Books, Skincare, and Vegan Caramels

The Delivery: People Before Profit by Ken Koopman, Full Body Burden by Kristen Iversen, Planet Skincare's Platinum Creme Excellence, caramels from Obsessive Confection Disorder
Staff Pick: Caramels!

The DL: We can't wait to sink our teeth into these unconventional sweets from vegan candy company Obsessive Confection Disorder—caramels infused with lavender and Jameson's Irish Whiskey? Don't mind if we do! Something tells us that Old-Fashioned-loving Mad Men protagonist Don Draper would approve of the latter. If the return of AMC's hit drama has you craving cruelty-free versions of classic '60s eats, check out our feature Mad Men-Era Recipes Veganized and bust out your meatloaf pan!

Rice Medleys

The Delivery: A variety of frozen whole grain meals from Village Harvest

Staff Pick: Whole Grain Creations with wild rice, brown rice, corn, and black beans

The DL: Ah, rice—an important staple food for many across the world, including those in this office. But you know what else is a staple around this office in October? Halloween candy. From salted chocolate caramels to Champagne-cherry lollipops, the VegNews staff seems to be on a constant sugar high from amazing vegan sweets. If candy is the best part of October for you, check out the Official Guide to Vegan Halloween Candy. Let us know if we’re missing your favorites so that we can work to compile the most stellar guide to Halloween candy in the galaxy. Fair warning—if you send us too many good ideas, you can probably expect a bunch of sugar-ravenous editors at the door, trick-or-treating for the best stuff. 

 

Pumpkin, Caramels, and Vegan Pregnancy

 

The Date: Friday, September 30, 2011

The Delivery: Three pumpkin pies from Wholly Wholesome, Vegan Pregnancy Survival Guide by Sayward Rebhal, and Allison’s Gourmet new Salted Confections Gift Set with salted caramels and peanut brittle

Staff Pick: Wholly Wholesome's Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pies

The DL: Tis the season to start adding the best thing ever—pumpkin—to everything we eat, starting with these pies. For all the downsides associated with losing the sunshine and bounty of fresh produce available in the summer come fall, pumpkin truly is a worthy exchange. That, and the snuggly fall sweaters, like those found in Editorial Assistant Hilary Pollack’s recent piece on compassionate fashion. If you’re one of those crazy people who doesn’t enjoy a sipping a hot pumpkin soy latte with a crisp breeze blowing the fallen leaves into a whirlwind of color, consider a vacation instead—VegNews is heading to balmy Mexico in the nick of time, this November. There are only a few spots left, so get your ticket before it’s too late. Happy Friday!

 

Sweets and a Garden

The Date: Tuesday, December 7

The Delivery: Candy from JJ's Sweets, and an UrBin Grower urban gardening kit from Nature's Footprint Inc

Staff Pick: JJ's Sweets hard candies and caramel

The DL: Some days, such as today, we have exciting shipments that include everything from an urban garden to vegan coconut milk caramel. While we can't wait to set up the garden on our new offices' patio, JJ's Sweets had us at caramel. We kind of have a thing for caramel, as evidenced in our current November+December Veggie Awards issue, which boasts a drool-worthy caramel feature including both sweet and savory recipes of the caramelized sugar kind. If only we could grow caramel in our UrBin Grower; all would be right in the world!

MAGAZINES!

The Date: Friday, October 15

The Delivery: Just some magazine you might have heard of, no big deal.

Staff Pick: Um, DUH. The VegNews November+December 2010 Veggie Awards Issue!

The DL: Happy Friday to us! And to our subscribers! And to all the winners of the VegNews 2010 Veggie Awards! Wouldn't YOU like to know who the winners are?! (Hint: One of them is the dashing man staring right at you.) We were beyond thrilled to receive our shipment of this fresh-off-the-press issue, which is only the best Veggie Awards issue ever, filled with the most amazing people, places, and products of the vegan year. Oh, and there are recipes galore, including your new holiday favorites, hard-cider taste-testing, Swiss escapes, and more! Like CARAMEL. Lucky subscribers should be finding their own Bob Harper staring at them any day now, and the issue will hit newsstands November 1. CARAMEL, PEOPLE! Subscribe today, and have the best weekend ever.