I love waffles :3 easily my favorite breakfast food. Developing different recipes has been so much fun! Lately I’ve been having one with lots of ground flaxseed and it has been keeping me quite regular. I’ll have one or two of those in the morning with some tofu breakfast/lunch “meat” and a bit of cheapo syrup. There also was a version with pea protein powder that worked out pretty well but I neglected to write down the recipe, oops.
Vegan waffle recipe
Dry mix:
1 cup white flour (see note)
2-3 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Optional add-in: 1-2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon or blend of “sweet” spices.
Mix until combined
Wet ingredients:
1 cup plant milk (see notes)
1 tablespoon neutral tasting cooking oil
Optional add in: 1/2 tablespoon breakfast syrup or granulated sugar[1]
Whisk wet ingredients together vigorously, if using granulated sugar whisk until it is dissolved.
Once wet ingredients are combined add the dry ingredients and mix until combined but still slightly lumpy. Allow the batter to sit for at least five minutes so the flaxseed can hydrate. Batter keeps well overnight if refridgerated in an airtight container and stirred before using.
Portions and waffle iron operation will vary by, consult the manual or wing it carefully.
Notes:
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This recipe may take longer to cook fully compared to other mixes. Ultimately the steam produced by the cooking process is always an accurate indicator of doneness.
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The dry mix can be made well ahead of time, a double batch fits nicely into a 32 oz deli container.
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Adjusting the amount of plant milk will make the waffles more or less dense, experiment and adjust to preferences. Personally I use 1/2 cup plant milk with 2/3 cup dry mix because it makes two dense, filling waffles.
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This adds some flavor, but more importantly I have found that this helps a lot with getting the outside crispy ↩︎
cw relational conflict
Some people have that power, regrettably. If you’re unsafe enough for long enough the stench doesn’t come off. “Not” “understanding” boundaries is about the most noxious behavior there is.
The only thing I’ve found to help for somebody who makes me feel like I’m suffocating like that has been to cut them out of my life, but it’s not so easy to do when it’s family. It’s still possible, but it’s more complicated. I’ve been reckoning with the aftermath of severing a relationship like that for a little more than a year (married into it!) and I don’t wake up full of dread anymore. It’s nice. Still weird severing contact with someone like that but it’s night and day better now.
I don’t have good answers. Do whatever you can do to keep yourself safe. Take some time. Go for a walk or something else to clear your mind. Whatever you can do to build those walls, do it. You can expect his behavior to get significantly worse if you don’t back down but eventually either you get out or they give up. My sympathy and my solidarity.
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That ends up describing what living with either of my parents was like pretty much exactly. The stench doesn’t leave.
I’m disconnected from most of my family but my dad is the only one I still have a connection to and unfortunately I’m still somewhat reliant on him. But that only works because of some boundaries set up after something really heavy I went through some time back. Not something that should ever be repeated to build boundaries again.
Your advice is probably what’s best to do, just keep myself safe and prepared for what’s next. Its not easy what to say next because family are difficult to deal with.