Yikes!!

I haven't been food blogging in about a century it seems. I honestly don't know where all the time has gone.. and I don't even have kids! Yesterday, I went to the evil super store which shall not be named in fear of my life and watched my mom's teachers (Pomo Elementary) get a $1,000! The store was on good behavior for a day. It should be in the Record Bee sometime in the near future but this newspaper isn't exactly what you'd call... what's the word I'm looking for....... sympathetic towards educators I think is as polite as can be written.

Back to the kitchen, I haven't made anything fun or fancy. In fact, I've gotten down to the basics, hamburgers, pasta, and whatever else I can throw in the mix. E made some tasty cornmeal pancakes the other weekend where we used a birthday present that E's sister, S, gave me. It was a great gift because I'm horrible at making breakfasts hence the reason why E makes them! And E is an excellent breakfast chef!

In other news, someone suggested that I start a new section of the blog called "Cooking for C!" While C hasn't been to her normal zip line of energy, E and I have been making dinner at our house and bringing it over for a much fuller conversation filled dinner. Actually, I make the dinner and E drives while I balance a very hot casserole dish on my lap (with some beach towels underneath) with a bag of side dishes in some tupperware and garlic bread in between my knees. Don't worry, they literally live less then a mile from our house. Anyway, I've made some tasty things for "Cooking for C!" like Chicken Tortilla Soup, Lasagna, and Enchiladas! All good and all easy so it's a must that they make an appearance on the blog!

The only kind of painful/funny cooking I've been doing is at work. We're gearing up for the Pear Festival which is THE FESTIVAL for Kelseyville! It's on Saturday on Main Street, where the ice cream shop is located. One of the great things about the ice cream shop is that we make our own waffle cones. It's also one of my least favorite things to do at work. I already have so many scars from burns on that darn waffle maker. I swear, it's my arch nemesis. My co-worker Paulina, thinks it's hilarious.. I on the other hand do not! When the weather gets cooler, I'm hoping to enjoy it much more because I know it will keep my warm. Those things produce crazy heat! It's always interesting to hear what people have to say about the waffle cones. Almost everyone says they smell good, because they do. For some reason the waffle cones always smell like chicken noodle soup to me. Strange? I think so too. So here is the recipe for our waffle cones, but please keep it a secret!!! We don't want people to know our top secret recipe!

Some tips before you start your waffle cones:
- make sure you roll the waffle as tight as possible so that when it gets hard it has a solid formation

- the most important tip, make sure there isn't a hole at the bottom of the waffle cone or else your ice cream will be gone faster then you can lick it and it'll be on your lap!

Enjoy! And remember Shhhh.......



Lu Lu's Waffle Cones
secret recipe
time: 20-25 minutes

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• Nonstick cooking spray

Special Equipment:

• Pizzelle iron
• Cone-shaped mold

In a large bowl, add sugar, vanilla extract and eggs and beat until creamy with a hand held electric beater. Add butter and mix well.

In a medium bowl, add flour cinnamon and salt. Slowly blend into wet ingredients.

Spray pizzelle iron with nonstick cooking spray and allow to warm up. Pour 3/4 tablespoon of batter onto the iron and cook until baked and brown.

While still hot, quickly roll the waffle around a cone-shaped mold, sealing the point. (The cones will harden as they cool; remove from the mold when cool.) Repeat with remaining batter.