Field Roast- just ok....

This is a review of something that i'm actually not totally in love with, a first here at Shizzle....
My friend Jess at Let's Get Sconed(yeah, i don't know how to do those underlined links so just look to the right for the link) recently got 3 things to sample from the Field Roast folks(www.fieldroast.com). She got the Lentil Sage Quarter Roast, Celebration Roast, and -not sold directly to customers- White Truffle Pate. Jess invited me over to help her eat it. I first ate a slice of the Celebration Roast. I don't think i've ever had this before. I'm quite a fan of the Tofurkey even though i know it's not a huge hit with other vegetarians. The first couple times i had it i didn't really care for it, but i think it's when i realized how much damn protein is in it, i just really started liking it. I find the stuffing quite tasty(which there's only a very small amount of inside the roast).....Anyway, back to the Celebration....I found the roast to be quite delicious. I really liked the texture and they put a lot more stuffing in their roast than Tofurkey does. Then we cut into the Pate. At first bite, this herby "spread"(not really spreadable) was good. However, the aftertaste kinda left me disappointed. Me and Jess ate it on a Wasa-style cracker. Jess thought it would be more suited on a piece of baguette or something. The pate is something i would eat again, but i wouldn't buy it and i'm not sure how easily it is to obtain and i'm guessing the price is kinda high(Jess thinks they probably sell it in the Whole Foods deli section).
The last item we tried was the Lentil Sage Quarter Roast. Jess was quite disturbed when she had to cut off the stretchy netting around the roast. She gets grossed out by anything too real-like. It was pretty weird....So we ate a piece by itself first and i wasn't that impressed, but then we tried it again as the Field Roast people suggust: adding a dollop of dijon mustard. This really made all the difference, it was really tasty! I think a sandwich with these slices and the mustard would be hella good (yes, i said "hella").
I'm not sure i would buy any of these items unless they were on sale. I think i am just a Tofurkey girl (love love love the Smoked Torkey slices) at heart.
For pictures go to Jess's blog....
P.s. i also have tried the Unturkey (i think that's the one with "skin" on it). The price isn't worth it, though i've heard a lot of people praise it and say it's the best. So maybe it's just me. I don't think they sell it anymore.....

What's better in cold weather than ice cream?

Nothing! Which is why this post is to express the love i have for Purely Decadent Coconut Craze. I was going to title this post "Coconut Craze-y!!" but thought that was too much. Right?
So anyways, i took some pictures of it myself to prove that i'm actually eating this stuff......because...y'all probably think i lie that i actually eat what i'm posting about? i don't know....anyways, my sister and i were shopping at New Seasons (also known as cute boy central...for realz) the other day and she had a $1 off coupon and Purely Decadent was 2 for $5, so yes i got a whole pint for $1.50...sa-weet! I usually go for Cookies Avalanche but decided instead to try something new. Sister helped me pick out Coconut Craze, which i was only mildly excited about. That night i popped the pint open and had a bite: Oh-my-stars, so good! Not sure how many of you have gone to Pix Pattiserie here in Portland and had their Coconut Chocolate Chip Sorbet, but that is what this stuff tastes like, except it has the added bonus of roasted almonds. In the probable words of one Britney Spears "It was a party in my mouth, y'all!" With how many calories are per 1/2 cup(240) it has to be good, right?

Vegan sausage lovers rejoice!

Yesterday Jess (of Get Sconed!) and i were shopping at Whole Foods and we came across the new brand of Whole Foods foods called Whole Kitchen. They have vegan sausage patties in the freezer section. Jess encouraged me to get them, not that it took a lot of encouragement, i love sausage. I was so sad when i went vegan and could no longer buy Morningstar's sausage patties. (by the way, though these were very good, they still don't beat out Morningstar's patties.)
Last night i came home from going out with some friends. I hadn't eaten dinner and had gotten quite buzzed off a strongly made Kamikaze on the rocks. Since i just got back yesterday from a week long vacation i didn't have much (i didn't do any real grocery shopping at Whole Foods), my fridge was pretty lackluster in the food department. So i took out the new sausages. What i first liked about them was that they come in their own ziplock bag. So none of that weird trying to close up the bag to keep out freezer burn or whatever. I heated them up in a nongreased pan and ate them plain. The taste was good and so was the texture. They had the fake bits in them to make them look like real sausage. They compare with Gardenburger's sausage patties, but are better. This morning i made them again. This time i heated in the microwave and then finished them off in the toaster oven to give them a crisp outside. I dipped in ketchup and they were just lovely. This morning i really thought they were much better than the Gardenburger ones.

Cost: $2.49(i think) for 6 patties.

I looked for a picture of the box, but i couldn't find one. So just try using your imagination. I was going to take a picture of me eating them this morning, but was like, enh, too much work for this lazy girl.

Give me some Chocolove!

So there's a few people I've met that don't like chocolate, which is weird by the way, but, for the most part, everyone likes a good piece of chocolate. Since this is my second post about chocolate you may have figured out that I am of the latter group. I love me some chocolate!
So here we have Chocolove Cherries & Almonds in 55% Dark Chocolate. I've had some bars that mix dark chocolate with cherries and they just don't seem to compare. The cherries always tend to be too sour. And it doesn't have almonds in it. It's surprising how many dark chocolate manufacturers totally ignore this wonderful combination that I fell in love with as young girl eating her Hershey's with Almonds bar. The chocolate is just dark enough to hold me back from eating the whole bar in one go. I had that problem with milk chocolate. It's one of the reasons I gained 15 pounds while living in Germany....
I don't believe I have tried any of their other flavors, but they also sell Crystalized Ginger, Orange Peel, Raspberries and the brand new Chilies & Cherries in Dark Chocolate, which sounds kinda good. All of their chocolate bars come with a love poem on the inside. Their website is www.chocolove.com.

Nature's Path Hemp Plus Waffles

I didn't grow up eating breakfast. My mother wasn't much of a breakfast eater herself so i guess she just assumed we weren't either. I was rarely hungry first thing in the morning, but when i was at my grandma's house for the night i would wake up and she would make my favorite breakfast: Dunk egg and toast. I'm from a mennonite background and my grandma is ex-amish and speaks Pennsylvania Dutch(it's pretty much a mix of german and english) so when we say "dunk" we pronounced it "doonk." Some people may know dunk eggs as Sunnyside Up.
This is all to say that i do eat breakfast more these days, especially if it's at a restaurant. At home i sometimes just go for a piece of toast and earth balance. If i'm feeling like eating something a bit more substantial i go for one of Nature's Path Hamp Plus waffles with peanut butter and maple syrup. Sometimes they taste less than perfect and i'm not sure if it's my 30 year old toaster oven's fault or the waffle itself, but when it's perfect, it's just damn tasty! Almost chewy, that yummy healthy taste.....
They're almost always on sale at New Seasons for about $2.50 for 8 waffles.

Vegan Milk Chocolate!

Apologies for the time lapse. I'm one of those bloggers i don't like, you know, the kind that doesn't add to their blog every other day.....Now i realize how hard it is to keep up with something like that. Especially since i don't have internet at home...

So for today i am talking about Ricemilk Choco:

Dark chocolate is lovely, but it's not my favorite and when i lived in Germany for a year (i wasn't vegan) i ate their delicious inexpensive milk chocolate like it was going out of style. My favorite being Milka Sahne Creme. I was really skeptical when i first saw Terra Nostra's Ricemilk Choco. I just didn't think rice milk would make it as creamy delicious as the real thing. Ricemilk Choco is similar to the Sahne Creme bar in that it's got a center that's more creamier than the outside. Make sense? It's just freakin' delicious and I brought a bar to share with my friends, Joanna and Matt, for out America's Next Top Model Premiere party. i had 3 "lines" and was wanting more....
So, when dark chocolate just won't do it for you, try one of these. They sell for about $3-3.50.

Tofutti Kids!

I was never a fan of Orange Creamsicles growing up. I know, I know, you are shocked and dismayed, don't hate me. But i had one of these Kids bars about a year ago and fell in love. Maybe it's because they come in a red flavor (listed as Strawberry), not just orange. They also have a green flavor, also known as Lime. I'm not sure what the center is made of, but it's freakin' delicious! Kinda chewy and creamy at the same time. The best part is that The Daily Grind, here in Portland, sell them in singles for 49 cents so if you only like one of the flavors that come in the multi-pack or don't want them staring at you every time you open the freezer, you can just buy one whenever you're at Daily Grind (you know, along with one of their delicious vegan bakery items)....