Waffles > Boys

If you had to pick between pancakes or waffles which would you choose? We never like choosing favourites (because we love everything under the category FOOD) but one advantage to the waffle is that it’s the perfect vehicle for toppings and sauces.  We like to take advantage of the grid of crevices in a golden brown waffle by filling it with syrup and warm drizzles of chocolate.  This recipe is a vegan waffle recipe that tastes even more amazing than we predicted.  The orange juice  in these waffles adds a unique taste. The perfect hint of citrus without being overpowering or straying too far from the classic waffle flavour.  Easy and filling, we paired these tasty waffles with a girl’s night of chatting and movies…but is there really any occasion that doesn’t work with waffles?

Vegan Waffle

Makes about 8 waffles

3 cups flour

2 Tbs baking powder

1-2 Tbs sugar (optional, but is it really?)

1/2 tsp. salt

3 cups rice milk

1/3 cup orange juice

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

cooking spray or cooking oil

Toppings:

melted chocolate chips

fresh fruit

maple syrup

Preheat waffle maker. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients until smooth. Spray waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter onto waffle iron and cook until golden brown. Garnish and serve.

Quiche is just a classy word for breakfast pie

 


Quiche is a great meal to make once and eat all week. It’s one of those foods that is great warm or cold, easy to pack for lunch and really versatile! This recipe includes a quick and easy crust and a basic filling which can be modified to use up those uneaten veggies or as a vehicle for absurd amounts of cheese (YES!).  

Basic Quiche

Makes one 9.5-inch quiche (Or can divide into mini quiches!)

Crust

•  1 cup whole wheat flour

•  1 cup all-purpose flour

•  1 teaspoon salt

•  ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

•  ½ cup ice water

1  Mix the flour and salt together

2  Add the olive oil and stir well

3  Slowly add the water

4  Push dough into the bottom of the pie pan 

(Who needs a rolling pin? We are fans of the rustic look anyways…)

Filling

•  2-3 cups mushrooms, sliced

•  1 cup cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced

•  4 cups of spinach, stems removed

•  ¾ cup of milk (choose your %)

•  5 eggs

•  1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

•  Salt & pepper, to taste

•  ¼ cup shredded cheese of choice (But we recommend you use as much as your heart desires…is there ever enough cheese?)

5  Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

6  Quickly sauté the mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach with salt & pepper over medium heat in a large skillet. Set aside.

7  Whisk together the milk, eggs, and flour. Add salt & pepper.

8  Place veggie mix into the pan with crust. Pour egg mix over veggies.

9  Sprinkle (dump in mounds) cheese over the egg mix. 

10 Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown and completely set.

The above recipe is a nice veggie and cheese quiche but this can easily be changed up! The second time making this quiche, veggies got swapped out for ham and lots of swiss cheese! You could make a Western version with ham, peppers, onions and cheese. Or get fancy and do a sun dried tomato and goat cheese quiche. Play around with your ingredients! Hope you like this breakfast pie as much as we do.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Spicy Turkey & Veggie Meatballs

There’s just something comforting about meatballs. A good bowl of spaghetti with classic ground beef meatballs, tomato sauce and melty cheese just warms our hearts.  Here’s a meatball recipe that’s a twist on the classic version.  This recipe switches up ground beef with chicken or turkey and adds a kick of spice with curry paste.  Swap curry paste for Hoisin sauce if you can't handle the heat. Top a bowl of noodles or spaghetti squash with these delicious bit-sized beauties or just snack on them as is.  You won’t be disappointed.

Recipe

1lb ground chicken or turkey

1 red pepper, diced

½ large yellow sweet onion, diced

½ cup ground large flake oats

2 tbsp red curry paste (Hoisin) 

1 tbsp soy sauce 

1 tsp cumin

salt

pepper

Directions

Dice red pepper and onions into small pieces.

Combine thawed chicken or turkey with diced veg, about a ½ cup ground large flake oats (just grind in a blender until flour consistency), curry paste, soy sauce and spices.

Roll into balls sized to your desire.

Bake on a sheet lined with parchment paper at 350 F for 25 minutes or until cooked through.

Commence taste test once slightly cooled. Or burn your tongue and regret it later. You all know which road we'd take...    

Most importantly, now you have food for the week!!!!!!!