August’s Decadently Delicious Flavors Shipped
After expounding on the amazing perks of monthly club membership last week, I’m happy to announce that another delicious shipment of new monthly flavors went out on Monday. 
Our lucky club members this month are receiving gorgeous tropical Toasted Coconut Brownies, classically rich and decadent Original Fudge and ultra-elegant Cinnamon Snickerdoodle organic cookies. Hungry yet? You too can enjoy August’s distinctively delicious array of out-of-this-world compassionate baked goods. Order them individually or become a monthly club member today to receive a 15% discount along with your awesome sweet treats.
Already a monthly club member? Looking for ways to put that discount to work? Our gourmet Gift Samplers and Gift Sets make perfect presents for August birthdays and vacation treats. 
Since the warm weather this time of year makes shipping vegan chocolates risky, we recommend non-chocolate goodies for those summertime special occasions. Save yourself the time in the kitchen by serving our organic cookies and brownies for dessert at your next picnic or barbecue and wow both your family and guests by filling your candy bowl with all our outstanding assorted flavors of our individually wrapped caramels.
What are your favorite vegan hot dogs or other favorite vegan barbecue fare? We’re always looking for new and exciting grill items, and we love Allison’s All-American Potato Salad to round out a perfect summertime meal.
Summer Heat and Chocolates Don’t Mix
It’s been a whacky weather year here in California. We had an unusually snowy, wet winter, and we’ve had a ridiculously long, cool spring (we’ve even had some confused trees with their leaves turning colors already!) But the sun has finally come out, and I’m hoping that we might soon catch up to the rest of the country and have some real warm weather.
The prospect of summer heat has me smiling big time, but it also reminds me that summer is a hard time to ship vegan chocolates.
Even with a chill pack and 2-day air shipping, chocolates do not always survive the intense heat in many areas of the country during the warmer months. So, now that temperatures are really heating up, we’re recommending that you use caution when ordering chocolate items like vegan peanut butter cups, peppermint patties, cherry truffle hearts, and cherry almond bark. Check the weather for your shipping destination and if it’s going to be over 65ºF, consider ordering something less perishable.
Some non-meltable but still chocolate-y alternatives for summer gift-giving include organic brownies, Double Chocolate Chunk cookies, drinking chocolate (great in shakes and smoothies or as chocolate milk), and individually wrapped caramels in several chocolate and vanilla flavors. Cookies and brownies with chocolate chips in them are also a slight melting risk, but melted chocolate chips, while messy, won’t be a catastrophe. If your chocolate chip baked goods arrive melted, simply let them cool somewhere below 65º for a few hours before devouring them.
P.S. Remember to order your Father’s Day gifts this week. Dad will thank you!
Last Chance to Order for Easter!
Happy Monday, everyone! First, congratulations to Jennifer, the winner of our Springtime Scavenger Hunt! She will be receiving a decadent tray of our luscious Java Crunch Fudge. Yum!
I also want to take this moment to remind you that Easter is THIS SUNDAY! For all you procrastinators out there, it’s getting close, but it’s not too late to order your delicious, compassionate Easter gifts for “everybunny” you love. Celebrate spring and put a smile on someone’s face with Truffle and Caramel Filled or Solid Chocolate Easter Eggs, a super-cute Solid Chocolate Easter Bunny or an elegant Springtime and Easter Gift Basket complete with both kinds of eggs, organic cookies, Easter bunny and green “grass.” 
Hurry! Place your order before 9am Wednesday and choose FedEx 2-day air shipping to guarantee delivery before Easter.
Monthly Club Membership Perks
We shipped February’s organic cookies, brownies and fudge to all our monthly club members this week, and for all you new club members out there, we’re really excited to be able to share with you all the super yummy flavors that are coming your way in the next few months. 
Your monthly club memberships also entitle you to 15% off all your regularly priced orders from us for the duration of your memberships. Treats for you and a discount to share treats with everyone else in your life; that’s a pretty sweet deal!
Let Us Bake Your Holiday Cookies!
Last week I talked about pie, and now I’m on to thinking about other classic holiday baked goods… 
Now, I know that making fudge and holiday cookies is a pretty common tradition this time of year, but I have to ask, who finds that kind of time? Maybe it’s because I work in a vegan bakery and this is by far our busiest time of year, or maybe I’m just lazy, but when I go home after work, and even on the weekends, I do not feel like baking cookies! Luckily for me, I have decided to stop feeling like not baking is a character flaw because, like I said, I work at a vegan bakery!
Allison’s organic cookies, vegan brownies and vegan fudge are hand-made with all pure, organic and vegan ingredients and lots of love, which makes them so out-of-this-world delicious that they surpass anything I could make anyway. 
So, this holiday season, I’m going to take off that apron, guilt-free, spend some time with my family instead of cooking for them, and let the experts like Allison do the measuring and mixing. And you can do the same with our easy online ordering and our delayed delivery date option. Order now and choose a future delivery date that fits with your holiday plans.
Looking for those classic holiday flavors like Grandma used to make? They’re all here, in their pristine and better-than-ever vegan state:
(Wheat-Free) Pumpkin Spice Cookies, (Wheat-Free) Gingerbread Spice Cookies, (Wheat-Free) Classic Walnut Brownies, Walnut Fudge, Chocolate Orange Fudge and even Pumpkin Pie Fudge!
Thanks for letting Allison’s Gourmet be a part of your holiday celebrations!
