Recipes

Julianne inspired me with her roll recipe post. I thought I'd share a couple of my favorite recipes. So here's one for breakfast and one for dinner. Try them and let me know if you like them.

Waffles

1 3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
3 eggs
7 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups milk

Preheat the waffle iron. Sift the dry indredients into a medium sized bowl. Separate the eggs, putting the egg whites in smaller bowl. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff. (If you are using an electric mixer, you can beat the egg whites first, then beat the batter without having to wash the beaters. The reverse is not true. If you beat the batter first and you have to wash the beaters before beating the egg whites.) Add the egg yolks, oil and milk all at one time to the dry indredients. Beat until there are no lumps in the batter. Fold the egg whites into the other batter using a spatula or other flat utinsel. Put a full 1/2 cup of batter in your waffle iron to make a 9-inch round waffle. This recipe makes about eight 9 inch waffles. (We have a waffle iron that does two small squares, and it works fine in there too.)

Arthur makes these for mother's day or my birthday, or any other special day, and always serves these with fresh whipped cream and fruit. Sooo good.

Okay, the next one I'm not going to write all the way out. I tried it for the first time earlier this month, and I was so proud of myself for making something that turned out this good. It is an imitation of Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salad, and it is amazing. You can find it by clicking here. It is a lot of work, but totally worth it!!! The blend of all these different flavors is so great. Try it out the next time you feel like making a really good dinner. (Like if you'll be entertaining the first lady or something. )