Yes, We Have No Waffles
I was going to….I really was…
Let me set this up:
Prior to my Before I was not really a huge fan of Belgian style waffles. Sure, I’d have them at Sunday brunches, etc. but they were no big deal. However, over the last few months since my weight loss & pretty much giving up processed foods I have developed almost an obsession to have one.
I don’t want it dripping in syrup or covered in berries, powdered sugar, whipped creme, nuts, etc.
I just want a plain, crisp, authentic Belgian waffle.
I think this all started with making my boys Eggos every morning for breakfast. The aroma, the look, the crunch & texture….oh yeah, the crunch & texture. I miss crunch & texture a lot.
I should explain that since the beginning of February I haven’t had what is classically referred to on BB as a "cheat". I have had single slices of my boy’s birthday cakes and one at a family wedding, but I have not gone out & eaten something knowing full well its not the best choice of budgeted calories, etc.
But, this Belgian waffle thing haunts me. So I decided a while ago that if I was going to have one it was going to be a DANDY. A real one, not some frozen, out of a box, mass produced list of chemicals or even one made by the gazillions at some national chain restaurant. I would know when the opportunity presented itself.
Sunday, the stars aligned. I ran 7 miles in just over an hour so I had a huge calorie debt banked. And I had to be at the Manchester, NH airport later that day. It just so happens there is a Smuttynose Brew Pub there.
And darned if they didn’t specialize in custom crepes and……….Belgian waffles.
Are you kidding me? This was perfect. A lovingly made, buttermilk Belgian waffle just fell into my -1000 calorie lap.
So I pulled the trigger & ordered my plain, no nothing on it, crispy, crunchy, moist, tender, still hot Belgian waffle I’ve been desiring for months. I was finally going to have a real cheat.
Then……..the chef came out. Spoke whispered with the manager. At first I thought this was to verify some idiot really wanted JUST a waffle…with nothing on it, not even butter. The manager came over to me and said:
"Um, I’m sorry, but we can’t make waffles. The chef turned the iron off a while ago."
My heart sank…
The manager continued. "We can make you a crepe if you want?"
"No thanks", I mumbled, gathering the pieces of my broken heart.
"I’m sorry for the inconvenience", she said. "I’ll refund your money".
She had NO IDEA of the magnitude of this single waffle, and what I’ve been thru, and what I do every day and that I chose her place to have my 1st real cheat.
*sigh*
I took the $5 refund and shoved it in one of those $1/3 minute massage recliner chairs and let the magic fingers work over my sullen back for 15 minutes. Not the same, but I needed that.
I guess my Guardian Angel was keeping me in line. Oh well…
Footnote: Believe it or not, I just picked something off of Freecycle.
A Belgian waffle iron…..free. Its mine. All mine. MINE!!!
When I figure out a healthy, no/low fat, low carb, high protein waffle I will let you know.
