Vegan Halloween Candy: Chick-O-Stick

Happy Halloween, everyone! It's time for some candy! Vegans usually can't eat candy because of the milk, eggs, and gelatin found in so many candy products. But here's a classic candy that we can eat (as long as we don't mind the possibility of eating sugar that has been processed using a non-vegan method). Here's a rare treat. Chick-O-Stick!

Boca Original Chick'n Veggie Patties

I used a Boca Chick'n patty with Dave's Killer Bread, Vegenaise, and cherry tomatoes from the garden to make this sandwich. This Boca product is really good.

Dark Chocolate Peanut Clusters

Vegans can have chocolate too! Sometimes. I found these in the bulk goods section of Sprouts Farmers Market.

These are really good. It's been so long since I've had chocolate and peanuts. Most chocolate contains milk. This product is all plant-based.

When shopping for vegan chocolate you'll need to assume almost all chocolate has milk in it, because that's a fact. Look for 100% cocoa and dark chocolate. But even those are frequently made with milk. Always read carefully.

Vegan Lunch From Steak-Out In Huntsville AL

Steak-Out is a local delivery and take-out restaurant in Huntsville AL. Steak-Out is known for their meaty meals, but they do have some items for vegans and vegetarians. They have good baked potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, and sweet tea. They also have grilled onions and grilled mushrooms. I tried to get more information about those. All I could get from Steak-Out is that they're soaked in "soy sauce and other seasonings". Are they cooked on the same grill as the meat? Are they seasoned with cow blood? I don't know. It's a secret. Vegans, eat ate your own risk! I ate the onions and only tasted soy sauce and onions. I didn't get diarrhea, so that makes me feel a little bit better about it.

Here's the baked potato with grilled onions and a sweet tea. It came with butter and sour cream in small take-out packages. I just gave those to an omnivore.

This lunch was very good. Every part of it was perfect. Carnivores and omnivores have plenty of options at Steak-Out, but it seems that herbivores are limited to ordering the baked potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, and drinks.

Lantana Yellow Lentil Hummus with Pita Bread

One of my favorite vegan foods is hummus. Here's a good one. I ate this with pita bread.

Peppered Tofurky Slices

Tofurky has a product made to be much like peppered pastrami slices. Unsure if I've ever had pastrami, my ability to compare the two would be inadequate and dishonest. I can say that this is an excellent product that satisfies every time. This is one of my favorite Tofurky products, and I buy it frequently.

This is so good I occasionally eat it straight from the package. To maximize my lunchtime pleasure, I gently place separated slices of Tofurky between toasted Dave's Killer Bread with a generous amount of Vegenaise.

With vegan sandwiches this good, there's no reason to think about animal flesh.

Banh A Long Time At Happy Tummy In Huntsville AL

I went back at Happy Tummy in Huntsville for another plant-based lunch. This is the Banh A Long Time wrap. To make it vegan, I just ordered it with no mayonnaise. This was so big the wrap almost didn't close. It was stuffed full of fresh veggies like cucumber, pickled daikon & carrot, cilantro, jalapeno, bean sprouts and cabbage. I added jerk tofu for an additional charge. It came with my choice of chips, which was Lay's original potato chips.

Banh A Long Time at Happy Tummy in Huntsville AL

This was a very good lunch. The jerk tofu and jalapenos really made it hot, which is what I expected. The fresh ingredients were crisp. There was a hint of exotic spices, probably from the jerk sauce. The service was great as usual, and the cafe was peaceful and quiet at the time of my visit. I will return!

Click here to see the Happy Tummy website

Lantana Black Bean Hummus

This is one of my favorites! Lantana Black Bean hummus is slightly spicy and tastes even better than the bean dip I learned to love as a kid. This goes perfectly with corn tortilla chips!

Vegan Liquid Part 2

Liquid Vegan Part 2

This blog entry highlights some of the many vegan beverage options. I just picked some of my own favorites. These drinks do not contain blood, pus, or bee vomit. Drink up!

Core Hydration pH Water

Hot Spiced Tea at P.F. Chang's

GT's Muliti-Green Kombucha

Alo Awaken Aloe Vera Water

One Pure Coconut Water

Hint Blackberry Water

Dr Pepper with real sugar

Tazo Jasmine Green Tea

Lucky Spring Rolls, Chicken Flavor

This says it's chicken flavor, but it's vegan. This product is really good. The exterior wrap is nice and crunchy. The interior is soft. It comes with a dipping sauce.

This was my first time buying this product. Here's my first impression thoughts. The filling could have been a bit more filled and textured, and the dipping sauce was a bit watery. But this was a very satisfying snack. The taste was great. The price was right. It's so good to eat spring rolls again. Most spring rolls are not vegan. My conclusion is that they aren't perfect, but they're good enough for me. I'll buy these again.

OnYums

These were purchased at a dollar store. This was a good find. OnYums are much like Funyuns except these are vegan. Funyuns are made with milk. OnYums win!

Thai Dynamite at Pei Wei Asian Kitchen in Charlotte NC

I finally got the opportunity to eat at Pei Wei Asian Kitchen, not to be confused with Mei Wei Asian Bistro which I've posted on before. This Pei Wei experience was in the University area of Charlotte NC near N.Tryon St. and Harris Blvd.

Pei Wei focuses on fresh, hand-made foods with no preservatives or artificial flavors.. It's like a healthier version of P.F.Chang's with a walk up counter and a self-serve drink station.

To order a vegan meal at Pei Wei, I chose the Thai Dynamite with just veggies. I also chose the white rice. I could have added tofu as well, but I wanted to save money. Just to confirm, I asked the guy at the counter what he recommended for vegans. He knew the V word and immediately suggested this dish and the Honey Seared, both with veggies and tofu. The Honey Seared doesn't actually have honey in it.

This was really good. It did have an unexpected smokiness from being wok fried, but it didn't taste like meat or anything. It was slightly spicy. The veggies were cooked but still firm and brightly colored. Imagine a hot salad with a spicy soy sauce. I will try it with the tofu next time.

Also the Sweet and Sour with veggies and tofu should be vegan. They have edamame too.

A Vegan Breakfast at SpringHill Suites

SpringHill Suites had some pretty good breakfast choices for vegans. Here's the oatmeal. They had brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, and almonds to put on top.