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An adventure in Fawaffles May 31, 2010
Falafels? Waffles? Fawaffles!
I started my waffle lab this week with my brand new pancake-waffle pan from Williams Sonoma! I know I said I don’t like to fry things..but that was before I discovered you can make WAFFLES on the stove! Utter excitement!
I decided it would be wise to start this experiment with falafel mix and save the homemade stuff for later. Glad I did:
Final and vastly delicious version:
Falafel
1 cup dried peeled fava beans (7 ounces), soaked overnight and cooked
3/4 cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked
1/4 cup green onion
1/3 cup fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
1 (or so) garlic clove
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
3 tablespoons water
splash (or so) of extra virgin olive oil
Combine and process in food processor until a very coarse mixture is attained. With olive oil on hands, roll into small balls and press onto waffle iron or on nifty pan. Cook until pretty and not burnt like above.
Tahini sauce:
1/2 cup tahini (sesame seeds + food processor)
3 gloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped (optional)
In a food processor or blender, combine ingredients and process until desired consistency. Transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavor.
Vegan Tzatziki Sauce:
1/2 cup cucumber
1/2 cup unsweetened soy yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 garlic clove, minced
In a food processor or blender, combine ingredients and process until just-combined. Transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavor.
Eggs Asparagine (not the amino acid) on Savory Waffles May 29, 2010
…or I’M GONNA FRY AN EGG ON MY WAFFFLE IRON!
A new take on those delicious savory waffles I made. I really wanted to to see if I could fry an egg on the waffle iron…and I did.
Chocolate Cake & Raspberry Waffles May 28, 2010
Hmmm, what to make for waffles this week. How about chocolate and raspberries? OK! Rather than making my own recipe this time, I purchased Pamela’s Cake mix:
Description:
Our new divine mix makes two luscious layers of deep, dark, rich cake. Pamela’s Luscious Chocolate Cake will transport you to chocolate heaven.
INGREDIENTS: Organic Natural Evaporated Cane Sugar, Brown Rice Flour, Organic Cocoa Powder (processed with alkali), White Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Chicory Root, Sweet Rice Flour, Grainless & Aluminum Free Baking Powder (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Potato Starch), Sea Salt, Gluten-free Natural Flavor (contains corn derivative), Xanthan Gum.
Make a waffle.
Process fresh raspberries with a bit of agave nectar…num.
This bag of mix made a bazillion waffles (ok, 5 Belgium size), so it looks like my friends, colleagues (same thing) and husband-band-mates are in store for some more waffles…prepare.
Note: Kept waiting for the sugar high but was just left with a pleasant slothiness.
Note 2: Now… pair a wine with this 
Next time: my own special mix, sans sugar (sub agave nectar) now that I know I can make cake waffles! Maybe some chipotle? OoOOOO. Also, I think the raspberry purse by Fulvio Bonavia below would be appropriate to wear while eating these…or is that too much raspberry?
Eggs Florentine on Savory Waffles May 16, 2010
I found a recipe from Williams-Sonoma for Eggs Benedict on Savory Waffles and HAD to try it, but I will not be having ham today. I finally have most of my appetite back from yesterday’s cured meat exploration, which just didn’t sit right in my poor lil tummy. Might have to rethink that project. So, in light of this, I will make Eggs Florentine instead.
Recipe via Williams-Sonoma Kitchen but with my modifications:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Beth’s gluten-free all-purpose flour (by Gluten-Free Pantry)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 Tbs. agave nectar
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbs. melted Earth Balance butter
- 1 cups unsweetened soy-milk
- 1/2 cup shredded Mahon cheese
- 1/4 cup mashed, peeled boiled potato
- 1.5 Tbs. chopped fresh chives
- steamed spinach
- 1 poached egg
- 1/2 cup hollandaise sauce
- Chopped chives for garnish
Directions:
Preheat waffle maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Preheat oven to 200°F.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder . In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted butter, soy milk and agave nectar until blended. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until combined. Fold in the cheese, potato and chives just until incorporated.
Cook the waffles according to the manufacturer’s instructions until brown and crisp. Arrange the waffles in a single layer on a baking sheet, cover loosely with aluminum foil and keep warm in the oven while you make the hollandaise sauce and poach the egg(s).
To assemble, place waffle on a plate. Top with steamed spinach, poached egg and hollandaise sauce. Garnish with chives.
P.S. THIS IS AMAZING.
Let them eat coffee cake waffles May 9, 2010
Yet another The Cravings Place creation is their Cinnamon Crumble Coffeecake Mix which is gluten, dairy, egg and nut free…but definitely not taste free!
Wanting to make some WAFFLES (who me?) I prepared the batter according to instructions with only a few modifications: added extra water/soymilk to make a more liquidy batter and made the topping in the oven by melting the cinnamon sugar/butter (Earth Balance Butter) mixture, letting it cool and breaking it apart. While it tasted good and added a nice crunch, it photographed like a bacony looking-icky-stupid-waffle.
bacony looking-icky-stupid-waffle
So I tried a different method to see if I could get a better looking waffle by pouring the batter in the waffle iron first, and adding the topping on top of that. It was a massive FAIL.
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I finally decided to made a mini bundt cake with the rest of the batter.
I will conquer this ill-looking waffle…later…I’m tired from scraping the waffle iron.
Mini Bundt Coffeecake
¡Have some Tequila infused waffles for Cinco de Mayo! May 5, 2010
“Wicked Waffles at North Station special today: ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Celebrate with a tequila infused waffle filled with a lime margarita creme! Ole! Or try the chocolate chipotle waffle. Open at 6:30 am with Breakfast to Go!”
Wicked Waffles: 2730 North Killingsworth Street (Corner of N Killingsworth and Greely), Portland, OR
Facebook: WickedWaffles
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(via Food Carts Portland & their review on Wicked waffles here)
Stack-o-Waffles for the Portland Cello Project May 3, 2010
Made a Stack-o-Waffles for my husband‘s fellow band mates of the Portland Cello Project who are feverishly rehearsing for their upcoming trip to Tucson this coming weekend. I’m waffled out for the week! Is that possible?
The mix I regularly use is All-Purpose Pancake & Waffle Mix from The Cravings Place and this by far makes some of the best waffles I’ve ever had. All of their mixes are special in that they are ”committed to satisfying cravings by using all natural ingredients, manufacturing in a 100% gluten free, wheat free, dairy free, egg free and nut free location and using only products from reputable manufacturers” AND they are from Bend, Oregon!
The bag reads:
Description: this mix is not presweeted and is flavored lightly with vanilla. Makes wonderful waffles and pancakes. Now use this mix to make delicious biscuits, pie crust, shortcake and flatbread. Use the flatbread for pizza or a sandwich.
This mix was designed especially for children so the flavor is very mild. This is a great thing so depending on your dietary restictions add your favorite ingredients such as fruit, nuts, oats or flavorings to create your own yummy recipes.
Directions: just add Water. Mix until smooth. Cook and enjoy!
All NATURAL INGREDIENTS
BROWN RICE FLOUR,, WHITE RICE FLOUR,
VANILLA BEAN POWDER (vanilla beans, corn based dextrose), SEA SALT, XANTHAN GUM, NON-ALUMINUM BAKING POWDER (sodium acid pyrophosphate, bicarbonate of soda, corn starch (from non GMO corn), calcium acid phosphate), BAKING SODA.
Allergen Alert: contains corn.
Produced in a dedicated allergen free facility.
Vegan or not, this mix decidedly makes the BEST waffles. Did I mention that it is the best waffle mix ever (and I am really picky about my beloved waffles, man. Don’t mess with my waffles.)
Spelt French Toast Waffles à la Cubism May 2, 2010
I have a bit of an obsession with waffles and I very much like to create unusual and unexpected variations of such. Today I thought, why not make french toast waffles?
Dip your favorite spelt bread (mine is by Nature Bake–it’s moist and fluffy) into a mixture of egg (or egg replacer), soy milk, vanilla, cinnamon and a squirt of agave nectar. Place in waffle maker until done and begin joyful mastication.
I found that you can do this a couple of ways:
First, quickly coat the bread and place on the waffle iron before it has a chance to soak up too much liquid, which will ensure the bread keeps its shape. The waffle in the photo was done this way and came out not only tasty but oddly attractive in an Analytical Cubism sort of way (well…kinda). The crust was like cinnamon toast and the rest was french toast waffly bliss.
Second, tear the bread into pieces, soak in the liquid until it becomes chunky-mushy and use like a batter. Both ways make very good waffles and the nutty spelt is a nice flavor addition. It’s also fun to make little waffle pieces with the batter—soft yet crispy little critters, they are.
I’d like to try this with other breads–ut oh, another project!
Cornbread waffles April 28, 2010
…topped with kalamata olive oil, kale, avocado, chili and Asiago.
SO simple:
-Trader Joe’s Cornbread Mix
-make like a normal ol’ waffle in your spiffy waffle maker
-top with desired ingredients
-consume
-nap
-repeat
