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This is a bit of an experiment for us and we’re working on getting our blog up and fully running in the near future.

Today was the perfect day to invite my sis and her fiancé over to taste some of my waffles as the Man U v. Arsenal game was on.  My fiancé is a huge Arsenal supporter and hers loves Man U, as does pretty much everyone else who likes soccer.  Arsenal lost (I’m not surprised…..sorry honey haha!), but the waffles were amazing!  I didn’t have time to take pictures of the fruits of my labour, but have attached a pic of our Manchester Terrier wearing his Arsenal jersey.  We like to call him our little “Arsenal Terrier.”

Here is the recipe I used from the booklet that came with my Cuisinart Waffle Maker.  I like to make lot of extras to freeze for a quick breakfast.  They taste great when popped into the toaster.  Not exactly what I would call healthy eating; however, you can make some substitutions to cut some of the fat and calories.

Banana Almond Waffles

Makes 20 waffles

• 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat flour)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk (I used 1% partly skimmed)
• 2 cups mashed banana
• 1 cup chopped almonds

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl and stir to combine.  In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and oil and stir into dry ingredients.  Stir in yogurt.  Add milk and stir until mixture is a smooth batter.  Stir in banana and almonds until incorporated.  Let batter rest 5 minutes before using.

Nutritional Info: (per waffle) 248 Calories (48% from fat), 27 g Carbs, 6 g Protein, 13 g Fat, 2 g Saturated Fat, 38 mg Cholesterol, 312 mg Sodium, 66 mg Calcium, 1 g Fibre

The purpose of this blog will be to document some of my favourite healthy (and some non-healthy) recipes, experiences and thoughts about local restaurants (good ones are few and far between in KW), and just some general musings about things that may or may not be of interest to you.

Cheers.