Cauliflower

In October, we're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

This breath of fresh air, peace, and serenity is none other than Cauliflower Child.

With outrageous colorful outfits that include tofu benedict with “caullandaise” sauce, tandoori cauliflower and cucumber raita wraps, and cauliflower croquettes, why would anyone accuse Cauliflower of being a dull, bland, or boring white vegetable?

P.S.  So concludes the second week of the costume parade, featuring random / awesome / theme-less costumes.  Next week we will present our favorite animal costumes.  Stay tuned!

Rainbow Carrots

In October, we're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

["Macho Man" blasts on the speakers.]  Coming out next is our second team entry in the parade, donned in the Halloween group costume favorite:  The Village Peop...er...The Village Carrots!

Don't forget to Celebrate National Coming Out Day today with your favorite rainbow-friendly treats, including roasted rainbow carrots with maple-mustard glaze and rainbow carrot salad with mint.

Broccoli II

In October, we're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

Brocco-saurus is our first contestant to march out on four legs along with a humungous tail.  Broccoli, we salute your efforts.  This isn't the first time Broccoli has appeared in a show of course, and has had guest appearances in braised broccoli hot wings, broccoli & cheeze socca, or wandering the aisles at Ikea.

Lime

In October, we're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

Contestant #7 does not have much to say.  Lime may seem a bit too pedestrian for an underrepresented food blog, but we have a question for members of the audience: Have you seen a lime dressed as a mime before?

We didn't think so.  We also have a feeling that you have not seem lime in tahini lime rice with kale and cashews, lime chipotle mayo, avocado coconut lime tartlets, or pomegranate vanilla limeade.

Maple Syrup

In October, we're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

Let's give a warm welcome to our sixth contestant, Maple Syrup, as he waddles across the stage.  Mr. Syrup would like to wish his friends a happy Canadian Thanksgiving, full of maple marinated stuffed tofu cubes, maple pecan roasted sweet potatoes, maple-roasted brussels sprouts with toasted hazelnuts, and maple pecan ice cream.

Buttercup Squash

We're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

Halloween costumes are a mixed bag–there's the cute, the clever, and the creepy nightmare material.  It is difficult to choose which category Peanut Buttercup Squash falls into, but we guarantee that he is delicious inside and out!

Fortunately these homemade peanut butter cups look particularly cute, clever and non-creepy.

P.S.  So concludes the first week of the costume parade, featuring sweet treats.  Next week we will be mixing things up with some simply random / awesome / theme-less costumes.

Apple

We're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

Contestant #4 shows that sometimes, true art leads to pain.  Beneath her candy-coating veneer, she is nursing a severe popsicle-stick induced headache.  Candy Apple, please feel better.  We applaud your commitment to your part!

Candy Apple can commiserate with caramel apples, chocolate apples, and fellow candy apples who share a similar occupational hazard.

Beans

We're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

This is our first team entry in the parade.  These guys were originally arrested for breaking into the Jelly Belly Candy Company's stash of beans with the aim of adding savory flavors to the mix. After bail, they found their true calling was spreading the word in public protest.

Despite all the sweets we've seen so far this week in the Costume Parade, all these beans are making us think warm, chili-filled thoughts.  Consider some three-bean chili, a serving of five-bean chili, or a big-kid mound of chili mac 'n' cheese!

Butternut Squash

We're posting one Costume Parade cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Want to go to the beginning of the Costume Parade? Start with some candy corn!

Our second contestant, Butternut Squash, chose not to squeeze into her tight candy bar costume; rather, she let the vacuum sealer do all the hard work.  Yo go, girl!

Here's a vegan Butterfinger Bar recipe for those of you jonesing for some stick-to-your-molars-fun.

For the slightly less hedonistic in the crowd, you can get your Butternut Squash fix with butternut squash gratin with shallots and cashew cream, butternut squash jambalaya, or butternut squash and mushroom lasagna rolls.

Corn II

This month, we're posting one cartoon per weekday as part of Vegan MoFo.  Be on the lookout for four more treats during the first week of the costume parade!  See you tomorrow!

Our first contestant in the Halloween Costume Parade is Candy Corn.  Her costume shows you that you don't have to choose between your two favorite snacks to deliver an awesome Halloween costume!

[Commotion from the audience.]  Wait, what's that?  Most commercial candy corn is not vegan?  No worries, here is the most popular vegan candy corn recipe on the internet!  And here are some old corn favorites from our Say Anything-themed Corn post.