VeganMofo

Vegan Mofo #23: Pacific Natural Foods Giveaway

October 27, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls 51 Comments

Recently Pacific Natural Foods sent me a number of items to review and although I would love to try them all I think that a giveaway is a must. Pacific Natural Foods carries a number of vegan items which include:

All Soy Beverages
All Nut & Grain Beverages
All Iced Teas

Creamy Soups

- Organic Creamy Butternut Squash
- Organic Light Sodium Creamy Butternut Squash

Broths

I currently am in the process of trying the various products out and have currently tired the Almond Milks and Creamy Butternut Squash Soup. I have really enjoyed both and used the Almond Milk in Peanut Butter, Date and Banana smoothies as well as in granola. The soup my husband and I had with a sandwich and it was very good – slightly under seasoned for our taste so we added a touch of salt and pepper but it was creamy and delicious otherw

ise. I will update this more when I have the chance to try the other products.

So now for the giveaway: There will be one chance to win Nut or Grain Beverage- you will have a choice between Almond or Oat milk, an Ice Tea, and a coupon for 1 Free Pacific Natural Foods item. There will also be 2 additional chances to win a coupon for 1 Free Pacific Natural Foods item.

To enter:

Leave a comment – let me know if you would prefer Almond or Oat milk

Extra chances (if you already do any of these let me know):

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So lets see up to 5 entries and 3 chances to win……so start entering!

A winner will be announced Monday November 2, 2009.

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Vegan Mofo #22: The Kind Diet

October 27, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls Leave a Comment

Last night I decided to try another one of Alicia Silverstone’s recipes from The Kind Diet- Adzuki Beans and Squash, I served it with garliky collards. This was the first time I had ever cooked with adzuki beans and hubbard squash (it calls for kobacha but I couldn’t find any at the co-op so I chose a different one). The dish was great and something new for my husband and I, however for my taste and my husbands it lacked a little salt so I added about a teaspoon of Braggs to both of our dishes. Also neither of us loved the kombu, however I have to say for 3 new things all in one dish it was pretty good and it will take time to adapt and try new things.

Toinght I am going to try the Fried Udon Noodles so look out for pictures and my thoughts on the dish.

Don’t forget only 3 more days to sign up to participate in the Vegan Care Package Swap

Check out this giveaway on Dinner at Christinas!

Vegan Mofo #21: What We've Been Eating

October 25, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls 4 Comments

Thursday I made some delicious Spaghetti Squash with Sauce and Gimme Lean Sausage Balls:

I roasted the spaghetti squash in the oven for 40 min at 350F

The sauce was made from a large diced red pepper, garlic, crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper, dried basil and dried thyme.

For Friday night dinner we had a Mexican Plate: Brown rice, Refried black beans with almond cheese, Corn and Red Pepper Salsa, Mexican tofu and Sour Supreme. To make the Mexican Tofu was made with vegetable stock, chipotle chili powder, dried cumin, goya adobo, and paprika.

Saturday night dinner I didn’t get to photograph but it was Sausage and Cheese WafflePanini from Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Life. This sandwich was amazing- we had it on Vans 97% Fat Free Waffles, with Tofutti mozza slices, arugula, vegan sausages, sundried tomatoes and a veganaise and apricot jam mix. So delicious!

This evening I decided to try two more of Alicia Silverstone’s recipes- the Mushroom, Leek and Pea Risotto and the Caesar Dressing- both of which were great. The dressing was amazing although not as much of a “Caesar” as other recipes I have tired but regardless it was amazingly delicious.

Vegan Mofo #20: The List

October 23, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls 2 Comments

This is a cheater post- I found this on http://dandily.net/blog/ and decided to waste some time and fill it out.

Rules:
1) Copy this list into your blog or social networking site profile, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out or italicize any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment on this post linking to your results.

1. Molasses – blackstrapp is my favorite
2. Cactus/Nopales – my mom brought me home cactus jerky from AZ
3. Scrambled Tofu – I eat this all the time
4. Grilled Portobella Caps – Of course we love mushrooms- they are a staple at our place
5. Fresh Ground Horseradish
6. Sweet Potato Biscuits – yes yummmm
7. Arepas – Not yet
8. Vegan Coleslaw – I love to make it l
9. Ginger Carrot Soup – One of my favorite soups
10. Fiddlehead Ferns – Yum I love them with oil, garlic, salt and pepper yummmm
11. Roasted Elephant Garlic – Yum.
12. Umeboshi – Nope. but actually on my list to buy this week
13. Almond Butter Toast – what is almond butter toast?
14. Aloe Vera – Love aloe juice
15. H and H Bagel NYC
16. Slow Roasted Butternut Squash
17. White truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Freshly ground wasabi
20. Coconut Milk Ice Cream – coconut bliss is the best
21. Heirloom tomatoes – I love them
22. Orchard-fresh pressed apple cider
23. Organic California Mango – I have no idea- have had mango though!
24. Quinoa
25. Papaya Smoothie
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet or Habañero pepper
27. Goji Berry Tea
28. Fennel –
29. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies-
30. Radishes and Vegan Buttery Spread –
31. Starfruit
32. Oven fresh Sourdough bread –
33. Sangria made with premium fruit and juices – i don’t know about premium fruit and juice as I drank a lot of sangria when i lived in spain
34. Sauerkraut –
35. Acai Smoothie
36. Blue Foot Mushrooms – Mushrooms with feet? Cool.
37. Vegan Cupcake from Babycakes NYC –
38. Sweet Potatoes and Tempeh combo –
39. Falafel
40. Spelt Crust Pizza – i used spelt english muffins as pizza crust the other day
41. Salt and Pepper Oyster Mushrooms –
42. Jicama Slaw
43. Pumpkin Edamame Ginger Dumplings
44. Hemp Milk –
45. Rose Champagne
46. Fuyu (aka persimmons)
47. Raw Avocado-Coconut Soup – raw avocado but not with coconut
48. Tofu Pesto Sandwich
49. Apple-Lemon-Ginger-Cayenne fresh-pressed juice- yummmmm
50. Grilled Seitan –
51. Prickly pear
52. Fresh Pressed Almond Milk
53. Concord Grapes off the vine –
54. Ramps – oil, garlic, salt and pepper yum.
55. Coconut Water fresh from a young coconut
56. Organic Arugula –
57. Vidalia Onion
58. Sampler of organic produce from Diamond Organics –
59. Honeycrisp Apple – soooo good
60. Poi
61. Vegan Campfire-toasted S’mores
62. Grape seed Oil
63. Farm fresh-picked Peach –
64. Freshly-made pita bread with freshly-made hummus – Of course!
65. Chestnut Snack Packs –
66. Fresh Guava
67. Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
68. Raw Mallomar from One Lucky Duck, NYC
69. Fried plantains
70. Mache
71. Golden Beets –
72. Barrel-Fresh Pickles –
73. Liquid Smoke – vegan tofu jerky!
74. Meyer Lemon
75. Veggie Paella
76. Vegan Lasagna
77. Kombucha
78. Homemade Soy Milk –
79. Lapsang souchong –
80. Lychee Bellini
81. Tempeh Bacon – i make it all the time
82. Sprouted Grain Bread
83. Lemon Pepper Tempeh
84. Vanilla Bean
85. Watercress
86. Carrot you pulled out of the ground yourself –
87. Vegan In-Season Fruit Pie- birthday “cake”
88. Flowers –
89. Corn Chowder
90. High Quality Vegan Raw Chocolate
91. Yellow fuzz-free Kiwi
92. White Flesh Grapefruit –
93. Harissa – .
94. Coconut Oil- great product
95. Jackfruit
96. Homemade Risotto –
97. Spirulina
98. Seedless ‘Pixie’ Tangerine
99. Gourmet Sorbet
100. Fresh Plucked English Peas

Review: Kaia Foods

October 22, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls 1 Comment

I have a new favorite snacks, from Kaia Foods, did I mention that they are raw as well? Kaia also makes great raw buckwheat granola which my husband just ate right up I hardly got any of the Dates & Spices one. Then again who am I to complain I barely gave him a chance to try the Curry Sprouted Sunflower seeds.

kaia

Kaia Foods (Kaia means body and earth) is an amazing company who produces great tasting raw granola and sprouted sunflower seeds. Here is a little bit about Kaia from their website (really they describe themselves best): “kaia foods was founded with the belief that our health is best supported by eating an abundance of minimally processed whole foods. We sprout, mix and dehydrate our organic foods at low temperatures so that they remain ‘raw.’ No baking, frying, bleaching, or weird processing steps!”

To find out more visit their site and check out the variety of granola and sunflower seeds you can purchase. Oh and did I mention that 1% of all their sales goes to fight world hunger? So you feed you can feed your body and help others be fed as well.

Vegan Mofo #18: Winter Food Basket

October 20, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls 8 Comments

For those of you who have been following me for awhile now you know that last year my husband and I participated in a Winter CSA through Pete’s Greens of Craftsbury, VT. This year my husband’s work is subsidizing a Winter Food Basket that we get every 2 weeks starting November 9th. All the produce comes from local Vermont Farms:

Adam’s Berry Farm

AH Mushrooms

Arethusa Collective Farm

Jericho Settlers’ Farm

Rockville Market Farm

Sreamin’ Ridge Farm

Stray Cat Flower Farm

Sugarsnap Farm

Valley Dream Farm

Willow Hill Farm

What I love about this share is 1. it is vegan!, our share last year was a vegetarian localvore share and so we split it with an omni couple who took all the dairy and eggs, 2. not all the produce is coming from one distributer, 3. it’s cheaper than last year and still gives us the ability to pick up other items and stay on budget. My husband and I are both so excited to see what we will get- it’s like a new challenge each week to use all of our produce in new and interesting ways. Below is an example of what we can be expecting (does not show last week of share):

Winter Vegetable $395 (which breaks down to an average of $24.50 a week)

This share showcases the abundant Vermont winter vegetable harvest. You will recieve a variety of vegetables, ranging from fresh salad greens, mushrooms and potatoes to winter squash, carrots and onions. This share will also include apples and cider.

Nov. 9	Nov. 23	Dec. 7	Dec. 21	Jan. 4	Jan. 18	Feb. 1
mesclun	mesclun	mesclun	mesclun	mushrooms	carrots	mushrooms
spinach	spinach	spinach	spinach	carrots	beets	carrots
mushrooms	kale	mushrooms	kale	shallots	cabbage	celeriac
kale	brussel sprouts	kale	brussel sprouts	cabbage	potatoes	cabbage
fennel	carrots	fennel	carrots	potatoes	onions	potatoes
brussel sprouts	beets	carrots	beets	rutabaga	rutabaga	shallots
carrots	cabbage	napa cabbage	cabbage	turnips	turnips	rutabaga
napa cabbage	potatoes	potatoes	potatoes	celeriac	parsnips	turnips
potatoes	onions	onions	onions	winter squash	winter squash	winter squash
onions	shallots	rutabaga	turnips	garlic	garlic	garlic
parsnips	rutabaga	winter squash	parsnips	apples	cider	apples
celeriac	turnips	garlic	winter squash
winter squash	winter squash	leeks	garlic
garlic	garlic	apples	cider
leeks	cider
apples

Vegan Mofo#17: Creamless Potato Leek Soup

October 20, 2009 by Lindsay Ingalls 7 Comments

I picked up some beautiful baby leeks at the market on saturday along with some red potatoes. I was going to roasted them up together and then my husband said “would it be okay to potato leek soup” and of course I jumped at the chance to make soup especially when it was my husband requesting it (he isn’t so hot on soups usually). So tonight after an amazing dinner of roasted butternut squash and braised collards I decided to whip up batch of Creamless Potato Leek Soup.

You can get the recipe here.