For years foodie blog followers have eagerly awaited a cookbook from Lauren Ulm of Vegan Yum Yum. A wrench in the plans delayed its release a couple of years ago, but at last it has arrived.

Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday is inching its way toward the Amazon best seller list, and for good reason ... it contains inviting recipes like Blueberry Waffles with Lemon Icing, Baked Mac and Cheeze, Caramelized Leek and Spaghetti Squash Polenta with White Sauce, Creamy Tomato Barley Risotto, British Lemon Maple Scones with Mock Clotted Cream, and Hurry Up Alfredo (recipe below) in addition to gorgeous recipe photography taken by Lauren Ulm herself.

At twenty-six, Lauren Ulm has already appeared on the The Martha Stewart Show, and created four new doughnut flavors exclusively for Vegetarian Times magazine. She writes the popular blog Vegan Yum Yum that won the 2008 VegNews magazine Veggie Award, and the 2008 Veg Blog Award. To further entice your taste buds, Lauren has shared the following three (dairy-free, egg-free, vegetarian) recipes from her new cookbook, Vegan Yum Yum:

Sept 24, 2009 - associated Brands Inc. of Medina, New York is voluntarily recalling 320 cases (3,840 selling units) of "Price Rite Beef Flavored Bouillon Cubes", lot code 22 JUL 11, as the lot has the potential to contain a dairy allergen which is not declared on the label.  Consumers who have an allergy to milk may run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

Price Rite 25 count Beef Bouillon Cubes were distributed in Pennsylvania.  Consumers would have purchased this product through Price Rite retail stores.

While we are all well aware of the physical effects food allergies have on so many people's lives, it is easy to over look the emotional and even social implications. Family gatherings, friendly meet-ups, and events more often than not revolve around food. But it isn't just the food allergic who are put in an awkward situation. Caring friends usually want to help, but when you don't live with something yourself, it can be hard to properly accomodate. Thinking of everything, as usual, the founder of Allergy Sense was happy to share with us her tips for friends of the food allergic community:

"It appears there are many misconceptions about food allergies and unless you live with them everyday, you may not be aware of many potential “triggers”. As a friend to someone who has food allergies, you need to be both understanding and accomodating. Remember, you friend didn’t choose to have food allergies he/she was either born with them or grew into them. Here are some tips/suggestions for non-allergic individuals to help minimize any uncomfortable situations:

Last month, we reported that Allergy Grocer and Miss Roben's Mixes would be returning to the market. Well, the mixes have arrived, and Navan Foods is on the job, stocking every possible mix that they can get their hands on.

They have the Corn Free Confectioner's Sugar, Buttercream Frosting, Cake, Goldfish Cracker, Mock Graham Cracker, and several more mixes in stock. The full line up can be viewed and purchased from the Miss Roben's category on the Navan Food's website.

Jennifer Elizondo, the founder of Navan Foods, offered the following additional notes regarding the Miss Roben's Mixes: