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Meatless Monday Recipe–Twinkies Comeback As Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, July 22nd, 2013 in Food & Drink, Meatless Monday Recipe, Recipes.

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Hostess Twinkies

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the junk food news, the sugary snack food once thought to be in danger has been saved after all.

Hostess has re-introduced Twinkies this month, dubbing it the “sweetest comeback in the history of ever.”

They will be priced the same per box, but actually have fewer calories and fat grams.

But comeback kid or not, they’re no match for vegan twinkies, especially the ones from Fran Costigan’s book, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally.

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Twinkie And Hostess Demise Result Of Healthier Eating?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 in Business, Food & Drink, Recipes.

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Hostess Twinkies

Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of sugary-filled sweets such as Ho-Hos, Ding-Dongs and of course, the omnipresent Twinkie, is planning to shut its doors for good.

America is nowhere near earning the nickname of the “health foodie state,” but could it be that the fall of the Twinkie empire is due to people simply changing their habits and wanting to eat better?

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Peter Max “Coalition For Healthy School Food” Daiya Cheese Pizza

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 in Business, Food & Drink.

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The Coalition For Healthy School Lunches fundraising event held at the Peter Max Studio recently was a hit, especially with the food.

Several vegan restaurants provided goodies, including Angelica Kitchen, Ayurveda Cafe, Candle 79 & Candle Cafe, Counter,  4 Course Vegan, Chef Laura Dardi, Live Jolly Foods, Franchia, Fran Costigan, Luxurious Vegan Desserts, Green Bean Cafe, Chef Yoli Ouiya, Payard Patisserie, The Power of Food, Rama Sushi, Sacred Chow, Slice the Perfect Food and Stogo.

Slice, the Perfect Food made their pizza topped with vegan Daiya cheese.

From the blog:

“Everyone absolutely LOVED our vegan pizzas with Daiya vegan cheese (thanks Bob and Julia for the help!) so the night was a success!”

Daiya won “Best New Vegetarian Product” at the 2009 VegNews “Best of Show Awards” during the Expo West Natural Products Trade Show.

Daiya vegan cheese is available in select food service establishments as well as  vegetarian food shops online.

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