Waffles used to be a novelty that we only made once in a great while. The waffle iron was left in relative peace and quiet in the dark corner of the cupboard.

But things are different now. We have discovered how much fun waffles are! And when you have two waffle irons in operation, no one has to wait very long at all for their next waffle.

I experimented with various waffle recipes, looking for just the right texture combined with all the best healthy ingredients. But what I finally discovered is that I love buying the box of Krusteaz Belgian Waffle mix for $2 from the store. One whole box makes more waffles than we can eat at one time, which means we have leftover waffles to munch on until lunchtime. Even if buying a pre-made mix isn’t the most economical or healthy option, I figure that it’s still a wonderful deal to feed the whole gang for $2. And as far as being as healthy as possible… well… I guess we’ll just have to make up for it in other ways.

One of my favorite ways to eat these waffles is just hot and plain, right off the griddle, without syrup or butter or anything else on them. Of course, they are yummy with syrup or honey or butter, too. But one day, when I wanted to make a special treat for the children, I bought ice cream and mashed up some fruit with sugar and we had little waffle sundaes. Wow! What a gourmet item! Hot waffles, melting ice cream, with fruit sliding down the mound of ice cream… Yum!

I saw a recipe suggesting that one could use cooked waffles as the “bread” for making a grilled ham & cheese sandwich. I want to try that sometime and see if it’s yummy. Sounds good to me! I’ve also read some suggestions for other things that you can cook on a waffle iron. For a long time I’ve thought that it would be fun to have a George Foreman indoor grill, but maybe my waffle iron is just as good…or better!

I’d love to hear your waffle stories or other ways you can use a waffle iron!