Waffles: Sweet & Savory Recipes for Every Meal

by Tara Duggan

A collection of 40 recipes that show waffles can be part of any meal. With classic as well as creative options, such as chicken & waffles, waffle sandwiches, and waffle sundaes, this new, beautifully designed and deliciously photographed title proves that waffles aren’t just for breakfast anymore.

Who can resist the aroma of freshly baked waffles in the morning? Watching with anticipation as thick pats of butter melt into the indentations, before pouring sticky-sweet maple syrup over the top? Or the moment your fork sinks into a stack of waffles, dripping with goodness, and you taste the first bite? With this book, you can re-create these delicious moments and dozens more.

Breakfast isn’t the only time to make good use of your waffle iron. With the recipes to prove it, this book shows just how easy it is to serve waffles for brunch, lunch, dinner—even dessert. Savory waffle sandwiches for a midday meal are a unique spin on classics like PB&J and BLTs. Or, try waffles studded with cheese and spinach or sweet corn and roasted red peppers for dinner. And for dessert, satisfy your sweet tooth with decadent chocolate or fruit-filled waffles topped with scoops of ice cream, toasted nuts, and more. The possibilities are endless.

Each recipe includes easy instructions for standard or Belgian waffle makers; some can even be made in a stove top Hong Kong–style waffle maker with delicious results. Filled with tempting full-color photography and lots of batters and toppings to mix and match, you’ll have plenty of inspiration for every occasion.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Reference

96 pages, Hardcover

First published March 13, 2012

Reviews

[Laurie Garrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter loves waffles so I just had to give this one a try. I couldn’t believe the ideas they had for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert all made with waffles. It totally brings a whole new meaning to waffles LOL. I was very impressed with the cookbook but I just wish the lunch and dinner would have had more kid friendly recipes.
Very simple recipes all you have to do is put your bread to the side and whip a batch up waffle mixture for breakfast save your left over mix and use it at dinner or maybe even dessert. You can have a total different experience that just using sandwich bread.

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a lover of all breakfast foods, the title Waffles: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Meal caught my eye and rumbled my tummy. As I browsed through the cookbook’s delicious-sounding recipes and drool-inducing photographs, I learned there are many variations on the standard waffle I have always enjoyed. The cookbook is divided up into five sections: All About Waffles, Breakfast and Brunch, Lunch and Dinner, Dessert, and Basic Recipes. In “All About Waffles,” the reader is given in-depth information on ingredients, equipment, tips and tricks, and even some waffle trivia. It is in this section that I learned how to properly prepare waffle batter to get the tastiest result, as well as how to reheat old waffles from the refrigerator (which comes in handy when you’ve made a large batch). Next come the recipes. “Breakfast and Brunch” waffles include Sour Cream-Orange, Lemon-Poppy Seed, and Yogurt with Honey Cream. The Lunch and Dinner Waffles reach to the savory side, with combinations like Zucchini-Asiago or Multigrain with Avocado and Tomato-Almond Pesto. The dessert section features such creations as S’mores, Coconut-Rice Waffles with Mangoes and Lime Cream, and Pineapple Waffles with Raw Sugar. Finally, the “Basic Recipes” section includes just what it states with nothing fancy required.

With so many options to choose from, I decided to try the recipe for Vanilla Bean Belgian Waffles with Whipped Cream and Strawberries. The directions were easy to follow and I only had to look up one word (macerate: it means “steep”). The ingredients were mostly ones I already had around the house, except for vanilla beans, which I had to get at a whole foods store. This particular recipe took a while to prepare because it required letting ingredients macerate (see, there’s my new word) for 30-60 minutes before cooking, so I would not recommend it for quick morning preparation. However, the waffles had a nice, vanilla taste that I enjoyed. I look forward to trying other recipes in the book as I explore the wonderful world of waffles. Though the savory waffles don’t appeal to me (I am a sweets kind of person and like my waffles that way), others may find the recipes give them some good ideas for enjoying waffles in a different style. I recommend this book for anyone who loves waffles and wants to get creative with preparing them.

Technical Note: I read this book as an electronic edition on a Nook Simple Touch e-reader, but the ingredients lists did not format correctly. Numbers for measurements appeared on different lines than the items being measured, making it impossible to correctly prepare the recipe from the e-reader screen. The photos were also in black and white on my screen, making them less attractive. However, the electronic edition appeared fine on my computer screen with no layout problems and in full-color. I used the Adobe Digital Editions program to read the file, but was unable to print pages, so I had to retype the recipe to prevent myself from running back and forth from the computer to the kitchen while cooking.

[Ana Mardoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

Waffles: Fun Recipes for Every Meal / 978-1616282059

We love waffles in our family, but I'd not really considered the level of variation that they can apparently lend themselves to: this ~100 page book has quite remedied that misconception. There are recipe variations here for American waffles, Belgian waffles, and the delightful-and-hitherto-unknown-to-me spherical "egg" waffles popular in Hong Kong. Almost all the recipes here are usable with either of the three forms, though a few note when American or Belgian shapes are more appropriate for the given spread or filling.

I haven't tried all the recipes in this book, but the ones I have tried were quite delicious. I'm also intrigued by the author's use of waffles as bread in a number of "sandwich" waffles, as well as in Napoleon stacks for desserts. There's a full-page picture for almost every recipe, which I appreciate because it makes assembly easier and all of the pictures are positively mouth-watering. Last but not least, a "basic recipes" section at the end gives various base recipes (classic, Belgian, buttermilk, sourdough, etc.) which can be endlessly varied upon with additives and toppings. A full list of recipes follows:

Breakfast & Brunch
* Vanilla Bean Belgian Waffles with Whipped Cream and Strawberries
* Sour Cream-Orange Waffles
* Classic Buttermilk Waffles with Blackberry Syrup
* Hong Kong-Style Egg Waffles
* Lemon-Ricotta Waffles with Blueberry-Citrus Syrup
* Lemon-Poppy Seed Waffles
* Pecan-Crusted Waffles with Cranberry Sauce
* Cranberry-Ginger Waffles
* Whole-Wheat Blueberry Waffles
* Oatmeal Waffles with Brown Sugar and Bananas
* Yogurt Waffles with Honey Cream
* Gingerbread Waffles with Maple Butter
* Waffled French Toast
* Pumpkin Waffles with Cinnamon-Nutmeg Cream
* Buckwheat Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Dill Sour Cream, and Capers
* Cornmeal-Bacon Waffles with Thyme-Infused Syrup

Lunch & Dinner
* PB&J Waffle Sandwiches
* Fresh Corn, Goat Cheese, and Roasted Pepper Waffles
* Spinach and Ricotta Waffles with Pine Nuts
* Zucchini-Asiago Waffles
* Sourdough Waffle BLTs
* Cornmeal Waffles with tomato Chutney
* Chicken and Waffles with Pan Gravy
* Multigrain Waffles with Avocado and Tomato-Almond Pesto
* Waffle Bites with Roasted Pepper Aioli
* Ham and Cheddar Waffle Sandwiches with Dijon Dipping Sauce
* Three-Cheese Waffle Sticks
* Potato Waffles with Applesauce

Dessert
* Waffles with Salted Caramel Sauce
* White Chocolate-Butterscotch Waffles with Almonds
* Pineapple Waffles with Raw Sugar
* Chocolate Chip Waffles with Whipped Cream
* Chocolate Waffle Bites with Peanut Butter Cream
* Coconut-Rice Waffles with Mangoes and Lime Cream
* Waffle S'mores
* Raspberry Waffles with Lemon Sauce
* Double-Chocolate Waffles with Strawberry Sauce
* Ice-Cream Waffle Sandwiches
* Waffle Banana Splits

NOTE: This review is based on a free Advance Review Copy of this book provided through NetGalley.

~ Ana Mardoll

[Darren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Waffles are a particular favourite in many American homes yet for many people, both natives and tourists alike, the selection of waffles, toppings and fillings can be quite boring.

Maybe this book will help change that perception and broaden the reader's horizons. In many ways, waffles are like breads insofar that they can vary immensely in how they look and, of course, how they taste and you are not restricted to what you put on them.

Waffles need not, either, be limited to breakfast times. Savoury waffles can be used as for a dinner or appetiser, sweet waffles can make a dessert. You could even, if so desired, just dunk a waffle in a cup of coffee... but why you would want to do that...

All the book's recipes are based around several easy batters and the book even gives some advice to how these batters can be further customised. Who would have thought that you could add mashed potatoes into a batter mix! It is not something you might have normally done by in error and then enjoyed the mistake.

A number of primers are provided covering typical ingredients, waffle-making equipment, the art of waffle making and an interesting trivia section are provided as a prelude to the recipes themselves. Split simply into breakfast and brunch, lunch and dinner and dessert the recipes feature their own mini index.

For such a relatively small book, there are many recipes to keep you engaged and to get you thinking about experimentation in the future. Each recipe is well laid out, showing the ingredients list and detailed cooking instructions. A number of full-colour images give some examples of the tasty finished articles.

It is clear that the author has a very good imagination in order to make the waffle so versatile and feature in so many diverse recipes. It has not been a case of take a waffle and replace it where bread would otherwise feature.

You will probably not begin a waffle-rich diet on account of this book but should you enjoy waffles and enjoy trying something new, there will be a lot of things in this book to help you make your mealtimes a little different, in a positive way.


Waffles: Sweet & Savory Recipes for Every Meal, written by Tara Duggan and published by Weldon Owen. ISBN 9781616282059, 96 pages. Typical price: GBP12. YYY.


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[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a huge waffle fan. There's just something about those pockets that hold your syrup perfectly that I just love. I would even make brownies in my waffle maker. So when I saw this book was available on NetGalley for review I was quick to jump on it. I mean, I hadn't really tried a lot of waffle combinations and I was really looking forward to trying a bunch of new recipes.

Unfortunetly this book didn't have the crazy combinations that I was hoping for. For instance the Smore's recipe was just a plain waffle with chocolate chips and marshmallows on top. I was thinking something different. There were a few interesting recipes that had lettuce on top, so it did have a few creative recipes.

I liked that there were full size pictures to go along with some of the recipes. I'm a very visual person, so whenever a cookbook has pictures, it gets two thumbs up from me.

I did get a chance to try a couple of the recipes. One of which was the cranberry ginger orange waffle. That one was really good. You got the sweet orange taste when you bit into a cranberry and the ginger really helped balance everything out. I think this was my favorite recipe from the book.

I also tried the lemon poppy seed which tasted like the muffins but in waffle form. I wasn't overly sure if maple syrup would go with it so instead I spread some butter on it and sprinkled it with powdered sugar.

The recipes that I tried turned out delicious and I wish I had had more time to try more. If you are looking for recipes for your waffle iron this is a good book to get since it goes over the basic waffle recipe and then adds some variations to it. However, if you're like me and are looking for some whacky waffle recipes that aren't your usual maple syrup and fork variety, then this may not be the book for you. Like I said, it's got a lot of good recipes but I was looking for something a bit more out there.

[Sara Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can you resist a book about waffles? Every time I thought of this book, I had Donkey in my head going on about waffles.

The other thought I had was “how cool is this going to be?”, not only for me but for my son who is the waffle king. That boy has two waffle irons because he asks for them for gifts.

The cookbook is awesome. There are waffle ideas in there that I hadn’t thought of. We’ve made waffle sandwiches in the past but we like peanut butter and nutella or peanut butter and jelly. I never thought of turning it into a ham and cheese.

Waffle S’mores – plain waffles with chocolate chips and marshmallows under the broiler. Yummy, yummy.

Anyway, while we’re reading this book and thinking about all the waffle goodness, my dad announced he wanted waffles for his breakfast dinner. He didn’t want anything fancy – just waffles.

So I made up the basic waffle recipe from this book (doubled it) and we went to work making waffles.

The recipe was great. It made the perfect base for anything we’d want to do with them. The plan is to try more. I think we’ll make up several batches and freeze them for future meals.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

In pursuit of the perfect waffle, one must read more than one book. Is the "perfect" waffle the one that is so light that it floats off the grill as soon as the lid is opened or the one that tastes so good that it is a shame to cover it with syrup, fruit or whipped cream? In order to get the most out of a waffle maker, one ought learn to make savoury as well as sweet, corn-based as well as wheat-based, and waffles for dessert and supper entrees as well as for breakfast. Tara Duggan sets out to help with all of this. Her introduction to the art and science of the waffle is too short (7 pages of text) to give on a sufficient grounding to experiment. The recipes she offers include some very good ones: lemon-ricotta waffles, cranberry-ginger waffles, buckwheat waffles with smoked salmon and dilled sour cream, potato waffles with applesauce, and white chocolate-butterscotch waffles. Others (e.g. the PB&J waffle sandwich) are just silly. This is almost the same book as Betty Rosbottom, Waffles, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005; it is probably unnecessary to have both of them on one's culinary bookshelf.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

One look at the cover and I knew that I was going to love this book. After all who doesn't love waffles? I was really surprised to see so many waffle recipes for lunch, dinner and deserts. This book really made me want to find the waffle iron I have to start trying the recipes out. The pictures in the book also add to the enjoyment of this cook book. There is plenty of information about what the key ingredients to waffles are, you basically need leaveners and flours or grains to make the perfect waffle. The step by step directions with pictures are wonderful and can help a novice, like me, know what to do. Like with other baked goods I think there is no end to what you can throw into your waffles. There are many intriguing recipes and I really do look forward to trying them out. If you like waffles you will like this cookbook.

Disclosure: This book was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley. The rating, review, and all opinions are my own

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I am a sucker for waffles - having visited my family in Belgium when they lived there - but I haven't found a waffle cookbook that has recipes in it that I actually want to try. It's the same old stuff. This cookbook is different! Along with the regular breakfast recipes, it has savory and dessert recipes as well. I am actually excited to try the sourdough BLT waffles!
The pictures are gorgeous, and the basic waffle recipes (which are the base for the myriad other recipes) look easy and doable (I especially like the picture of what the batter is supposed to look like. Can't wait to bust out my waffle iron!
Thank you NetGalley and publisher Welden Owen for providing this book!

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this recipe book was fun and quirky and really had some unusual waffle recipes. I particularly liked the dessert waffles the best and will be trying one or two of them for my food blog. I was disappointed with the breakfast/lunch section simply because I would like to have seen something a bit more for weeknight meals. The recipes given were pretty unusual and I didn't see the better chunk of them as being "kid friendly" with some of the ingredients.

I would give it a solid 4.5 stars. Had the dinner recipes been more kid friendly, it would have been a solid 5!

[Laurla2]

"waffles: sweet and savory recipes" by tara duggan.

-lots of nice pictures.
-realistic recipes that dont look like they'll gunk up the waffle maker.
-yogurt waffles with honey cream
-waffled french toast
-ham and cheddar waffle sandwiches with dijon dipping sauce
-three cheese waffle sticks
-potato waffles with applesauce
-blackberry syrup recipe

[Patty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun cookbook full of waffles recipes of all kinds; sweet, savory, thin and thick. I found the instructions to be detailed and easy to follow; simple recipes and challenging ones. The variety has me wanting to make waffles for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert for the next week.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like 2.5 stars. Three stars because of how delicious everything sounds. Two stars because while they sound delicious, they're just not noteworthy enough to make (though I'd be fine ordering them off of a menu).

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE WAFFLES!!!!! i put this in my Amazon cart to purchase there were so many recipes that looked so delicious i am excited to try

[Beret Brenckman · Rating 3 out of 5]

C+ really, how many waffles can you eat.