Pizza Pie

The Date: Wednesday, April 14
The Delivery: Single-serve pizzas and Zola light açaí juice
Staff Pick: The gluten-free Roasted Vegetable pizza from Amy's Kitchen

The DL: Some of the VN staffers like this crust better than the original Roasted Vegetable pizza crust. Light and crisp—exactly how we like it!

Nice and Easy

The Date: Tuesday, April 13
The Delivery: A new cookbook and some dried Megafruit
Staff Pick: Easy Vegan by Vatcharin Bhumichitr

The DL: This new book, chock full of vegan recipes, also is packed with a ton of full-color photos, which make the recipes seem highly mouthwatering. We want to get to cooking!

Go-To Guidebook

The Date: Monday, April 12
The Delivery: Four books—not all vegan
Staff Pick: The Vegan Passport guidebook edited by George Rodger of the Vegan Society

The DL: This is the third edition of this guidebook, which includes 73 languages. Just take it with you on your travels to ensure dining ease. Seems like a good idea to us!

Brownie Points

The Date: Friday, April 9
The Delivery: Some brownies, a book, and a Save Your World body-care trial-set
Staff Pick: The new gluten-free brownies from The Inspired Cookie

The DL: This unique line of cookies—previously featured—is now bringing us the Brownie Bliss. To us, sweets are always inspirational, so we're excited about biting into these treats!

If you're in the SF Bay Area this weekend, be sure to come to the San Francisco Green Festival. We look forward to seeing you there!

Nutrition Bar Bonanza

The Date: Thursday, April 8
The Delivery: Boxes and boxes of energy bars from PureFit and 22 Days Nutrition
Staff Pick: The new Granola Crunch bar from PureFit

The DL: This award-winning line of nutrition bars is completely vegan, and this new flavor is gluten-free, to boot! With 18 grams of protein, we're hoping it keeps us on our toes.

One Honest Beverage

The Date: Wednesday, April 7
The Delivery: Cookies from Kinnikinnick Foods, a book, and some tea
Staff Pick: The new Half Tea & Half Lemonade from Honest Tea

The DL: We were pleased to host Zac Taylor—a local Honest Tea rep—over at Café VegNews today, and he provided us with about a month's worth of tea. We thought it was a good deal, and their new Arnold-Palmer-type drink definitely hit the spot!

Reads & Treats

The Date: Tuesday, April 6
The Delivery: Two books, some Shaman Chocolate, and Naturity bath products
Staff Pick: The Face On Your Plate by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, now out in paperback

The DL: We held a special Speaker Series event for Masson in March of 2009, when this book first came out. Now it's a little more affordable being in paperback, so grab a copy for a friend—or two.

Speaking of affordable, check out our new Savvy Abby blog for great money-saving tips!

So-Yah What!

The Date: Monday, April 5
The Delivery: The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia, a couple of curried entrées, and some face lotion from The Body Deli
Staff Pick: The So-Yah! Red Vindaloo Curry from House Foods

The DL: We at the VNHQ absolutely love our curry, so we're definitely curious about these ready-in-minutes meals. Making curry from scratch is best, we say, but who's not pressed for time nowadays?

An Apple a Day...

The Date: Thursday, April 1
The Delivery: A box of apples and some new soaps from John Masters Organics
Staff Pick: A unique variety of apple to grace our presence called the Opal

The DL: This kind of apple was discovered in Europe 10 years ago and is a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Topaz apple. We are impressed by its bright yellow color, and look forward to biting into one of them!

Check out Savvy Abby's new post, and keep checking every Tuesday and Thursday!

Perfect Portions

The Date: Wednesday, March 31
The Delivery: A special type of bowl, and some Tribe Hummus
Staff Pick: The Measure Up Bowl

The DL: This clever bowl will tell you exactly how much you are eating, be it soup or delicious mac 'n' cheese. Hey, we all need a little help sometimes, right?

Loving Latin Cuisine

The Date: Tuesday, March 30
The Delivery: Some Veggie Patch falafel, newly formulated Teese, and two yet-to-be-released vegan cookbooks
Staff Pick: Viva Vegan! by Terry Hope Romero

The DL: We've been waiting for this fabulous-looking cookbook from one of our treasured VN columnists for the past year! And if it's anything like her past books, including Veganomicon, then it's going to rock our world. Check it out in May!

Want some great tips on how to live vegan on the cheap? Check out our brand-new blog, Savvy Abby!

Big Ol' Box

The Date: Monday, March 29

The Delivery: A box full of mostly non-vegan stuff, a book, and a water bottle

Staff Pick: Peet's Coffee beans

The DL: This was one sad delivery day! We look forward to downing the coffee though. It's the small pleasures in life, we say.

Belt it Out

The Date: Friday, March 26

The Delivery: The Vegan Collection's brand new men's belts

Staff Pick: "The Garrison" belt in black

The DL: This slim belt fits easily into the skinnier loops of men's dress pants, and the black color makes it versatile enough to transition from the office to a night on the town. At an affordable price, dressing to the nines while remaining cruelty-free leaves both our men and our wallets happy.

Liking the Licorice

The Date: Wednesday, March 24

The Delivery: Old-school candy

Staff Pick: The Panda cherry licorice

The DL: Licorice could be just the ticket when a sweet tooth strikes, and this new kind is all natural! We look forward to munching on these in the near future.

Puppy Paraphernalia

The Date: Tuesday, March 23

The Delivery: Some animal companion gear, and two books

Staff Pick: The Sparky leash and Coupler from EZYdog

The DL: This nifty leash is made for smaller breeds, and the coupler makes it easy to walk multiple dogs at a time. We may just have to let the VNHQ mascots, Khane and Cal, give it a try!