birthday waffles

I awoke this morning to the sweet scent of waffles made by Greg. What a great way to start the first day of my 38th year. Did I accomplish all that I’d wanted from my 37 Things list? Not even close. But I intend to continue to knock out what’s left on the list and to add one more item, New York City!

wonderful weekend waffles – made by greg

We’ve begun a new tradition in our house, and it’s now two weeks old. For the last couple of Sunday’s Greg has been the waffle master. And this past weekend he found the perfect recipe and made it his own with a little twist. While Greg is on waffle duty, I heat up a new delicious find of ours – Bob Evans Honey Maple Sausage. It is beyond great and compliments the syrupy doused waffles. It’s a lot of fun sharing the kitchen with Greg on a Sunday morning. There’s no rush, just us with our waffles, sausage and piping hot coffee. Pure bliss.

*Added bonus, this recipe makes a lot of batter. More than two hungry fellas could eat in one sitting. Greg cooked up the extra batter, and now we have six more waffles in the freezer, just ready to be dropped in the toaster for breakfast later this week.

Greg’s Wonderful Weekend Waffles (adapted from allrecipes.com)

serves 6

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl until fluffy. Mix in flour, milk, canola oil, sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla and cinnamon just until smooth.
2. Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot.

a different dinner perspective

In relationships we all assume different roles. I typically prepare meals and do all the cooking. Greg serves as the Chief Financial Officer. If it wasn’t for Greg assuming that responsibility we’d probably be living in a large cardboard box. It would be the most well-decorated box you’d ever see, but it would still be a box. My job occasionally keeps me at work in the evenings. On those nights Greg is on his own for dinner. This past Monday, he picked up my camera and recorded his time in the kitchen making dinner. So I present you with the first blog post in the category of made by greg. I give him a great deal of credit for preheating and using the oven rather than ordering take out or running through a drive-thru.