Small Bits And Favorites

Waffle Cornbread & Chili 

My wife made an excellent Turkey Chili with cornbread made in the waffle iron. We have often cooked many a weird things in the waffle iron (like a delicious montage of leftover tater-tots...Mmmm) BUT now there has been a cookbook and blog surfacing thru Facebook the last few months (or maybe more?)...WILL IT WAFFLE? -- Or check out some excellent post about waffling more food here SERIOUS EATS WAFFLING.

Free Cookbook 4$ a day

Good and Cheap is a collection of recipes for people with limited incomes, particularly those on a $4/day food stamps/EBT card budget. [click on picture it links to website with free PDF]

Pillowcase Salad Spinner

Once again I don't even have to make this stuff up! I could see this as being very useful at home for a big dinner party!

Favorites This Week

Below are a few things I found this week I like. Each picture was borrowed from, and has a link to the original post so hopefully I am not breaking online etiquette. Merely trying to bring attention to some cool ideas and a few new things.[click pics for link back to articles]

Cheese & Herb Waffle BLT! Need I say more? Click the link and get the recipe.

The Pioneer Woman really spoke to my stomach on this one...Pepperoni Pizza Burgers!

Sweet Potato Pancakes from The Gingered Whisk!

Home made peanut butter(or any nut)! Love the recipe and instructional over at Michael Ruhlman's and of course all excellent photography done by his wife: Donna Ruhlman!

Frozen Bananas

Waffles this morning! I know most people have already shared the tip about freezing bananas before they go bad but in addition to that you can just throw them directly in the freezer with peel on. No reason to cut them up, wrap them, or put them in a bag. Take banana or bananas out and microwave in 30 second increments. Then squish bananas out of peel like getting toothpaste out. Easy banana that is almost purée texture when adding to mixes such as pancake, waffle, muffins...you get the idea.