An Expanded Love


This is the blog for my polyamorous romantic novel, An Expanded Love. Polyamory is consensual non-monogamy, or simply put: loving more than one person at the same time, with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved. You can buy An Expanded Love on Lulu or Amazon or Smashwords, in print and as an e-book. *

15th May 2011

Sam’s waffles

Hello, all.  It’s Sam here.  Jacqueline’s been a little slack with this blog lately.  So I’m taking it upon myself to treat you good people with one of my favourite dishes like.  Nadia, the heroine of An Expanded Love, devoured these waffles when I made it for her.  Now I can hear you all saying, Sam, you’re a fictional character.  You never made these waffles did you?  Well folks, this may come as a surprise like, but you’re all fictional to me.  I’ve chosen to make my own reality.  So why not do the same?  These waffles taste so good you’ll start to question what’s fictional and what’s real. 

These waffles don’t contain any eggs or dairy, so they’re suitable for Vegans.  There’s no oil in it either.  And because I know pretty much everyone who reads this will live in the U.S, I’ve included cup measurements along with Imperial like, even though it does my head in!

·         1 handful of dried cranberries (don’t get too worried about how much that is, just chuck it in)

·         1 handful of seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or a mixture of whatever you’ve got)

·         1 eating apple, shredded to a pulp (or cheat and use a couple of good dollops of unsweetened applesauce)

·         ½ cup  or 4 fluid ounces of orange juice

·         ½ cup  or 4 fluid ounces of soya milk or another non-dairy milk

·         1 cup  or 4 ounces of self-raising flour or all-purpose flour with ½ tablespoon baking powder added

·         ½ cup  or 2 ounces of uncooked porridge oats / oatmeal

·         Pinch of salt

·         2 tablespoons of sugar

 

1.       Switch on your waffle iron.  Mist a little oil on it according to your waffle maker’s instructions.

2.       Place the apple, seeds, cranberries, orange juice and soya milk in a jug.  It will look like it has curdled a bit, but don’t fret, it’s supposed to do that.

3.       Place the flour, oats, salt and sugar into a bowl.  Stir to mix everything together.

4.       Add the liquid ingredients to the dry stuff, a little at a time to stop huge lumps forming.  Give it a decent stir, but don’t overdo it like.  Don’t worry if it looks a little thick, but if you think it is, add a little more orange juice.

5.       When the waffle iron is ready, pour the mixture in the middle of the iron.  Don’t bother spreading it.  Let the weight of the iron do its work.

6.       Cook until golden brown.  Let the waffles cool for a few minutes as they can be a little gummy when they’re just done.

7.       Eat as is, or top with syrup, fresh fruit or anything that takes your fancy like.

8.       P.S – I’ve got a square shaped waffle iron, but these always come out circular…

9.       An Expanded Love is available on Kindle at  Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, in paperback .  You can even get it on Kindle if you’re in Germany!

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