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finds and discoveries
Monday, March 9th, 2009 06:27 pmGood vegan chocolates (somewhat expensive, but delicious):
Sjaaks.com
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Some Asian/Oriental markets sell various kinds of "mochi" sweets. Mochi is a chewy substance made out of rice flour. The regular mochi sweets - flavored, and with various fillings - are ok, but I discovered one brand (Royal Family) which has chocolate-covered ones. The kind I bought includes chopped almonds and a sesame filling, and they are yummy! They are like chocolate-covered marshmallow confections. Vegan marshmallows are hard to find, and I haven't yet come across any vegan chocolate marshmallow confections, so this is a kind of treat I haven't had since becoming vegan. The mochi texture is thicker and less sweet than marshmallow, but similar enough to do the trick. I covered some other mochi sweets I had bought (with a taro filling) which were just so-so on their own, in chocolate, and they are now yummy too!
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I thought I was going to have to buy new shoelaces, as some of my shoes' shoelaces are made out of slippery synthetic fibers which come undone too easily and which don't stay tied. But then I found a simple way of tying the shoelaces differently so that they stay tied better, and they can still be opened just by pulling on the ends like normal.
Sjaaks.com
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Some Asian/Oriental markets sell various kinds of "mochi" sweets. Mochi is a chewy substance made out of rice flour. The regular mochi sweets - flavored, and with various fillings - are ok, but I discovered one brand (Royal Family) which has chocolate-covered ones. The kind I bought includes chopped almonds and a sesame filling, and they are yummy! They are like chocolate-covered marshmallow confections. Vegan marshmallows are hard to find, and I haven't yet come across any vegan chocolate marshmallow confections, so this is a kind of treat I haven't had since becoming vegan. The mochi texture is thicker and less sweet than marshmallow, but similar enough to do the trick. I covered some other mochi sweets I had bought (with a taro filling) which were just so-so on their own, in chocolate, and they are now yummy too!
..
I thought I was going to have to buy new shoelaces, as some of my shoes' shoelaces are made out of slippery synthetic fibers which come undone too easily and which don't stay tied. But then I found a simple way of tying the shoelaces differently so that they stay tied better, and they can still be opened just by pulling on the ends like normal.