Move Over Betty Crocker...

I have felt unusually productive in the kitchen today. Our funds for the month are almost depleted, so I was debating which meal to fix--spaghetti or baked potatoes. We had spaghetti last night, and Andrew recently confessed he doesn't love baked potatoes (but will eat them almost daily because they are dirt cheap), and no money to buy anything more interesting. So I started searching the cupboards and brainstorming. Whenever I get sick of our two choices, I usually bust out the third choice--a meal involving syrup. French toast sounded yummy, but alas the bread was almost gone (and a few days past its expiration anyway). No more waffle mix. Hmm. I ended up searching the internet for a whole wheat waffle recipe, and found a pretty tasty one! I added 1/2 cup frozen blueberries to the recipe--yum! Does anyone know how to separate egg whites from the yolk? I did not do that part right...

Then, before Andrew had even finished his waffles, I was on to making bread. I had found a really good 100% whole wheat recipe a while back that I always used, but had it marked as a favorite. When I went to go retrieve it today the website was gone! I have had a hard time finding a whole wheat recipe. So tonight I was forced to use half white/half wheat. Oh well. It's still pretty tasty.

Now comes the unfun part of cleaning up. By the way, I even made oatmeal cookies twice this week! None of this is helping my weight, of course...

Here's the waffle recipe if anyone wants it--

Whole Wheat Waffles(6 servings)

1 and 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup milk
2 large eggs
4 Tablespoons melted shortening
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
Beat egg yolks well; add milk and shortening. Combine salt, sugar, and flour. Add to first mixture. Beat until smooth. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Sift baking powder lightly over the mixture and fold in quickly. Bake in hot waffle iron.