Vegan Super Bowl Foods

The Super Bowl is almost upon us. What better way to celebrate than a list of easy pre-prepared vegan food, and a list of recipes.

Easy Pre-prepared Vegan Food

1) Gardein Sweet and Tangy Barbeque Wings, Chipotle Lime Crispy Fingers or Classic Buffalo Wings

    

2) Trader Joe's Vegetable Bird's Nests (ie tempura shredded vegetables)

3) Gardein Beefless Sliders

4) Annie Chun's Spicy Vegetable Wontons

5) Veggie Meatballs (Trader Joe's, Nate's Meatless Meatballs)

If you are willing to put a little more work into preparing your Super Bowl food, below is a list of delectable options. Or check VegWeb to search over 15,000 recipes.

List of Vegan Recipes for the Super Bowl

1) Vegan Cream Cheese Wontons

2) Chunkamole Dip

3) Basil Fritters (Foglie Di Basilico Fritte)

4) Roasted Kale Chips

5) Breaded Crispy Tofu Fingers

6) Easily Veganized Brownie Mix

Vegan Mofo Giveaway Number 4: 30 Day Vegan Challenge, Butterscotch Chips

For newbie vegans or those of you are interested in trying it out, The 30 Day Vegan Challenge, is the perfect book. If you haven't looked out any of Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's books, please do. I use The Joy of Vegan Baking frequently. The gingerbread scones are my favorite holiday treat. For a chance to win this book, or some delicious butterscotch chips from Vegan Essentials, please see details below. 

The two winners will be chosen next Saturday, October the 29th. One for the 30 Day Vegan Challenge and one for butterscotch chips.

The winners are: Kala (Vegan Craftastic) won butterscotch chips and Ashley F. won a copy of 30 Day Vegan Challenge. Congratulations!

Here is how you enter:

1) First subscribe to my blog. If you are already a follower, skip to step 2
2) Write in the comments what you would make with vegan butterscotch chips
3) For extra entries into the contest, like Growing Up Veg on FB, follow me on tumblr (http://veganmomma.tumblr.com), and twitter (@Vegan_Momma).
4) You can get an extra entry for tweeting or reblogging this contest too!

Please note shipping to domestic addressees only.

Vegan Mofo Giveaway Number 3: Go Max Go Candy Bars & Appetite for Reduction

 

Go Max Go was so generous as to offer up 6 candy bars to give away for vegan mofo. If you miss candy bars from your childhood, these are the answer. In fact, I think these versions are actually much better. They are so fresh and delicious. They've got Jokerz like a Snickers, Twilight a Milky Way, Buccaneer a 3 Muskateers, Mahalo an Almond Joy, Cleo's a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, and Snap is like a Krackel or Nestle Crunch. If you haven't tried these, do yourself a favor and get yourself one or two or three.

Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz is the second book I'm giving away for Mofo. If you are unfamiliar with her books, you REALLY need to check them out. From Veganomicon, to Cupcakes Take Over the World, Vegan Brunch, to the new Vegan Pie in the Sky (of how I want this so bad!), she has solidified her name as a vegan chef to be reckoned with so many marvelous cookbooks under her belt. If you aren't able to buy one, please go to your library (after entering this contest), and also check out the Post Punk Kitchen. 

The winners will be choosen next Thursday, October 20th. Two winners of 3 Go Max Go each, and one winner of Appetite for Destruction. Three chances to win!


Contest closed, and the winners are: Appetite For Reduction: Oliver Danni, aka “choirqueer” and winners of 3 Go Max Go candy bars each: SillyKittyGirl and Lizzie Bordello. Congratulations to the lucky winners!

Here is how you enter:

1) First subscribe to my blog (i.e. must be a blog follower to win). If you are already a follower, skip to step 2.
2) Write in the comments which candy bar you'd like to try most from Go Max Go.
3) For an extra entry into the contest, like Growing Up Veg on FB, follow me on tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/veganmomma), and twitter (@Vegan_Momma).
4) You can get an extra entry for tweeting or reblogging this contest too!

Please note shipping to domestic addressees only.

Vegan Mofo Giveaway Number Two: Eli's Earth Bars and Vegan Lunch Box

Time to get started on giving away goodies. This giveaway is for 9 Eli's Earth bars, 3 of each kind to be exact. The best news is there will be two winners! That is right, two lucky winners will get to partake in 9 Eli's Earth Bars (18 bars given away total). Just in time for Halloween!

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Along with the candy bars, you will be entered to win a copy of "Vegan Lunch Box," by Jennifer McCann. I don't have a child in elementary school to pack lunches for yet, but after getting this book, I can't wait to start next year! A winner will be choosen next Wednesday, October 12th.

There is still time to enter the contest to win a $25 gift certificate to Vegan Essentials, so be sure to check it out if you haven't already (ends October 8th).

Here is how you enter:

1) First subscribe to this blog, i.e. must be a blog follower to win.
2) Write in the comments what your favorite candy bar was when you were a kid.
3) For an extra entry into the contest, like Growing Up Veg on FB, follow me on tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/veganmomma), and twitter (@Vegan_Momma).
4) You can get an extra entry for tweeting or reblogging this contest too!

Please note shipping to domestic addressees only.

And the winners are:


Jenny from Vegan and So Forth won Vegan Lunch Box
Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts) won 9 Eli's Earth Bars
Jen from Lita's World won 9 Eli's Earth Bars


Congratulations to the winners!

French Toast Sandwich with "Cheezly" Hashbrowns and Spinach Chips

Awhile back my son randomly threw out a comment about making a french toast sandwich. It sounded interesting, so I shelved it in my brain to revisit at a later date. Today became that day.

Our "go to" recipe for french toast is in a past post, so I'll focus on how we made the tofu and "cheezly" hash browns in this one. Once I made homemade hash browns, we were struck with how simple it is to do. Really it is not hard.  For the record, we worked on preparing everything all at the same time, so the food would finish approximately at the same time.

Vegan "Cheesy" Hash Browns

4-10 red baby potatoes, washed and unpeeled
1/2-1 cups vegan cheese (we use Cheezly)
2-4 tbsp. canola or vegetable oil

Prepare 2 potatoes per person you plan to serve. Wash the potatoes, then start to heat the oil in the frying pan using 1 tablespoon per 2 to 3 potatoes.

Shred the potatoes in a food processor leaving the skins on (there is great vitamins in there). Remove the shredded potatoes and dry with a paper towels, and put into hot pan with shredded cheese added on top of the potatoes.

Cook on medium heat until browned on one side, flip, and repeat for the second side. Remove when fully browned and eat hot!

Now onto this french toast sandwich recipe. As state above a great french toast recipe can be found in a previous post. The same process for kale chips I made before can be used to make spinach chips. Unfortunately my kids would eat the spinach cooked in the hash browns, so feel free to try that out. For now, they'll eat the spinach chips, and I'll take what we can get.!

Maple Fried Tofu

1 lb. firm tofu
1/4 maple syrup
spray of vegetable oil

To prepare the tofu, we pressed it between two plates (still wishing for a tofu press). Marinate in maple syrup for 10 minutes after pressing it, making sure to brush the tops with it. Lightly spray and heat a non-stick skillet or griddle on medium.

Add tofu and cook on one side until brown. Before flipping, lightly spray uncooked side, flip it and cook until brown. Place between two slices of french toast and enjoy. If you want a stronger maple flavor then add a little to the top of the tofu.

Don't forget to go and enter the Mofo contest this week for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Vegan Essentials.

Vegan MOFO Giveaway Vegan Essentials $25 Gift Certificate

Vegan Essentials was so gracious to provide a $25 gift certificate to giveaway for vegan MOFO. My family orders from their site all the time. Right now they are the only carrier of the infamous Cheezly. If you haven't tried this cheese yet, you REALLY need to. It tastes good all on its own. You heard me: we.eat.it.right.out.of.the.package. End Cheezly rant.

Vegan Essentials carries all sorts of vegan items: food, sweets, clothing, shoes, personal care products, books, household items, etc. Enter this Vegan MOFO giveaway for your chance to win your own little shopping spree! The winner will be announced Saturday, October 8th.

Here is how you enter: 

1) First subscribe to this blog, i.e. must be a blog follower to win

2) Write into the comments which product you would like to buy or try if you won the $25 gift certificate.

3) For an extra entry into the contest, like Growing Up Veg on FB, follow me on tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/veganmomma), and twitter (@Vegan_Momma)

Contest is over! Congratulations, you are the lucky winner winner is:  Bitt!

Vegan Mofo 2011 Giveaways!

This year I wanted to pay-it-forward, and decided to do a few give-a-ways. They'll be happening each week, so stop in often to enter.

There will be cook books, Go Max Go candy bars, Eli's Earth Bars, $25 Gift Certificate from Vegan Essentials, Dandies marshmallows, Lieber's butterscotch chips, and a vegan children's book. If you are interested in participating, look for more details soon. I'll be giving away one treat and book each week.

In the meantime, check out the loot below!