South Salem, NY - Divvies (www.divvies.com), a food allergy-friendly sweets manufacturer, has released their new line of Halloween-inspired cupcakes and jellybeans just in time for the ghoulish holiday.  Available to order online, for fresh delivery throughout the United States, all of Divvies’ products are egg-, dairy-, tree nut-, and peanut-free (and consequently vegan).

Recipe contest season is upon us, and I am happy to report that there are some wonderful opportunities for dairy-free and vegan amateur chefs and bakers alike. From tempeh to dark chocolate, the following recipe contests are sure to inspire some deliciously creative ideas:

This site may follow a dairy-free focus, but our primary goal is to promote a healthy and delicious life, no matter what dietary restrictions you may be faced with.  For that reason, we cater to food allergies, Coeliac Disease, vegan living, GFCF needs, etc.  For many dairy-free dieters, wheat / gluten is also a problem, and when faced with the problem of how to cut out both wheat and dairy ... well it can seem overwhelming.  Luckily, the friendly people at Foods Matter have published an article in their October issue sharing wheat-free stories and addressing the question: ‘I can’t eat wheat. How can I replace the nutrition it provides?’  They have been kind enough to share the whole story with us here...

Janelle, Brown Bag Blues - Is it really that time of year? The leaves are turning and the lunch bags cross my counter every morning. The kids' backpacks are strewn throughout the house and school projects are the talk of the day.  I am tickled to be back in the brown bag lunch season, where I dig deeper for new ideas and recipes, and try to rally my boys to try new snacks, dips and sandwiches. One recipe that I reach for each fall is our pumpkin cookies; though the irony is that they are made with cooked carrots: not pumpkin...

Calling all Vegan Teens!  The Vegetarian Resource Group is offering two $5000 scholarships each year to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities. The current scholarship awards are open to high school seniors who will be graduation in the spring of 2008.  The deadline for submisssion is February 20, 2008, but they are already accepting applications.  See the VRG website for more details.