At times, making Breakfast can be a hassle for me. Days when I have had to burn the midnight oil to complete a deadline at work or when I have early morning work meetings. At such instances, I tend to make the prep work the previous night to make it easy for me. But if I don't, I tend to make waffles. For me, making waffles is easier than making pancakes. Just make batter, pour it in the maker and tada!- breakfast ready :). I also find them incredibly versatile and love them for their spongy and fluffy texture. I have a Belgian styled waffle maker and I tend to use their basic recipe as a base for all my waffle experiments.

Like recently, this version with Buddha's Hand gave us a bright start to the day. Trust me, you cannot walk by a Buddha's hand without stopping to take a deep breath and absorbing all that intoxicating aroma. These are the best and most natural of air fresheners you can ask for in your home. Extremely citrusy and lemony, but unlike the lemon you can eat it pith and all. Our introduction to this fruit was as cliched as it can get - using it instead of lemon zest in a recipe. As I already mentioned in my Quinoa Chocolate Cake recipe, I have to tread with care in my house when it comes to anything new. While, the aroma sure made it more acceptable, its tentacle like appearance (doesn't it remind you of Caption Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean?!!) made my family gawk, squirm and make the most insulting of faces at it.

But really, its such an harmless thing ;). If the perfume doesn't draw you to it, its magical properties of just making your humble dish gourmet with its addition just might. Use it as a zest, throw the whole thing with sugar to make a marmalade, boil it with water to make some soothing tea, saute it with some butter and asparagus to make a delicious stir fry, make a compound butter....the list as you see is endless. I introduced this by adding its zest to our humble Buttermilk Waffles.