Veggin' Out: On a path of discovery to a plant-based diet

 Hi all, thanks for reading this post. I will keep this post short and sweet. This is my first week being vegan and I am enjoying it thoroughly. Unfortunately I am not feeling confident enough at the moment to try my own recipe, so I have been going through my cookbook collection for some recipe ideas.  I love (non-vegan) pumpkin pie. I would consider pumpkin pie to be one of my top sweet treats, best topped with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. Although I have only been vegan for less than a week, I have owned Angela Liddon's book, Oh She Glows , for year now. The book includes a recipe for vegan pumpkin pie and I thought I ought to try it as my first vegan dessert. The recipe I used in this post featured in the book, but is similar to the Sweet & Salty Spiced Pecan Crust which can be found on the website. The recipe is fairly straightforward, so much easier to do that a classic pumpkin pie. First of all, you are required to soak some cashews overni...