Clik here to view.
Coundown to Valentine’s Day 2015: Day 1–Vegan Chocolate Truffles
Beginning today and for four of the next five days, I am going to link to some favorites from Valentine’s past on The Blooming Platter. About mid-week, I will post my new 2015 creation to give you time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coundown to Valentine’s Day 2015: Day 2–Vegan Peppermint and Chocolate Patties
Each day this week, I am featuring 4 of my favorite Blooming Platter Valentine’s treats from the past and one brand new one which I’ll post about mid-week, as it may require a quick trip to the grocery...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vegan Peeps for Easter or Anytime This Spring
I am SO sorry for being neglectful of my blog! The spring at most high schools, including in art departments, is especially busy. Plus, last weekend, I was honored to serve as a Council Chaperone for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cleo’s Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Treats
Yield: 4 treats If you think peanut butter cups are good, try peanut butter cups topped with layers of creamy vanilla ice cream and decadent chocolate ganache for a frozen peanut-topped treat. If she’d...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vegan Jokerz’ Wild Cookies (Pieces of Jokerz Candy Bars–think vegan Baby...
Yield: 2 dozen cookie balls I am slowly working my way through a box of seven different candy bars from the good folks at Go Max Go Foods, makers of vegan candy bars that will remind you of some of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Mother’s (vegan) English Butter Toffee–THE BEST!
My adored late mother (sadly, she passed away on October 2), Sallie Gough, and I made this candy every Christmas, but it is indescribably buttery, silky, and crunchy any time of year…say, for a New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vegan Pralines–with a Coconut Sugar Option for Real South-of-the-Border Flare
Yield: approximately 16 to 20 pralines I grew up in Texas and Mississippi near New Orleans, so I know pralines. But I was just always a little intimidated to make them, as my mother, a talented cook,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vegan Valentine’s Medley–Sweet, Savory, Quick or More Involved, Choose from...
Picking a favorite of my Vegan Valentine’s Recipes to post would be like picking a favorite dog. So, I want you to pick. From a breakfast of Red Velvet Pancakes to Red Velvet Brownies for kids or a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Day 16: Sweet & Savory Nut Brittle–“‘Cooking the Blooming Platter Cookbook’...
(A sequential installment from Kim Hastings, my photographer friend and, along with her vet husband, owner of Independence Veterinary Hospital, who decided on her own to cook her way through The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Almond Joy Dates (vegan & plant-based)
Almond Joy Dates are super quick, easy, and luscious bite-size bundles of joy and healthful decadence made by a dear friend, Sharon Lee Clohessy, for my birthday. Simply sweeten plant-based cream...
View Article
