Rose Moisturizer

The Date: Friday, December 9

The Delivery: Organic moisturizer
Staff Pick: Organic Rose Moisturizer from MuLondon

The DL: This time of year, as the weather chills, we inevitably suffer from moisture-starved hands. Thus, we are more-than-happy to test out this new hand-made organic skin care from MuLondon, which smells reminiscent of summer. It's always a good idea to take some time out for pampering during the frenetic holiday season, so if you need us, we'll be taking tips from VegNews' Holiday Stress-Busters and enjoying everything the winter holidays have to offer. Happy weekend, everyone!

Fair Trade Chocolate Bars

The Date: Thursday, August 19
The Delivery: Organic and fairly traded chocolate bars from Equal Exchange (unfortunately, two are not vegan)
Staff Pick: The Chocolate Espresso Bean chocolate bar

The DL: We love our coffee at the VNHQ, so it's no wonder that we picked this bar as our Staff Pick. We look forward to trying these Fair Trade treats!

Cute Confections

Date: Thursday, December 17
The Delivery: Cooking sauces and condiments (some not vegan), holiday-inspired marshmallow treats, and a pesticide-free sign from Mountain Rose Herbs
Staff Pick: The snowman-shaped marshmallow from Sweet & Sara

The DL: This sweet treat looks adorable enough to eat! The VNHQ is a grinch-free zone; we love anything and everything that relates to the holidays, and judging from today's lunch, we just can't say no to marshmallows.

Saké To Me

Date: Thursday, May 7
The Delivery: A couple bottles of saké, and Emily's Desserts coffee and vegan cocoa mix
Staff Pick: We're eager to shake things up a little with Momokawa's organic, premium saké

The DL: Love it or hate it, we're happy to see that there is an organic, vegan saké on the market. And this may not be the only brand coming through our door. Stay tuned for a tantalizing taste test in a future issue of VegNews. Bottoms up!

Thankful for Thai Tea

Date: Tuesday, March 24
The Delivery: Three books, two bottles of fruit-juice blend from Embodi, a pouch of Allergaroo spaghetti, and some organic tea
Staff Pick: We would gladly add some soymilk to David Rio's Organic tea mixes

The DL: Some VN staffers sadly remember the day they found out their favorite Thai tea actually contained cow's milk instead of coconut milk. Now with the Tessa Thai Tea, you can add whatever you wish—soy, rice, almond, coconut, or even hemp milk. Life is good!

Expo West Week Extravaganza: Day Three

Date: Wednesday, March 11
The Delivery: Tandoori Naan from Gourmet India, tons of agave nectar, granola bars from ALPSNACK, and some beauty products from Giovanni
Staff Pick: Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Blue Agave is Fair Trade Certified and will keep your pantry stocked for a good several months

The DL: So many of the new products at Expo West were agave-sweetened, we just couldn't help but feature this huge jug of the sweet nectar. Do you have any dream products that you would love to see launched next year at Expo West 2010? Tell us for your chance to win a goodie bag of our favorite finds.