May 4, 2009
This posting has been brewing for years. (Alternate name: Smart Patty My Ass.) You probably know of LightLife‘s packaged veggie meats, maybe picked some up at some point given their widespread availability. They’re everywhere! Of course they’re everywhere. They get delivered with the Chef Boyardee, the Eggos, Orville Redenbacher’s, the Read more…
April 8, 2009
All hail Chicago Soydairy! By golly they’ve done it again. Not only have they raised the bar stories high for what one can consider a vegan cheese (Teese) but now they have dropped my marshmallow-missing jaw with their air-puffed Dandies. Their vegan marshmallow just nabbed Veg News‘ Best of Show Read more…
November 9, 2008
➀ Dr. Cow Macadamia Nut Cheese ➁ Sunergia Soy Feta ➂ Galaxy Rice singles cheddar & pepperjack quesadillas ➃ PPK‘s Nacho Cheese Sauce ➄ Teese Mozzarella (Chicago Soydairy) ➅ Alexian Vegan Pate ➆ Cara Cucina Artichoke & Garlic cream A wine & vegan cheese night has been on my list Read more…
July 29, 2008
I used to think Sabra was a tasty hummus but that was before I personalized a garlic-laden recipe I deemed Apotropaichummus. Store-bought can’t ward off evil at the level I require. These moist and delicious blueberry-banana muffins are very healthy. A mere 2 Tbsp of sweetener and fat, organic granulated Read more…
February 12, 2008
Trader Joes’ Joe-Joe’s cookies are perfect for balancing the tastebuds after a meal. A quick 2-bite dessert of non-hydrogenated, sweet vanilla bean speckled yum. But as a singleton who delves not into sugar excessiveness, a box can last for ages. My clear-the-cupboard countdown was closely coming to an end (alliteration Read more…
January 14, 2007
I really crave confectionery sweets, more so than chocolate, and have always been a huge fan of the marshmallow. Boiled animal tendons, cartilage and bone by-products make standard marshfare unvegan but how would a vegan marshmallow compare to the characteristic spring and texture of the jet-puffed campfires of youth. Being Read more…
With five bags of vegan marshmallows to use before their expiration date on 2/14/07, crispy rice treats (a.k.a. Rice Krispy treats) were in order. Materials: 5 cups storebrand crisp rice cereal 1 bag VeganSweets marshmallows 6 Tbsp. Earth Balance magarine 9″ non-stick pan Step 1: Melt margarine in a large Read more…
November 26, 2006
Kraft Foods (owned by Philip Morris) owns Boca Burger… along with Oscar Meyer, Cheez Whiz, Jell-o, etc. No wonder they’re in Denny’s now. ConAgra, whose disturbing reign of the meat industry was documented in Fast Food Nation, owns Lightlife, maker of all them soy meat products. Genral Mills owns Cascadian Read more…