Foodie Pen Pal August 2012

(Blue Spill?)

On August 20th monday, i had a feeling my foodie pen pal box was coming so i kept checking if the lovely mail lady was by the mailboxes putting in letters. After checking three times she was finally here so i checked but since our mailbox is too little i knew they were going to leave a note to pick it up later but i spotted the box on the ground so i waited. She saw me standing there and said hi and asked me what apartment i was in and i told her and she gave me the package. After i thanked her i couldn't stop smiling because i was so excited! The amazing lady who sent this to me was Amy, thank you so much for everything i really did like everything! (i almost ate half the box when it came)

 When i saw the box i just wanted to rip it open and see what was in it but i was kind of worried because i saw a blue stain and i thought something might have spilled open. After i opened it i saw it was only spray paint so it was all good.

 The box was packed and the first thing that caught my eye were the Yummy Earth candy drops. I have been craving sweets like crazy and i was tempted to buy some cheap not healthy candy but i stopped myself and when i saw these in the box i was so excited to try them out and they were so good.
I have never been to Trader Joe's and i was planning on going ever since i found out there was one close by but i was kind of worried not knowing what to get and how it is and this box helped me decide what i'm getting for sure.I loved everything in this box even though i thought i wasn't going to like the Orange flavored cranberries but i did so thank you Amy for them!

(eating these as i write this post)

 These most amazing, delicious, goodness banana chips are the best i have ever tasted! I was so glad that they were in the box because they are so good and my whole family liked them. The ingredients say bananas and coconut oil and i love coconut so it tasted 2xs better so these for sure i will be buying soon.

Also these Vegan Marshmallow treats were so good and they're are a perfect snack especially for work.
Overall I loved this box, everything in it was tasty so thank you so much Amy for feeding us these amazing tasting snacks and treats!

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-Monica

No Udder banana love

(My dad couldn't wait till after i took the photo to take a bite)

Oh Lotus Vegan i love you! Okay so yesterday my sister and I were craving some sweets but there are no close by bakery that are vegan and that were open at that time so we went to the Lotus Vegan. With only 10 bucks on hand and we settled on getting two small, but delicious, cakes. The photo above shows a Chocolate Banana cake and oh man i think it's the best cake ever! You can taste the banana on both the cake and the frosting which i love and it's not too sweet, it's moist and sooo good and bonus they have the ingredients on the label so i will try to recreate the goodness cake. We also got Red Velvet which was good and not too sweet but i my favorite was the banana chocolate cake.

 

The cakes are not made by the workers at the lotus vegan, they get them by a bakery in Woodland Hills called No Udder Desserts and already i love this bakery. They are all vegan and amazing and hopefully i'll get to go in their shop soon to try more of there goodies.

-Monica

Coconut Goodness

 Okay I've been to Yummy Cupcakes plenty of times but never got a vegan cupcake and the last couple of days i knew they were going to have a vegan coconut cupcake and i have been craving it like crazy. So i went through my "I'm saving up some pennies because I'm broke" jar to look for some change and surprisingly there was a bunch of nickles and dimes, anyway i found enough cash to get one delicious coconut cupcake. Yummy Cupcakes only carry 3 vegan cupcakes a day, one is always a vanilla one and the other two you can find out at their website here! They also carry a sugar free cupcake once a week which would be awesome if they were vegan. Well the coconut cupcake was good, it was moist, soft and very sweet but the only hint of coconut were the coconut shavings on top of it and after i ate it i felt a sugar overload it was a bit too sweet(which is strange for me because i love sugar) Well Yummy Cupcakes and The Sweetest Vegan on YouTube inspired me to make my own vegan cupcakes and I'm so excited! I've always liked baking but I've never thought of vegan baking and it doesn't sound too hard since there are a bunch of replacement for the dairy products. I have been watching The Sweetest Vegan bake all her awesomeness goodies and so this weekend i will get the ingredients i need to make a coconut cupcakes and maybe i'll bake some cupcakes once a week for a month, if i remember. I'm so Excited!!

-Monica