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Review: Kathy's Krackers

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Kathy’s Krackers – Kracker’s You Krave

Yummy yummy raw crackers!

Yummy yummy raw crackers!

This summer, Lindsay and I made an effort to eat a high raw diet. Part of the fun was experiencing different raw products. From raw cookies to raw crackers and raw nut mixes, there was so many different things to try.

Kathy’s Krackers are a healthy snack made of flaxseed and are raw and gluten free as well.

Kathy’s Kracker’s was kind enough to send us a sample of all three of the flavours they offer:

  • Salsa – The salsa crakers were my favourite by far. They captured the typical flavours of salsa perfectly. They had a very good spice level as well. They were spicy, but not unbearable by any means. We ate them plain, but website suggests adding avocado and other vegetables and I think this would compliment the flavours found in the cracker perfectly, I wish I had thought of that!
  • Savoury – These crackers are flavoured with bell pepper, tomatoes and garlic and have a very well balanced taste. I enjoyed these quite a bit. We ate these on their own, but I imagine they would be very good with hummus or a raw dip.
  • Apple & Cinnamon – If you are looking for a sweet snack, this is a great choice. They are sweetened with Stevia and have a very natural apple taste. It’s refreshing to have something that’s supposed to be apple flavoured that isn’t overly tart or artificial tasting. I think these would be a hit in school lunches as well.

These are a great snack for when you are on the go or when you are looking to build a more complete snack (as in the avacado and vegetables combo with the salsa crackers) as well. I would definitely recommend picking up a pack if you can!

Being made of all natural, raw ingredients there are plenty of health benefits that come along with eating Kathy’s Krackers. These can be found on the Kathy’s Krackers website. Health Benifits

You can also view where these snacks are available here or order online

Oh Nuts!

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I recently was sent some items from Oh Nuts! an online distributor of bulk products such as nuts, candy, dried fruit and chocolate.  They were kind enough to send me the Raisin Nut Mix, Veggie Chips and Dried Apricots.

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The Raisin Nut Mix and the Dried Apricots were great.  We brought them on our cruise with us to snack on.  The Raisin Nut Mix was the perfect balance of dried fruit, seeds and nuts and we ate it right up.  The apricots were different than I usually buy (i usually buy unsulphered) but these were still good.  Nice and juicy.

The Veggie Chips were actually part of one of my giveaways and can be found on Andrea’s Easy Vegan Cooking.

Review & Recipe: Dulcet Cuisine

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Mustard is one of my favorite condiments so when Dulcet Cuisine said to pick a few things and they would send them to me I went straight for the mustards.  Dulcet Cuisine makes sauces, cooking spices & rubs, mustard and ketchup, however these aren’t your standard sauces, spices, mustards and ketchups they all have a little flare with added flavors.  Like their exotic ketchups which come in Mild Indian Curry, Peppery Moroccan, and Sweet Orange Chili – don’t they all just sound delicious? 

As I said I am a huge mustard fan so of course I went for their Moroccan Mustard and Madras Curry Mustard (they also have Sweet Chili Orange Mustard and Creole Mustard).  Now I have been trying to come up with a creative use for them besides just spreading them on my Tofurky sandwich or veggie burger (which is an easy and delicious way to enjoy them) so I decided to checkout the Dulcet website and look at their recipes.  This great resource has all of their sauces, mustards, ect listed with a variety of recipe ideas for their use.  Under the Moroccan Curry there was a recipe for a bean dip which was basically beans, the mustard and orange juice – this combination sounded great to me so I used the orange juice and mustard as a base and created a dish of Sweet and Spicy Moroccan Mustard Glazed Tempeh & Green Beans:

Ingredients:

  • 1 large naval orange, juiced
  • 1-8oz pkg of tempeh, sliced
  • 2 handfuls of green beans
  • 1/2 c vegetable stock
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1/2 red pepper, diced
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/3 c Dulcet Moroccan Mustard
  • 1 t agave nectar
  • 1 t chili flakes
  • salt and pepper to taste

In a large sautee pan place the tempeh and pour the vegetable stock over, turn the heat to high and cook until the liquid is absorbed.   Whisk together the mustard, agave and chili flakes.

Add the oil, red pepper and onions to the pan, turn the heat the medium and sautee until the vegetables are soft.  Add the green beans and the mustard mixture to the pan and let cook for 7-10 minutes, until the sauce has reduced.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  

*I served mine over kasha.

 

The mustards I tried were great and I am excited to try other products by Dulcet.  

 

 

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Review: Ooba

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This sparkling hibiscus drink is full of vitamin c and has a great sweet flavor – not flowery like you’d expect from hibiscus.  There are 6 different flavors of Ooba: Hibiscus and Hibiscus with the following- Lime, Orange, Vanilla, Pineapple and Blackberry.  I tired the original, lime and orange.  Although they are all great, I really enjoyed the lime.  The flavor was sweet but not too sweet like sugary fruit juices (also there is not high fructose corn-syrup or artificial sweeteners).  This drink is actually very refreshing and although I wouldn’t have it every day it was a great replacement for my normal afternoon coffee and actually gave me a lot more energy and didn’t have the 5pm caffeine crash.  

 

I’d really like to try the other flavors, especially the vanilla it sounds very intriguing.  So check out the Ooba sight for more info and check out their adult beverage recipes (I think I might have to try the Ooba Margarita sounds so good.)

Vegan Mofo #4: Review- Gnu Bars

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I tried Gnu Bars for the first time and they are good.  Now you can’t go in expecting your standard granola or cereal bar but rather it is a heath bar.  It is filled with fiber which we all know is great for us and is what I like most about these bars.  There are so many different flavors for anyone to enjoy such as peanut butter, espresso chip, cinnamon raisin, lemon ginger, orange cranberry, banana walnut and chocolate brownie.  My favorite is the peanut butter because well it taste the best.

Review: Zukay Salad Dressing

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Calling all you raw foodist (and all the other foodies) out there if you haven’t tried this yet you must! These salad dressing is delicious, raw, no added sugars and only 5 calories a serving! There are 6 flavors for you to try (I was lucky enough to try the Carrot Ginger, Tomato Provencal, Cucumber Mint and Sweet Onion Basil which were all delicious- here is a little bit about each as state on the Zukay site:

Carrot Ginger – Like the famous Japanese dressing!

Tomato Provencal – A wonderful Mediterranean mix of tomatoes, kalamata olives and herbs de Provence!

Cucumber Mint – The fresh taste of summer!

Tomato Pepper Pesto – The classic taste of fresh basil, pine nuts and tomatoes!

Sweet Onion Basil – A savory and smoky addition to any salad or marinade!

Red Pepper Cilantro – The fresh and zesty taste of red bell peppers

 

They are so versitle as well- you can put them on greens or use them as dressing on sandwich and they go great on zucchini noodles. Also make sure to try their delcious salsas.  Zukay also makes relish as well however I have yet to find it in stores in my area but hope to try it soon.

Surf Sweets Gummy Candies

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Remember when you were a kid and how much you loved gummy bears and then you became more aware of what gelatin is- and the desire to eat gummy chews was challenged by knowing what you were eating was actually an animal product.  Now you have the ability to have you gummies and eat them to with Surf Snacks line of vegetarian gummy products.  

 

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Although they do have some products that include gelatin they have a great variety of vegetarian gummies such as Gummy Swirls, Fruity Bears, Sour Worms and Sour Berry Bears.  All of these are delicious, however my favourite are the sour worms!  Another great feature to these gummy candies are that they are organically sweetened and are free of artificial colors and sweeteners- which can give all you parents out there a piece of mind when you kids are eating them.  What’s not to love about a product that is free of corn syrup and GMOs, has natural colors and flavors, is 100% of your daily vitamin c and TASTE GREAT?