Cozy Snacks

This is my first full winter being a vegan like I mean it! I was really bummed this year when I figured out that most store brands of cocoa have milk* in them. Boooo! I was excited to find the Ah!Laska brand which is vegan and organic. Yay! I also got my hands on some Vitasoy Peppermint Chocolate soymilk at my local health food store. I have been having some amazing cocoa!

I made vegan s'mores for the first time too. I have eaten Sweet & Sara's s'mores and love them!

I figured I needed to learn to put some together my own s'mores in case of a winter snack emergency! This is what I came up with! It looks cozy, right?! I found grocery store graham crackers that didn't seem to have anything funky in them. I used Sweet & Sara's individual marshmallows and some Dagoba dark chocolate bars that I got on sale at my health food store for 93 cents. Whooo!! This snack was delicious...and yes, there was even a crackling (ok...gas log!) fire while I was eating them. Mmmm!!

P.S. Here are some tips on living dairy-free from Milksucks.com.

Instead of Butter:
Sauté in water or vegetable broth, use lemon for dressing, or switch to vegetable margarines and oils.
Instead of Ice Cream:
Try frozen desserts like Soy Delicious, Tofutti, Rice Dream, fruit sorbets, and ices. You'll never want to go back to the cholesterol and saturated fat of ice cream.
Instead of Milk:
Try chocolate, vanilla, almond, and plain soymilk. Excellent for cooking, on cereal, in coffee and hot chocolate -- use it any way you'd use milk. Comes in low-fat varieties, too.
Instead of Cheese:
Check health food stores for soy cheese, which is great on pizza, on sandwiches, and in sauces. You can also make a great, creamy "cheese" sauce using nutritional yeast flakes.