post 596) from Xanga

This morning I made Chocolate Waffles. I seemed to remember reading a recipe for such a thing some time ago, but could not find it again in my cookbooks. So I made it up.

I substituted a quarter cup of cocoa powder for part of the dry ingredients, mixed thoroughly, and at the end dropped in some chocolate chips. (You have to be careful to stir up the batter with each ladle, because the chips sink right to the bottom.)

The waffles were good, but very delicate. They were soft and easily tearable. One had to be careful when extracting them from the waffle iron.

For lunch, I'm making pork chops, potatoes (not sure what I'll do with them yet... I want to fry them but that's soooo bad for us...). And applesauce from a jar. Mmmmm, applesauce.

We're having 12 or so people over tonight for another game, and I'm making a big, BIG pot of beef stew. Here's the recipe:

 

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