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Feb 3

Strawberry Shortcake for your Sweetie!

Article by: Sara Lopez

Nothing says “I love you” more than a homemade dessert to share with your sweetie. Both of these recipes turned out SO well- I may have to make these for every special occasion from here on out!

First let’s make the vegan whipped topping so it can cool while we make the biscuits and strawberries.

Vegan Whipped Topping for Two

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup 8th Continent Vanilla soy milk
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 Tablespoons maple syrup

Place 8th Continent Vanilla soymilk and 1/4 cup vegetable oil in blender. Blend at highest speed and slowly drizzle in remaining 3/4 cup vegetable oil. Blend in maple syrup. As you continue blending your whipped topping should thicken. Place in freezer to chill.

Strawberries!

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups of strawberries
  • 2 Tablespoons of sugar

Take about 4 cups of fresh strawberries. Cut off the top green leafy part and half the strawberries and put into a bowl. Add sugar and toss strawberries until equally covered. Cover the bowl and put in the fridge to chill for around 25-30 minutes.

Heart Shaped Shortcakes

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup and 2 T. white sugar
  • 2 ½ t. baking powder
  • ¼ t. salt
  • 6 T. dairy-free soy margarine, cut into pieces
  • ½ cup 8th Continent Soymilk (Any variety)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a food processor, mix together  ¼ cup sugar, flour, baking powder and salt until well-mixed. Add the dairy-free soy margarine, pulsing until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. With the machine still running, add 8th Continent Soymilk gradually, until the dough just begins to hold together and pull away from the sides of the bowl.

On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and pat till flat. Take your heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out your biscuits and place on the parchment paper-covered cookie sheet. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and bake for 17-22 minutes. Keep watch of the biscuits and when you see the edges turn a golden brown, that is when to pull them out! Let biscuits cook on cookie sheet.

Remove the whipped topping from the freezer. Fetch the strawberries from the fridge. And to make it super romantic drop the strawberries into a large wine glass, add the whipped topping and the heart-shaped biscuit to top it off.

With this dessert you are bound to impress your sweetie pie! Are you planning anything special for Valentin’s Day? Let us know on Twitter or on Facebook! We promise we will keep it a secret.

PS- Want a coupon for your 8th Continent Soymilk? Enter our Lookin’ Good Feelin’ Good Sweepstakes and you automatically get a $1.00 coupon you can print right from home!

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Apr 15

Egg-Free Easter Craft!

Article by: Sara Lopez

If you didn’t already know, 8th Continent Soymilk is %100 vegan, and proud of it! We are also kosher, lactose-free, dairy-free and gluten-free!

We had posed a question a couple times throughout the last month to vegans, asking them if they do or don’t color eggs for Easter. The response was an overwhelming NO! It makes perfect sense, but that got us to thinking what other crafts you can do with your kids besides dying Easter eggs! We think we may have hit this nail on the head!

This is a super simple DIY plastic Easter Egg Garland. You have your kids help you decorate and paint the eggs, put candy in the and display them for your Easter decorations!

Materials:

  • Plastic Easter Eggs
  • Acrylic Paint or squeezable puff paints
  • One long piece of yarn
  • Buttons, glitter, sequins, etc. (optional)

Directions:

Decide what colors you want to paint your plastic eggs and put them out on a stack of old newspaper or even a magazine.

Open your eggs so that you can hold on to the egg while you paint it with the other hand.

Once you have finished painting, leave the egg opened and place on a newspaper to dry. (this way none of the paint will smudge off)

You can also mix it up and put sequins on your eggs, glitter, glue buttons on, etc! Let your kids express themselves and make their egg their very own style.

Once the eggs have dried, take the long piece of yarn, position it in between the two halves and close the egg.

Space the eggs out however you want and make the Plastic Egg Garland as long as you want.

You can hang it up for decoration and you can also include a piece of candy in them or unclip them and hide them for Easter Egg Hunt time!

Are you vegan or egg-free? How do you celebrate Easter? Let us know on Twitter and on Facebook!

Also, have you entered our Nice Job Mom: We Rock Contest yet? You get a chance to see Sara Bareilles live in a VIP concert experience and we will be donating $50,000 towards a school’s music program of your choice! Make sure to read here for more details.

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Jan 3

8th Continent Soymilk Draw Your Own Sun Grand Prize Winners!

Earlier this year 8th Continent Soymilk had a package re-design and we created a contest where kids and adults could submit drawings of their own suns for a chance to support the K-12 school of their choice.

From thousands of suns, 50 winners were voted on and 50 others were selected by a panel. The schools of the winning suns received a $1,000 Blick Art Materials gift card to redeem for art supplies totaling in $100,000. Also, the Grand Prize Winners are featured on the new packages of 8th Continent Soymilk!

And now the moment you have all been waiting for…

Drum Roll Please!

The 8th Continent Art Contest’s Grand Prize Winners are:

  • Rae Holcomb’s design, featured on the Original flavor carton, uses cool shades of and green and has symmetrical triangle-shaped rays centered by a blue smiling face.
  • Bryn Pawlik’s design, seen on the Complete Vanilla flavor carton, includes a golden rays emanating from the sun’s cheery, pink face.
  • Ann Rose’s sun design, included on the Vanilla flavor carton, features a whimsical face – with the sun winking at the viewer – highlighted with gold and red rays that create a sense of movement.
  • Lacey Rosman’s perfectly round sun design, which appears on the Light Vanilla flavor carton, has an expressive face surrounded by a rainbow of brightly colored rays.

Each of the designs was selected based on their creativity, uniqueness and how they represented a bright and sunny outlook to the new day – much like our soymilk product. You can also see the rest of the winning suns here.

Even though the contest is over- there is never a wrong time to share a little sunshine! Make sure to fan us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep updated about any new contests we will be having in the future.

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Sep 3

This Weekend! Lopez at Fiesta Hermosa

This Sunday and Monday I get to catch a plane out to LAX and attend one of my favorite annual events! Fiesta Hermosa is known as the largest arts and crafts fair in Southern California, and it isn’t hard to see why. There’s a highly diverse food court, a beer and wine garden and two stages of live music all throughout the day!

Not only that, but you can peruse through the countless number of tables displaying amazing art available for purchase, and usually at a very good price!

If you remember (WAY back when), this was the first event I attended on behalf of 8th Continent. I got to meet so many new people and introduced them to 8th Continent. It was awesome because I realized that when people give it a chance, they love our soymilk as much as I do! I even made a taste testing video where people blindly tried our soymilk vs. the popular soymilk brand to see which one they preferred. Needless to say, we won. I can’t explain how much I am looking forward to seeing some of these people again and looking back on such a long and adventurous journey.

If you are planning on coming out with the kiddies, don’t fret! They have tons of entertainment for children as well! There are Pony Rides, Petting Zoos and amazing Face Painters. I got an awesome piece of art brushed on my face last year. So as you can see, it is not only for kids; but also for the kid inside of the adult.

I’ll be cruising around, taking pictures, handing out free 8th Continent and a whole bunch of coupons! Make sure to come on out and say hi! If you’re on Twitter send us a shout out when you come around.

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Aug 27

Create Something Saturday’s- Vinly Record Wrist Cuff

Vinyl Record Wrist Cuff

I have always been a fanatic for vinyl records. I remember listening to Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” on my Fisher Price record player on the sidewalk in front of my house dancing with all of my friends. When the iPod first came out, I was still listening to my 45’s. And now that I am all grown up, I have refined my collection down to only a few hundred vinyl records. So I go through them and listen to records every day, but today I stumbled upon a techno remix of Earth Wind and Fire. Keep in mind I adore Earth Wind and Fire, but this remix just wasn’t my taste. So I started thinking- what can I make with this record?

It was only natural that I made it into something I could use to show my love for records. So a wrist cuff? I say YES!

What you will need

  • A vinyl record
  • A cookie pan
  • An oven
  • Kitchen sheers
  • Oven mits

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 275 degrees
  • Place vinyl record on cookie sheet
  • Allow to sit in oven for about 5 minutes or until you can see it warping- The amount of time you leave the record in the oven will depend what era the vinyl is from because the thickness of records changed from time period and company
  • (Using Oven Mits) Take the cookie pan out of the oven and cut one strip down the middle of the record. Cut the strip about an inch wide
  • Once you have finished cutting, the record probably has cooled down and is no longer as pliable, so pop it right back in the oven for about another 4 minutes!
  • (Using Oven Mits) take out the strip you had cut and roll it around itself, leaving the middle open enough to comfortably fit your wrist
  • Hold the record strip in this position until it has cooled and is no longer pliable
  • Your cuff should be flexible enough to take it off and put it on.
  • Go out and show off your new awesome bracelet to your friends and look like an absolute rockstar

Are you going to make this? Have you recycled and revamped something you didn’t have use for into an awesome creation? Hit me up on Facebook or on Twitter and give me some more ideas for my next DIY craft!

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Aug 18

Create Something Saturday- 8th Continent Carton Bird Feeder

This is a great craft that teaches your children the importance and joy of reusing and making recycled crafts. Parents, make sure to help your child with the cutting. To add a little more fun to the project, kids can paint the outside for extra flare!

Supplies:

  • 1 8th Continent Soymilk carton, free with purchase of 8th Continent Soy Milk ;)
  • scissors
  • Xacto Knife
  • yarn or twine
  • bird seed

First, enjoy and drink your 8th Continent Soymilk until it’s empty, then wash it thoroughly.

After the carton is dry, cut a square in two opposing sides of the carton. I used an Xacto knife for cleaner lines.

Make sure the lip of the bird feeder is high enough from the bottom of the carton so that you are able to put bird seed inside.

Using the tip of the Xacto knife, puncture the top of the carton and rotate the blade slowly in a circle to make a hole.

String your yarn or twine through the hole.

Fill the birdfeeder with bird seed and find a limb outside of your window where you can enjoy the view of birds coming up to their new Sunny 8th Continent bird feeder.

Did you make one? Post a picture on our Facebook Fan Page or let us know on Twitter!

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Jul 29

Summer X Games 2010

Written By: Sara Lopez

Today begins the 16th Annual X Games in LA. This year’s competition will include Moto X, Skateboarding, BMX, and Rallying. If you can’t make it to downtown LA, don’t fret- ESPN and ESPN2 will be airing more than 31 hours of live HD programming!
This year’s X Games is loaded with some of the biggest names in extreme sports like Anthony Napolitan, Blako ‘Bilko’ Williams, Scotty Cranmer, Elissa Steamer, Travis Pastrana, and one of my all-time favorites Shaun White.

Not only can these athletes do extraordinary things in their sports, but they have also paved the way for other people to be able to learn and grow into aggressive sports.

Elissa Streamer

Elissa Streamer was one of my heroes while growing up. She was the first female to get a video part in a legit skate movie and the first female to get an avatar in a skateboarding videogame (Tony Hawk’s “Pro Skater”).  Women like Ms. Streamer have paved the way for female skateboarders and women of many different aggressive sports by sticking with the sport she loved, even when the boys suggested she be a cheerleader instead.

Shaun White

Shaun White is nothing less than a superstar. He is not only one of the best skateboarders in the world, but he is also one of the best snowboarders in the world. He started competing in Winter X Games when he was only 13. Ten years later, Shaun White is still a force to be reckoned with at the age of 23.

There are many more talented athletes that will be competing in the X Games this year. You can check out all of their profiles here and if you can’t tune in to ESPN or ESPN2 on your TV, make sure to catch the free updates online here.

If you can come on out to Downtown LA make sure to keep an eye out for the 8th Continent Soymilk team. We will be passing out samples, coupons, and supporting all of the amazing extreme athletes!

Do you have a favorite competitor in X Games 2010? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook!

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Jul 26

Create Something Saturday’s- DIY Stencil Art

If you are a fan of graffiti or any type of street art, chances are you have come across an artist named Banksy who does impeccable stencil art installations and is now a world-renowned artist, even though he keeps his identity a secret. You may not be an aspiring Banksy, but would like to make some stencil art yourself.

If you follow these directions you will be able to easily make stencil art of your own all by doing a quick picture edit, printing it out, cutting it out, and then painting!

What you will need:

  • A printer with black ink
  • Xacto Knife
  • Paints
  • Card Stock Weight Paper
  • Canvas
  • Regular Paint Brush
  • Sponge Paint Brush
  • Bright Colored Marker

Directions:

  • The first thing you want to do is find a picture that you would like to make into a stencil. Pictures that have lots of different shades and tiny details may not work as well for stencil art. Silhouettes are usually good candidates for stencils.
  • Import the chosen picture into your favorite editing software and open up the picture editing options.

  • Recolor the picture to grayscale.

  • Turn the contrast all the way up to 100%.

  • Adjust the brightness level keeping in mind that you will be cutting out the black sections of the picture.
  • Once you have adjusted the picture, resize it and print it out on Card Stock Weight Paper.

  • After you have printed the picture, take a bright marker and trace the parts that you will be cutting out. Take note that some of the white spots are encompassed by black, which would cut out that detail. (For example, Marilyn’s pupil) To avoid this, create a small pathway from the white space to another white space to make sure that detail is not lost.

  • Using the Xacto knife, cut out all of the black areas.
  • Paint the background of your canvas whatever color you would like and allow to sit for about 3 minutes.
  • Once the canvas is nearly, but not completely dry, press your stencil on top of it allowing the paper to stick to the nearly dry paint.

  • Take your sponge brush and dab the areas that you have cut out of the stencil. Don’t apply too much paint so it won’t bleed over.
  • Carefully peel your stencil away from the canvas as soon as you have applied the black paint to the stencil and allow your creation to dry.

Now the most important part, figure out where to hang your awesome new stencil art.

WARNING! Be prepared for conversations like the following:

“Oh cool stencil art?!? Who made that?”

“Me.”

“Nuh uh! Come on, tell me the truth. Who made that???”

“I did.”

“NO WAY!”

etc. etc. etc.

We here at 8th Continent Soymilk think creating is an essential part of a healthy life! For more DIY crafts, recipes and coupons follow us on Twitter or hit us up on our Facebook Page!

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Jul 16

Create Something Saturdays- The Scratched CD Disco Ball

Moving from one place to another usually means there is a lot to throw away and a lot you need, all at the same time. After moving I realized I had tons of CDs from back in kindergarten days that were so scratched, any CD player that could play them would be a pure miracle. And let’s be honest; CDs are SO 1995. I also realized, I needed to decorate my apartment.  Which realizations like these are the perfect inspirational Create Something Saturday Moments.

Me, being the music fanatic that I am, made sure I had a back up MP3 version of each of the CDs and decided to turn them into an expression of my love for music, and something that looks cool in my new place.

Enter: The Scratched CD Disco Ball

Materials:

  • Scratched CDs
  • Glue Gun
  • Really Good Scissors
  • Styrofoam Ball
  • String
  • Skewer

Directions:


-Never underestimate the power of CDs. Try to find a good pair of gardening gloves that you can wear while cutting your CD because trust me, it takes a little bit of elbow grease. Cut all of the CDs into little squares. Don’t worry if they are not all the exact same size.


-Poke the Skewer through the Styrofoam ball and lead both ends of the string through. Make sure the string is as long as you want the disco ball to be hung. Once you have both ends through, pull the loop remaining at the other end over one of your squares and glue in to place.

-Start from the middle and work your way out, gluing squares around the Styrofoam ball. Keep going until you have covered the entire ball with little CD squares.

-Mount a hook in your ceiling and hang your Scratched CD Disco Ball accordingly. You can even buy different sizes of Styrofoam balls and hang them in different lengths next to each other to make a hanging piece of art.

Did you make one? Post a pic on our Facebook or on Twitter!

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Jul 7

Create Something Saturdays- Cornhole Boards

Article By:
Sara Lopez

So this week, I wanted to post your Create Something Saturday project ahead of time so you could go out and purchase the materials. I have grown up playing cornhole and have always wanted to make my own cornhole boards so I could paint them however I wanted.

As we all know summer is in full effect! Time to take full advantage of it with friends and get down on some serious hang out time. Because let’s face it, when winter comes around again you are going to go back into hibernation.

SO for this Create Something Saturday why not create a game that is perfect for those summertime kick it sessions? First, let’s go over the rules of how to play Cornhole. (A classic yard game most of us learned in college.)

How to Play:

The game starts out with two teams, two people on each team. One person from each of the teams takes their sides facing opposite each other at the two cornhole boards.
Each team has four bean bags. The two people on opposite teams at one side of the cornhole field will take turns tossing their bags at the cornhole board opposite of them. If a bag hits the ground and then bounces onto the board- it should be removed. Once all bags have been thrown, then the two players on the other side of the cornhole court throw their bags. The cornhole game continues until one team reaches 21 or more points. The objective is to toss the bean bags into the hole in the cornhole boards.

Scoring:

  • 3 points for a cornhole bag that goes through the hole.
  • 1 point for a cornhole bag that is on the playing surface.
  • 1 point for a cornhole bag that is hanging into the hole.
  • 1 point for a cornhole bag that is hanging off the edge but not touching the ground.
  • 0 points for a cornhole bag that is on the playing surface, but also touching the ground.

The cornhole team with the highest round score, adds the difference of the two scores to their game score.
And now- how to make your own cornhole boards! Watch the video below with step by step instructions!

Things you will need:

  • Power Drill/Screwdriver
  • Jigsaw
  • 2 Sheets of Plywood 24″ x 48″ (regulation size)
  • 4 2×4′s – 24″ long (frame)
  • 4 2×4′s – 33-45″ long (frame) (Three (2×4 are only 1.5 inches thick) inches shorter than the plywood)
  • 4 2×4′s – 13.5″ long (legs)
  • Screws
  • Drawing Compass

Tips:

  • Use a semi gloss paint to paint the boards with, so the bags will slide up the surface to the hole!
  • Your local lumber store will most likely cut the 2 x 4s to length for you… this is far less expensive than buying the proper power saw if you don’t own it.

Now go try ‘em out. There is nothing like hanging with friends and putting together a little friendly competition on a sunny afternoon.

Shoot me a picture of you and your friends playing your favorite summer game on our Facebook or Twitter.

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