YOUR VEGAN SOUL FOR THIS 23 MINUTE VIDEO! BLESS YOU!!
heheee #blessed
I LOVE THAT NACHO CHEESE. My non-vegan boyfriend tells his friends about it and blows their minds when he tells them it's made out of potatoes.
The nacho cheese sauce IS THE BEST thing in the world :). Probably my family's all time favourite recipe of yours. NOM NOM
IKR! haha I also love it SO much. Eat it all the time OMG!
ILY ❤
I am so envious of your boiling water tap. Speeds up coffee making by a ton I'm sure!
OMG YAS. It's amazing!
this was so awesome! I really enjoyed it very much, I love your videos and you are an amazing person
the "TV show" part was great!
thank you! I wasn't sure but I thought what the heck... I'll just keep it in there HAHA
Lauren Toyota it had a "modern family" vibe going lol!
Oh my I LOVE your pierogi! Greetings from Poland!
HIIII!
I'm loving all the dogs 💕
i love ur vlogs. ur just livin life
yea yea! haha thank you for watching :D
love youuuuuu lauren!! Need to make pirogies pronto
recipe on hotforfoodblog.com :D xo
I'm so excited for your cookbook! Will it be an e-book or also a hardcopy?
I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH 😢💗
HIIII
Looks good :) Thanks for choosing my snow clip!
Your nacho cheese was the very first thing I made from Hot For Food! I still make it on a regular basis - it's yummy on macaroni, nachos, on it's own, and yeah - on everything.
YA YA YA :D
I want Louie to have tons more camera time!!! So freaking cute with that red sweatshirt on.
OMG I died over and over that day. SO KEWT!
HOTTIE TOTTIE ATTA GIRL! Thank you for sharing your version of a Canadian Christmas with us!!! Its so funny how different and yet similar everyone's family traditions and festivities can be! Happy holidays from a vegan in Winnipeg, Manitoba (....yawn)
thanks Jayne! Ya I'm always fascinated to see what people do in their families. It's so interesting! THanks for watching :D
I made you cheesecake, pistachio cheese ball, mushroom gravy and gingerbread cookies!
Everything came out amazing and my non-veg family loved it.
OMG what a feast! So glad you loved it all! THank you!
Now I'm craving nothing but nacho cheese and chips! lol Can't wait to try this recipe! And do we really get a John IRL? That would be fun!
There are so many cute pets, I am so in love ❤️ see you in 2017!
Lauren where are your slippers from!? I saw them in the reflection on the oven HAHA but they look so cute!
hahha I think they're from walmart. I got them from the Vega commercial shoot cause they brought them as a prop and I kept them ;D
Your dad's adorable!
"im sparkly on the inside" ded
whoa i always listen to indie 88 when i'm in toronto but never looked up lana gay so it was cool putting a face to the voice! great vlog :)
oh also duh! me and my dad made a bunch of your recipes for christmas! the dried cranberry cashew cheese log, the roast beast, roasted cauliflower, stuffing and the upside down cherry vanilla almond cakes. they were all very delicious and a hit for the non-vegans!
i'm loving this vlog...the jury is still out on the OA.
i like the major themes but the ending... how'd you like it?
and Snickle is right...he's not your puppet Lol!
OMg the ending :/ what a bummer. I don't even really get it now either! I have just had to let it go hahahaa
Your dad is adorable!
Hahaha at the very end of the video when you said 'Fam Jam' it triggered my Siri and asked "should I call Pearl Jam?" LOL
OMG what haha ... friggin siri is an idiot
Louie
I know... SO much work doh! haha
So many dogs!!! aaaaaaaa... Btw everything looks delicious
DOGS DOGS DOGS!!!
Lauren Toyota omg! I love you. You beautiful inspiring woman!!!
omg DOGMAS #goals
LOL I got the same salt lamp for my birthday!
yasss so happy rn
awww haha thank you for watching and caring
i had cabbage pierogi
omg the fork sound is killing me. love everything else though!!
I love how Natalie’s onesie looks like comfy pyjamas.
Guinness is so cute !! :)
Christmas..Merry + Happy Year New....xxx
That creamer is life
Yonsai! I'm 2nd generation on one side and 4th on the other. Yay Canadian immigration!
OMG COOL!
Have you every played with making your own vegan butter? I just got a copy of The Homemade Vegan Pantry by Miyoko Schinner. just curious about your thoughts with making your own vegan butter vs buying it. Also have totally made the nacho cheese sauce for a quick mac and cheese but omitted the jalapeños!
i loved this vlog! and I finished the oa a few days ago. the end was kind of disappointing but I loved the show overall. how did you like it?
I dunno.... I finished it and was def disappointed. I couldn't help but feel weird and giggle watching the movements :D
OMG HILAURENN ILYY
OMG u replieeed (plz do a meetup you are my idol ;*)
We want John in real life so bad
COMING THIS WEEK!
I loved The OA!!
OMG I knew one of my youtubers was missing haha since every single other one has been uploading lol and YESS I'm doing 1 vlogmas too, which I'm still editing, I mean I could make some time fo dat but ain't nobody watch my channel anyways so I'm making just one giant vlogmas for myself 😂
Christmas Music < Death
hahaa
my favourite type of cookbook are the ones with head notes that have nothing to do with the recipe itself
Were you wearing the Escape Movement Lauren?!?!
yes! THey made our hot for food shirts!
I seriouly hope you make it available on amazon and stuff cause I live in Spain but also i would, oh, love to buy it
I don't know if you are still working on the headnotes but you should take some inspo from the Eat Vegan cookbook by smith and daughters. They are really personal and funny!
tbh that almond creamer saves my life every morning....
I got a salt lamp for xmas too and I also licked it to see if it was salty lol
hahaaa IT IS!
Hi Lauren! Missed you! Why is John vlogging?
wow girl that is a big rock ....HAHA i love crystals too
Burlington!? Maybe one day I will meet your Aunt Debbie ;)
Do you guys play board games? Did you guys get to keep Carcassonne? (Sp?)
Lauren, will your cookbook have metric measurements as well? #asklauren
yuuuummmmmmmm
I turned around when you said Guinness because my German shepherd is also called Guinness so I thought someone else was calling him!!
Can I ask how you are liking the Endy mattress you got for your house? Thanks!
I LOVE IT! I have a code you can use - GET $50 OFF YOUR OWN ENDY MATTRESS NOW by CLICKING THIS LINK - endy.refr.cc/4GLNZJ2 - but actually honestly I love it. Just not the pillows, but the mattress is the best!
That intro made me laugh so much
Hi Lauren I was just wondering will the cook book be sold world wide (I live in australia)
I hope so. I don't know as of yet! I'll keep eveyrone posted!
can we still get the cookbook if we live in the US?
Oh yes it will have North American release on the same day I believe. Stay tuned for pre-order info next year :D
One good 23min vlog is all I need. Most vlogmas-es done on a daily basis are pretty boring anyway.
so glad you watched and liked it hehe :D
Ive done absolutely no research but arnt salt lamps really bad for cats? Just a heads up
THEY ARE? WHY?
When I see lauren all I think is INTJ, maybe she will tell us in a video what her mbti type is?
Ya I am INTJ! waver between that and ENTJ though too. I did talk about it in an AskLauren SOMEWHERE!? I think it's in the title so it will come up in a search. I think I put Meyer's Briggs Test
What's jon's mbti? It would be so interesting if it turned out to be opposite to you! I'd read up on xNTj, you seem very like one.
Did you like the OA? My feelings are mixed on it
YA mixed. but mostly I don't think I like it for many reasons I don't have time to list here haha :D
Are all Canadian people beautiful or have you just manifested them into your life?
I know this comment is really late to the party but your friends child is SO cute!