Summer is great and all, but spending my days inside with little to do can get boring. I spend hours on my laptop (#addicted), and sometimes I come across… recipes. Or, articles like this. Many times I go on a site, which you may have heard of before: Buzzfeed. Where I come across articles like this. Long story short… I LOVE to find creative ways to spice up life. “Life” meaning food.
So… when I came across the idea of cooking a variety of foods in a waffle iron, I obviously had to give it
a try.
To a) keep it healthy, and b) keep it simple, I decided to “waffle” a sandwich made using a wrap, kind of like a quesadilla. Inside, I put sweet potato hummus (which is amazing, go buy some), kale (from a U-Pick), and meat (the first time ground chicken, the second time turkey deli meat).
The result? YUM. Because of the waffle-ing, my lunch was full of crunch. The wrap was perfectly crispy in
places, but still soft and delicious. When I used deli meat, the turkey was cooked in such a way that it almost tasted roasted. Sweetness was added by the sweet potato hummus, and an interesting yet delightful texture wasadded by the kale.
Warm, crisp, delicious…
WAFFLED.
Now the question is: what are YOU going to waffle???
Need some inspiration? Check out these links:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/waffled-tomato-grilled-cheese-recipe.html
http://www.willitwaffle.com/blog/2010/03/02/waffled-falafel-and-secret-to-perfect-hummus
http://www.willitwaffle.com/will-it-waffle/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/caitlinmorton/17-unexpected-foods-you-can-cook-in-a-waffle-iron-a3z1
http://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly/foods-you-can-make-in-a-waffle-iron#2tfb4dy
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/photos/12-recipes-you-didnt-know-you-could-make-in-a-waffle-iron.html