Vegan Burgers and Beauty Products

The Date: Thursday, February 3

The Delivery: Asherah's Gourmet vegan burgers in original and chipotle; and mineral makeup and toner from KSS Professional

Staff Pick: The vegan burgers

The DL: You would think that after a Chinese New Year lunch filled with dumplings, veggies, and tofu, that more food would be the last thing on our minds. Then we probably haven't met, because the VN staff is all food, all the time (except when we're making an award-winning website, planning awesome vacations, and creating beautiful magazine issues). Actually, we think about food even when we're doing all of those things. We are looking forward to trying these quinoa-based burgers while we work. And yes, eating vegan burgers is in our job description.

Reads to Please

The Date: Tuesday, July 13
The Delivery: Three books—one not vegan
Staff Pick: The advance copy of The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman

The DL: These two authors have been busy writing. Their last book, 500 Vegan Recipes, came out last November and this one's set to come out January 2011. The recipes look delish!

Rawsome Cheesecake

Date: Thursday, October 29
The Delivery: Two books, including 500 Vegan Recipes by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman, some mineral lip gloss from Outside/In Cosmetics, a variety of raw cheesecakes, and a non-vegan energy bar
Staff Pick: Earth Café's Pumpkin Spice Life Cheesecake

The DL: We've tried many of these cheesecakes before, and they were delish! Needless to say, we are dying to dig our forks into this seasonal pumpkin cheesecake.