Vegan Lip Balms, Nacho Cheese, and Cupcakes

The Date: Thursday, May 5
The Delivery: Lip balms from Organic Indulgence, Nacheez vegan nacho cheese (mild) from Love & Joy Foods, and a cupcake-making kit from Miss Vegan
Staff Pick: The cupcake kit

The DL: Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody! Is there a better way to top off your taco- and margarita-filled  vegan celebration than with cupcakes? Yeah, we couldn't think of anything either. Miss Vegan, the maker of these tasty-looking treats, is currently running a campaign on Kickstarter to turn its online baking business into a food truck. Want to help a vegan out? Check out Miss Vegan's fundraising page and donate away. After you finish that cerveza, of course.

Latin Food Lovers Unite!

The Date: Wednesday, May 12
The Delivery: Five books to giveaway, and a couple Soapwalla Kitchen body products
Staff Pick: Viva Vegan! by Terry Hope Romero

The DL: We recently did a giveaway on Cinco de Mayo of this awesome book, and we're looking to give more away! Stay tuned on VegNews.com to try and win yourself a copy.

Do you ever wish you could create your favorite restaurant meal in your own kitchen? Well, do we have news for you! For the next week, we'll be accepting submissions for our September+October food feature, which will highlight dishes from readers' favorite restaurants. Want to see your dream dinner in print? Simply email us by Wednesday, May 19, with the name of the restaurant and dish, and entries with the most votes will be featured in our annual food issue!