Water Pitcher, Books, and VegNews July+August

The Date: Friday, June 10
The Delivery: An alkaline water pitcher from Water Works 4 U, Live Raw by Mimi Kirk, Ninety-Five, edited by No Voice Unheard, and the VegNews July+August issue
Staff Pick: July+August!

The DL: Beautiful weather, a pizza taste test, and our gorgeous, fabulous, obsession-inducing July+August issue? We're not sure how to make this Friday any better. From an interview with classy lass and cover star Portia de Rossi (some of you were right when we had you guess who on our Facebook page!) to dairy-free ice cream sundaes, this issue is overflowing with summery delights. Subscribers should be getting their copies starting Wednesday. Not a subscriber? Make it happen here! And have a great weekend while you're at it!

A Cookbook and Vegan Honey

The Date: Monday, February 14

The Delivery: Lickin' the Beaters 2 by Siue Moffat and vegan honey from Bee-Free Honee

Staff Pick: Lickin' the Beaters 2

The DL: Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at VNHQ! We hope you and your loved ones, whether they be people, companion animals, or your TV, are having a lovely day. We also hope your day is filled with sweets like those in Lickin' the Beaters 2. With entire sections devoted to candy (Peanut Butter Truffles?!), chocolate (Chocolate Marshmallow Almond Pie? Cue drooling), and "ice creem" in flavors like S'more and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, we can't wait to take this cookbook home and show it to our partners. And by "show it to our partners" we mean "ask our partners to take back the flowers and make a batch of Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies instead."

Frozen Goodies

The Date: Thursday, September 30

The Delivery: New treats from Tofutti
Staff Pick: Flowers by Tofutti frozen desserts

The DL: Finally, the ice cream has found its proper home—our new offices! These chocolate-covered delights are filled with Tofutti frozen dessert made from blend of edible flower nectars. They sound almost as good as the Sake Pomegranate Lemonade martinis will be sipping on tonight at SF Vegan Drinks. All of you out in the Bay Area should probably come sip, eat veggie dogs, and chat with us tonight at Martuni's. After all, with the SF World Veg Festival happening this weekend, this might be one of the most vegan-friendly weekends of the year!

Tasty Delights

The Date: Friday, March 5

The Delivery: Vegan ice cream, a non-vegan granola bar from 18 Rabbits, and Where the Blind Horse Sings: Love and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary by Kathy Stevens

Staff Pick: The dark chocolate Alkemie Ice Cream

The DL: We first tried Alkemie's tasty ice cream back in December, and we liked it so much that we included it as a VegPick in our March+April issue. Needless to say, we weren't mad when Alkemie decided to gift us another batch of this chocolaty treat.

A Vegan's Dream

Date: Wednesday, April 15
The Delivery: A very tempting book
Staff Pick: Lick It! by Cathe Olson is making us all scream for vegan ice scream

The DL: Let's face it, not everyone is lucky enough to have a vegan-friendly ice cream parlor, like MaggieMudd, in her hometown. Well, fret no more, because this book looks to have every flavor of ice cream imaginable, and you can make it right in the comfort of your own home. Now that's something to scream for joy about!

DIY Vegan Ice Cream

Date: Tuesday, February 17
The Delivery: A whole load of coffee and accessories from Silver Joe's, and two very-vegan cookbook galleys
Staff Pick: The yummy-looking cover of the soon-to-be-published The Vegan Scoop by Wheeler del Torro is making us all scream for (vegan) ice cream

The DL: If you're lucky enough to live in Boston, you should know that the Wheeler's Frozen Dessert Company has some darn-good ice cream, and now they're sharing their secrets. Get your ice-cream maker and scoop ready!

El Coco Loco

Date: Thursday, October 16
The Delivery: Heaven-sent coconut-milk frozen desserts, a CD, and energy bars
Staff Pick: Good things come in small packages, say the makers of the new So Delicious Coconut Almond Mini Bars

The DL: If you've ever given the evil eye to a friend for slowly savoring a Dove bar in your vegan face, now is payback time. We won't feel left out indulging in these rich-looking, coconut-milk-based, dairy-free delectables.