I'm Bringing Chocolate Back...

You'll get what I mean in my new t/s post, where you'll also find my new Raw Orange Chocolate Truffles recipe, and also my Hot Coco-Cocoa recipe (from ed&bv).

And... the winner of the Top Chef giveaway is annalene, who commented:
1. I would love to see Isa Chandra Moskowitz as a guest judge, how perfect would that be?
2. Anything dealing with making a vegan cheese.
3. Make baby food!)

Annalene, please e-mail me at dreena@everydayvegan.com so I can get your mailing address.

To another matter... I've been asked for help with locating a private vegan chef in the Baltimore, Maryland area: Candidates must be vegan/vegetarian, and able to work as a live-out private chef, full-time for 1 person.  Prior experience cooking vegan gourmet meals is required.  Duties also include administrating the household - including running errands, paying bills, coordinating subcontractors for house maintenance.  If you want to apply for this position, or know someone that is interested, you can e-mail me at dreena@everydayvegan.com and I'll help get you in touch.

All for now... oh, except something to read and think about...

Genes do not determine disease on their own.  Genes function only by being activated or expressed, and nutritiona plays a critical role in determining which genes, good and bad, are expressed.  (Principle #4, The China Study)

Cookbook Winner & spud! truffles

Alrighty, winner is Josiane. Yay for you! Please e-mail me: dreena@everydayvegan.com so I can get your mailing details. :)

Now, I need to tell you about a yummy truffle product I recently purchased through spud!. As one great thing about ordering through spud! is that their ordering page offers a 'special diets' link where you can check out all their vegan product offerings. I usually purchase tamari roasted almonds, some breads, rolled oats, beans, and other items. Last week I noticed these Rene Rey organic soy chocolate hazelnut truffles. Thought I'd give them a try, and I'm glad I did! They're very much like a milk chocolate truffle, with a hazelnut truffle filling inside a hard milk chocolate-like coating. Creamy and yummy! And, not too expensive, so if you are ordering from spud!, these may be a good stocking stuffer. We can fill our own stockings, right?... or at least add a thing or two. or three. ;)