Whole Wheat Oatmeal Raisin Waffles

By now, I should think you know that waffles are one of my all-time favorite breakfast foods.  The same way some people are obsessed with pancakes, I am obsessed with a big, fluffy Belgian style waffle.  Or any kind of waffle, to be perfectly honest.  Frozen supermarket waffles, while definitely nowhere near as good as homemade waffles, are a simple food that I find completely comforting and delicious.  I have many delicious memories revolving around frozen waffle breakfasts from when I was little.  Frozen Eggo waffles and Aunt Jemima syrup were the norm, and my go-to option.  I loved my waffles in every way, shape, and form, whether they were covered in fruit jam or syrup.  As long as every square had topping in it, I was good to go. My idea of the perfect waffle may have changed drastically from when I was in middle school, but nevertheless, I will admit that I get a craving for a frozen waffle with fake syrup every now and then, a craving that a homemade waffle just can't satisfy, regardless of how good it is.  Sometimes, it's that bit of nostalgia that is the answer to our cravings, or at least that's how I feel.  During my senior year of college, I bought a box of frozen waffles for the first time in several years.  I heated them up, drizzled some syrup over the tops, and was instantly satisfied.  It was such a perfect breakfast! 

Once my frozen waffle craving had been satisfied, I was back on the homemade waffle game.  The frozen waffles were good, but they reminded me of how much I really enjoy their homemade counterparts.  Since then, I've shared with you recipes for Spiced Brown Butter Waffles and Chocolate Waffles, and I've thought that both of those recipes produced some mighty good waffles.  There's so many different waffle variations that I would like to try, and since I'm sure that I would love each and every one, I know that I have my work cut out for me.  It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it, right? Might as well be me.  

Avena [Cold Oatmeal Drink]

It looks like summer is here to stay!  We've had some really lovely summertime weather these past few days, so with that being said, and the fact that I am somehow, once again, busy enough to only be able to write a short post, I bring you a recipe for avena, a cold oatmeal drink.  It's one of my absolute favorite drinks, and is a treat I always looked forward to in the summer. 

I've been so busy lately these past few days, simply because I've had some of my family from Colombia staying with us since last week.  My aunt, and my cousin, her husband, and their twins (remember this chocolate birthday cupcake post? It's the same twins!) flew down to spend a week with us, and let's just say that I've found myself a bit preoccupied with playing with my super adorable 16-month old cousins.  They're at the stage where they've been walking for only about a month, so they've been busy stumbling around my house and just being overly cute at all hours of the day, so as a result, I've gotten a little sidetracked from my usual posting. Nevertheless, I have not forgotten about the blog, so I have a short and sweet little recipe to share with you that's perfect for these 90-degree days we've been having.  

White Chocolate Super Chunk Cookies

Finally, it's Friday, and I have successfully completed my first full week of work at my new internship.  I've been much busier this week, in comparison to the past couple of weeks, as I've had to stick to a new schedule of waking up early for my hour and a half commute to work, working from 9-5, commuting back, and working out at night.  It's been kind of nice actually; I feel like I've been much more productive and I've been able to stick to a really consistent exercise plan, which has been really great.  As fantastic as having a really structured day is, I'm definitely excited that it's the weekend!

I can't wait to get to sleep in a little tomorrow, but come on, let's be serious.  I still have a lot of things to this weekend. Waking up at 9 am may not seem very late, but it's definitely a lot better than 6:30 am at least! There are just too many things that need to be done this weekend; after allI, I do have a blog to fill with sweet treats! Until that happens though...

Baked Oatmeal with Blueberries and Bananas

I am not a breakfast person.  Truly, I'm not.  That's not to say that I don't love sitting down to a plate of Belgian waffles, or a nice stack of pancakes, or even grabbing a bagel with cream cheese every now and then before class.  I just don't like eating in the morning.  I'm not really sure why; I'm just never hungry in the morning I suppose.  I do need a glass or orange juice though, that's just non-negotiable. There's that whole cliché argument that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I'm not about to dispute that.  I'm sure breakfast really is very important and if I ate breakfast more often, I'm sure I would have more energy during the day, or whatever those eating-breakfast-on-a-daily-basis benefits are.  I'm going to give it a shot this year though.  This is resolution #1.