Traveling from Ouachita Hills College to our anticipated
summer canvassing location, my thoughts turned to the new-found position as the
canvassing program cook. I wanted to be on top of things so I knew I needed to
hit the ground running!
The menu was planned. The shopping list was made. Everything
that I could do was done.
Then, after nearly fifteen hours, we arrived.
My hopes of being the on-top-of-things cook suddenly came to
a halt when it was announced that both the stove and the oven were not in
working condition!
Oh dear… What was a cook to do?
Thankfully, I brought with me a waffle iron. And suddenly,
our creative side emerged…
We’ve tried,
Potato Waffles
Tofu Omelette Waffles
Fruit Pizza Waffles
French Toast Waffles
Peanut Butter Cookie Waffles
Pizza Waffles
Garlic Breadstick Waffles
Cheese Quesadilla Waffles
Tomato Tofu Panini Waffles (Spin off of Panera’s classic
Tomato Moz Panini)
Oat Sausage Waffles
and even Grilled Cheese Waffle Sandwiches!
Oh, and we’ve had some regular waffles too.. with numerous
variations of fruit and nuts in the batter.
Our stove and oven are long since fixed, but we scarcely use
them. We’re having too much fun making waffles!
The lesson of flexibility extends far beyond the kitchen. I
believe it’s a lesson that God needs His children to learn.When things just
aren’t going the way we would have preferred, how will we respond? Sometimes,
we just need to do what we can with what we have, and trust God with the things
that don’t work.
For the sake of time, (we are canvassers after all and Friday afternoons are short, short, short!) we aren't going to list every single recipe we've tried, but feel free to request any specific one that you would like to try and we'll be happy to tell you what we did!
Here's our basic waffle recipe:
Oat Waffles
Thank you Alyssa Singh for sharing!
(Makes 4 medium size waffles)
2 cups oats
2 cups water/soymilk
1 tbsp. cornmeal or wheat germ
3 tbsp. mixed nuts/seeds
Directions:
Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend until everything
is well incorporated.
Pour desired amount onto preheated waffle iron (set on
highest setting).
Waffles will take around 5-7 minutes to cook.
You will know it is done when the edges do not sink in when
pressed.Notes:
This recipe is an extremely basic version that provides a great base for creativity. You can try adding just about anything to it. Throw some frozen berries in the blender, chop up some dates, add seasonings like vanilla or maple flavoring, just get creative and do whatever you want or what your team likes.
Our experience is that recipes like waffles that are more labor intensive should only be tried in one-van programs unless you plan to cook them ahead of time and freeze them. (Oh no! one more thing to do on Friday...) We'll post lots of other more basic, quick and easy recipes that we've found work great for larger programs, but we couldn't help sharing the fun we're having with waffles!
