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Homemade Belgian Waffle Mix What you will need for the mix: 4 cups of white flour 2 cups of wheat flour (you could go all white, or go half white/half wheat- I wanted to add *a little* more whole grain & fiber to my mix) 4 tablespoons of sugar 4 tablespoons of baking powder 3/4 tsp salt When you are ready to make waffles, just measure out about 2 cups of the mix (above) into a medium bowl.   Wet ingredients: Pour in 1 3/4 cups of milk, 1/2 cup canola oil, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract and then mix well.  I found that this recipe makes about 4 good sized round Belgian waffles. The older the waffle maker the better, I have been using a friends grandmothers and its legit! Enjoy

For those of you who know me I love remaking recipes and this one I had to share and also post my first recipe in over a year. As you may know this week marks one year living back in Seattle, WA. I would love to share with you what I found online and then saw Ree Drummond making on Saturday at her home. This is mighty delicious and I'm eating it right now with homemade BBQ meatloaf. Ingredients: 1/2 Butternut Squash, baked @ 350 for 30-40 mintues (salt and pepper and olive oil drizzled) thinly sliced yellow onions (2 slices), then half chopped 1 - 2 teaspoons of butter dash of raw sugar (optional) 3/4 cup 2% milk 1 cup cheese (cheddar, white cheddar, or a delicious creamy cheese) 1/2 box of medium shell pasta, cook al la dente and drain. Directions: Halved the butternut squash at 350 degrees,  cook until the fork can scoop it out, then add the scooped pieces to the same pan and bake for 10 more minutes, some recipes called for the butternut squash to be blen...

I love living in NYC. I also enjoy my ME time. I've been here for about 2.5  years now and believe a lot of my friends have came and gone. A lot of the people I was close with moved back to Seattle. I think its funny when I am out and about and end up meeting new people its always from the west coast. I never thought myself as a WEST coast gal, but I know that's where my heart will always be. I know you've heard the saying "follow your heart", and I did to realize I love living in NYC for the exploring, building foundations/connections/new relationships. I also realized that people come in and out of your life here or maybe I'm getting older. I had excuse me HAVE many friends back in Washington state and sometimes I wish I could move NYC lifestyle to Seattle. I would have friends and be able to explore and enjoy life without ever being bored. NYC is never boring. Ive also learned a new lifestyle of living. Here are a few tips I believe you will need to reali...

I wanted to share with you  a little something from my childhood. I remember me and my papa would get tasty platters of cookies from my aunties mother in law. She would slave all weekend long or maybe longer making a variety of cookies, treats, fudges and more. We would get one of the see through like platters (a real plate) none of that dollar store plastic plates. She was legit. She later down the years opened up "Patty's Chocolatier". It was a cute little spot in my home town and I do believe she shared wonderful holiday joy.  Christmas Cookies I decided to start off a few years ago by making the peppermint candy canes ( I loved these the most). I wasn't into baking but a realize why I wasn't as good. Everything is very precise, therefore keep measuring all the ingredients carefully. Butter needs to be softened when asked, don't mix baking powder with baking soda. In the end you will thank me. As my friends would say "Auntie Daish...

At the end of August I went home after living in NYC for 2.5 years (time flies) I felt like I needed to go home an do the things that I miss most. Eat Teriyaki Teriyaki and Wok Have a maple bar donut at Top Pot Donuts Go to Pikes Place Market and view all the tasty fruits and veggies Hang out at Kerry Park and take a photo Take a road trip to Portland (I miss driving a lot). Enjoy an evening at Joeys South Center with my dearest friends Joeys Southcenter Go to my old house in Interlake and see my favorite cat Snug (he missed me a lot) Check out the city and breath in the fresh air, yet travel with NO one else on the road but me It was an eventful trip. I was gone for five days and it was the best trip I had in a while, besides D.C. wait Philly was fun too, oh but I did enjoy my road trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Then again I really need to think about the few road trips to CT. I really love and enjoy traveling and it allows me to really focus on what others are doing in their li...

  Homemade Beechers "Marco Polo" Mac & Cheese   smoke sausage (kielbasa); sliced in 1/4 inch cuts 1 clove garlic; diced  1/4 cup of white onion (separate) Cut slice of yellow squash 4 cups of spiral pasta 1/4 milk 1/2 cup of marco polo cheese 1/2 cup of Mexican blend; shredded dash or two dashes of ground pepper Handful of canned whole peas, optional   Directions   Bring 1/4 cup of water to a boil, add spiral pasta and cook "al la dente" In a pan add a swirl of olive oil, garlic, and onions (set some aside), and squash. Remove veggies and add the sausage; brown on each side. Set aside on a plate.    Start the rue (use the same pan) add the "set aside veggies" into the pan. Add the milk and cheese bring to a simmer and add pepper (just a dash), until smooth. Add the veggies, sausage, and pasta in the pan. I added peas, but this is very optional. I just wanted it for the color. ...

This year I went out and bought everything for my little thanksgiving for Sunday. I wanted turkey, green bean casseroles, cauliflower mash potato's and stuffing. I had two items Ive never made on the menu this year (I always have to challenge myself); the stuffing (with the turkey and without) and cauliflower mash. I ended up cooking everything in less than three hours. It wasn't stressful at all and I had leftovers for days. I'm really glad I was able to pull everything off. I got 95% of my ingredients in NY Trader Joes on my lunch and then brought everything home Friday evening. Saturday I went out to find cornbread and that was the key ingredient I was missing. I cooked the corn bread during the morning and let it sit out all day. I made breakfast burritos and those were a hit to hold me over until........the thanksgiving feast. I started baking cookies around 11am and then preparing my feast around 430pm. I was finished and cleaned the whole kitchen by 800pm. I...