I am a long-time HappyCow member and a 35 years young woman. Married but not girly. I don’t wear makeup, perfume, or even chapstick (low maintenance, I guess). In fact, I wash my face with just water from the tap – that’s it. No fancy soaps, lotions, or potions. So when I was given a Hurraw!Balm lip balm sample a few weeks back, I accepted it but I was…
In a frozen dinner first, the new Candle Cafe Frozen Meals support Farm Sanctuary’s lifesaving work on behalf of neglected and abused farm animals! Inspired by the chefs and recipes of New York City vegan restaurants Candle Cafe and Candle 79, and in partnership with The Hain Celestial Group natural and organic foods company, the Candle Cafe Frozen Meals follow the restaurant’s mission to better the individual and the planet…
Now that 100 degree weather is here I’m doing my very best not to turn on the oven. I’m also doing a soy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free cleanse with a group of friends and fans over at my Facebook page. These treats hit the spot and qualify for the SGS Cleanse. Dates are used to lightly sweeten the truffles and make them stick together. Dates are a dried fruit and are full…
While at the recent ExpoWest Natural Foods Expo in Anaheim, CA, we met with a new mock meat provider called ecoVegan. Aside from doing an amazing job of imitating meat (even too close to the real thing for some!), this vegan owned company also produces these products in an exclusively vegan facility, so there is no chance for cross-contamination. Great to know, especially after such investigations like “Operation Pancake” done…
Last month at the annual ExpoWest Natural Products Convention not many products stood out for me. However one cool new snack item for us vegans is EatPastry vegan cookie dough. I arranged to interview the CEO Jessie Williams and I’m sharing that below. HC) Hi Jessie, will you share a little about the history and founding of EatPastry. Also, where did the name “EatPastry” come from and what does it…
Gourmet vegan chocolate is practically my favorite food in the world. So you can imagine the heavenly joy I felt when my husband brought me a large bag of chocolate assortments from different gourmet chocolatiers that had recently participated as exhibitors at the Natural Food Products Expo in Anaheim, California. For those who don’t know about it, the Natural Foods Expo is a convention that brings together all the manufacturers and distributors of natural, organic, vegetarian, vegan,…
It's not always at a restaurant where you're forced to wonder and ask - is this cruelty free? Am I sure it's suitable for a vegan like me? Shoes, alcohol, food - all of these pose a question mark. And thanks to a small group of activist, we've now got an answer to a very intimate question - where can a vegan go for a sex toy?…
Eating is a matter of survival. And yet, it seems we need an eater's manual - or at least according to Michael Pollan's new book Food Rules, we do.…
Most people still have never even heard of the miracle fruit. Also known as miracle berry, they are slowly getting discovered in the western world. So what is the “miracle” that they possess? In short, they make sour fruits taste sweet. Like most people, I didn’t believe it at first, but once I tried it, it was truly amazing. What happens is that a naturally occurring substance in them binds…
Over the weekend, I visited my local Japanese market Marukai Mart to load up on my favorite Asian goodies. In the tofu section, I found these new ready to eat soy noodles from the brand House Tofu. They are called So-Yah! Tofu Shirataki noodles in two flavors: Red Vindaloo Curry and Creamy Coconut Curry. I brought the Vindaloo for lunch today. The dish was very tasty but a little bit…
Every year for 4 crazy busy days in March, a giant Natural Products Show takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The Expo showcases the latest and hottest in natural food and products, including organic, earth-friendly, ethnic, baby things, nutritional supplements, and best of all, vegetarian and vegan foods! Over 1,000 natural company set up booths inside the convention center, which is the size of at three football…