The Laziest Vegans Top Ten Asks Sara Sohn

Sara Sohn is the genius behind the Vegan marshmallow company Sweet & Sara. She has been making Vegans happy since 2005 with some of the most delicious and decadent desserts out there, from her peanut butter smore to her rice crispy treat. Vegan since 13, Sara set out to fill the Vegan marshmallow void. Taking over a year to get the perfect recipe, she unleashed her marshmallows unto the public. Now Sara shares with us her favorite Vegan goodies (besides her own of course!). It is with extreme pleasure that I bring you Sara Sohn!

What is your favorite store-bought veggie burger?
Not into veggie burgers too much but if Boca is grilled right it can be pretty darn good. I'm more of Chik'n burger kinda gal – the Boca Chik'n patties are awesome.

What is your favorite frozen dinner?
I used to live on Celentano Eggplant Rollettes but I think those don’t exist anymore but who cares because Tofurky Pizza is where it’s at. I cried when I first had one. Mmm

What is your favorite ice cream?
There’s nothing like Lula’s. I've trekked through blizzards, braved horrendous rainstorms, and endured blistering heat waves just to get my ice cream fix, no joke – it’s one of the happiest places on Earth. I'm there every Friday – see you there? When I cant get to Lula’s, I go for Purely Decadent coconut based Vanilla or Turtle Trails – near perfection.

What is your favorite chip or cracker?
Oh man, I'm a sucker for chips. Wanna be my bestie? Get me a bag of Lays BBQ chips or Tings. EcoPlanet “cheddar” crackers are crazy dangerous, I've eaten an entire box in one sitting and then eyed the other one.

What is your favorite cereal?
Peanut Butter Panda Puffs + Gorilla Munch + almond milk =breakfast of chimpions. I mean champions.

What is your favorite candy?
Besides Sweet & Sara vegan marshmallow goodness? Go Max’s Peanut Butter Cleos, Eli’s butterfingers, and Skittles, now that they’re gelatin free!

What is your favorite cookie?
Not too exciting but I think Whole Foods makes the best chocolate chip cookie ever. And Im obsessed with the Q-bel chocolate hazelnut wafer cookies.

What three pre-packaged food items would you take to a desert island?
Alright, here we go. Guacamole. Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut butter. Tofurky’s Hickory Smoked Turkey Deli Slices.

Name a product you would like Veganized?
Spam – I know, so nasty but I loved spam! I miss omelettes too. I also haven’t had a good white chocolate bar.

What are your favorite local and/or online stores for Vegan products?
Food Fight Grocery, Vegan Essentials, Cosmos Vegan Shoppe, and Pangea for online shopping and Lifethyme + Whole Foods for local shopping.

And that concludes The Laziest Vegans Top Ten. Thanks Sara!

Heidi Ho Organic Hazelnut Cheezes

In the last couple years, Vegan cheeses have really blown up. I think it's an exciting time to try Veganism and one of the gateways is cheese. So having a multitude of choices is important. One of the newest entries into the Vegan cheese world is Heidi Ho Organics. Heidi Ho is different because they use hazelnuts instead of soy or tapioca. And I'm sure you're dying to know, yes, it does melt! For the time being these cheezes are only available in Portland, Oregon but will be available at their website soon.

Chipotle Cheddar was my favorite of the three. It had a hearty spicy taste that was begging to be shredded into some tacos (which I eventually did).

Monterey Jack had mellow buttery flavor that was delicious on crackers. A slice on a veggie burger would be yum also.

Smoked Gouda had a smoked tangy flavor. I've never eaten real gouda and the only reason I know about it is Mr. Mom. It would be good on a Tofurky sandwich.

For the tasting cracker, I went with the Late July Classic Rich. I found them to be very buttery and delicious. These would take down a Ritz cracker any day. Look how far Veganism has come, wine and cheeze all day!

Sweet & Sara Strikes Again!

As most of you know, I love Sweet & Sara. Eating a Peanut Butter Smore for the first time was a life altering experience. Whenever I get a chance, I try to buy a smore or a package of marshmallows to tied me over. Recently, Sweet & Sara had an online sale and I noticed some new products I haven't tried yet, so here is some stuff that's new or at least new to me!

Cinnamon Hazelnut Biscotti. A yummy little cinnamon cookie with bits of hazelnut.

Mocha Almond Biscotti. Chocolaty cookie goodness with bits of almond.

Graham Crackers. The perfect accessory for Sweet & Sara Marshmallows.

Coconut Macaroons. The classic returns in Vegan form! Coconutty heaven.

Mini Smores. As good as the original, only smaller.

Rocky Road Bark. Yummy chocolate mixed with marshmallows and almonds. I would have to say this is a new favorite. A nice combination of all this things you love about Sweet & Sara.

If Sweet & Sara isn't available in you area (request it!) follow Sweet & Sara on Facebook and Twitter for to get the first word on any special online sales.

Rice Dreams Bites

I was recently on vacation in Columbus, Ohio and stopped by a Kroger grocery store. I was excited about the amount of Vegan friendly convenience foods. While browsing the frozen section, I saw these Rice Dream Bites staring me down. Buying groceries on vacation usually doesn't work because you don't have a kitchen in your hotel room and you are lucky to even have a fridge. So in my head I figured I'd be able to polish off these Rice Dream Bites since they're in bite size form and won't melt as quickly as a normal pint.

So I took a chance and purchased them. My calculations were correct, they didn't melt on me and I didn't even need a spoon. They were so freakin' good! It's basically a chocolate covered ice cream bon bon. The hard chocolate shell with the yummy vanilla Rice Dream was heavenly. To tell the truth, I bought these twice, once I ate them all by myself and the second time I shared.

Field Roast Frankfurters

I was introduced to Field Roast Sausages by Lauren, aka Whoa Wren, a couple years ago. At first I didn't want any part of them - I just wasn't a fan of sausages or hot dogs growing up. Even when I covered them up in mustard and ketchup they were hard for me to eat. Fast forward to present day and the Field Roast Apple Sage Sausages are one of my favorite meals. Even eating them plain is a treat. So you can say I'm a fan of Field Roast and I really enjoy their products, which brings me to their new Frankfurters!

Forget every Vegan frankfurter you know, there isn't anything like this! The spicy, meaty frankfurter is the best I've ever had. The texture is nice and firm with a hearty bite. I can eat these without condiments or I can fix it up with ketchup, mustard and sauerkraut. I made mine on a cast iron grill but I can't wait to throw one on the gas grill outside.

Even if you are not a fan of hot dogs, Vegan or otherwise, try these Field Roast Frankfurters and you will be converted!

Funky Monkey Snacks

Suffice it to say, whenever I go to the store I'm on the lookout for Vegan stuff. Coupled with the fact that I'm a 6 year old in a 32 years old's body, I can appreciate something called Funky Monkey. I saw these on the shelf with the hope that they were Vegan. Not only did they say Vegan on the packaging, they contain all natural ingredients. Funky Monkey Snacks are freeze-dried fruit (varies from bananas, apple, pineapple, mango, papaya and guava) mixed with real fruit juices. Funky Monkey indeed!

The three flavors I was able to get a hold of were Bananamon, Purple Funk and Jivelime. Bananamon is freeze-dried organic banana with organic cinnamon. I would have to say this was my favorite. The cinnamon didn't pop out for me but I love banana chips and these were wonderful. Purple Funk is freeze-dried organic banana with organic acai. I enjoyed this one. The best part is now I kind of know what acai tastes like. Jivelime is freeze-dried pineapple with organic lime juice. This was my least favorite due to the pineapple being sticky and it getting stuck to my teeth. Although the taste was enjoyable and I liked the pineapple crunch. So bottom line, this makes a great portable snack for kids and adults. Can't wait to try the other flavors!

Divvies Caramel & Kettle Popcorn

Everyone likes popcorn right? I think so, in one form or other. I haven't chowed down on popcorn in the longest time. That all changed the other day when I bought a couple bags of Divvies Kettle Corn and Caramel Corn.

The Kettle Corn is fantastic, my favorite of the two. The taste reminds me of Lucky Charms marshmallows. Nice and sweet with out being too overpowering. Yummy crunchy coating and fairly low fat. I love that there are only five ingredients, Popcorn, Sugar, Corn Oil, Pure Vanilla Extract and Salt.

The Caramel Corn is no slouch either. It tastes exactly like the caramel corn you grew up with, but dare I say better. Similar to Cracker Jacks, it has a strong caramel taste with lots of crunch. And if those two flavors don't float your boat, Divvies also makes Chocolate Caramel Corn! Either way, Divvies has got you covered with tons of gourmet popcorn.