Fresh Blueberry Waffles

Everybody loves blueberries. Blueberry muffins, blueberry and lemon bread, blueberry Dum Dums, and of course blueberry waffles. Frozen blueberry waffles use the tiniest blueberries known to mankind, blueberry and lemon bread needs just shy of green blueberries in order to maintain their shape, blueberry Dum Dums leave a blue tattletale, and blueberry pancakes/waffles are the best way to use blueberries who have gone past their perfect fresh stage. With a half pint of slightly soft blueberries in the fridge, waffles were made for dessert! Yeah for the soft blueberry discovery.

Modifications Made:
Our favorite waffle recipe was used but blueberries were not added into the mixture as I did not want the berries to be damaged by the mixing. Instead the blueberries were gently folded into the mixture directly before pouring onto a greased waffle skillet.

Scaled for Likability: Great
Blueberry waffles are the best way to eat blueberries. Some stay whole (and might pop when consumed), some break (creating a blueberry infused spot), and some get fried on the edges from the waffle maker (the best).

Blueberry waffles do not need pancake syrup or maple syrup if a tablespoon of sugar is added to the waffle batter. Next time, I am going to use frozen blueberries instead of fresh to see if the blueberries stay whole more. Not fried, crispy blueberry edge waffles are not the best thing ever!

Papas a La Mexicana (Ranchera)

It is a crying shame that there are six hens and not a egg in sight. What am I supposed to do with homemade ranchero sauce? Thankfully with a few quick searches of the internet a recipe from my hometown newspaper was discovered: Papas Ranchera . Not once in the thirty years I lived in my hometown did I ever eat at a local food joint serving papas rancheras. No time like the present to remedy this cultural dish. Because this recipe is hidden behind a paywall (grrr...) I have included it here for you: Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 pound potatoes, diced 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 large onion 1 1/2 medium tomatoes 3 jalapenos 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup juice from canned tomatoes Instructions: Fry potatoes in vegetable oil until lightly browned (about 4-6 minutes). Saute onions, tomatoes, jalapenos until soft. Add garlic powder and salt. Add tomato juice until vegetables are covered (may need to add water). Bring to a boil and then add po...

Better Than Campbell's Old Fashion Vegetable Soup

Went to the store with the hopes of gathering fresh produce for soup. With more than 45 people in line for two packages of any meat product and the produce section containing only avocado, orange, and most randomly, strawberries, I settled upon canned soup. Well not canned soup since that section was still void of food, too. Instead soup made from canned goods as the canned vegetable section had been mostly restocked. Soups like this 15 Minute Vegetable Soup are ideal in dire food situations such as current times. Modifications Made: Plain petite diced tomatoes omitted, frozen carrots instead of canned, green beans and corn undrained, peas omitted (gross, nasty little pods), one cup celery, three cups diced potatoes, one can tomato sauce, two beef and two pollo de tomate bouillon cubes, six cups water. Once onions were softened, carrots/celery/potatoes/juice of green beans and corn, sauce, bouillon cubes, water were added and allowed to simmer until carrots almos...

Cold Corn Bean Salsa

Nothing says junk food like chips and salsa, chips and cheese dip, chips and guacamole. Over the years I have perfected my salsa. It's good on tacos, on nachos, on enchiladas, and of course on chips. Just because I have the best salsa doesn't mean I don't like to try new salsa's like this Best Black Bean and Corn Salsa. Modifications Made: Shoepeg corn was replaced with one can of standard yellow corn with no salt added. Petite diced tomatoes were reduced by half. Italian dressing was swapped for half teaspoon comino, half teaspoon of chili powder, and two tablespoon of fresh lime juice. Salsa was made and let rest for two hours before eating. Scaled for Likability: Good Salsa this was not. Good it was however. It was too much for chips by themselves but was great served over a soft beef taco.

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