Belgian Waffle

“Simple waffles made with flour, egg, butter and sugar.”

Recipe Adapted From: allrecipes.com – Megan
Serving Size: 5

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups warm milk
  • ⅓ cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 can vegetable oil spray

Directions

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

  1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking powder; set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and sugar. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat just until barely blended. Let stand for 10-20 minutes.
  3. Preheat waffle iron to desired temperature.
  4. Fully coat the iron with cooking spray. Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately.

Quiche

This is one version of the formula that Mollie Katzen gives in The Enchanted Broccoli Forest. There are a few crusts (nut, spinach, breadcrumb), and a number of suggested fillings.

Mashed Potato Crust
30 minutes to prepare, 45 min to bake
Preheat oven to 375 (355 with convection)

Butter a 9 inch pie pan

  • Scrub 2 large potatoes, cut into chunks, then boil until soft. Drain and mash.
  • Combine with t tbs butter, 1/4 tsp salt, black pepper (to taste), 1/2 finely minced raw onion. I added a few sprinkles of dried thyme too.
  • Mix well and then shape into the pie pan.
  • Bake 45 minutes (or a little less with a convection oven). Spray with Pam/oil spray half way through.
  • Don’t worry about cooling before adding filling.

Quiche Formula. Lay cheese down, then add filling, and then pour on custard. Bake another 35-40 minutes at 375.

1) Cheese
Grate or cube small. I used fresh mozzarella, but the recipe suggests gruyere or cheddar work well. Use 1/4 – 1/3 pound, to cover

2) Filling
1/2 pound chopped and steamed spinach. I added chopped oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, but they suggest sauteed chopped onions and dry mustard and nutmeg as another option

3) Custard
beat 3 large eggs with 1 cup milk (I used a combination of 1 percent and full fat). Use 4 eggs and 1.5 cups if you have a straight sided pan. Pour over the top.

Carrot, lentil & Orange Soup

I’m posting for Michael – I’ll let him add comments and notes and conversions

Carrot, lentil & orange soup

From BBC Good Food

Serves 4 (I think he at-least doubled it)

Ingredients

* 1 tsp cumin seeds

* 2 tsp coriander seeds

* 1 onion chopped

* 225g carrots diced

* 75g red lentils

* 300ml orange juice

* 2 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt

* fresh chopped coriander to garnish

* pinch paprika to garnish

* 600ml vegetable stock

92 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 17g, fat 1 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 2g, salt 0.56 g

Method

1. Crush the seeds in a pestle and mortar, then dry-fry for 2 mins in a large pan until lightly browned. Add the onion, carrots, lentils, orange juice, stock and seasoning, then bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 30 mins until the lentils are soft.

2. Transfer to a food processor in batches and process until smooth. Return to the pan, then gently reheat, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning to taste. Ladle into individual serving bowls, swirl the yogurt over and sprinkle with the chopped coriander leaves and paprika. Serve immediately.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Vegetarian Christmas 2006 .