Bangs McCoy

Vegan waffles

January 19th, 2008

The Brent Berrett family gave us a lovely waffle maker for Christmas. I first used it a week or so ago with some old Krusteaz buttermilk waffle mix we had lying around. They turned out nicely - crispy and light. We have previously owned one crappy waffle maker that turned out very rubbery waffles, not crisp at all (I think it didn’t get hot enough?).

James could not partake in the buttermilk waffles since he is on a vegan diet (thanks to the milk allergy situation). We have been using a vegan pancake/waffle mix that works nicely for pancakes for him. I tried it today for the waffles, but it didn’t work out - the taste was not bad, but they were much too heavy. Next I tried a vegan waffle recipe I found online, which tasted identical to cardboard. I still need to find something, so I will keep looking. For now he is eating “gourmet” freezer waffles from the health-food section. Mmmmmm (actually, they taste pretty good).

We had friends Liz and Loren over for dinner. Bryan made his delicious Superior Hamburgers, served on ciabatta rolls with Swiss, herb mayo, tomatoes, and lettuce. He also grilled up some potato wedges. L & L brought excellent fresh fruit (pears, pineapple, bananas, and Cara Cara oranges). It was a great dinner. Afterward, while the kids watched videos, we played Blokus (Bryan’s birthday gift from Rus). Fun for all.

After the kids were in bed tonight, we watched 3:10 To Yuma. I had heard that it was violent, and I suppose it is. It’s old-fashioned shooting violence - when a person is shot, they just fall over and die. Very little blood. I liked it a lot. As several reviewers have said, “Princess” (Ben Foster) nearly steals the movie from Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Gotta think he drew from Jack Sparrow a little for his portrayal.

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