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Oh how I love waffles! With their little (or big) squares all full with lovely butter and maple syrup. In my waffle love, I stumbled across this blog... there are some awesome recipes for those obsessed with waffling... http://www.waffleizer.com/

My usual workday "breakfast" is sugar free instant oatmeal. Today I had that and a banana. I've been seriously craving some plain old egg-on-toast (scrambled or fried) and may have that for dinner!

Weekends we usually bake... love muffins, pancakes, waffles and an occasional blueberry bagel with light cream cheese. Yum!

I wonder how much heavier that glass bowl is than the stainless... I like how it looks so much, I may have to practice more manual bread kneading to be able to lift/maneuver this one!

I grew up on gas and have a gas cook top now. I much prefer it as it's so much easier to regulate the heat.

That being said, I also loved my smooth top electric cook top in my last house... but I think that one was an anomaly and definitely one of the better of the electric variety!

OK... found on another blog that cornflour IS indeed cornstarch and that lemon essence is lemon juice.

Weekend baking card is now filled. :)

Toaster oven!

I was raised with a toaster only and was introduced to the toaster oven by a roommate in college - as so many who posted here appear to have been as well!

Right now, I own both but the toaster lives in its box in the cabinet under the counter. Toaster oven is used regularly for (yes) toasting, reheating (especially pizzas!) and mini-baking projects. I love my toaster oven sized pizza stone, too.

I'm still using my college roommate's hand-me-down toaster oven so am looking forward to checking out the models listed here when it's time for a replacement. :)

How about a recipe for an old fashioned chocolate cake doughnut? My weakness... sugar glazed chocolate cake crullers from Dunkin' with an awesome cup of coffee. Yum!

We have a dishwashing MACHINE but we most often use a dishwashing PERSON instead (me or hubby). I can't explain it; I just feel the dishes are cleaner and less water/energy is used when we wash by hand. Our Bosch is supposed to be a good one but why does it have to run for hours?

Definitely practice! And experiment! Keep things simple but don't be afraid to take risks.

I remember my first meringue experience when I was 10. My dad woke up to me sobbing in the kitchen because I couldn't separate the eggs. So he helped and we had both cherry meringue pie and a bunch of scrambled eggs that day!

Know that you're never on your own. You can get tips and feedback from family, communities (like this one!), books, internet, and the list goes on and on...

I've read about this as a substitute for mashed potatoes (or even combined cauliflower/potatoes) but I just can't wrap my mind around how it would taste... different, yes? Could I sneak this by my hubby instead of 100% potatoes?