recipes 154 and 155: weekend waffles!

My bracket is totally dunzo. We shall never speak of March Madness 2013 again. Frown face. Tear. Resignation. Still, my kitchen table looks like a very intricate bracket scoring center. And that's because since both Tristan and I have no chance of winning the pool at this point, we're still in a very intense competition among ourselves. Loser makes winner dinner. Winner dinner! 

Moving along.... to... Weekend Waffles! Here are two totally delicious waffle recipes, both adapted ever-so-slightly from Joy the Baker: http://joythebaker.com/2009/05/brown-sugar-bacon-waffles/ and http://joythebaker.com/2012/01/savory-cornmeal-and-chive-waffles-with-salsa-and-eggs/.

BROWN SUGAR CANDIED BACON WAFFLES WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES
Ingredients:
-8 slices bacon
-1/3 c brown sugar
-water
-1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
-1/2 T baking powder
-1/2 t baking soda
-1/2 t salt
-2 t vanilla
-1/8 c additional brown sugar
-2 eggs
-1 1/4 c buttermilk
-fresh sliced strawberries, butter, and maple syrup
-1/3 c grapeseed oil or cooking spray for the waffle iron

Instructions:
1) cook the bacon using this candied bacon recipe minus the cumin: http://cookingmywaytothe365.blogspot.com/2012/04/recipes-23-and-24-chunkey-monkey.html
2) whisk together all remaining ingredients except the strawberries, butter, maple syrup, grapeseed oil/cooking spray (whisk until just blended); crumble the cooked bacon and stir it in
3) cook according to your waffle maker instructions and serve with butter, maple syrup, and fresh strawberries... YUM!

CORNMEAL/CHIVE/SALSA/EGGS/CHEESE WAFFLES (What? Yup!)
Ingredients:
-1 c flour
-1/2 c cornmeal
-1 1/2 t baking powder
-1/2 t baking soda
-1/3 c melted butter
-1 1/4 c buttermilk
-parsely
-sprinkle of sugar and sprinkle of pepper
-1/2 t salt
-3 T fresh snipped chives
-toppings: salsa, fried eggs, melted cheese, hot sauce, extra chives, etc.
-for the waffle iron: grapeseed oil or cooking spray

Instructions:
1) whisk all ingredients except the chives,toppings, and grapeseed oil/cooking spray just until mixed
2) stir in the chives

3) cook according to your waffle maker instructions
4) while the waffles are cooking, fry some eggs and melt cheese on top of the eggs if desired
5) top the cooked waffles with your choice of desired toppings

"The Tiffany": crispy fried egg with melted cheese, salsa, hot sauce, and chives

"The Tristan": runny fried egg with chives