• Here's the Jerusalem artichoke soup recipe that reader Jen recommended. 
• This is the red curry tofu soup that Becky mentioned.
• We also talked about the wild rice soup from Veggies Save the Day...
• ...and tomato eggplant soup and pumpkin black bean soup!
• It was Twizzlers that Christy and I used to eat on our road trips to and from D.C.

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This week on the show, we review Just Egg Inspired by America Sous Vide Egg Bites and try a Dr. Bronner's Magic Chocolate Bar.

Notes:

• Today's news item was about the Meatless McDonald's McPlant burger coming to the U.S.
• @dimsimkitty confirms that the beet juice stain 100% came out of her pants. Dave remains dubious.
• If you need a real lol, look up LOST valentines on Google Image Search.

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This week on Talkin' Tofu, we try Good Catch Plant Based Fish Sticks and Sprout's Vegan Pumpkin Gummies and drink Cannonborough Craft Ginger Beer. 

Notes:

• @the_haunted_herbivore is the person who hipped me to Sprouts Vegan Pumpkin Gummies.
• I cooked the Good Catch Plant Based Fish Sticks in the air fryer (12 minutes at 400° F) and served them in tacos with avocado and my jalapeño slaw.
• Here's the article about Lightlife's new vegan chicken at the Whole Foods hot bar.

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This week, we have a very special episode of Talkin’ Tofu! Atlanta VegFest organizer, Leigh Saluzzi, is joining us for a breakfast sandwich cook-off!

Episode notes:

• Leigh Saluzzi is the Executive Director of Atlanta Veg Fest.
• Tommy’s Holiday Fund is the nonprofit that helps with vet bills.
• Doja Cat is releasing a line of vegan makeup. 
• The vegan chicken patties I used in my chicken and waffles sandwich was Fry's brand.
• The vegan goat cheese we tried was from Spero.
• We also snacked on Justin's mini peanut butter cups.

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This week on the pod, we ordered Green Sprout delivery and tasted three flavors of Good & Gather Plant Based Dips + Spreads.

Show notes:

• Dandies vegan marshmallow fluff will hit stores in summer of 2022.
• Here's the recipe for the grilled fluffernutter sandwiches that I mentioned.
• The board game we played was Disney's Jungle Cruise.
• The appetizer we are excited about at Green Sprout was their "chicken" drumsticks.
• The dips are from Target.

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This week on the show we make Instant Pot risotto, try the Philly pizza and Beyond Chicken Tenders from Plant Based Pizzeria, and eat Unreal Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.

Episode notes:

• Dave came across a report from VegNews that Impossible Foods is releasing its own vegan chicken nugget!
• The video game with risotto in it was Tomodachi Life.
• vegan Instant Pot risotto recipe is coming ASAP!
• The house-made ranch at Plant Based Pizzeria is Brenda Ann's Vegan Ranch.

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This week on the show, we make Instant Pot Spanish paella, try Utz Ripples Fried Dill Pickle Potato Chips, and sip on Fever Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit.

We also got a letter from my mom and read it on the pod, and it was the absolute sweetest thing.

• This week's news item comes from VegNews who reports that the company GOOD PLANeT Foods has released Laughing Cow-style snacking cheese wedges. 
• Spanish paella uses bomba rice -- you can also use arborio rice -- which is fat, short-grain rice. 
• Yes, Sweet Chili Doritos are vegan.
• Lay's makes the other dill pickle chips that we discussed briefly.
• The way my sister served Fever Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit was in a glass rimmed with lime juice and Tajin seasoning. 

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This week on the show, we ate tofu po' boys, fired up the grill, and tried KIND Frozen Cherry Cashew.

Episode notes:

• KFC Thailand is now offering vegan chicken in select stores. 
• This is the tofu po' boys recipe I modified to omit the paprika.
• The grill we are using is an electric outdoor George Foreman.
• See below for the Publix-style macaroni salad recipe.
• I also did up some peppers and onions in the air fryer at 400° F for 10 minutes.

Publix-Style Vegan Macaroni Salad

• Boil two cups of dry macaroni. Drain and rinse. Toss it in the colander so it's as dry as possible before transferring to a large bowl.
• Mix in: 1/2 cup vegan mayo, two or three tablespoons of relish, one diced bell pepper, and 1/4 cup diced sweet onion.

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This week on Talkin' Tofu, we eat another wedge and review Favorite Day Non-Dairy Peanut Butter Ice Cream and the scorpion pepper dark chocolate bar from French Broad Chocolate.

Episode notes:

• Atlanta burger joint, Yeah Burger, has been closed since lockdown began, and it's planning to reopen with a fully plant-based menu!
• The Russian wedge salad we made is inspired by the wedge salad we got at Dankness Dojo DTLA. 
• Back in late March, we talked about Target's plan to launch oat milk ice cream bars as part of their new Favorite Day line, and they have done it! And we ate some!
• French Broad Chocolates is an Asheville-based chocolate company that features sustainably-sourced chocolate and has a lot of vegan options. Here in Atlanta, you can find their bars at Xocolatl inside of Krog Street Market. They also sell their bars online.

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This week, we review buffalo-ranch potato nuggets, spicy McClure's Pickles, and Gardein Ultimate Plant Based Chick'n Nuggets. 

Episode notes:

• The Dunkin' Beyond Breakfast Sandwich is discontinued in a lot of places, but it's still available in some states, listed here.
• The Drew Barrymore film with the convertible that we referenced many times in our Erewhon Market episode isn't  Boys on the Side. It's Mad Love. Thank you, Jeff, for writing in and solving this mystery!
• Here's Dianne's recipe for buffalo ranch potato nuggets. Run, don't walk!
• The sauce that Dave says Becky puts on everything is chili crisp. 
• The vegan ranch I used was Simple Truth brand. Affordable and tasty!
• Old Navy is the company making vegan sandals from sugarcane. The article lists lots of other brands embracing vegan leather, too!

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