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Apple, Cheddar and Prosciutto Waffles

If my coworkers ever see me limping into the office on crutches, they should probably not assume I was kickboxing.  Let’s not be ridiculous…

If they knew me at all, they would probably bring up this Office classic:

Except that it would be more accurate to replace “Foreman grill” with “waffle iron.”

I’m clumsy, but that’s neither here nor there–what I’m saying is, I’ve been making a LOT of waffles lately.  And if I did have a kitchen appliance in my bedroom a la Michael Scott…  It would be a Belgian waffle iron.

Anyway.  The appliances will stay where they are for now, but still–no slowing down with the waffles!  Inspired by these pear-gorgonzola beauties, I forge ahead.  This time, there are cured pork products too.

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Pear and Gorgonzola Waffles

Sometimes I can tell I’m going to be controversial.  Today is…  Such a time.  Hide yo kids, hide yo pets, hide yo everybody.  Politics!  (Kidding)  Religion!  (Kidding)  Stinky cheese in waffles! (Not kidding)

You might like weird food.  You might like sweet-and-savory things.  You might even like pears and gorgonzola together, which is generally accepted as a good combination.  …Aaannnd, you might still not be on board, but that’s okay.  I can’t promise you’ll like this–can I ever?  I can only tell you I loved it, and why.  So here goes!

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Poached Eggs in Spicy Tomato-Chickpea Sauce

I’ll say it: I’m (very temporarily, I’m sure) over the carbmania of the holiday season.  The pancakes.  The breads.  The rolls.  It must (very temporarily) stop.  This is exactly what I want for a lazy weekend breakfast these days: savory, fairly light and delicious.  Way delicious.

May I suggest this (and mimosas DUH) for New Year’s brunch?

Because I like to know where things come from (like babies–someone ENLIGHTEN ME), I will mention that it’s an adapted version of shakshouka, a dish of Middle Eastern origin.

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