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Jen’s family and several friends got involved with this year’s Global Vegan Waffle Party, hosting a brunch party near Albany, NY last weekend. It featured all vegan waffles (Yeast-Raised Cinnamon-Raisin and Sinful Cheesecakey Waffles from the GVWC) and nearly all … Continue reading
I don’t want money to stand in the way of anyone who wishes to throw a fun and meaningful event. If you’d like to throw a vegan waffle party in May or June and want the full cookbook but are currently very tight on cash, just follow these steps:
1) Let me (and the world) know about your event if you haven’t already.
2) Contact me via the contact form by Sunday, May 22, stating, “I’m hosting a vegan waffle party and would love a free cookbook!” and including your mailing address. I’m giving away paperbacks of The Global Vegan Waffle Cookbook to the first three individuals and pdf e-books to the next two who do this. I’ll note in a comment to this post if the five-respondent max is reached before then. Continue reading
Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
Thanks to Blakely of Boston, MA for recently emphasizing how wonderfully peanut butter goes with chocolate vegan waffles, and suggesting that some type of related sauce might be in order.
Coincidentally, I grew up within walking distance of an ice cream shop, and was helplessly addicted to one of their premiere sundaes, which featured chocolate ice cream, fudge, and peanut butter syrup. As I child, I spent a few hours in the kitchen one weekend trying to figure out how they made their peanut butter syrup. (And many years later, I made a few richer and dairy-free versions of the whole sundae.) So I can certainly relate to Blakely’s fondness of the classic chocolate peanut butter combo. Continue reading
Grabbing a last few bites of vegan waffles before heading out
The Vegetarian Society of Tulsa Meetup hosted the month’s first Global Vegan Waffle Party event on May 7. So I guess that means we’re now officially underway!
From Dedra, the organizer (center in photo):
“We had so much fun. Shanna made chocolate and regular waffles. I don’t remember what everyone made for toppings, but there was a great variety. Continue reading
Pittsburgh's Waffle Shop billboard (from waffleshopbillboard.org)
A vegan message will grace the skyline of East Liberty in Pittsburgh May 22-29, 2011, when we rent the large billboard atop the roof of the Waffle Shop building. The message, featuring traditional Pittsburghese:
GLOBAL VEGAN WAFFLE PARTY
BE KIND
BE HEALTHY
REDD UP OUR PLANET N’AT
“Redd up” means to clean up, and “n’at” is loosely translated to “and so forth.” Continue reading
I’ve been asked why, even though I promote this thing called the Global Vegan Waffle Party, I’m sometimes hesitant to use the word “vegan” to describe myself. Why do I often say “aspiring vegan,” “total vegetarian,” or sometimes even “conscious consumer?” Even though I’m not advocating using me as a role model (in fact, I’m begging you not to—please do your own homework!), I feel like I owe a bit of an explanation to those who are curious. For those who are not, it may seem like a long philosophical rambling.
Behaviorally, I’ve been probably at least 98% plant-based for the last several years. While home cooking is 100% plant-based, I don’t always worry about trace amounts of things (for reasons that will become clearer below), and I probably eat a veggie burger that has some egg or dairy once a month or so. I’ve eliminated animal-unfriendly products in many areas outside of diet. And, of course, I’ve put countless hours into a vegan website, event resources, and cookbook. But behavior is only a part of full-fledged veganism, as I understand it.
I hope to illustrate that you don’t need to have all the questions answered in order to do kind things for the world. You can throw an event celebrating completely animal product-free food, or do other things to increase awareness in this area, even if you’re not comfortable saying, “I’m a total, committed, lifelong vegan.” Because the truth is, I wasn’t totally there for very long myself. I’m very far from having all the answers. Continue reading
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