Coconut Oil and Omega-3 Supplements

The Delivery: Dr. Bronner’s new coconut oil and omega-3 supplements from Life’sDHA

Staff Pick: The coconut oil

The DL: Other companies must have gotten wind of this year’s Veggie Awards Product of the Year, which is Earth Balance Coconut Spread—this is our second shipment of tropical coconut goodness since Monday! If you feel like this holiday season needs even more tropical flair, consider checking out the VegNews Holiday Store, where you can find Crazy Rumors Pink Grapefruit Juice Lip Balm, a recipe for Orange Chocolate Macaroons, and even coconut cream chocolates. Or, you could escape the cold and just join us on a trip to Mexico. We won't judge.

Pomegranate Drinks and Soy Nog

The Date: Tuesday, September 20
The Delivery: Lite Pom drinks in pomegranate, pomegranate-blackberry, pomegranate-black currant, and pomegranate-dragonfruit from Pom Wonderful and soy nog from Earth Balance
Staff Pick: The soy nog!

The DL: Getting to try new vegan products before they hit the shelves—like this soy nog!—is most definitely one of the perks of working at VegNews. It's also pretty fitting that a festive, holiday-appropriate delivery came today. Why, do you ask? Well, just a little thing called sending our November+December issue to press! Tenth annual Veggie Awards, here we come. Savory waffles! Holiday gift guide! And oh, did we mention The Veggie Awards?

Homemade Vegan Eats

The Date: Tuesday, June 14
The Delivery: Homemade barbecue seitan vegan ribs, barbecue sauce, and peach jam from VN volunteer and family member Frankie
Staff Pick: The Saturn Peach Jam

The DL: VN volunteer extraordinaire Frankie recently visited VNHQ, leaving us with some seriously delicious goods. (Let us just say, this lady can make magic happen in the kitchen. Seriously.) We can't wait to bust open this jar of freshly made peach jam and slather it over everything: bagels, waffles, sugar cookies, our bodies, you name it. Okay, maybe not that last one. Speaking of delicious things to slather over bagels, waffles, and the like, This Week's Must Have (the Expo West 2011 Best of Show-winning coconut spread from Earth Balance) is pretty much the best thing for sliced bread since sliced bread.

Vegan Ice Cream, Condiments, and Cleaners

The Date: Wednesday, April 13

The Delivery: Coconut Bliss ice cream from Luna & Larry's, vegan mayo and coconut spread from Earth Balance, and all-natural cleaners from Poppy's Naturally Clean

Staff Pick: The Chocolate Walnut Brownie ice cream

The DL: We tried all four of the new Coconut Bliss flavors at Expo West more than once. Per hour. For three days. Needless to say, when these cartons arrived this morning, it took every ounce of our willpower not to open them right away. Now that it's after lunch, however, you better believe we are writing this post in between bites. Need some new lunch ideas? Enter this week's VegNews Vegan Bucket List Giveaway for a chance to win a one-year membership to the Spork Online cooking school.

Expo West Vegan Haul

The Date: Tuesday, March 15

The Delivery: Boxes and boxes (and more boxes!) of new vegan products from this weekend's Natural Products Expo West 2011

Staff Pick: With so many awesome new products, it's impossible to choose!

The DL: Annnnnd we're back from Expo West! With a lot of stuff! The sheer volume of new products we brought back with us (from Daiya pepperjack cheese to Earth Balance coconut spread to a Bamboo Bottle) is enough to make our heads spin, not to mention trying to remember all the new foods, drinks, beauty products, and supplements we tried. Honestly, it's all a haze. Good thing we brought cameras! Check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for photos, the scoop on new vegan bites that are sure to be staples in your refrigerator, and our 6th annual Best of Show winners. (Did someone say vegan calamari?!) The stomachaches eventually fade, but the memories last a lifetime.

Super Spread

Date: Monday, April 27
The Delivery: A couple of Annie Chun's noodle bowls and some buttery-tasting spread
Staff Pick: Now you can enjoy Earth Balance, soy-free!

The DL: Earth Balance has done a lot for vegan baking in the recent past, and it's great to see that the company is diversifying its product. Want to know the VN staff's favorite way to prepare the spread? Whip it together with some maple syrup to make a delicious maple-butter, which we happily slathered on some scones today in celebration of our two Maggie Awards!

Hello Peanut Butter!

Date: Tuesday, September 2

The Delivery: Inspirational cookbook, a save-the-world how-to, and peanut butter duos.

Staff Pick: Jelly's best friend: Earth Balance Natural Peanut Butter

The DL: Inspired recipes and saving the world books are all good, but slather us in peanut butter and we're a happy crew.