Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts

Monday, June 09, 2008

Mmm, vegan.

I'm sorta sorta sorta back to posting. No big NYC write up yet due to a busy work life and dramatic everything else, I'm really here to say hey, it's Try Vegan Week!

Try Vegan Week!

Check out the site for information on a ton of talks, events, potlucks and more. The 80s themed Prom is Friday the 13th!

I try to spread a positive view and approach to veganism with cooking, and sure, talking about my life in Portland, since I'm mostly a shy person - but there is SO much more than that and if you're in the Portland area and want to learn more about veganism, check out some events this week.

I'm also a lucky winner of the recent Sweet & Sara Marshmallows contest. Swoon.
Time to feel faint again. Since they're produced near my sister's apartment in the NYC area, I had them delivered to her. We picked them up from the post office the day I arrived. Even my sister, Jenny, adored them.

I have to say, I actually like the straight up plain marshmallows best of all the types I've tried so far. Little clouds of gelatin-free perfection.

The first evening we were in town, my sister's boyfriend sadly had to work, so my sister and I put together this meal, since she actually leftover tofu in the fridge:
Cornmeal crusted tofu, spanish rice (Near East) , spicy black beans with roasted tomatoes, corn, jalapeno and garlic and rosemary roasted potatoes.
It was delicious, especially since we made it together. Living thousands of miles away from your sister sucks.
Speaking of sucking, sorry about the lighting, I was beat.

The night before we left for NYC, I made a last minute meal of these veggies in the fridge:
roasted maiitake mushrooms and sesame garlic scapes and asparagus.
I've missed Portland's fresh, local, affordable produce.

Another before-the-vacation meal: mixed grain rice with a chili-tofu-basil-veggie stir fry.



Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Vegan Contests! & Thanksgiving Plans

Hi guys, I didn't want to rush a VeganMoFo post today, so I thought I'd share these two contests that Amy over at Vegcooking and GoVeg told me about....

from her email:

1. Win Vegan Twinkies!

The Brooklyn based bakery, Vegan Honey, has donated one $40 gift certificate to their Etsy.com online shop. There you can find all kinds of vegan baked goods, even a Fauxstess Line that includes vegan Twinkies! It’s too cute. All you have to do to win is leave a comment about your favorite vegan dessert on the VegCooking blog, and the best comment wins.

2. Win Veggie Turkey in Time for Thanksgiving

We are giving away four Garden Protein Veggie Turkey breasts, that are stuffed with wild rice and cranberries, to one lucky winner. It’s simply enter to win, and the winner will receive their “turkey” in time for Thanksgiving

___

Speaking of Thanksgiving, this will be my 5th Vegan Thanksgiving, and here's my tentative menu for 2:

  • VWAV biscuits and gravy
  • Roasted garlic mashed yukon gold potatoes
  • Steamed string beans
  • Stuffed mushrooms -or- tempeh meatloaf (Thomas wants the mushrooms, I want to try the meatloaf)
  • My mom's Sweet Potato pie casserole
  • Cranberry sauce
  • Mini apple pie
  • Mini pumpkin pie
If you're in the mood for some vegan thanksgiving food porn, check out my post from last year here, featuring the Tofurkey I will not opt for again.. What are your Thanksgiving plans? As you can see, I am adoring the idea of cutesy individual pies.