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I made a vegan Dubai chocolate bar

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I wanted to try a proper vegan version of the viral  Dubai chocolate. I have tried the one from Palm bites  and  it’s good but it’s a healthier version made from dark chocolate and the pistachio is the crunch. I have also tried the cookie from Naturally Vero since they had an option to get it with my meal prep delivery. They do make a chocolate bar  but they don’t deliver it. I like the cookie filling but find it was too heavy in the cookie. Juice Dudez also has the filling in a mango pudding which is excellent but they don’t do a vegan chocolate yet. I am hoping I will convince them or any other Ottawa vendor to make one some day. In the meantime I had to make one myself.  I have asked my vendor friends to make me one even sent them the recipes but no one has yet. I really wanted to try a proper unhealthy version just once. I didn’t want to make it myself because I knew I would want to eat it all. I always gravitate to things that are pistachio flavoured. It’s ...
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2025 Contest Prize Wins updated May 2025

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Last year I started keeping track of the prizes I won. You can read that post here  2024 Contest Prize Wins . It is a great post to have for memories so I’m going to start a new post for 2025. My latest prize is definitely the biggest so far. It was a 4 part prize from Stoked Oats, Nuts for Cheese, Graza, and Queen Street Bakery. Every time I received a package I was surprised at how good it was.  Nuts for Cheese was the first box to arrive. I love a fermented cashew cheese so Nuts for Cheese was already one of my favourite vegan cheese brands. I got a box with a few wedges and the new dips. Dill Pickle flavour yes all of these items were eaten within a few days. I really like the new packaging on the wedges as well now it’s much easier to open and store now.  Next to arrive was olive oil from Graza. I am a huge fan of high quality olive oil and before receiving this prize I had bought a few bottles of early harvest olive oil from a local business. I was thinking this oil...
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