Chow Vegan

While browsing for new books to read on a Kindle, I somehow ended up looking at cookbooks. Imagine my surprise to see some going for the princely sum of $0.00. Yeah, it’s the electronic version, but hey, it’s free.

And they’re weren’t all the “I-never-heard-of-this-cookbook-before” kind either. Vegan Junk Food is one I’ve been meaning to pick up. As of this posting though, it’s back to its regular price. I don’t know how often or when the prices change.

If you have Amazon Prime, you can borrow for free from your Kindle right now, Vegan Desserts and The Everything Vegan Cookbook to name just a couple. And it’s not just cookbooks, there’s free e-books in lots of categories.

Since the screen on the Kindle isn’t all that big, I downloaded the e-cookbook to my computer. So you don’t even need a actual Kindle, just download the Kindle program or the Kindle app for mobile devices. The directions are right there on the product page.

As for the free cupcakes, Sprinkles is giving them away between 12pm and 2pm on May 2nd, 13th, 18th and June 17th and 26th as part of a promotion for the movie People Like Us. Just whisper “People Like Us” for a free cupcake of your choice.

Normally, I like to personally vet everything before posting but I didn’t have time to go today. I have reviewed their Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes before and I’m looking forward to stopping by on one of the other dates. For more information, check out the People Like Us Facebook page.

This post contains Amazon links, I get a few coins tossed my way if you click on any of the links and make a purchase of anything.

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I’m sure you’ve seen Angry Birds by now. Some of them are red with a very angry expression on their face. They’re slingshotted at green pigs, who apparently, stole the Birds’ eggs.

One of them showed up in my kitchen. I told the little bird, “I ain’t got your eggs. I never had your eggs; I’m no green pig.” I offered a snack of fruits and nuts but the bird disappeared without a word.

The next day, there was another red Angry Bird. “Look, it’s like I told the other one, there’s no eggs here.” And the bird was gone, just like that. I’m unsure how long this is going to go on but I wouldn’t be surprised if a green pig showed up at some point.

An Angry Bird Apple A Day
More of a method than a recipe

For the body, pick out a small to medium size apple that has a nice, deep red color. I used an organic Jonathan apple from the local farmers market. With a very sharp knife, score an arc across the lower half to create the white belly. Use the knife to peel off the skin.

Make a small cut where the outside corner of the eye would go, to break the skin. Using a stainless steel 1/4 measuring teaspoon, scoop out what would be the eye. Make the other eye the same way.

Make a few cuts at the top of the apple being careful not to actually cut the pieces off. Lift up the pieces for the feathers on top of the head.

The eyebrows are strips cut from a piece of nori. The pupils for the eyes are hole punched from the same sheet of nori. The juice from the cut apple will hold the pieces of nori in place.

The beak is a slice of carrot, cut a “V” in the side and attach with one end of a toothpick. If serving to small kids, remember to take out the toothpick for them.

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The winner of the Vegan Desserts cookbook is number 32.

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The winner of The Happy Herbivore Cookbook is number 1.

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The winner of the Appetite for Reduction cookbook is number 20.

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