Now who doesn’t love kale chips? I am addicted to kale chips especially ones that are cheezy or ranch flavored.  They remind me of those flavored corn chips that ever youngster loves so much.  The BBQ Kale chips became very popular for a client of mine who has a love for BBQ potato chips; he was able to sub out his normal potato chips for the BBQ Kale chips- a tasty and healthier option than his deep fried seasoned potato chips.

RHYTHM KALE CHIPS are the evolution of the standard chip. Each 2 oz bag of Rhythm Kale Chips starts out as a whole bunch of garden fresh kale. We then mix it with one of our hand-crafted dressings made from a perfect blend of fresh vegetables, cashews, juices, herbs & spices. Instead of baking or frying, our healthy chips are air crisped at a low temperature which maintains the RAW living enzymes and maximizes nutritional potency.

KALE is a nutritional powerhouse. As a member of the cabbage family (Brassica oleracea Acephala), it’s rich in powerful antioxidants, phyto nutrients and carotenoids. It’s also an excellent source of Vitamin A, C, K, B6, Calcium, Manganese, Iron, Potassium, and fiber.

The winner of this giveaway will be able to enjoy all 5 flavors:
Zesty Nacho
Bombay Curry
Kool Ranch
Texas BBQ
Mango Habanero

PLUS….

Rhythm Sweet Potato Chips! 

Not only are these chips crunchy and delicious they are:
Oil-Free
Fat-Free
Raw-Vegan
Gluten-Free
Heart-Healthy
Rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Your chip fetish won’t skip a beat when you make the switch to Rhythm Sweet Potato Chips.

Sweet potatoes, a true American superfood, are one of the highest ranked vegetables on the nutrition scale. They’re essentially a perfect food. These delicious root veggies are high in fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, potassium and manganese. They can also help stabilize blood sugar, which means they’re a good choice for diabetics.

You’ll try both delicious flavors:
Sea Salt
Hickory BBQ

GIVEAWAY:

Rhythm Superfoods  is generously providing the winner with a sample of each flavor of their kale and sweet potato chips (lucky winner!). The giveaway is open to US and Canadian Residents ONLY. Giveaway Open Until 12p on 12/13

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: What is your favorite chip flavor that you would like to see as a kale or sweet potato chip?
2. Follow Rhythm Superfoods on Twitter
3. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
4. Tweet: “I want to win @rhythmsuperfood giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2Ny @runwithtongs #12daysofgiveaways”
5. ‘Like’ Rhythm Superfoods on FB
6. ‘Like’ Running With Tongs of FB

I am and have been a Mighty Leaf tea lover for many years.  The first time I ever tried Mighty Leaf was actually on vacation and it was the tea in our hotel room.  Ever since then I have become addicted to their teas, especially the orange dulce.

For this giveaway Mighty Leaf is providing a TeaTop Brew Mug & Variety Tea Gift Set perfect for enjoying tea throughout the day, our TeaTop Brew Mug and Mighty Leaf Variety tin of Tea Pouches come enclosed in a gift box. Our  double walled stainless steel brew mug features the patented Tea Top lid, enabling you from ever drinking overbrewed tea again.

Fifteen tea pouches of varying caffeine levels comprise the Mighty Leaf Tea Variety in a stylish black tin including the following flavors: Green Tea Tropical, Organic Spring Jasmine, Chamomile Citrus, Organic African Nectar <–Hubz Favorite, Organic Earl Grey, Organic Breakfast and Orange Dulce <–my favorite. Click on “Brew” for TeaTop Brew Mug instructions.

Tea Top Brew Mug has 12 oz. capacity

GIVEAWAY:

Mighty Leaf is generously providing the winner with a TeaTop Brew Mug & Variety Tea Gift Set. The giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY. Giveaway Open Until 12p EST on 12/12

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: What is your favorite chip flavor that you would like to see as a kale or sweet potato chip?
2. Follow Mighty Leaf on Twitter
3. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
4. Tweet: “I want to win @mightyleaf giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2O3 @runwithtongs #12daysofgiveaways”
5. ‘Like’ Mighty Leaf on FB
6. ‘Like’ Running With Tongs of FB

GIVEAWAY:

Sprout  is generously providing the winner with a vegan lip balm tin which features all four of their flavors (peppermint, cocoa, citrus and cinnamon). The giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY. Giveaway open until 12p est on 12/8

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: What is your number one winter beauty tip?
2. Follow SproutWellness on Twitter
3. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
4. Tweet: “I want to win @sproutwellness giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2NH @runwithtongs #12daysofgiveaways”
5. ‘Like’ Sprout Wellness on FB
6. ‘Like’ Running With Tongs of FB

As many of you might remember GalaxyFoods sent me a sample of their new cream cheese a few months ago and I came up with this lovely, delicious creation below- the Bagels (no)Lox.

I used super thinly sliced tomato and onions (done on the mandolin), vegan cream cheese, and capers.

A few tips on how to make your own Bagel (no)Lox

1. Cut the bagel in thirds This allows you to still have that yummy bagel but also place the toppings on and now have them all fall off when you eat them. It just makes things a little more eye appealing as well.

2. Soak your red onions. If you are a raw onion or red onion hater soaking the thinly sliced red onion in cold water for 10 minutes is helpful in reducing the sharp flavor. The Hubz is not an onion lover especially raw and he didn’t mind them this way.

GIVEAWAY: There will be two winners. This giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY. Giveaway Open Until 12p EST on 12/9

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: What is your favorite bagel topping?
2. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
3. Tweet: “I want to win @runwithtongs #galaxyfoods giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2Sy #12daysofgiveaways”
4. ‘Like’ Running With Tongs of FB

Winners:

GIVEAWAY: There will be one winner. This giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY. Giveaway Open Until 12p EST on 12/7

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: How do you fuel for your workout?
2. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
3. Tweet: “I want to win @runwithtongs giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2Rv #running #12daysofgiveaways”
4. ‘Like’ Running With Tongs of FB

GIVEAWAY: There will be one winner. This giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY. Giveaway Open Until 12p EST on 12/6

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: What is your favorite natural body product?
2. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
3. Tweet: “I want to win @runwithtongs giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2Rk #naturalbodyproducts #12daysofgiveaways”
4. ‘Like’ Running With Tongs of FB

Todays giveaway is sponsored by me and it is all about chocolate. This giveaway features Mexican Hot Chocolate that comes with one of my favorite mugs, Organic Dark Chocolate Almonds, Chocolate Svelte, Theo Cherry and Almond Dark Chocolate Bar and Dan’s The Caffeinator Bar.

GIVEAWAY:

There will be one winner for this giveaway. The giveaway is open to US  and Canadian Residents ONLY.  Giveaway Open until 12p est on 12/2.

To Enter: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Answer this question: What is your favorite food to pair with chocolate?
2. Follow @RunWithTongs on Twitter
3. Tweet: “I want to win @runwithtongs #chocolate giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-2OS #12daysofgiveaways”

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 13th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  and Canadian Residents.

The Winner is:

1. Visit the Vega site and tell me something interesting that you learned. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Vega on Facebook
2. Follow Vega on Twitter.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @vegateam Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1ii”
5. Sign up for the Vega Newsletter
6. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Things I love about this Chocolate and Company:

• They encourage ecological practices
• They believe in paying a fair wage to farmers
• They use high quality ORGANIC ingredients
• They chocolate is vegan and gluten free
• There is no refined sugar in the chocolate bars as well as no artificial flavoring.

The flavors that I tried were in order of favorite to least:

1. Red Hibiscus-Berry- this one had a nice blend of fruit and floral
2. Ginger-Goldenberry- I loved the blend of spicy ginger with tart-sweet goldenberry
3. Lavender-Sea salt.- I really didn’t like this one at all- the Lavender was too overpowering for me.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 12th at 8pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

The Winner is:

1. What is your favorite holiday movie? (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like AntidoteChoco on Facebook
2. Follow me on Twitter.
3. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #antidotechoco Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1nv”
4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

I love that the box is the perfect gift; you don’t even have to wrap it just but a nice bow on and it’s ready to go under the tree.   In the Winter Wonderland Gift Box you will find a bunch of individually wrapped little dark chocolate snowmen with a yummy crunch peanut butter center.  Needless to say chocolate doesn’t last long in our house because the husband eats it all and these with the chocolate peanut butter goodness went faster than you could say Happy Holidays! How long do you think these would last in your house? For your own chance to find out see below on how to enter to win these cute little snowmen.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 12th at 8pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

The Winner is:

1. What is your favorite holiday song? (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Sign up for the Sjaak’s Newsletter
2. Like Sjaak’s on Facebook
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #sjaaks Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1nh”
5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

“Made with all natural, organic and gluten-free nutritious ingredients, including: millet flour, an ancient grain high in B vitamins; almond flour, high in vitamin e and magnesium; garbanzo fava bean flour, rich in protein and fiber; and the Aztec superfood chia seeds- providing excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and antioxidants.”

Ingredients: Organic Millet Flour, Organic Coconut Palm Sugar, Chocolate Chips (Evaporated Cane Juice, Chocolate Liquor, Non-Dairy Cocoa Butter), Organic Almond Flour, Garbanzo Fava Bean Flour, Organic Chia Seeds, Baking Soda, Sea Salt.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 12th at 8pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

The Winner is:

1. What is your favorite Christmas Cookie? (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Purely Elizabeth on Facebook
2. Follow Purely Elizabeth on Twitter.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @purelyelizabeth Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1ia”
5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Crazy Rumor’s is giving away (1) set of 4 lip balms from their Candy Cane line, which include:

Peppermint Twist, Pear & Peppermint, Pineapple & Peppermint, and Plum & Peppermint

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 10th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

The Winner Is:

1. Visit the Crazy Rumors site and tell me which line you would most like to try. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Crazy Rumors on Facebook
2. Follow me on Twitter.
3. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #CrazyRumors Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1hT”
4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

“The cashew nuts are purchased directly from the farmers and are cured with a unique and special family recipe to create delicious, freshly roasted snacks, using only natural ingredients and no preservatives. The gourmet cashews are packaged in unique handmade Indonesian packaging made of natural pandanus, wood bark, and banana bark- materials handmade by local communities in Java and Bali.

Nuts+Nuts hopes to foster the cashew nuts industry in Indonesia, providing the farmers with additional knowledge about agriculture and allowing their children to have a better education and a brighter future. Additionally, Nuts+Nuts aims to raise awareness about Lupus, a debilitating disease that affect 2 million Americans and provide support to Lupus patients, their families, and the search for a cure.” source

Cryilla will provide the winner with a : Variety Packs of Farm-Direct Gourmet Roasted Cashews.

Description of product & flavors:

Spicy with Lime Leaves and Garlic
Our spicy cashews are a blend of cut chilies, lime leaves and garlic, roasted for a delicious flavor of South East Asia. Not too hot, just enough spice to kick things up. One of our best seller.
Ingredients for spicy cashews:
Roasted cashews, chilies, lime leaves, garlic, sugar, salt, and coconut oil

Sweet & Salty
The combination of both flavors with a slight hint of garlic create an irresistible flavor sure to tantalize your tastebuds and crunch any craving.
Ingredients for sweet & salty:
Roasted cashews, garlic, sugar, salt, and coconut oil

Lighlty Salted
These delicious cashews have a mere hint of salt and garlic that enhance the natural taste of each cashew in every crunch.
Ingredients for lightly salted:
Roasted cashews, salt, garlic, and coconut oil

Each pack contains 2.1 oz of roasted cashews.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 10th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents-except Hawaii and Alaska.

The Winner is:

1. Visit the Nuts+Nuts site and tell me something you learned about the company and/or product. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Follow Nuts+Nuts on Twitter.
2. Follow me on Twitter.
3. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @nutsplusnuts Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1iq”

Okay so now that we cover what is so great about the chocolate lets get down to do the good stuff, does it taste good? YES! This chocolate is so good! My husband decided he liked it so much that I only got a few bites before he finished it off. So what can I saw it was delicious.

Fearless Chocolate are offering a complete set of our Fearless Chocolate bars for your give-away (5 bars total). Flavors include

• Sweet & Hot Hibiscus Ginger
• Super Seeds
• Matcha Green Tea & Peppermynt
• Midnight

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 9th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian Residents.

1. Visit the Fearless Chocolate and tell me something you learned . (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Follow Fearless Chocolate on Twitter.
2. Like Fearless Chocolate on Facebook.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @beingfearless Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1mC”
5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 9th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian Residents.

1. Visit the Libre Tea and tell me something you learned . (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

The winner is:

1. Follow Libre Tea on Twitter.
2. Follow me on Twitter.
3. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @libretea Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1iK”
4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Also checkout this great giveaway  from LoveVeggiesandYoga.com is Giving Away a $50 Chocolate Shopping Spree http://bit.ly/hM1PYh

Chef Robert’s will be giving away a sample pack of Matt’s Munchies and a 15% discount for web orders that are over $25 for the winner.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 8th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents-except Hawaii and Alaska.

The Winner is:

1. Visit the Chef Robert’s site and tell me which of Matt’s Munchie’s you would most like to try. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Matt’s Munchies on Facebook
2. Follow Matt’s Munchies on Twitter.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @MattsMunchies Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1i1″
5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

The veggie chips were a great mix. They had a sweet sort of flavor and made a great snack, especially the green beans! The anti-oxidant mix gave us the little kick we needed making our way around DC in between meals and were full of great nutrients!

The Hubz ate all but one  of the Turkish Figs- he was in love at first bite! He also devoured the Organic Raw Cacao Goji Energy Squares which he said tasted like a fudgey brownie- guess I can be glad he was eating these filled with super foods instead of brownies filled with oil and sugar!

We used the chia seeds and flax seeds in smoothies and on our cereal. And the quinoa was cooked up and eaten with beans and greens- my favorite!

This is sampler is a great way to see what Nuts Online has to offer and it’s yours to win!

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 8th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S.  and Canadian Residents.

The Winner is:

1. Visit the Nutsonline.com site and tell me what you would most like to try. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Subscribe to the NutsOnline.com Newsletter
2. Follow NutsOnline.com on Twitter.
3. Like NutsOnline.com on Facebook.
4. Follow me on Twitter.
5. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @Nuts_Online Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1m5″
6. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

• It looks, smells, and tastes like real nacho cheese dip.
• No dairy or animal products.
• No cholesterol.
• No soy.
• No nuts.
• No fat.
• No guilt.
• No sugar.

How can you go wrong? It is amazing on chips, baked potatoes, pizza, in pasta for a fun tex-mex dish and about a million other ways you want to try it.

Nacho Mom is giving away 3 jars- YES 3 JARS which means 3 people will win 1 jar each!

You just have to answer these Three questions in ONE comment entry; to do this you must visit the Nacho Mom website by December 7th at 6pm:

The Winners are:

1.  ”How few calories” are in the entire jar of queso? (required)

2. What is the name of Nacho Mom’s first queso? (required)

3. What is the name of Nacho Mom’s  new vegan queso flavor? (required)

This giveaway will run until December 7th at 6pm.

For one additional entry you can tweet “I want to win @cookveganlover #nachomom giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1gC”

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

The SPIbelt website says, “SPIbelts are sleek, expandable, and secure. They can hold an iPod, Blackberry, cell, keys, up to five Goo packs, and other small personal items. The SpiBelt does not bounce, ride, or shift while running or doing other activities.”

Source

I am really excited about this giveaway because after trying this product out it has easily become a favorite of mine. I also know that there are a number of other bloggers out there who have written about and love this wonderful running accessory; you can check out Tina’s thoughts, Caitlin’s and it also makes her holiday gift guide and the Fit Brides review.

SPIbelt (small personal item belt) sent me the SPIbelt with Inner Pocket to review and I was excited to try it out right away.  I have been using this for runs and walks outside. It is perfect to fit my iphone, a little cash, ID and my house key.  Once I got it positioned right (it is supposed to sit on the hips not the waist) it was perfect and comfortable for my entire run.  The inner pocket was great for keeping my ID and cash so that when I opened the pouch I didn’t have to worry about loosing them during my activity.

I am looking forward to using this next Spring for hiking with the Hubz.  It will be great to keep my camera in an accessible place as well as use the belt to keep Cliff Shots accessible as well. I also imagine that this will be great for travel to keep an ID and/or passport in it.

For the giveaway the winner will receive a SPIbelt of their own.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 7th at 6am. This giveaway is open to everyone!

The Winner is:

1. Visit the SPIbelt site and tell me something interesting that you learned. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like SPIbelt on Facebook
2. Follow SPIbelton Twitter.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @spibelt Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1kN”
5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

What is the inspiration behind HerbalWater?

I am a pediatrician and one of my main interests in pediatrics was preventive medicine, especially the role good nutrition has on overall health.

Well before everyone became concerned with the obesity epidemic, I started advising parents to stay away from sweet drinks, because there are so many calories and so much junk in most sweet drinks and drinking sweet is so habit forming.

You see, the average American consumes about 300cal/day in sweet beverages, mostly empty calories from sugar.  There’s pretty good evidence that these calories don’t register the way solid food does, and therefore they’re not compensated for.  Just attacking this habit is a going to make a huge impact on our waistlines.

And since I try very hard to practice what I preach, and I believe that anything you put in your mouth should taste good, and not just be good for you, I started exploring calorie free beverages for my home

I grow an organic herb garden, and have an abundance of herbs in the warm months.  I love cooking with herbs: Culinary herbs are the natural way to flavor anything, while adding health benefits.  Herbs are also, to me one of the most sensual foods, and really connect you to nature and memories.  I would make herbal beverages to pair with meals, and our guests were offered this herbal water as an alternative to regular water or wine.  They came to expect it, and asked for it whenever they came. But I couldn’t make it in the winter, since I didn’t have the fresh herbs growing then.

The enthusiasm for this healthy alternative led my husband to believe that this beverage answers a need in the market, and we should make it commercially available.  My enthusiasm for making this drink widely available is so great because there just aren’t many truly healthy alternative drinks out there.

Ayala’s Herbal Water is offering a 16oz-6 bottle prizepack for this giveaway.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 6th at 6pm,

The winner is:

This giveaway is good for anyone who likes within the 48 contiguous US states- sorry Hawaii and Alaska.

1. What flavor are you most excited to try? (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Follow Herbal Water on Twitter
2. Follow Dr. Ayala on Twitter
3. Like Herbal Water on Facebook
4. Add Dr. Ayala’s Blog to your RSS reader
5. Follow me on Twitter.
6. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @HerbalWater Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1gu”
7. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

Newman’s Own Organics, not to be confused with Newman’s Own, is sponsoring this next giveaway. Newman’s Own Organics provided me with a number of great treats to try for this giveaway and I chose my four favorite.

1. Spelt Pretzels- the Spelt Pretzels quickly became one of my favorite snack.  I really loved eating them with mustard- a great balance of crunch, salt and tang.
2. Ginger O’s- These are a snack that I know many of you out there love these as much as I do. They are perfect crushed up for a pumpkin pie crust or to make things even easier a yummy pumpkin pie parfait.
3. Cinnamon Hermits- These were the husbands favorite as well as my dads.  We were away on vacation and when we returned we only found crumbs left of these yummy cookie treats.
4. Espresso Dark Chocolate- this was my favorite combination- bitter coffee and sweet chocolate are the perfect pair.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 6th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

The winner is: Janet F grammyjanetsplace.blogspot.com/

1. Visit the Newman’s Own Organics  site and tell me which treat you’d most like to try. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Newman’s Own Organic’s on Facebook
2. Follow me on Twitter.
3. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #NewmansOwnOrganics Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1kB”
4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

You may have noticed at your local grocery store that Barbara’s Bakery, a leader in natural foods for 40 years, recently got a makeover with new products and a new look.  With its new packaging, Barbara’s hopes to make their products more identifiable on grocery store shelves and, as a result, empower shoppers to say NO to unnatural foods.

Barbara’s says NO to:

• Hydrogenated Oils
• Artificial Flavors
• Artificial Preservatives
• Refined Sugar
• Trans Fats
• Artificial Additives
• High Fructose Corn Syrup

My husband and I are addicted to the Puffins- specifically the peanut butter flavor they are really delicious and I love that they are low in sugar but packed with flavor.  We also really enjoyed the fig bars which were super tasty and 100% better than those other fig bars- full of sugar and artificial preservatives.  I unfortunately only got 2 of the fig bars as the husband has a love for cookies and they went fast. Barbara’s has a number of vegan products you can check out here.

The giveaway includes all of the same great products that I tried, as well as five VIP coupons good for one free Barbara’s product, empowering the winner to give the gift of natural foods to their friends and family.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 5th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S.  and Canadian Residents.

The winner is Beth!

1. Visit Barbara’s Facebook and “like” to join Barbara’s in saying NO to the bad stuff and YES to the good stuff! . (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Follow me on Twitter.
2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #barbara’s Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1k5″
3. Sign up for the Barbara’s Bakery Newsletter
4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

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Chocolate Brown Rice Crispy Trees

Ingredients:

• 1 box of Erewhon Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice Cereal
• 1 cup brown rice syrup
• 1/2 cup barley malt syrup (or an additional 1/2 cup of brown rice syrup)
• pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Line a a medium sheet pan with parchment paper.
2. In a small sauce pan over medium low heat the brown rice syrup, barley malt syrup and a pinch of salt until thinned. Stir in the peanut butter until combined.
3. In a large bowl place the Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice cereal and gently stir in the brown rice syrup mixture until combined.  Let the mixture cool slightly and then stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Pour the cocoa crispy mixture onto the making sheet and press into a 1/2 inch layer.  Let it set up for 1 hour and then use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes or just cut into squares.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 4th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents.

The Winner is: Megan @ Sweet On  sweeton.tumblr.com

1. What is your favorite holiday treat?  (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Visit the Erewhon site and tell me which cereal you’d like to try.
2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #erewhon Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1jD”
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

Enjoy this special guest post by the Hubz!

To say that I am a coconut juice addict would be somewhat of an understatement. While I initially wasn’t a fan of it, I’ve grown to love it and just can’t get enough. I’m sure Lindsay has grown tired of me getting excited and wanting to try any new brand I see at the grocery store. If there’s a sale, I need to stock up, if I see a new brand, I need to buy it. I love that it is sweet enough without any extra added sugars or other junk and that it is light enough to be refreshing and not make you feel bloated. It’s also super hydrating and full of electrolytes (which makes it a much better choice than all those *-ade sport drinks)

After trying out many different brands, my “go-to” has definitely become Amy and Brian All Natural Coconut Juice (in the tall cans of course!). So, naturally, I was pretty excited when they sent Lindsay samples of each of their flavors.

I’ll give my review of each below:

• Amy & Brian All Natural Coconut Juice – This is the plain, pulp-free version and was definitely my favorite. As I mentioned, it’s additive and preservative free with just one ingredient…young coconut juice. This is a light, refreshing drink. Sweet enough, but not too sweet.
• Amy & Brian All Natural Coconut Juice w/ Pulp – Flavor wise, this drink is the exact same as the regular coconut juice. If you are not uncomfortable at the thought of pulp in your drinks, then by all means give this one a shot. The coconut pieces are small enough that you can swallow them with the drink without worrying about choking, but big enough that if you wanted to eat the coconut, you could. The one complaint I have about the pulp is that a few of the pieces towards the bottom of the cans were kind of woody.
• Amy & Brian All Natural Coconut Juice w/ Lime – Again, this drink keeps with the very pure nature of these drinks with the only added ingredient being lime juice. I wasn’t a huge fan of the flavour that the lime brought to the drink. It was a little too tart and overpowering for me. That said, if a strong lime flavor is something you like, I would definitely give this a try.

For more information on Amy & Brian Natural Products where you can find nutritional information on their products and more information about their company.

The winner of this giveaway will receive One mixed case of Amy & Brian all natural coconut juice.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 13th at 6pm. This giveaway is open to Continental U.S..

1. Visit the Amy & Brian  site and tell me something interesting that you learned. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Amy & Brian on Facebook
2. Follow Amy & Brian on Twitter.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @amybriannatural Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1kK”
5. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Disclaimer: Amy & Brian’s provided me with a free sample for a  product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

The winner of the coconut juice is Bob, with comment #10.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 3rd at 6pm. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian Residents.

The Winner is Wendy!

1. Why do you want to win this bag? (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Visit the Envicorp site and let me know something interesting you learned.
2. Follow Envicorp on Twitter
3. Like Envicorp on Facebook
4. Follow me on Twitter.
5. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @envicorp Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1gm”
6. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

The winner of this giveaway will receive a one-of-a-kind Envitote!

The Envitote is 3 BAGS IN 1

·      Extraordinary, eco-friendly tote made from lightweight canvas.

·      Heavy-duty and sturdy with lots of room at 14 x 9 x 9 inches.

·      Easily adjustable Velcro strap that gives Envitote the versatility to be used three ways -  use it as a shoulder bag, as a basket, or with the side handles.

·      Conveniently collapsible for easy storage.

·      Versatile and durable enough to be your everyday bag, from morning to night.  Envitote can be used in multiple ways to simplify your life.

·      And it’s washable, too!

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

Two family-size bags (15 oz.) of their popular nut blends: Valdosta and Sing Buri (these are great for entertaining – on salads or simply served in bowls for snacking) plus a canvas Sahale Snacks apron.

Valdosta: Pecans with sweet cranberries, black pepper and orange zest.

These are really delicious and are perfect for the holiday season.  These are tasty by the handful or in a salad.  We are them in a salad with baby greens, apples and maple balsamic dressing; the perfect combination.

Sing Buri: Cashews with pineapple, peanuts, lemongrass and mild Chinese chili.

I liked these but I didn’t love the addition of pineapple.  We only had these on their own but they would really be great in an Asian stir fry or slaw/salad.

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 3rd at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents.

The Winner is: Megan Hall
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1. Visit the Sahale site and tell me your favorite product. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Sahale on Facebook
2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #sahale Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1iQ”
3. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter the Oh Nuts Giveaway going on until December 7th! – Enter Here.

The winner will get a $25 gift certificate from Oh Nuts

THE WINNER IS:

Amy’s Kitchen provided me with the following goodies to review for this giveaway:

• Amy’s Gluten Free/Dairy Free Roasted Veg Pizza
• Amy’s Gluten Free/Dairy Free Chocolate Cake

One of the great things about Amy’s products is that they are great when you are in a pinch and need to have food for entertaining.  I ended up bringing both the pizza and the chocolate cake with us to my Grandma’s when we celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving.  The pizza was one of the personal sized ones and we baked it, cut it up and served it as an appetizer.  It was a great hit! The flavor was wonderful.

We enjoyed the cake for dessert; we sprinkled the top with a little powdered sugar and served.  I really loved it and wish we had thought to serve it was raspberries or strawberries because the combination of the fudgey cake and sweet-tart fruit would have been so delicious.

My cake fell apart a bit oops!

Amy's personal sized pizza's are also great for a light lunch or dinner. The Hubz and I split the second pizza for lunch one day with a simple salad.

For the giveaway the winner will be provided with  how three Free Product Coupons — good for any Amy’s item, including all frozen items (retail value = $30), plus a nice Amy’s canvas shopping tote.

The Winner is Natalie – A Hint Of Cinnamon

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 2nd at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S.  Residents.

1. Visit the Amy’s site and tell me your favorite product. (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

1. Like Amy’s on Facebook
2. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover #amyskitchen Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1ii“
3. Like Cook.Vegan.Lover. on Facebook.

Can you take a guess?

Once a giveaway is posted you will have around 24 hours to enter.  All winners will be chosen using the Random Integer Generator.  Make sure to check back frequently for new giveaways!

Happy Holidays!

Lindsay

This is my last giveaway for “12 Days of Giveaways” and I hope you had fun! For my last giveaway I will be giving away Acai Powder from Navitas Naturals.  Navitas Naturals carries a number of great products that are especially good for raw recipes.  I first came to know about them when I got into raw food and I was looking for cacao nibs and raw cocao powder.  Although they can be pricey they are high quality products that I love.  I recently special ordered some of the cacao butter which is great!  I see they now have cacao lip balm which I might just have to get my hands on.

If you would like to win this please comment by December 12, 2009 at 8am.

Sorry this giveaway is only open to US residence.

Also don’t forget about the NuNatural Stevia giveaway that is going on until 8pm tonight!

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover received this product free from Navitas Naturals

NuNaturals sent me a number of great items two of which are NuStevia No Carbs Blend and Cocao Bean Extract.  I have used the NuStevia sweetner packets in my coffee and it’s good – much better then regular stevia packets as it does not have such a bitter taste if you use to much.  I also used the NuStevia Baking Blend when my girlfriends and I were baking up a storm (click to see post). 

If you are intersted in trying these products please leave a comment by December 11, 2009  at 8pm. Sorry this giveaway is only open to US residence.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover received this product free from NuNaturals

Here are your random numbers:

3- Chad

9- Beth

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I love to add Vega to smoothies and when I am at work I shake up some Amazing Grass with water to enjoy when I’m feeling tired or hungry.  Both of these are great and it’s your chance to win them.  Two lucky winners will win a packet of Vega and Amazing Grass (see below).  To win please comment below by December 11, 2009 at 8am. Sorry this giveaway is only open to US residence.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover purchased these items for this giveaway.

Result:16- The Winner is Lisa of Cravin’ Veggies

One of the fondest memories of my childhood was making fluffernutter sandwiches with my dad.  Once I went vegetarian this was all crushed because of the gelatin used in marshmellows to make the fluff.  I was pleasntly surprised to find Suzanne’s RiceMellow in a local natural food store a few years ago.  I have been a big fan ever since (and can enjoy fluffernutter sandwiches again).  Now it’s your chance to win your own container of Ricemellow.  Leave a comment by 8pm tonight December 10, 2009 for your chance to win. Sorry this giveaway is only open to US residence.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover purchased these items for this giveaway.

Are you an energy/health food bar fan?  Well I have 5 bars to give to 1 lucky winner today.  The bars include:

 1.Bora Bora Tribal Cinnamon Oatmeal  (I haven’t tried this one but the others I have tried are delicious) this bar has: 

“Rolled Oats have been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce blood-sugar spikes and promote general health. Raisins are known for their unique phenol content, which has antioxidant activity. Raisins are thought to promote better bone health and may protect against macular degeneration.Peanuts are thought to promote healthy cholesterol levels, are a good source of essential fats and minerals and are rich in antioxidants.”

2. Amazing Grass Green Superfood- this great bar is Raw, Cold Processed, Alkaline, Gluten Free, Fair Trade, Dairy Free andVegan – oh and did I mention it taste great!

3. MacroBar  these bars are delicious and honestly one of my favorites ever. 

“MacroBars are macrobiotic, vegan, energy and protein bars that are made fresh daily on a rural farm in S.W. Wisconsin. Minimally processed and certified organic, the bars utilize simple healthy ingredients to boost your immune system and help provide your body with essential nutrients.”

4. Prana Bar  I have pretty much tried every flavor of these bars and loved them all. However apple pie is my favorite so that is why I am including it in this giveaway.  All Prana Bars are vegan and almost raw.

5. Lastly is Vega Vibrancy Bar which is delicious and I have review for you back a few weeks ago- check it here.

So now that you know more about the goods here is your chance to win some by answering this question: If you could make your own energy bar what would be included in it?  Please enter by December 10 at 8pm. Sorry this giveaway is only open to US residence.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover purchased these items for this giveaway.

Result:2- The Winner is Sarah from See Sarah Eat

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Barrington Coffee Roasting Company sent me some great samples of their coffee.    One of the things that I love about this company comes from their mission statement:

We applaud the individuals that grow our coffees by paying dearly for the fruits of their labor and singing their praises on our website. We believe that directly supporting quality driven producers is the ideal manner in which to promote sound, responsible growing practices, economic sustainability, and ultimately the best quality coffee.

Not only does the Barrington Coffee Roasting Company have great ethical practices but it has great coffee.  If you would like your chance to try their Berkshire Blend leave me a comment by December 9,2009 at 8pm. Sorry this giveaway is only open to US residence.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover received this product free from Barrington Coffee Roasters

Min: Max:

Result: 8 – The winner is Emma!

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Jello is one of those things that is so hard to find as a vegan since traditional jello is made with gelatin.  For those of you who are not aware gelatin is “ is a translucent, colorless, odorless, brittle, nearly tasteless solid substance, derived from the collagen inside animals’ skin and bones.”  Gross right? Well Natural Desserts has created an all vegan jel dessert that is available in Orange, Cherry, Raspberry and Strawberry. I also believe they have a flavorless kind as well.  Well now it is your chance to take advantage of this bonus giveaway and try some vegan jello for yourself!  You have until 7:30pm tonight- December 8,2009 to enter.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover purchased these items for this giveaway.

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Result: 11 – The winner is Meagan!

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters recently sent me a sampler pack of their Fairtrade Organic coffees.  Maybe it’s because I’m from Vermont but I love GMCR and have a few cups a day a week at work (my favorite is the Chocolate Raspberry Truffle).   The new (to me) flavors I was able to try were:

• Fair Trade Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe: Prized by connoisseurs for its delicate fragrance of orange blossoms, with an elegantly sweet and clean finish 
• Fair Trade Organic French Roast: Dark and complex. Roasted and blended for bold but sweet intensity. 
• Fair Trade Organic Sumatran Reserve: Offers lush, ripe fruit notes and syrupy richness. 

My favorite of these three is the Sumatran Reserve it has great flavor and is just delicious.  I am giving you the chance to try this wonderful Fair Trade Organic Sumatran Reserve- please leave a comment by 8am on December 8, 2009 if you would like to win.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover received this product free from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

Also check out my recipe  for Pulled ‘Shroom Sandwich featured on this Meatless Monday here.

Here are your random numbers:

48- Molly 
19- Shannon
24- sara 

Timestamp: 2009-12-04 12:59:32 UTC

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Day 2 of “12 Days of Giveaways” is Newman’s Own Organics Chocolates.   There will be three lucky winners of these yummy chocolate bars.  So leave a comment by 8am December 4, 2009 for your chance to win.  I will choose 3 random winners.

Blogger Disclosure: Cooking For a Vegan Lover received this product free from Newman’s Own Organics

Congrats! Everyone make sure to stop by later tonight to check out the next giveaway! This one is going to be edible!

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Today marks the first day of “12 Days of Giveaways” and my first giveaway will be one of my favorite Raw books Everyday Raw by Matthew Kenney.  I have been making a lot of recipes from this book lately and they are great.  Just this weekend I made Vanilla-Almond Macaroons which are so delicious.

I have also made some other great items from here such as the Eggplant Bacon, Sweet Green Juice, Baked Macaroni and Cheese and the Sweet Miso Dressing.  All of these dishes are easy and delicious and I can’t wait to try more.  This book is great but you will need a blender or food processor to make some of the more interesting dishes, a dehydrator is nice if you have one otherwise you will miss out on some of the recipes.

You can try some of Matthew Kenney’s recipes from his newest book Entertaining in the Raw on GLiving.com.

To learn more about Matthew Kenney you can visit his site here and you can also read his interview on Crazy Sexy Life.

If you would like to win your own copy of this great book leave a comment by December 2nd at 8am. Don’t forget to check back daily to see what the 11 other giveaways are.  You could also follow me on twitter @cookveganlover to find out when I post a new giveaway.

(we’re celebrating the holidays at Disney this year!)

Once a giveaway is posted you will have around 24 hours to enter.  All winners will be chosen using the Random Integer Generator.  Make sure to check back frequently for new giveaways! 

Carrots ‘N’ Cake is also getting into the holiday spirit so make sure to check out her holiday giveaways starting December 1st.