wafflemaker..

My in laws gave me this super fancy, flippy, behemoth of a waffle maker for Christmas. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, because a gift is a gift, and it probably cost alot... but I can honestly say that I have made waffles a grand total of 0 times in my 8 years of marriage. (we are more of a quick bowl of cereal kind of people) Now counter space at my house is a hot commodity and there are few appliances that stay there for long. The toaster is a mainstay, the blender comes and goes... other than that its a no go. So the dilemma is, I have a GIANT waffle maker, that doesn't fit in any of my cupboards, but it is a really nice waffle maker, so I don't want to get rid of it. But this sassy little device only does one thing... makes waffles... or does it...

My kids love, and I mean LOVE Eggo waffles... with peanut butter and syrup.

i decided to experiment. get some bread... slab on some peanut butter...


toss her in the ol' waffle maker... (I buttered the outside... probably not totally necessary, but grandma taught me that butter makes everything better)

squish it down... *I don't know if all waffle makers have the "beep when its done" feature, but mine does, so when it beeps ... TADA!!!

dip it in some syrup and the kids will eat it up! ... now that is still sort of a waffle, so in order for me to justify this thing on my counter I had to get creative...

So I got some store bought flaky layer biscuits...

split them in two.... and roll them out super thin.

I happened to have some yummy cafe rio style shredded pork in my fridge so I grabbed some of that and some cheddar and threw them on my biscuit.

Then I put the other side on and rolled up the edges nice and tight... (you don't want any gooey stuff leaking out all over your waffle maker, now do ya?

Toss her in the waffle maker, squish it down, and keep an eye on it. It cooks super fast... so DO NOT WAIT FOR THE BEEP... lol...

some of the ewwy gooey goodness leaked out, but not too much. I serve this up with some cafe rio style ranch for dipping, and it is divine. I plan on making grilled cheese sandwiches, and some "wafflized" pizza pockets... if you have any other ideas for me to try, now that those wheels are spinning, PLEASE let me know... I need to justify people!!!

and on a totally unrelated, yet somehow related subject, I need a new rolling pin. I had to use cream of mushroom... dang kids and their play dough breaking all my rolling pins... "ggrr" I need to buy a heavy duty one this time... anyway have a happy day, and leave me some ideas!