Archive for August, 2008
Vegan on a Budget
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Lifestyle, Randomness
While the vegan lifestyle tends to be less expensive than a traditional one, for some it’s just not cheap enough. Everybody needs a good bargain once in a while. Lucky for you, I am the Queen of Cheap and I am here to spread my wealth of knowledge.
Living on a strict budget can be frustrating, but it is important to not forget your day to day essentials and not concentrate so much on the “stuff” that you think we need. Is it necessary for you to have 27 pairs of “eco-friendly” denim? (Is it even “eco-friendly” to have 27 of anything?) Do you really need a shade of eye shadow to match each pair of shoes you own? How about the hamburger phone? Sure, Juno was cool, but you don’t even have a land line! The box of clementines that are rotting away in your fridge because you couldn’t pass up such a stupendous deal? That was probably a bad idea.
At a certain point, you must be one with the fact that you don’t really need all that much. But a pair of killer faux leather pumps once in a while won’t hurt. I promise. (more…)
Heaven in Creamy Dessert Form <3
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Food
Sorry to have two food posts in a row, but I just wanted to briefly share my love for this amazing treat that I have just discovered: Turtle Mountain’s Purely Decadent Dairy Free Ice Cream made from Coconut Milk!!!! This yummy dessert was a sweet relief in a vegan world overloaded with soy everything. I have only tried the Mint-chocolate chip version, but the others look delicious as well. Shall I list the reasons why I love this oh so much? Okay then..
- You can taste the coconut flavor, but it is not overpowering and it compliments the other flavors perfectly.
- Mostly organic.
- Sweetened with agave.
- Contains only 11 ingredients including the chocolate chip components . (And all are easily pronounced)
- Tastes like heaven.
For more about Turtle Mountain and their products go here: http://www.turtlemountain.com/
Berry Fennel Salad
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Cooking, Food
This is the perfect late summer salad. Good for when you want something light and delicious, but you really don’t want to spend the whole day slaving over a hot stove (honestly, who ever wants to do that?).
Ingredients:
Salad
50g walnuts
¼ cucumber
½ fennel, very thinly sliced / shredded
85g watercress, thick stalks removed
1 round green lettuce, washed and dried
150g blackberries, washed and dried
150g raspberries, washed and dried
Dressing
150g silken tofu
5½ tablespoon good quality French dressing
1 slightly rounded tablespoon caster sugar
Method
1. Preheat oven to 200C / 400F / Gas mark 6. Spread walnuts out on a baking tray and put in hot oven for about 4 minutes until lightly roasted. Remove from oven and cool.
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Its Cheap Makeup Day!
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Cosmetics, On Sale
Apparently, it is cheap makeup day in veganland.
UrbanDecay.com is having a friends and family sale, where you may receive a 30% off discount with the coupon code: FFL30. As you may already know, Urban Decay offers a fairly large amount of vegan cosmetics for you to choose from. This sale is only from today, August 19th until August 28th, so hurry up!
Hard Candy is offering its entire online inventory at 75% off. Thats right, EVERYTHING. They also offer a large amount of vegan cosmetics that are clearly marked in their own category on the website. I’m not sure how long this sale is going to last, so I would also take advantage of it soon.
The heads up for both of these sales were found on logicalharmony.net (thank you!)
Image courtesy of weddingssc1
2008 VegAwards: Vote now!
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Randomness
This is a bit delayed, but here is a friendly reminder to vote for your favorite veg stuff! The VegAwards is the largest survey in the world pertaining to the vegan lifestyle! Winners are announced in the holiday issue of VegNews magazine. Hurry, the deadline is August 31st!
Beyond Skin on Sale!
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Fashion, On Sale, Shoes
One of the most progressive designer footwear companies out there is having a sale of up to 30% off their Beyond Skin collection. If you are not familiar with Beyond Skin, let me brief you: All shoes are made using no animal products. They are made by hand, using fair practices in the UK, while using the most sustainable energy possible. Excited yet?
Check out the aforementioned shoes here and while you are at it, check out the stock clearance items (press samples for hella cheap).
Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Awareness
On October 15, 2008, please join me and thousands of other bloggers in an effort to create awareness about a topic that is well known but avidly avoided: poverty.
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. The aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
Along with using the power of words to spread a thought provoking message, you can do other things to help the impoverished. You can fund a microloan, donate your days earnings, or even just help promote this event.
For more information visit: http://blogactionday.org/
Tote-ally cute!
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Bags, Fashion
There is nothing I love more than just throwing everything I could ever possibly
need in one big bag and running out the door to face my day. Fruit, a
book, my ipod, a small child.. you name it, it goes in my tote. Vegan totes
are easy finds since they are typically made out of cloth or canvas anyway.
Here are some cute totes I have recently found that have struck my fancy.
I couldn’t help it, this bag makes me giggle.
Angry little girls at Alternative Outfitters
Restaurant Review: Red Bamboo, NYC
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Dining Out, Food
I recently had the pleasure of dining at this self proclaimed “soul café” in the heart of the West Village. Red Bamboo is a vegetarian establishment with the majority of the menu being vegan. (Thankfully, all desserts are vegan.)
When we first entered, the whole place smelled like bug spray or some other kind of strong chemical. That made me weary, but the smell seemed to fade quickly.
I liked how the non-vegan menu items were clearly marked, and casein and whey were taken into consideration. You would be surprised how many restaurants serve soy cheese containing casein as “vegan”. I noticed they seemed to specialize in mock meat and although I don’t particularly fancy it, I decided to live on the edge. (more…)
Te Casan on sale!!
Posted by Mandi | Filed under Fashion, On Sale, Shoes
I’m sure you have heard of Natalie Portman’s vegan line of shoes with Te Casan. (If not - lookie here.) However, you might not know that some are on sale at the Te Casan website. Five different styles of mega-cute shoes in a variety of colors are up to 50% off. These are my faves:
If you are so inclined, while you are shopping, you may pick up a pair of these for me. Thanks!
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