This is one of my favorite recipes to make for holiday gatherings or parties.
Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashews
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1/4 cup minced chives or green onions
Directions:
1. Soak cashews in water overnight. Drain and rinse.
2. In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients. Blend until completely smooth. You will likely have to stop and scrape down the sides several times during blending. The goal is to add as little water as possible to aid in blending. The more water you add, the softer the cheese will be.
3. Transfer blended mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow to firm up.
4. Serve with assorted crackers, veggies, and nuts.
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Daniel spent most of the day up on the property, clearing more brush. We are still trying to figure out the best plan for our house. We want to build an off-grid, passive house which will be net zero. We are talking about building a barndominium but we are having trouble figuring out the placement of it in relation to the driveway and well. We definitely want it on the cliff for the beautiful valley views.
We plan on staying in Dunlap through the end of November. Tim, the campground owner, has made our stay here enjoyable. He’s full of life, knows a lot of people, and can converse on many subjects.
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campground: $35.10
Food: $0
Miles driven: 10.2 (4.7 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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We had a lazy morning of doing laundry and some cooking. Marcel definitely needs some exercise to expend his puppy energy.
Marcel resting
We went to Walmart for some groceries and odds and ends. Walmart is the only major store in Dunlap besides a Walgreens. We just love interacting with the locals – people are so nice here.
We went up to our property and explored. We have 36.4 acres and have only explored a small part of it. The property has some history of coal mining and we suspect logging. There are some overgrown roads on the property, one of which will make for a nice trail down to a stream.
Tim, the campground owner, came up to our property with his weed whacker to clear some weeds so Daniel can make a topographical map of the area where we plan on building the house. It was nice to share our slice of heaven with someone else.
View from our property
Marcel is so good about staying with us when he is off leash. It’s so fun to see him run around and enjoy his freedom.
Marcel enjoying exploring our property
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $35.10
Food: $47.33
Miles driven: 27.9 (11 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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11-11-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
Daniel went up to our property, threw some more rocks off of the road and started to measure and stake where we are going to build our house. I stayed at the camper to wash the bedding and finish some work on my computer. Our clothes washer is small so it took me several hours of washing one sheet or blanket at a time. It certainly would be quicker to go to a laundromat but I’ve come to realize I’m a little bit of a germophobe.
The campground has a cow pasture right next door. The campground owner, Tim, feeds the cows treats every morning so they are very friendly. I also meet the neighbor dog, Dreka, who stopped by to check us out. She was a little skittish with me and I found out she has a bad leg because she was hit by a car when she was younger.
Dreka, the neighbor dog
We have been playing Atlas Earth and have really enjoyed it. You can buy virtual property in the game so we bought some on our real life property. You actually earn “rent” on the properties you buy. Daniel and I haven’t spent any real money to buy virtual property because you can get free “Atlas Bucks” to buy virtual property by watching ads every 20 minutes. We have both cashed out $35 since we started playing in June 2023. We cash out with Amazon gift cards.
Stats
Expenses:
◦ Tow vehicle fuel: $0
◦ Campsite: $35.10
◦ Food: $0
Miles driven: 19.4 (8.2 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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11-9-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
Daniel went up the mountain to use the jack hammer on a few more of the big rocks on the road before we had to return the jack hammer to the equipment rental store. After returning it, we stopped at a super charger and then Petsmart. Peter hasn’t been eating well so I wanted to get him some canned food (Natural Balance Vegetarian is actually vegan). He’s very sensitive and tends to get upset easily so I think he’s just struggling with leaving Grandpa and Grandma’s house. He also isn’t fond of riding in the car so the drive to Tennessee was probably hard on him.
11-10-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
We both had to do some “work” stuff. I need to renew my audiology license and Daniel is reviewing material for the exam to become board certified in lifestyle medicine. While we are both retired from clinical practice, I will be doing some consulting work and Daniel wants to continue giving presentations on the benefits of a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet. He has been approached by a national group to discuss the benefits of WFPB with corporations.
We decided to end our day with a trip up to our property. I checked out our waterfalls since it rained last night. They are flowing better but they are still just trickling. Daniel checked the function of our well and ran the water for a while using the battery in the Tesla. Then we walked to Yellow Cliff where there is an excellent view of the valley. We plan on going to Yellow Cliff a lot when we live here since it’s just up the road from our property. We also finally got to see the valley after dark with the lights of Dunlap twinkling.
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $70.20 (for 2 days)
Food: $0
Miles driven: 114.9 (37.3 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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11-7-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
We decided to have a relaxing day at the camper and to finish setting up our campsite since we’ll be here until December. We have a 8×8 foot canopy with sides where we keep cooking appliances, our clothes washer and dish washer. I did laundry this morning and Daniel got the canopy set up and functional. It’s warm today so we put on some shorts and walked on a road next to the campground as recommended by the campground owner, Tim. There was a nice horse farm with beautiful views of the mountains.
View on our walk
After dinner, we watched a scary movie and then remembered that we left a doggie poo bag on the road during our walk. So… it’s pitch black (which is great because we can see a lot of stars) and Daniel wants to go get the poo bag. Daniel walked ahead of me because he knew I’d be freaked out walking in the dark in an unknown place. Ya’ll, I heard breathing right behind me. And then, Daniel wanted to turn the flashlights off to see the stars better. I noped out in pure Fudge fashion (Fudge was our dog who was a big baby) and hightailed it back to our camper.
11-8-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
We went to Chattanooga, TN to rent a jack hammer. There are some big rocks on the dirt road leading to our property and Daniel wanted to see how easy it would be to flatten them. Turns out, it was pretty easy. In my opinion, Daniel looked darn sexy handling that jack hammer.
Daniel using a jack hammer
We also got a mailbox. Getting mail when you travel full time is something we’ve had to finagle. There are mail companies which will give you a legit address (needed for residency) and send you your mail when you request it. Some even scan a picture of the mail for you just like USPS does. We’ve decided to have our mail forwarded to Michigan to Kristin’s parent’s house. They will send us our mail when we are in a place long enough to receive it.
After Daniel pulverized some rocks, we went to our property and checked on the two waterfalls that are on our property. Both are still running but they are more of a trickle probably because this area has had a drought. The lower waterfall is about 30 feet tall and there is a flat area with a view of the valley where I would like to put a patio. We are in love with this property and just love exploring it.
The ridge where we plan on building our house
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $70.20
Food: $0
Miles driven: 92.8 (30.9 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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11-6-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
Ahhh… Tennessee is glorious! It’s a beautiful day with a high of 73°F. We went to Pikeville, TN to pay our property taxes and get paperwork to establish residency. Everyone is so nice here. Then we drove to our property to see if there is a mailbox. The previous owners lived in a tent on the property for a year. Alas, no mailbox.
Next we went to Dunlap, TN to get our mail at the post office. Then we stopped by the Sequatchie Co. Library and got library cards. Yay! We love libraries and typically visit libraries when we travel. Next stop, Driver Services Center in Jasper, TN for drivers licenses. We needed a lot of documentation but we were granted residency. To celebrate we went to a dog park and grocery shopping. For some reason, our boys don’t really like dog parks. You would think they’d want to run and play but they just smell things and then hang out with us.
Peter and Marcel at a dog park
On the way home we admired our property from the valley. It’s just so pretty here and we feel blessed to call this our home.
We had a fabulous meal of homemade food. We find that we enjoy our own cooking so much more than restaurant food now that we are whole food, plant-based. A salad of baby spinach, kale, broccoli and chickpeas with an okara dressing is very filling. We are going to start posting recipes soon.
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $35.10
Food: $42.57
Miles driven: 114.0 (34.9 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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11-5-2023 R and R RV Campground, Dunlap, Tennessee
We got up early (mainly due to Day Light Savings Time) and took the boys for a walk during coffee time. We walked on back country roads in the hills near the campground and it was so peaceful.
Peter and Marcel
We drove south to Dunlap, TN. Some of the roads Google took us on were “shortcuts” on one lane roads with hairpin turns and steep hills but we made it without incident. We have property in the mountains in Dunlap and plan on building a passive house once we are done with Our Epic Trip. While we are in Dunlap, we need to establish residency and do some work on our property.
During our drive, we had the great pleasure of meeting Leroy from Leroy’s Bread in Crossville, TN. It is a vegan Jamaican bakery. We had some great food and great conversation.
For the next three weeks, we will be staying at R & R RV Campground. It’s owned and run by Tim, who is a very nice man and loves to laugh. He provides great service too! He lead the way to our campsite in his golf cart and leveled our camper for us. That’s 5-star service! He knows everyone around him including the neighbor cows, dogs and chickens. We learned of the latest gossip on a fly-in community which may be built near our property. We ended the day by a campfire with Tim and our neighbors, John and Angel (John’s dog), and enjoyed great conversation.
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $35.10
Food: $14.27
Miles driven: 149.4 (90.6 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 3
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11-4-2023 Indian Mountain State Park, Jellico, Tennessee
We woke up to a beautiful sunrise and hit the road at 7:54am.
Sunrise in Lexington, KY
We stopped at a charging station in London, KY and took the dogs for a walk. When we put them back in the car, we stood next to the car and hugged with a couple smooches thrown in for good measure. A man drove by and told us to “Get a hotel room!” with a thumbs up. He was smiling and having fun with it and he made us laugh. It’s these types of interactions with people that we love!
London, KY Tesla Chargers
We’re staying in Jellico, TN at Indian Mountain State Park. Driving through Jellico, we saw a Veteran’s Day Ceremony and they were raising money to buy flags for the graves of veterans. We stayed while they raised the flags and gave a donation. Daniel’s dad was in the Navy and Daniel’s son is currently in the Air Force. Our brother-in-law is a disabled veteran the Air Force.
Veterans in Jellico, TN
We made it to our campsite which is right on a small lake and overlooks Appalachian hills. The weather is great – high of 64°F. We know it’s cold back in Michigan so we are so thankful for this nice weather.
Site 10 Indian Mountain State Park, TN
We went to Knoxville to try out a vegan restaurant. We stopped at World’s Fair Park which was the site of the 1982 World’s Fair. It was a nice park with a man made pond and concert stage plus a playground and space for events. Then we went to a food hall where they have the only all vegan restaurant we could find in the area, Kianga’s Kitchen – Vegan Soul Food. We got takeout and went back to our campsite to eat by the lake. It was great food.
Stats
Expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $31.96
Food: $39.76
Donation: $20
Miles driven: 253.4 (143.5 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 1
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We woke up to a beautiful sunrise. We had a peaceful night with the exception of Marcel needing to go potty at 2am. The staff at the front desk of the Airstream Service Center were very nice when Daniel asked them questions. We wish we could have stayed longer to tour these Cadillacs of campers.
We hit the road driving further south into Kentucky. We stayed at a Camping World for the night and we were so excited to find this place! It’s free and they have electric hookups, water onsite, and a dump station. They only requested we not plug in until after the store closes at 7pm and to leave by 8:30am. We took the dogs in the store and they were all so nice giving the dogs lots of attention.
Camping World in Georgetown, KY
It was a long day and we have been talking about general travel day guidelines we’d like to stick to going forward. So far our plan is to keep our driving to 100-150 miles a day with only one charging stop. We would also like to get to our destination by 3pm.
Stats
Today’s expenses:
Tow vehicle fuel: $0
Campsite: $0
Food: $0
Miles driven: 182 traveled (144.2 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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