Instagram Pics: Cleo's Peanut Butter Cups

Let me be frank: I take a lot of Instagram photos, none of which has ever made it onto this blog.

Why?  The simplest answer is that I'm often too lazy to write up a lengthy post to go along with every single picture, so I figured it'd be kind of silly to put any of them on my blog.

However, it recently occurred to me that there's no rule stating that each and every Veggie Terrain post must absolutely, unequivocally contain "hard-hitting" (read: overly-verbose) analysis.  This is my blog, after all, and if one of my Instagram photos is itching to be shared, then gosh darnit, share it, I shall...

See that package of candy, above? It contains Cleo's vegan, gluten-free peanut butter cups.  They're made of "creamy peanut butter in a rice-milk chocolatey coating," and, I suspect, crack.  They're super-sweet, decadently melty, and highly addictive.  Proceed with caution.

Get your hands on Cleo's Peanut Butter Cups at:

• Whole Foods
• Fairway Market
• Lula's Sweet Apothecary (NYC)

Not near Whole Foods or Fairway? It's okay! Try online:

• Vegan Essentials
• Food Fight Grocery

VeganMoFo: Whole Food's Favorites

I know, I know, pre-made foods are totally not the way to go.

But what if they're vegan, and not really processed, and, well... completely and utterly delicious? I'm talking so delicious that they'll have you slaving away, trying in earnest to replicate their perfection?

You buy them. In bulk. Each and every damn time you're at Whole Foods.

A Box o' Cookies for Your Troubles

Oops - I almost forgot to announce the winner of the box of Trader Joe's Candy Cane Joe-Joe's!

The winner is:

(drum roll, please....)

Tory, aka Herbivore, from the very cool blog, Herbivious.

Congrats, Herbivore! Make sure to contact me at veggieterrain [at] gmail [dot] com with your info, and I'll send those cookies out to you asap!

Product Reviews: Candy Cane Joe-Joe's

Candy Cane Joe-Joe's:
They'll make you say,
"Oh...
Ohhhh!"

Yep, these are quite possibly the most addictive cookies to ever come out of a box (or an oven, for that matter).

They're similar to an Oreo cookie, but have tiny bits of seductive candy cane mixed into their delicious vanilla (vegan!) cream middles. I like to eat them as-is, but CH prefers the old "twist, separate, and devour the middle-part first" method. Either way, you're looking at heaven. (See: exhibit "A" - the ethereal glow around the Joe-Joe's box, below.)

Before I go any further, I want to be clear about something: I don't even like candy canes, and I'm not a huge fan of cookies either - so these have to be pretty darn good to earn a positive review from me. (Don't get me wrong - I can fully appreciate a fantastic cookie, but I'm not the type of person who fantasizes about them all day...)

A Sneak Peek...

I've been thinking about reviewing food/products on this blog for a while now.

However, "a while" has finally turned into months and months, which means that it's now or never...

As a result, I hope to begin rolling out a semi-regular (how's that for noncommittal?) review column over the next several days. I intend to focus on vegan products and eco-friendly items that are useful in the kitchen.

To that end, here's a little collage of some of the products I'm planning to review:


That ought'a wet your whistle.

Or at least motivate me to get to work...

Right?