*waves hello*
I had such a ball reading your comments in my post on foods you loved as a kid. I think I added about 50 more to my list after reading yours. I can’t believe some of us ate the same things- like sugar sandwiches!?! ;) I think kids lose their teeth for a reason…
Looky who finally got some snow…
Comfort food coming right up…!
Rotini Tomato Pasta with 3 Minute Vegan Parmesan Cheese
I am not a huge pasta fan, but once in a while I do get a craving for it. One thing I have not had since going vegan is Parmesan Cheese. I was excited to find out that making a vegan version is really simple and involves just three ingredients and takes less than 5 minutes! The recipe I used is from Veg Family.
Vegan Parmesan Cheese ingredients:
- 1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Directions: Toast sesame seeds until lightly browned and then throw all ingredients into a blender. Process for 30-60 seconds. Enjoy your vegan parmesan cheese!
I cannot even tell you how excited I am over this!!!
It didn’t taste exactly like Parmesan cheese, but I loved it just the same. It made the pasta come alive! I can already see myself sprinkling this on soups, casseroles, lasagna, etc. YUM!
With pita wedges:
You will not regret making this…trust me on this one!
Eric LOVED it…said he liked it just as much, if not more than Parmesan.
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David Leonhardt from Glass Dharma recently sent me some of his hand-made glass straws to review. I was really excited to try out these straws given how many Green Monsters and juices that I drink each week.
Hello, my name is David Leonhardt.
I’ve been a lampworker (glassblower) for over 10 years. My wife, Gail & I recently moved from the Sacramento, CA area, to our dream of living on the Mendocino Coast.
I started doing some work for a local glass shop in town and noticed that the owner had glass drinking straws for sale. I had never heard of these before and I am always intrigued by something made out of glass that I hadn’t thought of. I was struck by the unique elegance in such a simple item.
I immediately recognized that here was a partial solution to our “plastics problem”. Now, granted, there are a lot more plastics in our world than just drinking straws, but bear with me a minute and let me put things in perspective … As of March 2008, McDonald’s serves an average of 52 million meals PER DAY! (Per their website) How many of those served do you think were given a plastic straw? I hope it is becoming obvious just how big of a problem these pesky little plastic straws can be. Remember, this is just from McDonalds!!
Crazy, eh?
Nothing makes me more happy than seeing people follow their dreams! Rock on David.
Today I would like to review the Beautiful Bend Glass Dharma Straw.
In the juice: 1 pear, 1 carrot, 1 cuke, 1 piece ginger…down (up?) the tube!
My review:
I fell in love with the straws as soon as I saw them. They give such a fun elegance to any drink and it made my juice experience really fun. The best part about the straws is that David offers a Lifetime Guarantee Against Breakage which makes the straws risk free. They are also dishwasher safe, which is nice, because we all do enough dishes! I think these straws would make a unique gift for yourself or a loved one- maybe a Green Monster lover, perhaps?
Would you like a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Glass Dharma???
Simply leave one comment below. Open to CAD or US residents only please. Contest ends Thursday Feb. 25th at 8am EST! Goodluck!!
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Those straws are beautiful, what a great idea!
Comfort food all the way! We are supposed to get snow through the night here in Boston so we are prepping early by creating a comfort dinner ourselves. Though tonight we are going sweet potato syle! Nothin like it :)
I am just loving the Size Healthy links! Thank you for passing all of the goodness on.
Love those straws and your comfort food is looking delicious :) I wish I could still get excited about snow…here in Pennsylvania we’re pretty much covered in it, and supposed to get more soon!
Well it looks like parm at least. Wish I had some sesame seeds on hand to make this tonight. It’d go perfect with what I’m making.
Those are so cool! Now I may just go make some pasta… rotini sounds divine.
A new smoothie-lover and an iced coffee fiend…I would love that straw!
(Yes- PA has had ENOUGH snow…and forecast says more for wed!)
i’m currently on a mission to find nutritional yeast and i will not back down until i do! also, those straws look awesome!
Not a huge pasta fan? Mmm I have to limit my pasta intake–love it way too much!
I’ve seen so many blogs with those straws and have been dying to get one!
ooh, i’ve been eyeing those straws, they seem like such a good idea!!
Yay hockey!!! I cannot WAIT for the showdown between Canada and the US on Thursday for women’s hockey – I grew up playing with three of the girls – the Lamoureux twins and Marvin – so it’s just that much more exciting for me =).
And the glass straw is such a unique and sustainable idea! Would love to win one =)
The glass straw looks so elegant!
I had never heard of nutritional yeast before last week, and now I keep reading about it. I feel like this is the next thing I need to try.
I would love to win! I have been wanting glass straws, I need straws badly but just can’t make myself buy the plastic ones. It feels so wasteful! I also love their story, so great!
That pasta looks delicious! I love how you come up with such creative recipes, and vegan alternatives. It makes me want to go vegan all the way, there is so much variety!
Canada better kick some serious butt tonight!
The glass straws look very chic.
You’re going to have a zillion entries for this! I have been ogling those straws for forever now, ever seen I saw them on Green + Crunchy. They are gorgeous! And, they would do wonders for preventing my ever present (kidding!) green monster mustache! :)
I love Glass Dharma straws! I have 4 of the beautiful bends for smoothies and use them every single day. It’d be amazing to add some of the regular beautiful bends to my collection though!
I really want to try glass straws, I have never been able to find any anywhere, and that would be such a good thing, and you dont throw them away after each use, eco-friendly, hello! I LOVE IT.
we got a little bit of snow a few days ago, but this week is supposed to warm up just over zero Celsius, I can’t wait! beautiful Sask weather
Hi Angela – longtime reader, first-time commenter.
Let me start by saying zomg I love your blog and your tweets. You are so unbelievably sweet and very “real” in what you tell people. Keep it up!
My thoughts on the glass straw? LOVE! I love drinking out of straws but feel so badly because most straws are made of plastic and can only be washed and re-used so many times. I always feel so guilty throwing them out so something like this would be a great addition to my budding kitchen.
Good luck to all!
Aleksandra
Oh my goodness!! I’ve seen Tina (carrot ‘n cake) using glass straws for months and wondered where I could get them. Too cool!
Those straws are awesome! I’d love to try them out (and stop wasting so much plastic).
Those straws are a fantastic idea! I drink my coffee out of a straw almost everyday and always feel like I’m wasting so much plastic. So fun!
I normally don’t use a straw to drink my daily green monsters but having a glass one would be great!
I love those straws – I am going to have to get the dot ones!
I would loooooove one of these! I love handmade glass, it’s so beautiful.
Oooh I would love to use glass straws!!!
LOL @ Eve – the green monster mustache — too true!
I can’t wait to try the “parm”. Yom.
The glass straw is awesome. I love that they have a lifetime guarantee.
Wow!!!! That’s so cool!! I wonder what this world will invent next! HAHA!
Cool — I so want one of these straws, given I make smoothies and juice every day! Down with plastic.
Ooh, I always see these straws in pictures but never knew where to get them! Even if I don’t win I think I’ll buy a few.
i LOVE those straws!! I make homemade fresh lemonade every week and drink it with a straw! It would make me feel classy and green (earth green, for not wasting plastic. not GREENgreen!!)
I’ve seen glass straws on a few blogs and have wanted some ever since … I so want to win this :)
As a daily smoothie drinker, I would love to use these glass straws instead of plastic ones!!
I just learned about these straws a short while ago! I totally would love some! I currently just rinse out my plastic straw I use at home! (The glass straws are also sitting in my amazon.com wishlist :-)
I’m so in love with these straws. I don’t buy bottled water, send my kids to school with litterless lunches…and yet I never gave a second thought to straws. I most definitely will now. Thank you for the contest and also for bringing up something I had never considered before – and once you see something, you can’t unsee it.
I want one of these soooooooo bad!!!! I looove them!! I know I just won a giveaway on your blog, but here’s hoping I can go for #2!!! haha :)
Ohhhh wow, they’re gorgeous! Good for David for doing something that he LOVES. :)
(Can’t wait for the game tonight..! C’mon boys! Also, love your quote. :) )
the glass straws are great! with my new found love of Green Monsters, I would use them every day!!!! yay for giveaways!
I am itching to try nutritional yeast!! I love cheezy things :)
Oh my gosh my mouth just left drool all over the keyboard. Ha, not really but almost! That pasta looks so yummy. I’ve been seeing glass straws and think they are soo cool!
ooooh ive been wanting some of those straws for a while now, ever since i saw them over on Green & Crunchy. if she trusts them enough to give to her kids, i know they must be awesome.
ive made vegan parm with walnuts (i think that is what the commercial brand Parma! uses). i just picked up everyday raw today and he uses pine nuts. ill have to try some other fat:nooch combos.
The amount of plastic in the world never ceases to astound me – it’s scary from an environmental and health perspective. That straw looks awesome.
Hi Angela.
Love your blog (I’m on vacation in QC and still checking in daily!).
I think glass straws are a wonderful idea – I’ve made a conscious effort over the last year to reduce the amount of plastic my foods/beverage come into contact with, so these would be awesome.
Thanks for being you!
Cheers :)
would loveeeee this!
The glass straws look amazing. I can just picture it, sipping some fruity mixed drinks through those straws with my grandma on her deck in the mid-summer heat.
The straw looks amazing. Way to save the environment David. I would definitely purchase one of those babies.
PS your juices always look mouth watering to me.
Those straws look wonderful! And they are good for the environment :-). I’d love to be the proud owner of one!
My friend sent me a link to these straws a few months ago…and I have wanted to try them ever since.
I have some fun re-usable straws from Pottery Barn, but these glass straws look even more lovely.
What a cool idea!! I love that they are dishwasher safe…remember those plastic swirly straws from childhood?? Those things never seemed to get clean!! haha
I would love a glass straw!
xo
K
omgosh! i’ve wanted one of these straws for forever!!!
Oooh, I would love to win this and have a re-usable straw. I always drink my green monsters out of a straw and feel so wasteful using the plastic ones.
Would love to try some of those straws!! I wonder though how well the dishwasher gets all the way inside clean?
A glass straw would be awesome! I use straws a lot and I tend to reuse the plastic straws. A glass straw wouldn’t feel so gross!
I’m going to have to try your “cheese” recipe!
That straw looks so nice. Being dishwasher safe is wonderful and frankly drinking smoothies and stuff out of straws is just plain fun. I was thinking exactly what Jil was with those huge swirly straws! I had about 5, but were so fun.
Oh and nutritional yeast is my new favorite! haha
I LOVE drinking from a straw – and probably use about 5 per day. What a cool idea! Random number generator please, please, please, please pick me!!!
I have been wanting to get a less wasteful straw, great giveaway!
Wow, I’ve been admiring those glass straws everywhere! I use at least one plastic one a day for green monsters (horrible, I know), so I need to get on the glass straw bandwagon.
Yum that pasta looks great! What a cool straw too. Love the Glass Dharma products – they’re beautiful and eco friendly :)
Super cool straws, love to win! Enjoy the snow and comfort food.
these look so awesome! my fiancee used to make fun of me so bad for drinking everything out of a straw, but these are so fun though that i think even he would want to use them!
I don’t drink nearly as many green monsters as I should.. this straw just may be the inspiration I need!
Sweet! I love anything glass – especially unique designs. Enter me! :-)
I would love one of the bendy straws! I do not like using the plastic ones but a smoothie is much easier to drink with a straw.
I love those straws! Great giveaway!
Great giveaway! Glass straws class up all kinds of drinks!
Cool – I have never heard of a glass straw before!! I would love to win this giveaway!!
I LOVE straws! I drink everything – tea, hot chocolate, smoothies…you name it – with straws. I’d love to give up my plastic tubes for a classy glass straw.
Ohh, I totally want to go visit their studio now. Sustainable and local (for me). I typically pass on the straw altogether, but there are definitely times when it’s nice to have a straw – especially with a nice thick smoothy (so you don’t end up dumping it all over your shirt – not that I’ve ever done that… of course not).
Your Rigatoni looks soo delish! I’m taking a course on Global Climate Change right now in school and I would LOVE to have a Glass Dharma straw. Any little bit of eco friendliness helps, even if it seems like a really small contribution!
those straws are so cool! I’ve been pining over some that I’ve seen on other blogs for a while now. Also, I’m a big pasta lover so your dinner pics have me drooling!
OMG! These glass straws are so awesome!
Glass straws…great idea! He is so lucky to be living on the Mendocino Coast! I love that area…my boyfriend and I had a getaway wine weekend there once…it was beautiful!
Those straws are awesome! I have seen metal ones but never glass ones. I would be the happiest green monster drinking girl if I had one! :)
Aaah! That’s amazing! I have a (eep!) plastic straw in my wine glass full of green monster in the morning, so I’d love to get rid of the old planet-killers and use reusable glass straws. Thanks for the great post!
Oohh… I’ve been wanting these glass straws since they popped up in the blog world! I would love to try these out:) Thanks for the giveaway!
Ooh those straws seem so cool!!
I’m intrigued by this vegan parmesan cheese! I want to try it!
i love the “green” idea behind this straw!
I LOVE the idea of glass straws!
Your cheese looks really good! And I LOVE the straws!
I want a cool straw! I have been looking at stainless steel straws, and these look just as awesome, if not more awesome!
wooo! I have always wanted one of those glass straws!
I’ve been wanting to get some of these! I would LOVE to win! They would be great for my morning juice or smoothie.
I have always wanted a glass straw! And your vegan cheese looks fabulous!
Ooh, I’ve never thought of mixing nutritional yeast with toasted sesame seeds before…great idea!
I’ve been seeing those glass straws around the blog world and have been wondering where these girls are getting them! They
really do class up any drink:)
I want to win a glass straw for my green monsters!
If I won 2 of these straws I would keep one for myself and I would give one to my daughter-in-law just because I love her.
Go Canada Go tonight!
Those straws are very fun. When I was a kid, we were never allowed to use straws except when we had guests over (I have no idea why my moher came up with this rule but, as a result, straws always feel a little bit “special occasion” to me!)
Ohhhh! I would LOVE one of those to drink my juices and smoothies. The lifetime warranty would serve very well in my house with my 4 & 2 yr old boys!
I love glass straws but don’t have any. These would be perfect! :)
Those straws are so pretty! I love how progressive and sustainable they are. Maybe someone could create a sleeve to protect the straw so people can take them with them when they go out – it would really help to cut down on pollution! Your pasta looks delicious as well, and I was so tempted to make it tonight, but I’ve had a healthy vegetarian chili in the slow-cooker all day and I am really looking forward to it! Good tip for the vegan parmesan — I will use it to top my chili tonight! :)
ah! talk about timing – as I was throwing away yet another plastic straw from my daily smoothie, I was thinking “UGH this is horrible”
I love, I want!
Hi there, I just discovered your website and am really looking forward to exploring your blog! I was wondering, do you still count calories? In your “About” section, you mentioned becoming obsessed with calorie counting. I lost 110 pounds with calorie counting and sometimes I wonder if I’m borderline obsessing about my calories…Anyways, look forward to reading your posts!
Ohhh what fancy straws. I’d love to beautify up my Green Monsters too:)
those straws are great!
I missed out on the favorite childhood food post– I loved marshmallow peanut butter sandwiches. Mmm!
Glass straw looks cool too. :)
Wow! What a great idea. I try to avoid plastics at all costs.
I’d love to try the glass straws!! :)
I’ve been looking into buying some of those straws for five months now but have been putting it off because I didn’t want to throw away the plastic straws I already have in my pantry!
I would love for the chance to try out those beautiful glass straws for my green monsters (and the amazing grass that i just bought!)
I love those straws!!! I think they’re so pretty :)
i’ve been wanting to try those straws since i saw them on the actor’s diet blog. so fun!
I love drinking from straws but I always feel guilty wasting them. How awesome to have such a practical, reusable one!
mmmm…pasta!
Glass Straws! Those Rock! I use glass mason jars for my green monsters and juices and the addition of an elegant, glass straw would be so cooool!
Can’t say I’m enjoying the snow in Ottawa. I might mind it less if I worked from home. Taking a walk in fresh snow is fun, but not commuting.
Would love one of those straws!
The glass straws are awesome! I would love a chance to win this gift certificate!
I have been wanting a glass straw. i dislike drinking water so i need to use straws, to drink faster, but i am going through so many plastic ones.
emily
I’ve been seeing the glass straws around the blogsphere and really want to try it out!
Your pasta looks delish! And that straw is way cool…what a great idea!
I didn’t get to comment on your earlier post about things you loved as a kid. I have to add my top two favourite childhood foods: #1 was HP sauce sandwiches on wonder bread – I’d douse the bread with HP until it was almost soaked through, then top with the other piece of bread and chow down. #2 was cereal in a glass. I’d put cereal (Golden Grahams were my favourite) in a glass and top it with milk (and would add ice cubes if the milk wasn’t cold enough) and then try to drink the cereal down. It NEVER worked – the cereal always stuck to the sides of the glass. I eventually gave up trying after a few years, lol. I do still love HP sauce though, but fortunately I prefer it on the foods it’s supposed to go on instead of white bread!
I want a glass straw! Yeaay! I use too many plastic straws..and it makes me sad everytime i toss them out..:/
Neat! I want a glass straw!
Yay for reusable straws! I use a plastic straw that can go through the dishwasher but I can never seem to get all the green monster out of it… perhaps glass is a better medium for such an endeavor!
glass straws?! who knew! those are awesome!
I LOVE the glass straw and just may haave to add one of those to my 40th b-day list if I don’t win! Thanks for sharing!
I love the idea of glass straws. I want one for my breakfast smoothies.
What a great idea David has! Would love to win this contest!
The straw is beautiful and elegant =O)) I LIke!!!
Rooting for Canada tonight!!!
I have been looking for a reusable straw. How cool!
Ooh, I LOVE those straws! If I don’t win, I might just have to buy some for myself!
The straw is lovely. I’ve been looking for a reusable straw but I was worried about the breakage issue. It’s good to know that’s covered! Also, I’m moving into a place with a dishwasher soon, so that would work well too!
Beautiful straws- they are so classy and elegant looking.
Those straws are awesome…..
and I love this blog =) I need a blender/juicer stat.
That straw seriously looks awesome Angela! Perfect for Green Smoothies. :)
xxoo
Heather
I’ve seen these straws all over the blog world and I’d love to try them!
Those straws are so cool! I have been intrigued ever since I first saw them in the blog world.
I would love love love to win a gift certificate. That straw is soo cool.
Angela, I have a major thing for kitchen gadgets as well as smoothies and Green Monsters. The gift certificate from Glass Dharma would be exceptionally amazing for me! :) Almost as amazing as the Glo Bars I just received… delish!
What a neat idea–glass straws!
I’m wondering how your parm compares to the supermarket vegan parm sold in the shaker. I forget what kind we have, but it has a green label.
That pasta looks so delicious!
Those straws are very cool and I would love to try one out!
those straws are SO COOL! I would love to win! Also I am def. going to try that vegan parm cheese!
I have never heard of a glass straw! That is so cool! Love it!!
I am definitely going to give this parmesan ‘cheese’ a try – what a great idea! I just need to find nutritional yeast in Aust!
I am soooo happy to be at work on the west coast right now and not snowed in at home on the east coast!
I must go through 10 straws a day… I drink everything through a straw, even coffee. Glass straws are such a great idea!
I want one!!
i would love to have one of these glass straws!!
i enjoy many a green monster and i love to drink them with straws. i almost always think of the waste i am contributing with my straws and wish they were recyclable or there was another option. i would use that $25 to get myself a glass straw and further reduce my carbon footprint. hey, every little bit helps!!
would love to win the glass straws!! my shakes would be all the better :)
Oh boo snow!
Would love to try out glass straws! Question – can they be hand washed? I don’t have a dishwasher!
I’ve NEVER see anything like that! Did it get cold?!
What an awesome idea! I know that corn straws have been developed that may be composted, but reusing straws is an even better method to reduce waste!
I would love to try those! I have very sensitive teeth and I use a straw for everything I drink.
wow, i never realized all those straws from fast food restaurants must add up… this is great.
Those straws look great!
Love the glass straw! I have hard plastic ones that I reuse all the time but this would be even better. His prices are so affordable.
The vegan parm sounds good!
I love straws! Everything just goes down so much smoother :)
Those are so cool! I am a straw user and I think this would be a great way to reduce the amount of waste I create by using plastic straws!
Such a chic way to have fun with Green Monsters! I want some!
Carlos (my cat) asked me to request Sketchie pics, lol
I love these glass straws, and I love hearing about people livin’ the dream. :) Thanks for the chance to win.
What a fun idea! :)
Glass straws! I’ heard of metal ones, but glass seems brilliant. So eco-friendly.
A glass straw? What a fabulous idea!! I <3 it!
i absolutely MUST use a straw to drink my green monsters, and i hate wasting so many plastic ones! i’d been wondering about reusable straws that weren’t plastic, but had never heard of these glass ones. amazing idea!
I’ve been wanting to try the stainless steel straws like Tina uses on Carrots and Cake, but I think the glass ones may be prettier! I’d love to try them!
those straws are so neat! love them =)
i’m drinking a green monster as i type this and would love to drink it through a glass straw! i love the idea of glass straws because regular straws seem so wasteful so i never buy them.
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
I was just looking on amazon for either glass or metal straws….hoping I will win the gift certificate to be able to purchase one!!
wow, how cool is his story?!?
would LOVE to win this one :)
I have wanted a glass straw for a couple years now…
and I think tonight I may try your “parm” cheese !! :)
I would love to drink my smoothies with this straw!!!!!
Thanks so much for the opportunity! I would love to have those straws!
I’d love to win a glass straw! They’re so pretty!
oh my gosh! i’ve been dying for glass straws. I hope I win! :)
That’s a great idea, I drink iced coffee almost every weekday so that’s a lot of plastic straws I go through in a year!
What a great idea! The glass straw looks really neat, another great way to reduce waste.
Love, love, love the glass straw. Very chic.
Wow! Those are beautiful, what a great idea! You could keep one in the car so you always have it.
I would LOVE some glass straws. I’ve been eyeing them on various blogs for a while. Your pasta looks delicious by the way.
Wow those are awesome!
Soooo elegant! <3
I’m a sucker for straws but hat having to throw them away. This would be perfect!
Glass straws- what a unique idea
Thanks for the giveaway :)
I recently show this on the internet and thought they were the coolest thing. I would absolutely love to have some for myself.
Yay! We are doing the same giveaway! Mine ends tomorrow! :)
I love your smoothie pictures. I bet you have a great camera.
I’ve seen these straws everywhere online! I drink a green smoothie everyday and it would be great to have a glass straw so I don’t have to use plastic ones! Thanks for the opportunity!
brilliant idea! There’s nothing like drinking green smoothies out of a straw, but I never buy/use them to save on plastic waste…so this would be perfect!
I love those!! I’ve seen them on a few blogs, but had no idea where to get them! I drink everything out of a straw, hopefully now I won’t have to re-use my plastic straws!
I’m definitely a smoothie and juice drinker most days, and I’ve been reusing some bubble tea straws I bought at an Asian grocery store near my house… glass straws that are supposed to be reused just may be a better solution ;)
I would love one of these glass straws!!!
YES I want to win this so badly. I’ve been so fascinated with these things for so long.
I already love drinking from a straw but feel so badly about what a waste it is for the environment. This is the best solution!!!!
Those are lovely! It’s nice to think that even the smallest steps make a difference.
I’ve always wanted a glass straw! They are so cool and you can reuse them. The pasta looks so yummy :)
glass straw? why not?!?
Love me a green monster through a staw! Hope I win :)
I’m not so thrilled with all the snow we got. Boo!!!
Does the straw clean easily? I’m wondering if it’s tough to get “food” bits out of the crook?
this is a fantastic idea! glass straws. love it. perfect for all my green monsters!
These are so cool! And the fact that they are dishwasher safe seals the deal. I would love to win!
I bet your ‘parmesan’ would be great toasted up on some of those pita wedges!
Oh- I’ve been wanting a reusable straw for awhile now. I hope I win!
Glass straws are an excellent idea! And a great way to have less waste :)
Greenandcrunchy.com uses these glass straws for her vegan powered kids to drink delicious freshly blended juices.
I go through so many straws – I’d love a reusable one!
Those straws are so cool! I’ve seen them on a couple of blogs, and I’ve been wondering where to get one! They definitely look way more elegant than plastic and I LOVE that they are ‘green’.
Glass straws are such a great idea!
I LOVE the glass straw! What a wonderful way to go green, especially for a person who uses a lot of straws! Some things just taste better through a straw :)
Your pasta looks delish!!! Also, the glass straws are a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Would love the straws!
Wow! what a fantastic idea! I know my kids would LOVE this (me, too, of course!) Thanks for sharing!
Glass straws??!! I never would have thought of that! Great idea!!
The pasta looks delicious! That’s so creative with the parmesan.
OMG I am obsessed with these straws and have wanted them for so long but my budget doesn’t allow for it. I have entered probably 25 of the contests to win this certificate over the last few months as it has been going around the blogosphere. I am really really hoping that this will be my chance to finally win!
Glass straws! What a creative idea. And your pasta looks SOO SOO yummy
I’m going to try the Parmesan cheese, I really like the nutritional yeast. I had at at whole foods salad bar.
That straw is fantastic! That would definitely make my morning smoothie just a little more classy, haha! :D
I have seen these staws and I love them!
Yay, I would LOVE to win this!!!
Those straws are beautiful! Even my husband said he thought it was a great idea when he was reading over my shoulder. And extra kudos for fulfilling a dream!
Summer
Everything taste better through a glass straw!
Oh! Glass straws are an ingenious idea.
Glass straws!!!Green monsters go greener!!! Woohoo!!!! :) I cant wait to try the vegan parm! Great idea!!!
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I took a glassblowing class once and know exactly how difficult the craft is!
The rotini tomato pasta looks so delicious!!!! I need to try this recipe ASAP!
I love the glass straws! What a great idea! It’s making small changes like this that really add up!
I absolutely would love to make the Pasta with Vegan Parmesan cheese, but I can not find nutritional yeast at my local grocery stores??? Do you have a favorite store where you purchase yours???
oooh, neat! i love straws, and i have been putting plastic straws that i save from starbucks in the dishwasher to reuse them, but these will hold up much better.
Me! Me! Please pick me!! I could toooootally use these in my green monsters!!
I have seen metal straws on other blogs, but I love this glass one! How sophisticated and beautiful =) I’ve been looking for something to get to the bottom of my green monsters!
I’ve never seen anything like those before. What a great gift idea!
I would love to get some of these and send them to my old college roommate! (And keep one for me of course!)
I can’t believe that pasta dish was vegan, looks just like parm cheese!!
I have always wanted to try glass straws!
Oooh! I love glass straws!
Wow, glass straws!!!!!!! I mean that is so awesome, and the fact that they are dishwasher safe is even more awesome :)*
Your homemade Parmesan cheese looks really tasty and I’m excited to try it out myself and see what the results are :)
Hope your enjoying your snow :) It’s snowing in NY again as well…
Oh that pasts looks delicious!
What a cool idea those straws are. I’ll admit I never really think about all of the plastic that is wasted on straws. So smart, and they really are beautiful to look at!
I would love to win one of these straws! I love the story of the company and I think they would be great for my green monsters! :)
Thank you for the vegan parm recipe! Parmesan cheese is one of the few reasons I’m not vegan. If you have one for extra-sharp cheddar, please let me know!
I’d love to win these straws, they are so lovely!
i have been looking for straws like these! i’d love ot win! :)
oooh I want a straw!
rotini pasta is the best! i call them happy noodles because they’re my favorite and, well, make me happy :]
and glass straws!!! that’s so cool
You are so incredibly creative! I have try that faux Parm asap! And those straws are gorgeous!
Oh I LOVE those straws! How awesome!
I always love seeing your Green Monster glasses! Beautiful!
Those straws are amazing…. I think I always wondered if there was such a thing as glass straws!
Angela, I’ve been following your site for a few months now. I love it! The straw idea is really cool and different. I usually drink EVERYTHING out of a straw..tea, hot chocolate, coffee..this would make it seem so much more sophisticated!
These straws are SO COOL! I think I need several!
I love the idea of a glass straw! I would love to win this cool giveaway.
I have been unable to find those glass straws anywhere – what a great product!
What a great idea. When you think about how many straws get used in a day, I love the idea of reusing them instead of them getting thrown away.
I’ll also have to try the “parmesan” idea. I wish I had seen this before I ate dinner tonight. It sounds like it would have gone perfectly on my spaghetti.
What a fantastic idea! I LOVE drinking out of straws but don’t buy them because I feel wasteful!
Oh my gosh, I use plastic straws everyday in my green juices and smoothies– I need some glass ones! Thanks for the opportunity! :D
Glass straws, what a fantastic idea!!
Your parm cheese looks very interesting, I just read about this nutritional yeast this week on a few blogs, I’ll have to look for it next time I’m at the store!
You vegan parmesan recipe sounds delicious!
I would like to try those straws! They would be perfect for my morning smoothies!
Would LOVE One of these beautie sto go with my Green MOnsters!
GLASS STRAWS!! Brilliant. Saving the earth one straw at a time. Thanks for sharing
I have been wanting these straws for a long time – I would use them all the time!
Those are so neat! I would love to try them :)
I just found your website last week and I have been in love with it ever since!
You inspired me to go pick up some kale and other veggies at the health food store and I made my first green monster yesterday. I felt healthier all day long! These straws would perfect to sip on my monsters.
What a perfect straw for a green monster!
Yummy looking dinner, vegan parmesan and all!
you set such a fabulous example of healthy living everday
These straws are so great! I love how they save the environment, just a little bit at a time!
I love straws but hate the unnecessary waste. Please let me win!
LOVE these straws. My daughter and I have Green Monsters & smoothies daily. Would love a hers and hers pair.
Love this glass straw stuff!
I have been admiring these straws on a few blogs, so elegant looking!
How neat! Glass straws sound like so much fun. :)
I love those glass straws! Classy while saving the earth…can’t beat that combo;)
The straws look so neat. I am still laughing about your “red light” quote! That would make a great Facebook status! lol.
i love, love, love straws and i hate how wasteful they are! i’d love to win so i can reduce my plastic straw waste!!!
Great giveaway! I’ve been seeing these all over the blogosphere and would love to try them!
What an incredible idea!
i use straws in everything. these are so funky and fun! it would be super cool to see some fun colorful ones in the neat patterns that glass blowers rock at:)
happy hockey!
Love this!
Wow, I can’t believe they can make a straw sturdy enough for smoothies out of glass. How environmentally friendly! I go through straws like toilet paper, I know… I should be more “green” but I haven’t had a chance to purchase a more permanent alternative. Also, my roommate isn’t a vegan but she can’t have parm (something horrible happens to her stomach and if she wants me to be her roommate, she should continue you to avoid it). I shared your recipe with her, I will let you know how it goes!
I would love these! I think they’d be so gorgeous in a beautiful iced tea glass. And the fact that they’re dishwasher safe? Awesome!!
I cannot believe he offers a lifetime guarantee…that just shows the great quality!!
I loved the idea of the straws but the first thing I was thinking was them breaking. So imagine my surprise when you said there was a lifetime gaurantee!
wow, how perfect! i have seriously been on the search for a nice big straw to drink my thick green monsters with every morning!
Love reducing waste whenever possible! Great idea!
Straws makes drinking smoothies so much more fun! Ooorrr, that cup of chocolate soy milk. =) lol
Love, love, love the glass straws!! I have seen the glass straws around on the blogs and have been wanting to try one out!
Would love to have glass straws to drink green monsters out of!!! Oh and that parmesan- I can’t wait to try it!!
Even though we had pretty weather, today was a comfort food day for me as well. In the form of Amy’s Mac & Cheese. YUM!
I see those straws everywhere in the blog world! I would LOVE to be a proud owner myself. My green monsters would love you for it :)
I have been loving these things, but it feels like an indulgence I don’t _need_. Pick me, pick me! :)
glass straws cool!!
Those are so great! They might even be cooler than Tina’s metal straws over at Carrots ‘n’ Cake ;)
I’ve been thinking about getting reusable straws, i’d love to win this.
I would LOVE to use this to get my mom a straw, I am sure she would think it was the coolest thing ever to help her drink her smoothies!
I would love this straw. I try not to use plastic, and I really miss drinking out of a straw.
Reusable straws are such an awesome idea! I would love to use these in my daily green monsters!
Ooooh I have been eyeing these! 12 yo DD (almost 13 as I hear daily!) does not like to drink without a straw and I CRINGE every time I throw another one away…which is two or three times a day!
These are gorgeous and perfect!
I would love to win a glass dharma straw! :) Those shakes/monsters look yummmmyyy.
I love those straws!! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Those straws are so smart and incredibly chic :)
Thanks for the giveaway Angela.
Ohhhh how fun! I have been on the hunt for some glass straws recently! ;)
I love glass straws!
Oooohhhh, I love the glass straws! Very cool!!
I just got a vitamix, and I foresee some smoothies in my future!
WOW, that’s such a great idea! I always feel guilty about how many straws I go through so glass straws are a really good way to cut back!
AAA those straws are everywhere! Now I know where to get them :). I love drinking smoothies from a straw. My bf always comments that I bite every straw I use, don’t think this will be a problem anymore ;).
I love these straws, might just have to buy one myself!
i love drinking out of straws all the time, but i eventually succumbed to my guilt and stopped buying them. this is perfect!
The pasta looks yummy,and I have to say your smoothies always look way better than when I make them. Pretty exciting giveaway, how neat.
Those glass straws look really neat!!
I love making homemade pita chips and also homemade corn tortilla chips!
I’ve heard many good things about glass straws! I would love to try them :D Straws are so much fun to use too!! Pasta and snow…mmm. Have a great hockey night!
Wow – what a great idea! So practical for my daily smoothiues.
Would love to win!
I would love one of those straws for my daily smoothies!
Those straws are so cool looking.
Love the glass straws! They’re such a great idea!
so pretty!! ive seen them before and really want one!
I have been seeing these straws all over but have yet to try them. I drink A LOT of juice and GM’s through straws so this would be very nice to have!
Brilliant idea, I have a feeling you’ll never want to use a plastic straw again!
Hi,
Love the fake parmi cheese. The one I make is 1 cup toasted cashews, 1/2 each of toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds, 2 cups yeast, and 1-2 TBS soy sauce that lends that salty parm feel. Then food process. Straws look SO fun!
B
Ha, I love the idea of carrying around your own straw (in addition to your own non-plastic utensils).
What a cool idea! Very interested in trying these out!
The glass straws look amazing! They would be great to use with my ‘Green Monsters’.
I love the straw idea! How cool!
That is such a beautiful straw! And your vegan parm sounds almost as good as the real thing!
Wow. . . the straw made of glass is so incredible! I am always in search of the ‘perfect’ straw for my healthy smoothie in the morning. I don’t mess around with my smoothie-it is a 32 ouncer!! I bought some thicker plastic ones and have had trouble with them cracking and/or getting smoothie bits stuck in the ridges. Would love to try a glass straw! Thanks for the review!
I would love to try out those straws…what an awesome idea!
What a fantastic, wonderful idea! I always feel awful throwing my straws away – I try to wash them in the dishwasher, but after awhile there’s nothing you can do but let the sorry things go. I take a green monster with me to work every day in a (washed, labels removed) nescafe coffee jar! The lid screws on really tightly, it’s perfect. A glass straw would complete the experience ^~
Can you please please make some more heaven bars soon? I haven’t had the chance to try them yet <3
would love to try those straws!
I think the straws are beautiful… but… I guess my question would be how do you wash them? I mean, my son’s sippy cup has a rubber straw and trust me… that little bugger is hard to clean!!! and that’s just juice! I’d be afraid if I were to drink my green monster with that… I’d get bits of flax and chia seeds stuck in them…
but beautiful nonetheless and I’m totally willing to be the experiment-or with them and discuss how to get them clean *wink*
What a genius idea! Glass straws!
It’s one of those things that you just can’t believe you didn’t think of it yourself! :)
I’d love to try one of those straws out in a green monster, om nom nom!
Oh I love these straws! I feel like I see them everywhere on the internet and am constantly wondering where to get one.
It would make my daily morning Green Monster look twice as nice!
P.S. The pasta look soooo good. Great job!
That pasta looks wonderful! I need to find nutritional yeast so I can start adding it in to things.
I would LOVE to win a gift certificate for the glass straws! I’ve been researching those for quite a while and have been dying to get some! I have kids and we drink smoothies/green monsters so this would be perfect! AND plastic straws are a huge problem. I do many beach cleanups and pick up tons of plastic straws! People need to pay attention to all the plastics they use in everyday life! :)
I so want a reusable straw!!!! :)
This would be great to try! I’m interested in seeing if a glass straw can hold up to my clumsiness… :)
Oh wow…those straws are beautiful! I think that is such a great idea.
How cool is that? What a great idea……I would LOVE a Glass Straw ;}
i love supporting a good local company – fabulous!
I love those straws! My hubby and I dream of living on the Medocino coast too at some point:)
I love straws, but sadly I use the plastic ones :( I have really sensitive teeth and need them for anything cold. These would be a great alternative!
Those straws are gorrrgeous! I’d love to add a touch of smoothie class :P
I love the glass straw idea! I love making smoothies for breakfast and always wish I had a straw to drink it with, but for environmental reason I don’t buy plastic straws. I think it’s a great idea and to make it even better they look so elegant and classy! Love it!
These straws look awesome! Love this idea!
I love the idea of a glass straw! Would love to try one!
How cool! What a great idea! I love they are guarented against breaking. I would love to use these; I have very sensitive teeth, so I use straws ALL THE TIME! It helps the liquid stay away from my teeth. I do try to re-use straws, somewhat, but my cat likes to knock over drinks and run away with the straws!
The parmesan looks yummy!!
And I would love to try one of these straws :)
I use straws every day but rewash them so I can use for about a week at a time. My current straw is getting kind of gross. This glass straw is a perfect solution. What a great contest and idea!
what a great idea! so fun to serve a cocktail with a glass straw in it! what a way to make guests feel special!
Diana
What yummy comfort food :mrgreen:
Those straws look awesome! I just started drinking green monsters and I’m hooked…these would be perfect!
The snow is pretty in a photo but I can’t say I like trudging through it everyday! :)
I’ve seen these all over the blog world! Love them!
Love the glass straws! What a great idea!
Those straws are absolutely beautiful! They would certainly cure the waste problem when it comes to just wanting to drink with a straw!
Those straws are great! So beautiful.
Love the glass straw! It’s such a unique idea!
Thanks so much for the chance to win!
McDonald’s serves 52 million meals per day? Yikes.
Great idea for a straw though!
I use straws all the time for my smoothies and juices… I’d love to stop wasting so much plastic.. what a great idea!
I love those straws!!! I really, really want one:) So much fun!
those are so cool! I use tons of straws, so does my dad. If I don’t win, I may just order some!
I would love one of those straws! And the McDonald’s plastic straw stats are scary!!
i love the idea of the straws!! thanks for the giveaway :)
Those straws are so awesome!! Anyone would be lucky to have one, especially me.
Id love to win a straw! where can we buy these??
I would love to try a glass straw! They are so beautiful and sort of magical looking. Plus, I’m sure they’d make even the laziest meal feel a little fancypants!
What an awesome idea! I’ve always wondered about the waste of plastic straws – a great way to cut down on it.
I use straws for my smoothies all the time and would love to waste less plastic. What a great idea!
yes please! i’d love one. they do look really pretty and elegant, like you said.
Those straws are a great idea. I would even love to get one each for my kids! Thanks for the chance.
yes, I need one!
I think drinking from a glass straw would make your drinks more exciting!
What a cool straw! Perfect for tropical alcohol-ated drinks too ;)
I’m in love with those straws! What a cool concept! They remind me of the metal straws I’ve seen on other blogs.
I’ve never seen glass straws before. How beautiful!
They would be perfect for my Green Monster everyday.
love all the photos of food. my two greatest passions…!!!
spent a while this morning ignoring my son…lol, to hop around this blog.
i hardly ever take the time to ‘blog’ read, but i think this site is so super cool and needed…healthy inspiration never hurts!
I’d love to try glass straws! I received some stainless steel ones for Christmas and they are great. I always use straws when I drink so I feel like I’m being a little more responsible to the environment when I use them!
I would love to try those glass straws! They are so elegant and fun
I want the glass straws! Beautiful and very eco friendly!
My husband and I make our own version of Green Monsters after our boxing workouts! Adding these glass straws would be a blast!!!! And then we may not have to use a little rubber spatula to get the last little bits out of our wine glasses…we can just suck it out! :)
your blog always makes me SO hungry and so excited to try new healthy options!!
I would love to win that certificate, i would for sure buy those drinking straws!!
Those straws are so neat!
Love these straws! Definitely classes up the morning. Just checked out the website and you can buy a brush to go along with them for easy cleaning. Perfection!
Oh wow I would love a glass straw!!!
I love the idea of not using/wasting plastic straws day in and day out.
I would love one of these straws!
You always have the best recipe ideas! I’ve always wanted to try one of those straws. They look wonderful!!!
I love how excited we all are for a straw! :) That parmesan looks awesome! I just bought nutritional yeast for the first time last night so I will definitely be trying this.
I’m so intrigued by these glass straws! I love David’s mission, and it’s working one step at a time. How many readers have just read this and will now think twice about picking up a plastic straw?
Those are pretty cool, I had never heard of those!
I absolutely love these glass straws and have been wanting to try them. I think straws make everything taste better, especially smoothies & Green Monsters!!!
Glass straws?!? What a great idea. I love it!
Oh my, this is fantastic. I want one for my smoothies! I say this as I drink my green smoothie out of a mason jar that I never fail to spill on myself! What a great sustainable solution!
I would love using this. I feel bad throwing away all the straws, such a waste. I use a cute glass and this would make me feel really fancy so………please pick me!
I would love glass drinking straws. I have been slowly making changes to my lifestyle to become a more “green” person. These would just be one more thing to add to the changes.
OMG! What an awesome creation! I ALWAYS use the big smoothie straws with my green monster. That is a great reusable alterative. Neat, thanks for sharing!
Oh I LOVE the idea of those straws!
I would love glass straws! I have a green monster every morning and always feel bad about the amout of straws that go in the trash! Awesome giveaway!
I’m curious as to how hard it was to clean though.
so awesome!
anything to cut down on plastic consumption! :)
I put spinach in my blender for this first time yesterday and fell in love!
i’d LOVE to get those straws! i always drink smoothies in the summers for breakfast, and having a straw would make it so much easier with my commute in the morning :)
Wowzzers,I had never stop to consider how plastic straws could be so wasteful!! But it’s true plastic straws are everywhere. The glass straws are definitely a great idea :)
Can’t wait to try the vegan parmesan cheese! And I love the glass straws. I was thinking about ordering a set for myself and a set as a gift!
Those straws are beautiful!
Oh my, I absolutely love to win that, those straws are so pretty! Truly elegant! It would make my daily smoothies glow!
Ana
Who would have thought a simple solution would be so green? I try to recycle my food garbage when I am done, but 80%cannot be recycled. I’d be great to have this straw in my purse ready for use when I am out and about!
Fabulous straw idea.
Go Canada Go !!!!!!!!!!!
Leanne
I’m excited to try the “cheese” recipe…and I totally love the straws! What an excellent idea.
Thanks again for the awesome blog.
Oh my Word! I use straws all the time, and a straw like that has been on my wishlist for some time now! I would love it!
I would love to try those straws!! Perfect for smoothies and juices.
Glass straws, what a great idea!
very cool straw!!
yay for snow! we are supposed to get some this weekend, here in arkansas. SO EXCITED!
Oh my goodness I’m in love with these straws. Obsessed! I surely hope I win.
Neato! I love Mendocino too! One of my favorite places!
glass straws? never heard of such a thing—cool!
Even if I don’t win… I think I might just HAVE to get some sustainable straws.
I love the idea of a glass straw!
Glass straws? GENIUS!
plastic straws always struck me as wasteful…glass straws are a great idea!
Love the straws! I might have to buy some anyway-I HATE using plastic straws all the time!
Less waste, love it! Straws are the only way I can get my son to drink his green smoothie every day, a straw dharma glass straw would be a great addition to our household. Did you know you can also buy little travel bags for them…have straw will travel :)
I would love to get some of those straws, and even if I don’t win might buy one as a gift. :)
I’m from Sacramento, too! I love this straw, what a great review!
I have heard about these glass straws. What a great idea! Would love to try them out, great giveaway!
That straw would go perfectly with my Bodum glasses!!! =)
ooh, I’d love to get a glass straw for my morning smoothies! didn’t even know they existed!
I LOVE these! My family (not me) uses straws almost every night for milkshakes. Crazy, I know! This is such a great idea and I must hget some. Thank you for introducing them to me!
I am going to try your vegan parm recipe that sounds simple and yummy!
These are awesome! I don’t understand how they wouldn’t break easily though?
I would love to try glass drinking straws. I try and rewash my plactic ones but they get kind of worn out!
That straw is gorgeous. Drinking out of a straw always makes me feel like a kid again. :-D
I love these straws. I use a straw daily and these straws would be great to have!
I love straws, this is such a great way to class up your drink and help the environment!
I love the idea of a glass straw. I hate to be such a waster, but use a straw every morning in my smoothie & toss it.
I would love to have one of those straws so I don’t have a GM mustache every morning! :)
Ooo. I have been wanting one of those straws. I hope I win!
I never do straws, but I love the idea of keeping my pearly whites pretty when I’m drinking tea…. Stylish too!
These straws look amazing! I might just have to purchase one if I don’t win.
I’ve been dying to try those straws. I’ve tried re-using plastic ones, and well, that just doesn’t work well. There’s nothing quite like a smoothie with a straw!
Go Canada Go!
I had never considered how frequently I use plastic straws- I use them EVERYDAY while drinking my green monster! It would be great to have these glass straws so that I can help contribute to a greener world for future generations!
I LOVE GLASS STRAWS
I LOVE GLASS STRAWS
(i love glass straws)
I’ve only ever used one once at a Christimas party, and of course they were a gift the hostess had gotten and she had thrown out the box!!! I haven’t been able to find them since!
That parm recipe is going STRAIGHT to my tummy tonight.
I just stumbled upon your blog and it looks like it was a good day to find you! Vegan parmesan sprinkles AND glass straws? Awesome!
What a great idea! I love to replace plastic products with glass where ever I can.
I would love to try these! I always love new products that you can re-use and don’t have to throw away each time!
It’s close to lunchtime in East TN, and your Rotini tomato pasta pics have me close to starving! Looks delicious!
I’m excited about your giveaway. I have always wanted to try glass straws!
I am a big fan of pasta…one of my weaknesses. :) I love the idea of vegan parmesan cheese! I have all of those ingredients, so I can’t wait to try it out. The glass straw is way cool. I’ve never heard of such a thing. So great!
love them-so unique!!
I cannot wait to try this “cheese”! Thank you!
Also, love the glass straw idea. Straws are great for lipstick but the wasteful plastic is, well, wasteful. Great idea!
I just recently noticed “nutritional yeast” and now need to do a little research on what this is…anyhow, your recipe sounds like a wonderful substitute for parm cheese.
The glass straws are just beautiful! Amazing idea!
ive taken glass blowing classes and think glass straws are a wonderful idea!!
I have a metal straw that I use from time to time, but would LOVE this beautiful glass straw for all my green juices!
Tried one of these Dharma straws in Tampa last month – a really great idea!
Also helps to cure a persons straw-chewing habit…one bite is all it takes ;)
Little kids tend to LOVE straws, everything just taste better if you drink it with a straw… However I’m NOT to crazy about using Plastic and we don’t use straws, which my kids aren’t too crazy about.
These would be great.
Wow, those are awesome! I use straws all the time at home and a glass one would help cut down on my plastic waste.
Oooo I love those straws! What a great idea especially with all of the smoothies and fresh juices I drink. :)
I love the glass straw idea. That is AWESOME! I can’t tell you how many straws I use in a week. Thanks for the Parm Cheese recipe. I’ve been looking for an easy one to try.
That’s awesome that David is finding a way to do what he can to lessen our carbon imprint. I love entrepreneurs. It takes such guts. Anyway, love the straw and would love to try them as would my kids.
I have been wanting to try the glass straws! Go Canada Go!
I love the Dharma straw! I would love to see it in a curly straw format like I used in my youth! How fun would that be?!
The vegan parmesan cheese recipe sounds fabulous! Do you have any book recommendations for someone interested in a vegan lifestyle?
I would love to use glass straws! Drinking out of a straw is so much more fun. :)
I have been wanting these forever, they have just been to expensive to justify!
Love these straws!
I love that the straws have a natural bend – very unique!
I am obsessed with those straws! I would love to win one!!
Glass straws….what will they think of next. Very beautiful, I love them!
I would love a glass straw!! Straws make drinks way more fun :)
Those straws are great! Everything I drink is normally with a straw so this would make me feel so much better about using them. Would love to get at least 1!
I would love to win those straws. I love using straws but always feel bad about the environmental impact of throwing them out.
GORGEOUS!
Those are the coolest straws ever!! I’ve never seen glass straws before. I would love to buy some of those.
I pretty much only drink from a straw, and specifically buy glasses/waterbottles that come with reusable straws… The idea of glass straws is awesome, and I could use any glass! Cool giveaway, I hope I win :)
How great! I’d love those!
I’ve never seen these before! Loving the simplicity, and I’m grateful to have your “place” to go to each morning – it’s a lovely break from work!
Mmm.. I love pasta.. am definitely going to have to try out the vegan parm soon!
I really like the idea of resuable straws.. plus they’re cute! :)
The vegan parm sounds interesting. All these vegan recipes make me contemplate going vegan. (I’m not even vegetarian right now…). I know there are definite health benefits. Last night I asked my boyfriend if he would still love me if I was a vegan (jokingly, of course). He shrugged his shoulders and said it didn’t matter to him.
Are those glass straws easily breakable? Reusable straws is a clever idea, but how functional might they be in a commercial setting (i.e., a restaurant)?
I love drinking with straws, but hate the waste of using them regularly. This would be ideal!
Such a fantastic idea!! I’d love to have these straws!
I make vegan Parmesan cheese similar to the recipe you posted, but it uses almonds instead of sesame seeds & has a little miso added. YUM!
I would love to buy one of these straws. I have been wanting one for a while, but haven’t taken the plunge.
Oh my gosh, I have been dying to try those straws! Being a broke college student means that they’ve been pushed to the bottom of my list for awhile.
Great idea!
I love these straws and would love to win!
The straws look amazing! What a great idea!
enter me, please :) i love the idea that we’re saving plastic by using them!
what a great idea! perfect for green monsters…
That’s a fine piece of glass – hope to win me some!
How fun! I think I’d start drinking everything from a straw if I had one of these!
I love the parm idea! I put it on stuff more for the texture than for the exact taste, so I think this would be a perfect substitute for me. What a great idea to make glass straws! I wonder how they feel on your teeth?
How cool are the straws!?! So stylish and a plus for the environment.
Love the straws!! I’m entering on behalf of my environmental conscious – I’ve worked with animals in many capacities and straws are always no-no’s in any establishment because so many of them end up inside animals! I drink a green monster everyday so these straws would come in good use… currently don’t use a straw but that means I practically inhale the smoothie… and I hear slow and steady does it?!
I would loooooove one of these!
pretty cool straw… i love straws because I have braces!!! =)
Great straws!
Great idea! I’ve seen glass straws on carrotncake and thought they were such a good idea!
I already commented and I know the contest is over, but I just wanted to let you know that I made the vegan Parmesan cheese last night and it was super good! I think I’ll be making that quite often from now on. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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I would love one of those straws! I’ve been eyeing them forever! :)
If it isn’t too late I would LOVE the possibility to win the certificate! xoxo
I don’t know how in the world I wound up on a specific post from so long ago! I thought I clicked on the second page of posts but this is from a while ago.
Lol thinking I could win a contest from Feb ;)
I made this 3 minute parmesan and I have to say – I like it even better than parmesan cheese! It is sooo delicious.
My mother collects glass straws and I really loved drinking out of them as a child. It just made juice and cookies so fancy :-)
What a neat idea! I love the notion of cutting down on waste, and I have to admit that I do use straws. Smoothies just taste better when being slurped up instead of spooned. Anyway I can still enjoy the straw effect and cut down on waste is a win-win in my book!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe! Was looking for a nut free option of the cheese and this fits the bill!!
Re the glass straws….I have several….I love them. The clean easily with a little brush….they are amazing in smoothies (wide enough so your cheeks don’t cave in when you are trying to drink!! LOL) and I feel better knowing that I am not contributing to the landfill. I bought my first one a couple of years back…but dropped it, while on my way out, on my cement porch in – 40 weather…and it broke…I was SOOOO sad. So I purchased a few more. I have been extolling the straws’ virtues…and my adult children are eying them as are my friends (actually one of my friends actually bought one after trying mine!!). So Readers, if you are wondering if you should buy one….if you don’t win one…….YES!!! They are amazing! They would also make awesome gifts….I know that is my plan!
What a really cool idea!
Glass Straws,
A great substitute for teeth whitening chemicals and agony!
Great for the environment and our smiles!
Wonderfully supportive information, thank you for sharing, which I will now do with friends.
Sincerely yours,
Joyce
Was starting to be concious of the effect all the smoothies I drink could have on my teeth but hate the idea of throwing out so many plastic straw out there. This is the perfect solution!!!
I got your cookbook this week. Between the blog and the cookbook, I have only eaten your recipes this week. I might be converted. Stay the course, Angela, you are doing us an amazing service.
I apologize if this has been asked before, but how should the sesame seeds be toasted?
Do you have to cool the roasted seeds before blending?
I’ve been looking at the stainless steel straws, but I *much* prefer glass – these ones are absolutely STUNNING!!
Vegan parm is YUMMY!! Thanks so much!
Just wondering what the life expectancy is (I assume it doesn’t require refrigeration)
love the 3-Minute Vegan Parm Recipe! Thank you…!!!!!!!!!!!
Just discovered your site & I am quite excited to try your delicious looking recipes.
Love the idea of thte glass straws.
Would love to try these glass straws. I already drink from a glass, but can’t seem to escape the plastic straws. Looking forward to using these. :-)
I think things taste better if you use special dishes, cups, glasses and straws. Bring it on!
Valery
I’m a diabetic vegan and can’t wait to make this. Other recipe I’ve tried have been disappointing. Thank you Angela. I love your books.
I haven’t used straws for years due to the whole plastic thing, so these glass strqws would be a real treat! I’m going to make some of that “Parmesan” as soon as I can get out to buy nutritional yeast. Thanks for both the recipe and the straw giveaway opportunity-much appreciated.
hi there! i just found you at Whole Foods market by your book. Came online to check your site out and am a fan already. i’ve been vegetarian for over 45 years and raised my kids this way also. now playing with vegan cooking and loving it. thank you for all of your recipes and adorable blog. you are now in my favorites and tonight making either Italian Bean Balls and Spaghetti Squash or Lemon Dill Tofu with steamed vegis or salad. sooooo much to choose from. thanks so much!!! daisy
Love the glass straws! Just returned from five weeks in Vietnam and was instantly transported mentally to Thailand, Malaysia and Central America. These countries have a plastic crisis on their hands which mars their beautiful beaches and countrysides. We all need to give a global thank you to David for making these glass straws. There must be a way to make them appealing and cost effective for restaurants and bars on a global basis. My thanks for his ingenuity and to you for spreading the word. Good work.
Linda
We make this over and over again in our household. It goes by the name of ‘Crack’ here since it is so addictive and we put it on everything!