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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This chocolate croissant at Forma Bakery is heavenly! And it happens to be vegan! Wouldn’t even know. The lamination is amazing! I’ve never seen vegan laminated pastries like this before. I heard Forma uses Tourlami plant-based butter. #veganfood #veganpastry #Oakland #formabakery #leicalux

Top view of two chocolate croissants in a box of vegan pastries from Forma Bakery in Oakland, CA

Side view of Vegan chocolate croissant sitting on table next to the entrance of Forma Bakery in Oakland, CA.

Torn apart vegan chocolate croissant showing chunks of dark chocolate at Forma Bakery in Oakland, CA.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

In Filipino tradition for the new year, we put on our table a bowl of 12 round fruits. The intent is to encourage over the upcoming 12 months: prosperity, good fortune, sweetness, and healthiness. I love this tradition! 🥰 Wishing you all a Happy New Year filled with joy and blessings! 🌟❤️

Each year I try and mix up the fruits for my fruit bowl to do something unique for that year. The fruit in my 2026 bowl has:

Limequat
Calamansi
Clementine tangerine
Satsuma mandarin
Opal apple
Green apple
Orlando tangelo
Rio red grapefruit
Red pummello
Red mango
Red grapes
Kiwi

This year, I focused more on citrus and all the fruit is organic. I also included Filipino fruits calamansi and mango to represent!

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Vietnamese candy Kẹo Đậu Phộng Mè - roasted peanut and Black sesame seed brittle. At De Nhat Kho Bo Vietnamese food store in Florin in Sacramento. #Sacramento #Vietnamesecandy #vegan #iphonephotography #leicalux #peanutsesamebrittle

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Enjoying merienda at Cora Coffeee with an ube oat latte and peanut sesame brittle. ☺️ #vegan #coffeeoftheday #ubelatte #sacramento #leicalux #iphonephotography

Ube latte In ceramic cup with saucer with piece of peanut sesame brittle sitting on table in Cora Coffee cafe in Sacramento.

Top view of Ube oat milk latte in ceramic cup.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

A lovely Tomato Basil soup with croutons for lunch at Three Ladies Cafe in Davis,CA. ☺️ #vegan #soup #tomatosoup #iphonephotography #leicalux #davis #lunch

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Feels good touching grass during a 50 min walk on a Sunday morning! ☺️ #exercise #healthyliving #agingwell

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

What I eat as a vegan - lunch. This is one of my favorite crispy plant-based chicken sandwiches. If you’re in Sacramento, definitely go eat at Burger Patch! #chickensandwich #lunchideas #veganfastfood #sacramento #veganfood #vegan

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

My office today is Milka Coffee inside WAL Public Market. Enjoying my fave Apple Hill spiced oat milk latte. I have a degree in product design. One thing cool about Milka are the paper cups. Solid and ridges feel nice in the hand. Love it so yup cup gets photo’d. 😄 #sacramento #contentcreator

My laptop and latte sitting on a table inside the Milka coffee shop.

Close up of the cup my latte is in sitting on a table inside Milka coffee shop. I’m seriously nerding out over this beautiful paper cups. 😂

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Merienda today is a vegan vanilla with chocolate icing cupcake, and a cherry vanilla oatmilk latte. Masarap! ☺️ #snack #vegan #vegandesserts #cupcake #plantbasedfood #filipinovegan

Cupcake and latte sitting on table next to my laptop inside a coffee place.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Summer is packed with fresh seasonal foods. Perfect time to shop your local farmers markets! 😃 #exploremidtown #farmersmaket #supportlocal #supportfarmers

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Hi 🦋 friends! Indeed it’s been a minute. Life be happening including my mom having a stroke and having T2 diabetes with me being her primary caregiver. This experience has opened my eyes to so many more aspects about the cruelty built into the healthcare system in the US for capital gains.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Some auntie wisdom for young women I’ve shared with my nieces. #auntie #wisdom #agingwell #Genx #womenempowerment

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Yikes! Will probably see more egg surcharges as long as H5N1 bird flu is an issue. Going egg-free nowadays is actually easier than before. I'm allergic to eggs and had to give them up decades ago. Example. Made this quiche using JUST egg. My meat eating mom loved it! #plantbased #veganfood #vegan

Top view of quiche on top of stove right out of the oven made with spinach, mushrooms, red bell pepper, tempeh bacon and plant-based JUST eggs.

Side view of a slice of quiche on a plate.

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Alycia the Artist 🪶 @alyciaart.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Western tanager color pencil drawing by me

Drawing in color pencil of a western tanager by me

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Lunch: Black bean and TVP chili high protein pasta bake with green salad. #plantbased #vegan My latest favorite pasta is Barilla Protein+ Rotini. It's made with Lentil, Chickpea, Barley, and Spelt Flours with Pea Protein but it has some Durum Wheat too so it's texture is more like regular pasta.

Top view of my plate of lunch on table. Rotini pasta with chili, tomatoes, and TVP (textured vegetable protein) with a side of green salad with arugula, kale, carrots, red cabbage, cannellini beans, hemp seeds and red pepper.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It’s been a minute. Protect your healthiness and be well!

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Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I hope a food writer is picking up that all the baking sites are showcasing their lists of egg replacements for bakers in the time of $10 eggs

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Is there a starter pack for #vegan or #plantbased foodies? Thank you!

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

THIS -> “We should derisk the food system by minimizing our reliance on food sources that can act as vectors of zoonotic disease.” The next pandemic has a high probability of coming from the factory farm system. It really is unconscionable what it’s become.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Got the Trader Joe’s Harvest chili and doctored it up a bit by adding a can of black beans, poblano pepper, more chili spices, extra tomato paste, a can of chopped tomatoes and TVP for extra protein. Coupled it with a baked sweet potato. Yummy and filling meal! #plantbased #vegan

On stove, top view of chili cooking in a pot with a baked sweet potato sitting in a pan on the side.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Ok it’s been a minute. I was sick with a pretty fierce flu basically the whole month of January. Still have a little runny nose and a cough but both are fading. First time in my life I’ve been this sick this long. Whatever strain of flu this was it was a doozy. Thankful my body took care of me!

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

@jaysonlizardo.bsky.social Hi cous! Nice to see you over here on Bluesky. 😃👋🏼

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The Bern Identity @thebernidentity.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

TikTok is now officially down. If you go try and log into the app, this is the message you will see.

Screenshot of TikTok about 7:40pm PST, " Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!"

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Ok, will be slowly coming back onto social. Plan was to come back beginning of January, but at a NYs day party I caught a fierce flu. I rarely get sick and I have never been this sick for a long period like this ever. Take precautions and protect yourself. www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

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Experts warn of a ‘quad-demic’ as flu, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus converge in California

California is seeing a rise in COVID-19, flu, RSV and norovirus cases, prompting warnings of a “quad-demic” that could strain health care systems.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year all you wonderful people!! 😄🌟

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

One of the local farms has Minions along the freeway side and it’s always fun to see them. 😂

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Always love seeing a Christmas tree lighting! 😃

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Christmas tree is decorated and feels festive in the house now! 😄🎄 Got a fresh Nordmann. I really love this Christmas tree variety. Beautiful shape, needles stay strong for a long time and it smells nice!

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 30/11/2024

The latest version of Sky Follower Bridge now lets you import your old X/Twitter lists into Bluesky! (Feature only available on Chrome for now)

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

"This year, and every year, you can thank a farm worker for Thanksgiving. The United Farm Workers shows us some of the people who pick our food." www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

A screenshot of a MSNBC clip showing a UFW tweet of a farm worker laboring harvesting pumpkins from MSNBC The Last Word

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I’m not a big persimmon fan but I really enjoyed this fruit salad with Fuyu persimmons, pomegranate seeds, fresh mint, lime juice and maple syrup with a small pinch of salt. The mint really elevates. Great holiday dish! Here is the recipe. Really simple to make. www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...

Side view of Persimmon, pomegranate seed, and mint salad on dining table.

Top view of Persimmon, pomegranate seed, and mint salad on dining table.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This was the Thanksgiving feast my family enjoyed. Out of 12 dishes on the table, I cooked 10 of them. The stars were a vegan roasted butternut squash + triple mushroom Wellington and persimmon, pomegranate, mint salad. I bought half pumpkin and pecan pie to create a ying yang pie aesthetic. 😂

Top view of our Thanksgiving table with candied yams, stuffing, turkey, persimmon and pomegranate mint salad, green bean casserole, roasted spaghetti squash with tempeh bacon and spinach, mashed potatoes, roasted butternut squash, sweet pepper, and cauliflower soup, cranberry sauce, roasted butternut squash and mushrooms Wellington, and pumpkin + pecan pie.

Selfie of me with a look of both happiness and relief that I pulled off cooking 10 dishes and hosting the family Thanksgiving at my place. 😃

Side view of the vegan roasted butternut squash and triple mushroom Wellington cut into pieces sitting on a serving board on the dining table.

Top view of a whole pie that’s half vegan pumpkin and half pecan pie

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m very grateful to be on 🦋 with you all.

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Today was round 1 of Thanksgiving cooking. I’m cooking about 90% of the food this year….and indeed most of it is #plantbased #vegan. Using lots of mushrooms and roasted butternut squash. Roasted sweet peppers are making an appearance in the soup.

Me holding a bunch of colorful sweet peppers in the kitchen

Pan with cooked triple mushroom mix that will go into a roasted butternut squash and mushroom Wellington

Mix of chanterelle, cremini and maitake mushrooms

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Who else got their Christmas tree before Thanksgiving day?! 😂 Went early this year to avoid the chaos of this weekend. My tree is gorgeous! Can’t wait to decorate it. 🎄

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 25/11/2024

Want to use bluesky replies as your blog’s comment section? `npm install bluesky-comments` Built by @coryzue.com

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It’s only 6:30pm and it already feels like 10:30 time for bed time. 😆

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Got a cool looking Buddha’s Hand for my Thanksgiving table decoration. #farmersmarket #buddhashand #lemon #california #healthyfood

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Shopping for Thanksgiving food at the Sacramento Sunday farmers market. #healthyliving #foodshopping #farmersmarket #california

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God @thegodshow.com · 23/11/2024

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀

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Stephanie Quilao @stephaniequilao.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Enjoying breakfast with my auntie. She’s moving to the Philippines soon. Got her the plant-based breakfast sandwich. Every time I say, “This food is vegan auntie so what does that mean?” She replies, “It has no cholesterol.” This will be one of the things I will miss most when she moves. 🥹

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/11/2024

I don't mean to be the Mr. Rogers of Bluesky (I say "fuck" too much for that), but I did want to say for the new folks it's okay to be sad about the former Twitter, and everything that was lost there. I was sad about it too when I finally left. It's a real place with real memories. I mourned a bit.

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Good morning Bluesky. Welcome to all the newskies. We’ve got a wonderful community here and wow are we going to need it in the coming four years. 🌿

A view overhead of a blue sky with white clouds and the sun peeking through a group of trees

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