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Last week to enter our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes! $2.00 coupon!

This week is the last chance to enter our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes!
Right now, when you register and enter our sweepstakes you get a $2.00 coupon for just participating!

We have presented our fans with challenges every week to encourage them to make positive changes in their lives. You upload a picture and you can track your progress. Share your tips on how you are working on Lookin’ Good physically and Feelin’ Good mentally and how your journey has changed you! The grand-prize winner gets a 5 star luxury spa and resort getaway plus $5,000 donation to the physical education program of their choice. Enter here.

And also make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

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$2.00 coupon for some 8th Continent Soymilk

Right now when you enter our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes you get a $2.00 coupon instantly to print off and use for your next carton of soymilk. So tell us what you do to stay Lookin’ Good and Feelin’ Good to get your coupon and a chance at a 5-star luxury spa and resort getaway!

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Vegan Easter Nest Cupcakes!

With Easter coming up next week I think we are all in the mood for something sweet! These Vegan Easter Nest Cupcakes are so cute and are great for not only kids, but the grown ups as well! Grab a pack of DOTS candy for your eggs to decorate!

Cupcakes

1 cup 8th Continent Soymilk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake tin with liners.

In a large bowl, whisk together soy milk and vinegar, and set aside to curdle (about 5 minutes.) Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract in with the curdled soymilk and beat until foamy.

In a separate bowl, pour flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt through a wire mesh strainer to sift them together. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix just so that all the dry ingredients are now wet. A few lumps are better than over-mixed batter (which leads to less moist cake!)

Fill liners up to about 3/4-1/2 of an inch from the top. Bake 18-20 minutes.

Frosting

1/2 cup organic nonhydrogetnated shortening
1/2 cup vegan buttter substitute
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup 8th Continent Soymilk

Beat shortening and butter together until fluffy.

Add sugar and beat for 3 more minutes.

Add the vanilla and soymilk, and beat another 5 minutes or so.

Toasted Coconut

1 cup shredded sweetened coconut

Preheat oven to 350. Toast coconut on a sheet pan for 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Once your cupcakes are cooled, cot them with frosting, leaving a nice big mound of frosting on the top. Assort a few DOTS on the top of the frosting mound. Hold the cupcake over the pan of toasted coconut and apply the coconut liberally to the frosting surrounding the DOTS candy.

Take these cupcakes to an Easter party, or just have them for a sweet treat!

To keep up-to-date with all things 8th Continent Soymilk, make sure to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

How do you celebrate Easter?

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5 Tips on how to reach your Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Goals!

Our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes is already underway.

This sweepstakes is all about getting in shape both mentally and physically. And to stick to your physical challenges and reach your goals you have to have some mental support and tricks to keep you motivated! Here are our favorite tricks to stay on track!

1. Think about how good you will feel when you reach your goal.

Not only will you improve your self esteem, but you will have more energy to tackle the normal every day battles!

2. Think about the repercussions of not getting fit- both mentally and physically.

No one wants diabetes and no one wants to be depressed. Read up on some of the consequences that come along with not reaching your goal.

3. Give your goal a cause!

Maybe you want to do a 5K for breast cancer or a marathon with a charity that you believe in. Not only will this give you more motivation for yourself, but you are also reaching your goal for the charity!

4. Reward yourself as you reach the different steps to your goal.

Lost those extra pounds? Treat yourself to a fancy purse. Sticking to healthier eating habits? Go on that trip you’ve always wanted.

5. Make sure your goal isn’t too daunting.

Maybe your goal is to fit back into that dress you wore a couple years back, or be able to do a certain amount of pushups or even drink enough water in a day. Starting small and achieving these goals will prove to yourself that you can accomplish goals that you set for yourself and inspire you to reach more something more after each accomplishment.

Are you ready to accept the challenge? Enter 8th Continent Soymilk’s Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes and we will provide you with challenges and tips on how to reach your goals! Not only that, but the Grand Prize is an all-expenses paid 5 star luxury resort and spa getaway. Not too shabby of a reward!

How are you doing on your journey? Tweet us or post on our Facebook wall to share your progress and get encouragement.

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Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

St. Patty’s Day is coming up and so is spring! Nothing says new beginnings and celebrates the little leprechauns like green. This recipe is simple to whip up, the cookies stay gooey, and these make for a great little gift to give neighbors & friends to say Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Ingredients

2 cups Unbleached Flour
2 tsps Baking Powder
1/2 tsp.Salt
3/4 cups Vegan Chocolate Chips
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Canola Oil
1 tsp Mint Extract (You can find this in the spices aisle near the Vanilla Extract)
1/2 cup 8th Continent Soymilk
3 drops of Green Vegan Food Coloring

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. In a large bowl mix flour, salt and baking powder. Add chocolate chips

3. In a medium mixing bowl combine the sugar, oil, 8th Continent Soymilk, mint extract, and food coloring. Blend well with an electric mixer.

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix by hand.

5. Form small balls and place onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper and flatten with a fork.

6. Pop the cookies in the oven and bake for about 12 minutes.

7. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet and transfer to a plate with a spatula.

8. Pour yourself a nice tall glass of 8th Continent Soymilk and enjoy your Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Did you whip up a batch of these cookies? How did you like them? Shoot us a tweet or post on our Facebook page and maybe a tricky leprechaun will send you a coupon to say thanks!

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Lavender Creme Brulee Recipe

Alison Sweeney and Ali Landry of TV Guide Network’s Hollywood Girls Night made sure their guests would be impressed with this recipe for a lavender creme brulee. Want to make some for your gal pals? Check out the recipe below and make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
Crème Brulee recipe from Hollywood Girls Night
Lavender & Lemon Chamomile Creme Brûlée

Preheat oven to 350

5 egg yolks
7 tablespoons of organic sugar
1 cup 8th Continent Soy Milk
3/4 of Heavy Cream.
1 Tbl of dried Lavender buds
1 tsp of Lemon Chamomile from a tea bag
1 vanilla bean
Sugar for topping

In a separate bowl mix egg yolks & sugar.

Heat soy milk, cream, lavender, chamomile on medium-low heat, watch this to avoid milk over boiling all over the stove & turn off heat once milk lightly boils. Cover with a lid & let lavender & chamomile steep for 45 minutes.

Slowly pour cream mixture into the bowl of egg yolks over a cheesecloth or fine mesh sieve to capture lavender & chamomile.

Stir.

Ladle into 6 ramekins & place ramekins in a larger baking dish.

Fill baking dish with water halfway up the ramekins (careful not to get any water into the ramekins) & bake for 30-40 minutes until firm.

Place in fridge for 5 hours or overnight.

Sprinkle sugar on top of ramekins & with either a torch or broiler heat the sugar until it caramelizes to a golden brown.

Did you make this? We want to know how you liked it! Leave a comment below.

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Sara Bareilles and 8th Continent Soymilk present Southeast High School with check

On February 24th, Grammy nominated singer Sara Bareilles teamed up with the 8th Continent Soymilk family to present Bradenton’s Southeast High School with a check for $10,000 to go towards their music education program.

Jill Cupps, a 2000 Southeast High graduate who now lives in Orlando, was among five winning entries nationwide for our Nice Job Mom: We Rock Contest. Cupps chose her alma mater to receive the donation.

Southeast Principal Cathy Smith said a decision hadn’t yet been made on exactly how the donation would be spent, but she said upgraded instruments and more sheet music were pretty certain goals. She said the school would also like to try offering music lessons to students who otherwise would not have the opportunity.Now that sounds like a donation going to the right cause!

We are now running a sweepstakes called Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good where we present our fans with challenges every week to encourage them to make positive changes in their lives. You upload a picture and you can track your progress. Share your tips on how you are working on Lookin’ Good physically and Feelin’ Good mentally! Enter here. And also make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

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Meet Our Grand Prize Winner of the Ultimate Moms’ Club Sweepstakes!

Congrats to Amy Duong of Seattle!

Amy Duong of Seattle, WA entered the Ultimate Moms Club Sweepstakes because she was enticed by a trip to Hollywood and a chance to meet Ali Sweeney and Ali Landry. Little did she know that when she entered, she would be the grand prize winner! In addition to meeting these awesome ladies from TV Guide Network’s Hollywood Girls Night, she also won a $5,000 donation from us here at 8th Continent Soymilk for a school of her choice.

Amy selected Hawthorne Elementary School in Seattle, where she went to school and fondly remembers supportive teachers and community involvement.

“I am excited to visit the set of ‘Hollywood Girls Night’ and meet the Ali’s and their friends, and I am most grateful to 8th Continent Soymilk for helping out the community with their commitment to improving health and physical education programs,” said Amy. “8th Continent Soymilk’s donation to Hawthorne Elementary School’s physical education program comes at a critical time for public schools, and I am glad that I am able to help.”

Congratulations Amy!

Have you read a lot about people winning sweepstakes but never think it could happen to you? Well here is your chance- we are now running a sweepstakes called Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good where we present our fans with challenges every week to encourage them to make positive changes in their lives. You upload a picture and you can track your progress. Share your tips on how you are working on Lookin’ Good physically and Feelin’ Good mentally!

Until April 17, 2012, you can visit our Facebook Fan Page or our website and enter to win the grand prize of a five star luxury resort and spa getaway! You can also vote on responses in the forums, share feedback and tips and encourage one another. You also receive a $1.00 off 8th Continent Soymilk coupon just for entering!

In addition to the Grand Prize of an all-expenses paid trip, 10 first prize winners will receive a $2,500 physical education program donation to a school of their choice. Twenty second prize winners will receive a $1,000 physical education program donation and 50 third prize winners will receive a $500 physical education program donation to the school of their choice. Nearly 100 schools will benefit from the participation of Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good entrants.

As the only soymilk approved by the American Heart Association, we are dedicated to providing benefits and nutrients for those who can’t drink milk or prefer soymilk. So what are you waiting for? Start your Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good challenges today!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook Page to keep up-to-date with all things 8^th Continent and good luck in the sweepstakes!

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Last minute Valentine Day Ideas and Recipes!

Article by: Sara Lopez

Valentine’s Day sneak up on you? Don’t you worry! We have got your back! Try out these following tips, tricks, crafts, and recipes to make sure your Valentine sweetie will be swooned all the way to Sweetest Day.

DIY Heart Warming Hand Warmers. Easy to make and will ensure to keep your Valentine warm!

A Super Cute way to display a photo of you and your Valentine using a vase and candies.

Vegan Strawberry Shortcake and Whipped Topping for Two- (recipe)

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Bread- (recipe)

Vegan Jewish Apple Cake- (recipe)

Vegan Penne Alla Vodka- (recipe)

You should be all set! Don’t have time to cook or make anything for your Valentine? We thought of that too! Check out this article on how to do something special with your Valentine without relying on material things!

We want to wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day from the entire 8th Continent Soymilk Family.

Now you are thoroughly prepared. Ready. Set. Swoon!

Make sure to let us know how it goes on our Facebook and our Twitter.

Crafts Recipes Sara Lopez

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