Growing up, I remember that if my mom was really upset about anything, she would begin a white tornado through our house. Her therapy was cleaning and it was a quick way to know if something was wrong because she would clean the house from top to bottom. My therapy when I am upset? Cooking! I start a cooking frenzy and work all my issues out with a mixing bowl and a spoon. Hey, at least it isn’t shopping, right?
Right now I am riding the wave and stocking the freezer for the winter and getting some food ready for my mom for when she comes home from the hospital. I have also been testing some new recipes to add to our Aldi Queen blog, which I have been struggling with keeping up on. A girl only has so many recipes and so I am needing to try some new ones in our house.
I had to try this recipe though for a Honey Butter to go on top because it just sounded like heaven. Honestly, this just set the waffles over the top and made them taste even better than I could begin to describe. This butter reminded me of the butter at Texas Roadhouse or Logan’s Steak House, that they serve with those cinnamon rolls. I used margarine so it was a little softer than the butter when I mixed it so I popped it in the freezer while I made the waffles. When the waffles were ready, this came together beautifully.
If you aren’t up for making the cinnamon butter, my other “kitchen trick” is to heat store-bought maple syrup (I like the lite version from Aldi) for one minute in the microwave and add 1 teaspoon cinnamon and one teaspoon vanilla in it. It would make a great substitute for the butter.
Have you ever seen the book “Miserly Meals” by Jonni McCoy? It has some great ideas for cheap meals.
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Yes, that is a great book. The Living on the Dime gals also just came out with a new book too and I checked it out from the library.
I also love to look at the Tightwad Gazette for pantry recipes.
Those are all awesome resources!!
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Mmmm! I cannot wait to try these! I’m getting so excited about all the Fall recipes I’m finding!
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Pumpkin waffles sound interesting and appropriate for the season- and just the honey butter sounds delicious! We’ll have to give at least the honey butter a try (we have no waffle iron…)!
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Yum! When I get upset I eat! We would make a good pair!
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Yummmmm. Another great pumpkin waffle recipe to try is here – http://pumpkinwaffles.wordpress.com/ultimate-pumpkin-waffle-recipe/
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