The Best Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipe

On January 30, 2010 VegWorcester held the first annual Mac Daddy Competition, a vegan mac & cheese cook-off and taste-off. There were 17 excellent entries, but only one person took home the MACNCHZ belt. Greg Opperman won first place with his elaborate Veggie Mac. His recipe includes interesting spice combinations, mock beef, and 30 different [...]

February 5, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Vegetarian Recipes, Worcester VegFest 2010  3 Comments

Announcing the Winners of 2010 Mac Daddy Competition [Bling]

The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition was a tremendous success, with over 15 entries and a packed room of vegan mac & cheese lovers. We raised around $150 for the 2010 Worcester VegFest! Let’s cut to the chase, who won? The fancy, mock-meat filled, cheesy casserole from Mr Gregory Lee Opperman won him the belt. His [...]

February 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Misc, Worcester VegFest 2010  One Comment

Vegan Gravy Recipe

Everyone keeps asking me for my gravy recipe. Well, sorry but I just don’t have it written down yet. I do it from memory and, for the most part, I just guess at the measurements. I’ll document my vegan gravy recipe some day, but if you need to make gravy for your Thanksgiving dinner tonight [...]

November 27, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Vegetarian Recipes  No Comments

Artichoke Coop has the Cheapest Tofurky in Town

Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Do you have your Torfurky yet? If not, swing by the Artichoke food coop at 800 Main Street. The Artichoke has a whole Tofurkies for only $11, the cheapest in town. (Trust me, I’ve been shopping around.) They still have plenty left.
And what better way to avoid the awkward moments at Thanksgiving [...]

November 26, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Restaurants & Businesses  4 Comments

Soba Noodle Stir Fry [Video]

My friend Eileen is applying for a job teaching vegan cooking lessons in New York City as a part of the Cancer Project. As part of her application she recorded this video of herself making some soba noodle stir fry. The ingredients and a recipe are below. In Worcester you can definitely find all of [...]

March 25, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Restaurants & Businesses, The Living Earth, Vegetarian Recipes  One Comment