WaffleParty.com: Delicious Vegan Waffles!

Greetings from the land of eggless, dairy-free waffles! The purpose of this site is to bring you a range of recipes and other resources for creating delicious vegan waffles and waffle toppings–especially if you wish to throw your own waffle party! Speaking of parties, we currently need your help. Pittsburgh, Montreal, Halifax, San Francisco, Harrisburg and Wisconsin are already on board, and we’d like you to be, too! Let us know you plan to host a vegan waffle party, joining us in WP 10, the world’s first multi-city vegan waffle party on 5/24/08!

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For decades, one of the world’s most fascinating foods, the waffle, was viewed merely as a breakfast food. While relatives such as the waffle cone took on much more exciting and respected roles in the world of desserts and ice cream parlors, the waffle was left far behind alongside Pop Tarts, toast and cereal. Even worse, many hungry breakfast goers failed to acknowledge any significant difference between the waffle and its two-dimensional cousin, the pancake.

Finally, in 1998, various creative forces converged to catalyze what may now be the longest-running annual Waffle Party. In the revolutionary years following, rituals have developed to enhance this bizarre event. Wafflers have introduced a cornucopia of atypical toppings, going far beyond traditional maple syrup. Although sweet toppings remain the most popular, waffles are neutral enough to harmonize with ingredients including spices, veggies, curries and tofu. The hosts continue to provide several especially delectable culinary creations; and guests, in harmony with the way of the waffle, bring along their favorite topping. Those especially brave souls bring a topping that they’ve always desired (but have never before mustered the courage to try) on a waffle. In the company of other “consumers of the bizarre,” they can freely experiment in this new way, and achieve a culinary nirvana previously unbeknownst to them.

In the fall of 2001, the originators of this practice found their way to the land of hills and rivers once known as “The Steel City,” now dubbed “The Waffle Iron City.” In this new home, they found a nurturing environment in which to continue the tradition. The community enthusiastically partook in the ways of the waffle, and so the hot waffle irons steam on . . . Only with your participation will this renaissance continue.

Around 2005 , for a range of reasons, we began to eliminate animal products from our diet. In 2006, we held our first vegetarian waffle party, which was a great success, followed by our first vegan waffle party in 2007! Dave began experimenting with a range of surprisingly tasty vegan waffle recipes, starting with some excellent vegan cookbooks mentioned on this site, and creating some of his own. (Your comments and suggestions on them are much welcomed!) We are looking forward to celebrating the 10th year of this wonderful tradition with the first multi-city vegan waffle party in 2008!