New Products!
(Disclaimer: I purchased all of the following products with my own money and have no affiliation with any of the companies.)
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Brand new Greek yogurts from everyone’s favorite dairy-free company, So Delicious. These almond milk Greek yogurts are soy-free, dairy-free, and coconut-free. They come in berry flavors as well, but I only purchased the chocolate and vanilla. Both were tart, yet slightly-sweet, with a custard-like texture.
One of my favorite (fair-trade!) chocolate companies has just introduced a coconut-flavored chocolate bar. The Sweet Riot Dark Chocolate Kickin’ Coconut bar is delicious! Soft dark chocolate, with sweet coconut shreds in every bite.
Love in a wrapper.
New from Clif Bar: Kit’s Organic Fruit and Nut Bars. Imagine a Larabar, but with a higher nut-to-date ratio (so more rich and less sweet). The chocolate flavor tasted almost like a cocoa macaroon. (I actually only bought the chocolate and peanut butter ones. Sorry, but berry-flavored snack bars just don’t interest me!)
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hmmm i didn’t notice anything offensive on your last post…but i think your such a sweet person to be sensitive towards other peoples feelings =)
It looks like a few people have already said something to this effect but: we can’t spend all our time making sure everyone understands exactly what we mean. Some people just read negativity into everything and some people like to use the internet as a platform for bullying others. You have always been pretty clear in you statements, and I think your readers would want to hear more about your life rather than an apology for a perfectly acceptable comment. Keep up the good work!
I HAVE A NEWS FLASH!!! This is Katie’s blog, it is going to contain Katie’s ideas, words, opinions, and values. If you do not LIKE said ideas, words, opinions, and values…then simply ‘x’ out of this page and go to a different blog. “OMG!! Wow!! That was SO simple! You mean I can just choose not to read this blog if I do not like it?” Yes! Exactly. Okay, now that I’m done being a smart-ass, I didn’t even notice what you had said in the previous post. And I will tell you why that is. Listen to this, people. VIOLENT PEOPLE LIVE IN A VIOLENT WORLD. PEACEFUL PEOPLE LIVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD. SAME WORLD. It is THAT simple. People who are just LOOKING for something negative WILL find it! In ANYTHING. I’m sure His Holiness, the Dalai Lama would offend them. (And that has GOT to be the most compassionate human walking the face of this Earth…) It is simply how these people are programmed, and to a great extent it isn’t even their fault. They’ve got security issues on the inside and then project it out onto others. In their minds ‘you’ should clean up your wording to make them feel better. But in reality, we have to clean up ‘ourselves’, from the inside, in order for what we are seeing to look different.
Great blog as always. Made your white bean blondies for a workshop I was teaching yesterday, and the ladies went ga-ga for them. 🙂
Thanks for the information, I can’t wait to try the almond milk yogurt. Love your site!
First of all, I want to say I love your posts, you’re the only blogger I regularly check up on and I love trying out your recipes! But I wanted to ask have you ever tried Coconut Bliss ice creams? They are absolutely amazing and the best I’ve tried so far.
Everyone reads things with their own perspective and experiences in the back of their mind. You are right, you can’t make everyone happy so don’t try. I love your posts and wouldn’t take any of them in a negative fashion! Great blog and keep up the fantastic work! Really excited for your cookbook 😉
Criticism is no fun but don’t worry – it happens to everyone! (Justified or not). At least hopefully the person was nice about it. I had a nasty comment on one of my blogs a few weeks ago and I wanted to cry, but then I thought I’m not going to let one person’s negativity get me down. Keep up the good work!
I am really surprised people took offense at that little sentence, it just seems so silly!
The new treats look pretty good, especially the chocolate! My local stores are usually very late to the game as far as new vegan foods go 🙁 The almond yogurt also looks yummy!
How can anyone be offended by a blog post about something as delicious as Cake Batter Dip?! That post made me insanely happy; you had me at “butter extract.” Katie, you do the work of an angel bringing healthy vegan desserts to those of us who want to make thoughtful food choices but need our sweet fix too! You rock.
You are so diplomatic in the way you handled the criticism, perfect. I don’t think you needed to apologize but I guess everyone is unique and might take something the wrong way. Take it with a grain of salt is my philosophy. 🙂
Thank you SO much for making me aware of Kit’s Organic Fruit & Nut Bars! OMG, the chocolate one is delicious! Tastes like a brownie! Thought it would be great to eat with one of your homemade ice cream recipes! I have an idea…would you PLEASE create a copy-kat recipe for the Kit bars??? You could call them Kopy Kat Kit bars…you know, a play-on words like Kit-Kat bars??? Yes, I think it’s a brilliant idea…lol 😉
I think this blog is great and so different from many vegan dessert blogs out there… you use ingredients that I can actually find in a supermarket.
In life I am tired of people picking out the negative things in everything and complaining. I have noticed that these people frequent this blog and are always saying nonsense to make you feel bad about something that is not meant to be offensive at all. Your writing style is sweet and serene, yet these people can still pick something to insult you about.
What you are doing is amazing, it’s creative, it’s helpful and thoughtful. I have no idea why some people can’t just live by the phrase: If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all.
Can’t please all the people all the time!
I had a quick question: I have a houseguest who’s going to be staying with us for a while, and he’s vegan. That’s fine, I wasn’t planning on force-feeding him beef or anything, but he doesn’t do a lot of cooking, and he’s from another country, so he doesn’t really know where to start with vegan convenience foods in the States. We’ll be having probably most dinners together, I can accommodate that, and your blog’s given me plenty of dessert ideas, but he’s going to be on his own for breakfast & lunch. I plan on going to the store with him so he can get his favorite fruits & veggies, but do you have any favorite convenience foods (burritos, pizzas, things like that) that I can stock the freezer/fridge with in advance, in case we don’t make it to the store right away? I don’t believe he has any other food restrictions, so soy, nuts, wheat, etc are all fine.
The Amy’s brand has a ton of great vegan convenience foods including burritos, frozen meals, soups, pizza. I’m a vegan and I always have these items in my freezer when I need a quick bite. Your best bet is to go to Whole Foods – they have a nice selection.
Oh YUM! Katie- first and foremost, thank you so much for your incredible blog! (You get that a lot, but now you have it a lot + one =) )
The Greek Yogurt hasn’t reached us here, north of the border, quite yet, so I may just have to hop over to try some!
I would love it, and would be so honoured, if you did a Zimt Artisan Chocolates product review- may I send you raw chocolate to try? Let me know the best method to reach you- you would get the chocolate within the next month and a bit!
Katie, I love this blog! You do a fantastic job of creating new recipes that are healthy and appetizing. Bravo! Thanks for the tip on the yogurt. I will definitely keep an eye out for it.
Great finds Katie.
And if you offend anyone (accidentally) they can get over it!! I have been reading your blog long enough and you’re the sweetest thing ever! There are some looney and unhappy people in this world… don’t let it bother you doll. 🙂