Teas and Truffles

The Date: Wednesday, April 27

The Delivery: Assorted Teas from Zhenga's Gypsy Tea, a measuring spoon from G-Free Foodie, and dark-chocolate covered Omega Truffles from Bija

Staff Pick: The truffles!

The DL: Where do vegans get there omega-3s? From chocolate truffles, duh. These gems offer two grams of omega-3s per serving, along with Peruivan dark chocolate and vanilla beans from Madagascar. If it's okay with y'all, we're going to ditch the flax and omega-3 supplements and just nosh on these vegan truffles all day. Makes sense to us. Speaking of stuff we like, check out all the happenings that have been going on in the world of veganism since January 1 in our new news feature.

Face Care, Tea, and Vegan Ramen

The Date: Tuesday, April 19

The Delivery: Vitamin A pore-refining mask and gel from Derma E, teas from Oregon Chai, and ramen from Annie Chun's

Staff Pick: The ramen!

The DL: Ever since we started working on our May+June issue, we've been craving a big bowl of noodle-y ramen goodness. (Want to know why? Keep reading.) With Annie Chun's powder- and preservative-free package, we can't wait to healthily relive our college-dorm days by zapping a bowl of these noodles in our microwave. Jonesing for some homemade ramen of your own? Check out the new May+June issue for a feature on (you guessed it...) ramen!

Tea and Vegan Cheese

The Date: Thursday, January 13

The Delivery: Assorted teas from David Rio and vegan crumbled feta, smoked gouda, chipotle cheddar, and monterey jack cheeses from Heidi Ho Organics

Staff Pick: The feta cheese!

The DL: To say that we here at VNHQ love vegan cheese is like saying "the sky is blue" or "VN Jan+Feb cover girl Kris Carr is crazy sexy awesome." Not to get all giddy school girl on you, but we're as excited to try out the crumbled feta as we are for the upcoming MLK holiday. We're going to need some major detox after this sampling—check out our top detox foods for some body-purifying ingredients that can be found in your kitchen.

Vegan Cupcakes and Tea

The Date: Thursday, January 6
The Delivery: Chocolate, vanilla, carrot cake, and red velvet cupcakes with tons of frostings, Cowvins Cookies, and brownies from Sticky Fingers Bakery, and two flavors of Runa tea
Staff Pick: The cupcakes!

The DL: You know how people are always calling some confection or other "the new cupcakes," as in, whoopie pies are the new cupcakes or pies are the new cupcakes? There are more theories on this than we can keep straight. Here at the VNHQ, we're pretty certain about one thing: cupcakes are still cupcakes. These mutli-flavored goodies from Sticky Fingers are sure to disappear faster than you can come up with whatever the new cupcake is today.

Zazzing It Up A Bit

Date: Wednesday, May 13
The Delivery: Some sparkling tea
Staff Pick: This makes us want to toss the soda and try a TeaZazz

The DL: Looking to add some pizazz to your tea-time routine? This bottled beverage offers bubbles galore and such refreshing-sounding flavors as Green Tea Mint and Green Tea Lemon. Sure beats a can of cola!

Choco' Full of Goodies

Date: Thursday, November 20

The Delivery: Jumbo-size bags of tea, some botanical beverages, water in a bag, two books, and some bite-size chocolates

Staff Pick: No matter what season it is, Sjaak's Organic Chocolates has you covered

The DL: The GreenFest sure brought in a load of new products, but we're not complaining, especially when it means more chocolate. If you're trumped on stocking-stuffer ideas, these chocolate candies are sure to please.

Tea Time!

Date: Friday, October 24
The Delivery: Chocolaty-mint tea and convenient applesauce for the little ones
Staff Pick: Get your chocolate fix in a healthier way with Mighty Leaf Chocolate Mint Truffle Tea

The DL: Some of us at the VNHQ can't even go a day without having chocolate, so we thought that it would be a good idea to check this dessert-like tea out. An herbal beverage that tastes like truffles? Yes please!

Ancient Obsession

Date: Monday, September 29

The Delivery: Tea sampler, adorable doggie-pampering goods, savory olive jerky, and even more raw chocolate!

Staff Pick: The people over at Gnosis Chocolate are clearly highly intelligent beings as proven by their foresight at shipping us a gajillion boxes of raw chocolate—we like that

The DL: The ancient Aztecs knew that chocolate, or “xocoatl,” pronounced as “shoco-latle,” would become the only bean worshiped by vegan women, as evidenced by our pyramid-like chocolate bars formation.

Tea-rrific Friday

Date: Friday, September 26

The Delivery: Seasonally spiced teas, indulgent tea travel kits, a natural allergy blocker, raw and clean-living books

Staff Pick: This delightfully drowsy travel kit from The Republic of Tea promises you some sweet zzz's

The DL: If you're stuck flying coach for the next four hours sandwiched between a howling toddler and Chatty Cathy, slapping-on an eye mask, earplugs, and drinking some relaxing tea is a subdued hint to your neighbors to please hush. If that doesn't work, you could always squirt them with your pillow spray.