Lunches: 3.25.15 - Waffle Day!

It's Swedish Waffle Day!

I've talked about the day previously, and I try to not miss a chance to celebrate such a fun food-based holiday.  I love a holiday started from a mispronunciation.  So, for Waffle Day, the kids have waffles in their lunches!

The also loved yesterday's salads, so I used the waffles as a vehicle for a little sandwich on top of salad..

Salad with sunflower seeds and ranch: 6g, blueberries: 5g, waffles and turkey: 16g

The Boy has salad with sunflower seeds, blueberries, and some ranch dressing (he didn't care for the vinaigrette), along with a couple whole grain waffles and some turkey.  His snack is a granola bar (not pictured, 26g).

The Girl has salad with sunflower seeds, honeyed goat cheese, and some homemade vinaigrette (which she loved), along with blueberries and a couple whole grain waffles and some turkey.  She also has a granola bar for snack (not pictured).

Lunches: 3.26.14

Yesterday was Swedish Waffle Day, and I forgot about it until about 1 PM, when one of my Swedish friends posted a picture of her waffles on Facebook.  Oops.  So, no waffles for lunch on Waffle Day as in years past...

I did make waffles for dinner, though - Lemon waffles.  I cooked them until they were done, but on the softer side, and served them with vanilla Greek yogurt, and the kids loved them.

The Boy took one of his dinner waffles and rolled it up with the yogurt inside it, and I got an idea - waffle roll-ups!

For lunches, I make some waffle rolls by taking the softest waffles of the batch and spreading with a little vanilla Greek yogurt, then with a few very thin slices of apple (I used my hand-held mandolin).  I then rolled them up, tucking in the sides like a burrito.

Waffle roll-up: 30g, grapes: 5g, apple slices: 3g, watermelon: 5g, Bunny grahams:23g

For lunch, The Boy has a waffle roll-up, grapes, apple slices, Bunny Grahams, and watermelon.  For snack, he has a granola bar (not pictured, 29g).

The Girl has a waffle roll-up, grapes, apple slices, Bunny grahams, and half a banana.  For snack, she has a granola bar and an apple (not pictured).

Lunch: 3.25.11

It's Waffle Day!

For snack, the girl has a mini banana waffle with peanut butter, apple slices, and raisins, along with a juice.

For lunch, she has a ham and cheddar sandwich on cheddar mini waffles, a small banana, raisins, and a couple nilla wafers.

Lunch for the Boy: 3.25.11

It's Waffle Day!

For snack, the boy has a couple muffins.. not pictured.

For lunch, he has a banana mini waffle (18g carbs), topped with peanut butter (3 g), apple slices (3 g), and raisins (4 g), a small banana (25 g), a cheddar waffle with cheese on it (13 g), and some nilla wafers (10 g).

March 25th = Swedish Waffle Day!

My favorite Swedish "holiday"?

Waffle Day, of course!  I don't have a traditional heart shaped waffle iron, but I have others... and the silver dollar waffle maker is perfect for lunches on waffle day.

Waffle breakfast sandwich

I made banana waffles (waffle mix + water + mashed banana), cheddar waffles (waffle mix + cheddar cheese powder + pizza seasoning + water), and regular waffles.  Later today, I'm having a waffle lunch with some friends, and my fancy Belgian waffle maker is going to make an appearance.

I made waffle sandwiches with peanut butter, apples, and raisins.  I made savory waffle sandwiches with cheddar cheese and ham.  I made the kids waffles for breakfast with maple syrup (real Vermont syrup, of course), and with peanut butter and honey (a favorite).

Swedes will no doubt say that it's all overkill.. but hey... that's me.

Recipe: Pumpkin Waffles in honor of Swedish Waffle Day!

Arguably, my favorite Swedish holiday, possibly because it is just so hilarious in origin.

I can't find the site I pulled this from, but:

On the 25th of March on the Christian holiday of Annunciation the Swedes eat waffles, as the day is called the "Waffle Day". This is in fact due to a misunderstanding of the phrase vårfrudagen" which means "Our Lady's day", which sounds like "våffeldagen", meaning "waffle day."

So, it's time for waffles!

Pumpkin Waffles
(modified slightly from Allrecipes) 

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 c whole wheat flour

1/4 c ground flax seed

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 cups milk

4 eggs, separated

1/4 c butter, melted

	Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
	Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together the pumpkin, milk, and egg yolks. Whip the egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form.
	Stir the flour mixture and 1/4 cup melted butter to the pumpkin mixture, stirring just to combine. Use a whisk or rubber spatula to fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter, stirring gently until incorporated. Fold in the remaining egg whites. Cook waffles according to manufacturer's instructions.