Featured Five

It's that time of the week!  That's right....
 Young Grasshopper's Featured Five
of all the many awesome posts and recipes I saw this week I just want to raise my beer {remember, Saturday was National Beer Day} to some and of course share them in case you missed them. As always,  I could come up with dozens but these are my TOP FIVE for the week ending April 13th 2012 {listed in chronological order, no favoritism among my favorites!}:

Emily at She Makes & Bakes posted a beautiful bit of simplicity with her Nutella Strawberries.... so, so beautiful!

Tina at The Flour Trader really caught my eye with an Austrian Springtime favorite.... Berry Meringue Slices.  Love Sweet & Tart!

Heather  at the Sweet & Savory Tooth hit the mark with the maple and cornbread combo.... remember my Madagascar Corn Bread?  Well, here's another keeper for sure! Maple Cornbread, YUM!

Crystal from Mrs. Happy Homemaker speaks the language of love..... Bacon Stuffed Waffles??? Shut. The. Front. Door.

p.s. check out my Ham & Cheese Waffles of yesteryear, it's a problem for me :)

I really thought this post from Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean was awesome and not for any particular recipe {although all look awesome} but more conceptually.... we all run out of ideas and I so love someone sharing their "day in the life" ideas to add some ammo to the arsenal! Thanks for How To Eat Healthy During The Week!

    




And of course..... My ONE FOR GOOD LUCK!

This certainly is a lucky one.... Thanks Kelly at Eat Yourself Skinny for testing & reporting the

Pinterest Diet Coke Brownie recipe....

cannot wait to try this one!

****ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

Breakfast for Dinner {Ham & Cheese Waffles}

Who doesn't like breakfast for dinner? NO ONE.
ok, ok, who didn't get around to grocery shopping?  I DIDN'T.


Thank you Bon Appetit for inspiration :)


WHAT YOU NEED:
BISQUICK made as per directions 
OR

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 large eggs 
• 1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter
• 1 & 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup soda water

AND

• Non-stick vegetable oil spray
• 1 cup small dice ham
• 3/4 cup shredded sharp white cheddar

Maple syrup

WHAT YOU DO:

preheat oven to 300°. 
Heat waffle iron until very hot. 
MAKE BISQUICK to directions OR 
using an electric mixer beat eggs then add melted butter, buttermilk, and soda water then mix in the dry ingredients {flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar & salt}
Coat waffle iron with non-stick vegetable oil spray. Pour batter onto iron, gently spreading it out a bit {amount of batter needed will vary according to machine.... I use a ladle full}. Scatter approximately 1 rounded Tbsp. ham and 1 Tbsp. white cheddar over each waffle. Cook until golden brown and cooked through {4 minutes approximately}. 
Transfer to a baking sheet; keep waffles warm in oven between batches. 
Serve with butter and warm maple syrup. {my recipe made about 7 waffles}

AHHHH, Sunday morning meet Tuesday evening :)