I first discovered Daniel Shumski and his waffle project in early 2010. He was on a mission to waffle everything that could waffle and as an devoted waffler myself, I took an interest. I watched the blog for awhile, before sending him a quick note, asking if he might be interested in a quick guest post featuring my waffle iron collection and a few of my waffle thoughts. He was and published this.
Last fall, Daniel published a book called Will it Waffle that contains more than fifty wonderful things you can waffle beyond a ladle of batter. It makes me long to leap up, pull out one of my two remaining waffle irons (an old vintage model and the Calphalon Belgium version – I gave the other old chrome model to my sister) and start cooking.
This book features ways to use your waffle iron for every meal of the day. There’s waffled french toast, sausage and hash browns for breakfast, gridded grilled cheese for lunch, waffled chicken parm for dinner, as well as salad toppers, side dishes, and desserts. If you happen to have a partner who objects to your waffle maker collection, this book will help you justify their presence in delicious fashion.
Disclosure: The copy of Will it Waffle that is pictured here is a review copy that Workman Publishing sent to me last fall when the book first came out. All my opinions remain my own.
Last year on the 24th of July (Pioneer Day here in Utah) I hosted the first annual waffle fest. I pulled out two of my waffle irons, invited the neighborhood and family members and set up on the back porch. We had two kinds of waffles (whole grain buttermilk and Williams Sonoma mix) with toppings from fruit to Nutella. It was a great success; I served over 100 waffles and we had a blast. We’re doing it again this year. I love using my waffle iron for all sorts of things and would love to add this charming book to my collection!
I live in the US and have a vintage waffle iron, but it seems like the waffles always stick.
One of the best books i have read with my daughter is Everything on a Waffle. An amazing book for older kids and adults.
United States of America
My family and I have made waffles virtually every Sunday for dinner for over twenty years. I would love to win this cookbook and learn some new ways to use my favorite small appliance!
This would be perfect for Mother’s day as she just bought herself a new waffle iron! I of course, would invite myself over for this event!
Every time I make waffles for breakfast…usually on a Saturday morning…I think of my sister who gave us the waffle iron for a wedding gift! (21 years ago and still going strong)
(US)
Oh my…I can’t think of a good waffle story. I know that whenever we are decluttering our kitchen, my husband and I always ask each other about the waffle maker. We don’t actually make waffles all that often, so it’d probably be a good item to get rid of, but neither of us can bear to part with it. Maybe this book will help that waffle iron earn it’s place in our kitchen! (we’re in the u.s.)
I live in Canada and wish that I could make entire meals in my waffle iron. My original waffle iron (a wedding gift 12 years ago) stopped working last year and I spent 2 months researching its replacement. Besides waffles, I have made French toast and bacon hash browns.
It never occurred to me to “waffle” other food! I’m dying to try this.
Never made a waffle in my life, but would love to try.
Washington, USA Years ago I went to an all you can eat brunch and had a Belgian waffle for dessert and everyone thought I was crazy! It was worth all the unwanted attention!
First, I have to get the rest of the Fawaffle laughs out of my system: haaa–haaa-waahaaaa!!!!! I am so trying that the next time I make falafels.
Growing up, we always had waffles on New Year’s Day in time to sit with breakfast in front of the TV and watch the Rose Parade. I still try to do it if I’m not working. Mine are often more adventurous than the Krusteaz version we had back then, and a whole cookbook filled with waffle ideas makes me wish it was the last week of December again. (But I do make waffles more than once a year.) …US
We host a group of six once a month for knitting, chatting and lunch. We call ourselves the Loopy Ladies. In January our lunch was can you waffle it. We did shrimp quesadillas, omelets, bacon, and tattor tots, and chocolate chip cookies.
We are in USA
Hi from central FL, USA – my waffle tale is the “make from scratch” batter that I forgot to add the baking powder, so mine were flatter than a cracker
I live in the US, about 40 miles from the Canadian border. The last two years 3 to 5 households get together for a potluck followed by watching Downton Abbey. Each year we had two waffle irons and two different waffle batters for one of the potluck meals. It was a lot of fun to see the different add-ons people brought to serve with waffles. I am sure we’ll eat waffles at home long before the next season of Downton Abbey begins.
I only recently bought my first waffle iron and am exploring different recipes for waffles, and also different ways to use the waffle iron! Multi-tasking at its best!
California. Waffles were THE breakfast for my sons and their high school soccer team before the big game – state championship. This breakfast was at our home – waffle irons were hot and the team was served in no time. Couldn’t win the game without the waffles. Now I’m ready to dust off my iron and waffle up everything, after reading this post.
That book looks worth it just for the “fawaffle”!
My favorite photo of visiting my cousins in France as a little girl: eating big, fluffy, confectioner sugar doused gaufres (French yeast waffles) from a little food truck down by the ocean shore in Brittany. We were all sitting in a row on the wheel bumper in our wild 70’s print pants– mine were Garanimal Giraffes — and none of us were paying any attention to the camera — just scarfing waffles in the windy sea air. Awesome. I still remember how good they tasted.
Much like Leslie Knope, I love waffles, but we use our waffle iron embarrassingly infrequently. It is admittedly a crappy one…
I am pretty much the worst breakfast cook because I get low blood sugar and turn into Ms. Cranky Monster if I don’t eat fairly quickly after waking up. I get impatient with pancakes and turn up the heat so they are both burnt and undercooked, it took years for me to learn that scrambled eggs need to be cooked slowly to be soft and fluffy, and I need to eat breakfast first if I am to be civil at the brunch table. About the only fancy breakfast thing that I could actually make consistently well was waffles, because you cannot take the waffles out before the light changes color (believe me, I tried) and so they are relatively impatience-proof. Plus, did you know that the serving size for maple syrup is 1/4 cup? Because it is. Go check.
My Mom made waffles for us all the time as a kid, usually for dinner. I got my first waffle iron as a wedding gift over 42 years ago and it finally died on me about two years ago. Now that my kids are grown, I do not make waffles but would if I had more ideas for them. This cookbook sounds like a wonderful way to start making waffles again. Also, think I will give my two kids waffle irons and cookbooks for their birthdays!Thanks!
I really made a mess once when trying to make waffles. My batter must have been a bit too thin since when I put it in the maker and it started to cook I had waffle batter running all over my counter. I’m from the US. Thanks for the chance.
My mother in law gave me my first waffle iron, and electric model from the 1950’s, I used to make a huge amount of waffles and freeze them to be put in the toaster; I think this was around the time when frozen supermarket waffles were rather expensive. The first time I used it, I put way too much batter in it–what a mess!
I make sweet potato waffles from Simply in Season regularly, enough to justify my keeping the unitasking waffle iron, but this book would certainly help me up my game!
I am in the US. The first time I made waffles for my three small sons I put a plate with a waffle in front of my oldest who exclaimed “how did you do that to my pancake?!”. He was then delighted at how much syrup it help for him and has been a waffle lover ever since ( he’s 30+ now ).
I’m gluten free, so my options for store-bought waffles are limited, and restaurants are right out. I haven’t been able to justify buying my own waffle maker yet, but this book would go a long way toward that! (I’m in the U.S.)
We were hungry and had nothing to heat grilled cheese sandwiches until I thought of my mom’s old waffle iron. Years ago and now it’s in vogue…
I have “borrowed” my mom’s waffle maker long-term, which was the best idea ever! I just make sure to invite her over pretty often for waffle brunch!
Thanks from the US!
I will never forget the liege waffles in Brussels.
I’m a USA girl and my daughter is begging for waffles, so sometime this week we’ll be having them. I’d love to surprise her and make them for a meal other than breakfast, but have never ventured out beyond typical waffles (yeasted ones are my fav, but we’ve got ahandful of loved recipes). This book sounds like a blast!
Fawaffle! Love it!
My battered real waffles are always a disaster. Perhaps I could try some other recipes!
I want to waffle some turkey stuffing until it is crisp, then have lots of nooks and crannies for gravy! Yum!
Wow those recipes are amazing
waffles are my grandsons favorite food. they would eat them for every meal.
Someday I’ll win. Someday I’ll win.
My son just got a Snoopy/Woodstock/Snoopy’s House waffle maker for his birthday!
Several friends and I made waffles on stage at the DEFCON conference each year as part of our panel as a fundraiser for the EFF.
My 8 year old got up this morning to make waffles for the family “by feel” (without a recipe) and they turned out great. I’d love to give him this book and inspire new waffle creations.
I’ve eaten some amazing grilled cheese waffle sandwiches from a food truck. USA
As a child I made waffles from scratch. Yes, whip the egg whites scratch. Then my dad died when I was twelve. Our lives totally changed and I never made them again. Well, that sure popped out of the old memory bank. :-/
i have followed will it waffle guru blog for many many years …
Then he sadly dissappeared for a while… I am So exited that the book is out and WIW is once again present on FB …i’ve lost my cooking mojo and I need the cooking inspiration that waffling created … Please consider me for the cook book
Nancy Silverton’s sourdough waffles have made me legendary with my friends. USA
I loved weekend waffles when I was growing up. I need to get a waffle maker and continue this tradition with my family.
My daughter’s home living class had a waffle creation contest. I can’t wait to win this book!!!
I LOVE waffles! Just reading about these waffle recipes reminds me of a restaurant my husband and I went to, probably 5 years ago now. Our kids were little and we had a rare kid-free evening. We ordered a waffle sundae (ice cream and toppings on top of an actual, fluffy waffle), and both of us said, “Why have we never thought of this before?” Oh gosh, now I am craving waffles and ice cream! 🙂
One of the things my Core French students love doing most is making and eating waffles. They have to decipher the French recipe, mix the batter, and we run a couple waffle irons. My senior students make enough to feed my juniors, too, so we freeze the waffles, and the next day we toast them, and then students have to choose which toppings they want (fruit, whipped cream, syrups) and “order” in French!
I’m in Canada, and am ridiculously excited that there’s a Canadian copy.
Waffles! Chocolate chip waffles topped with strawberries and whipped cream. Best birthday breakfast ever. Looks like an awesome book.
I remember going to a diner type restaurant one time that had waffle in it’s name (and “house” was the other half of the name). I ordered a waffle and it was a terrible waffle, uncooked in the middle. You would think I place with that name would make a good waffle. I’ve never been back to that place since. I’ve had my little corning waffle maker for almost 20 years now. And I love it.