VegWeb Newsletter: Berry Delicious Edition
- In This Issue:
- Recipe Spotlight |
- What's Hot on VegWeb |
- Cooking with Webmistress Laura |
- Superstar VegWebber |
- Weekly Giveaway!
Bounty of beautiful berries!
Recipe Spotlight on Summer Berries
Rasperries, blueberries, blackberries, oh my! Summer berries are the highlight of my year. I just want to mash them all up into a jam and eat it with literally everything. Breakfast, lunch, dessert, is there anything that berries can't make better? I'll stop you because the answer is NO. And as soon as I can get my hot little hands on one of those magical Vita-Mix (my birthday's coming up! In May! It's never too early!), I will be truly unstoppable in the berry department. Ah well, my garage sale special blender will have to do for now. Here's hoping it'll still be going strong(-ish) until the day it dies making my favorite Very Berry Breakfast Smoothie.
Check out some of our other favorite VegWeb berry delicious recipes:
What's Hot on VegWeb
Check out our new Monday Night Chats! Every Monday from 6–7pm PST, head to the chat room for discussions ranging from vegetarian travel to cooking tips. This week (July 27), we'll be talking vegan grilling! What's you best veggie marinade? Have any tips for making perfect seitan sausages? Bring your questions, tips, techniques, and more to our chat room.
All about avocados! If you're like me, you've accidentally spent a couple bucks on a past-its-prime avocado. Here's some expert advice on how to pick a ripe avocado.
Calling all green thumbs! Ready to get some dirt under your fingernails? Talk about the challenges (and rewards!) of tilling the scorched summer earth in The Official Gardening Thread.
Do you like vegan products and prizes? Get yourself over to the VegNews Veggie Awards, the world's largest survey of vegetarian people, products, and places. And let's make sure VegWebbers get their share of loot. Did I mention the all-expense-paid Tropical Getaway and Vegan Ice Cream Starter Kit? Um, YEAH. Get over to the VegNews Veggie Awards before it's too late, voting ends in 9 days!
Cooking with Webmistress Laura: Fresh Berries with Coconut Whipped Cream!
This is the single best dessert I've ever had. Okay, I know I say that about everything but this really is. REALLY. Until next week. Anyway, it's simple, delicious, and will impress your most skeptical friends. Coconut makes some of my favorite creamy desserts and this is no exception; the coconut whipped cream is truly spectacular.
Coconut Whipped Cream by VegWebber mamaanna
1-15 ounce can coconut milk1/2 cup vegan creamer (I used plain Silk creamer)
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Ener-G Egg Replacer
Pinch of salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix on high with an electric mixer for approximately 3 minutes. Pour into a freezer-safe container and freeze for 3 to 4 hours, whisking occasionally, until ready to serve.
2. When the Coconut Whipped Cream is done, serve it on top of your favorite summer berries and maybe a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Actually, definitely powdered sugar.
It's hard to believe that something so easy can taste so good. VegWeb, I love you.
Superstar VegWebber!
Each week we'll highlight a member of the VegWeb community who goes above and beyond to make VegWeb a truly excellent place to spend time on the internet.
This week, "KissMeKate!"
VegWebber since? August 14, 2007...the date of my real-life veganniversary!
What's one unique thing people should know about you? I studied engineering but now I teach kiddies about fractions and percents and it is 100 times harder. Also, I am teaching myself the ukulele.
#1 cooking secret/tip? It's not really a secret, but I like to chop and prepare everything first, then cook.
What is the best thing about being vegan? Surprising people with vegan baked goods that taste just as good as the ones they are used to.
Most romantic recipe on VegWeb? The "Best Tasting Pancakes Ever! Vegan or otherwise." What's more romantic than making pancakes with your sweetie on a sunday morning?
Read KissMeKate's entire interview and tell her how fabulous she is in the Superstar VegWebber thread!
Weekly Giveaway: Organic Chocolate Acai Berry Bites
This week we're giving away a small tub of Chocolate Acai Berry Bites from Sjaaks! Berries and chocolate are the ultimate dream team and when the berries are anti-oxidant packed acai and the chocolate is vegan, fair-trade, and organic, well, we're in vegan foodie heaven. And don't be turned off by the word "small"– there are 93 of these babies in a tub! I think that means you can share, right? I love chocolate. And acai. And you. You're the best. Check out our brand new VegWeb Weekly Giveaway now and let us know your favorite way to eat berries for a chance to win.
Good luck!
Peace in your kitchen,
Webmistress Laura
VegWeb.com
San Francisco, CA
