W is for Whole Wheat Waffles! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet. It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. I cannot believe how fast this year is gone and that we are up to W already! This one was an easy choice for me because I love waffles. I've not always had great luck with whole wheat recipes, but this one came from the King Arthur Baking Company website so I figured it was a good bet. While you make the batter, preheat your waffle iron. Combine together whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together milk, one egg and melted butter. I deviated from the recipe a bit and added some pure vanilla extract at this point as well. You don't want to go nuts getting out every single lump. Small ones are okay. Overworking the batter leads to dense
I am a big fan of potatoes in all the forms, baked, fried, hashbrowns, tater tots, roasted, grilled, gnocchi. They are a constant presence on our table and I'm always looking for a new way to add them to the menu. I found the recipe for Herbed Garlic Potatoes on the Taste of Home website, and I picked up a bag of the Little Potato Co. Little Trios, which are baby red, purple and gold potatoes. They are great because you don't have to peel them. For this recipe you just need to cut them in half, place them in a large pot and cover them with water. Bring it to a boil, cover it and then simmer them for about 15 to 20 minutes. In a skillet, melt butter and then add garlic, chives, parsley and tarragon. Fresh is preferred for all but I could only get fresh chives. The parsley was semi dried and the tarragon completely dried. One of the things that drives me nuts is when a recipe title says the word garlic and then uses one clove. I'm Italian, I've never used one clove of