These Zucchini Carrot Waffles are a tasty and healthy take on regular waffles. They taste great and stay moist thanks to the vegetables. The cinnamon cream cheese sauce makes them sweet and creamy. It's perfect for a tasty breakfast or brunch!

Ingredients: 1 cup shredded zucchini. 1 cup shredded carrot. 2 cups all-purpose flour. 2 tsp baking powder. 1/2 tsp baking soda. 1/2 tsp salt. 2 tsp ground cinnamon. 2 large eggs. 1/4 cup granulated sugar. 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted. 1 cup buttermilk. 1 tsp vanilla extract. For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Sauce:. 4 oz cream cheese, softened. 1/4 cup powdered sugar. 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon. 1/4 cup milk. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.

Instructions: Preheat your waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. In a large bowl, combine the shredded zucchini and carrot. Squeeze out any excess moisture using a clean kitchen towel or paper towels. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. In another bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together until well combined. Add the melted butter, buttermilk, and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the shredded zucchini and carrot. Lightly grease the waffle iron with cooking spray or a small amount of butter. Pour the waffle batter onto the hot waffle iron, using an appropriate amount for your waffle iron size. Close the lid and cook until the waffles are golden brown and crisp. While the waffles are cooking, prepare the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Sauce. In a small bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Once the waffles are done, remove them from the waffle iron and serve them warm with a generous drizzle of Cinnamon Cream Cheese Sauce on top. Optionally, garnish with additional shredded zucchini or carrot for added freshness and a sprinkle of cinnamon for extra flavor. Enjoy your homemade Zucchini Carrot Waffles with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Sauce!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Turn your favorite carrot cake into a delightful waffle that's perfect for breakfast or dessert. These carrot cake waffles are loaded with grated carrots, coconut, walnuts, and raisins, and they're a delightful twist on a classic dessert.

Ingredients: 1 cup grated carrots. 1/2 cup all-purpose flour. 1/2 cup grated coconut. 1/4 cup chopped walnuts. 1/4 cup raisins. 1/4 cup brown sugar. 1/2 tsp baking powder. 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon. 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg. 1/4 tsp salt. 1/4 cup milk. 1/4 cup vegetable oil. 1 egg. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Cooking spray.

Instructions: Follow the directions that came with your waffle iron to get it hot. Grate the carrots, add the all-purpose flour, grated coconut, chopped walnuts, raisins, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt to a bowl. Mix the milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract in a different bowl using a whisk. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix them together until everything is well mixed. Use a little cooking spray to grease the waffle iron. Place the carrot cake batter on a waffle iron that has already been heated. Follow the waffle iron's directions for cooking until the waffle is golden brown and fully cooked. Take the waffle with the carrot cake off the iron and let it cool down a bit before you serve it. No need to: You can put powdered sugar, cream cheese frosting, or maple syrup on top. Have fun with your tasty carrot cake waffle!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Belgian waffles are a great treat for breakfast or brunch because they are light and fluffy. The outside of these waffles is crunchy, and the inside is soft.

Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour. 2 tablespoons sugar. 1 tablespoon baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 2 large eggs. 1 3/4 cups milk. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Instructions: Preheat your waffle iron according to the manufacturer's instructions. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat the eggs, then add the milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Be careful not to overmix; some lumps are okay. Pour the batter onto the preheated waffle iron and cook until the waffles are golden brown and crisp. Serve the Belgian waffles hot with your favorite toppings, such as syrup, fresh berries, whipped cream, or powdered sugar.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

At the same time I’m stuck on a transition scene explaining the mindset of a character who accidentally keeps his marriage secret.

1. My favourite Episode:

- TOS: The Empath

- TNG: the one where Q changes Picard’s life and he ends up not taking risks

- VOY: probably the one where Janeway has to go through a spiritual trial to save Kes

- DIS: Lethe

- SNW: The Sehlat who ate its tail

Bonus: The Voyage Home and Undiscovered Country

3. My favourite Character

Bear with my neurodivergent brain, because there is no straight-forward answer:

Bones - to relate to and pamper and fawn over; classic comfort character

(Technically all of the TOS ensemble, but yeah…)

Janeway - one of the few reasons I still call myself pan: this woman could do things to me and I’d do things for her… unf

Bonus: I have very specific feels about Sarek and I will fight over people misrepresenting him (imho) as a wilfully crappy parent and the source of all evil in TOS.

5. Dream Job on the Enterprise

He’s an incredibly well-developed character. Yes, in ‘Journey to Babel’ he’s unlikeable because he’s brash and we don’t understand what our little baby dreamboat Spock could have ever done so wrong to deserve the silent treatment, especially when Sarek is right here, on a Starfleet vessel. His (factual) comments that he taught Spock everything about computers and that if Spock can explain it best he probably doesn’t need explaining, the fact that he asks for a different tour guide because things are awkward, are biting, but not illogical. His comment that it’s illogical to thank Spock for what he did is mirror at least once between Spock and McCoy. It is never said he doesn’t love Amanda, unlike in AOS where he comes up with some bullshit about understanding humans. In JtB he says “it was logical” and marrying someone because you love them is highly logical.

Then the movies come along and Sarek is fighting tooth and nail and logic to get Spock’s katra back. Only that Spock’s body is also alive and so he finds this old ritual where a body severed from the katra is reunited and he tells the Highpriestess of Gol, arguable the spiritual leader of Vulcan, that his logic is uncertain where his son is concerned. That is sling-shot-around-the-sun levels of desperation, only not for the survival of a whole planet, just for the sake of his son.

From the way Sarek and Spock talk at the end of TVH it’s implied that ‘friends’ isn’t something Vulcans have, Spock pointing it out almost defiantly, and Sarek accepts it.

“They are my friends.”

“Of course.”

Tell me that isn’t a “Dad, I’m gay” - “Will you bring your boyfriend for Christmas?” exchange.

And I’m really ambivalent about DIS in many parts, but I love the “Sarek just has a bunch of kids nobody ever talked about” part. I love the conflict he’s in when having to chose who gets to go to the VSA and choosing Spock, not even because it’s an equal choice: Michael is there, in the moment, absolutely showing the ability to do it. Spock’s is only a potential.

And so he takes Michael to Starfleet because that surely is the best option for her, a child between worlds, broken because her dream, her ambition has been destroyed, and then Spock unwittingly has that sacrifice mean nothing by declining to go to the VSA and instead joining Starfleet as well.

The idea that Sarek has to live with the idea that he failed his child, that he cannot explain to Spock why it’s so imperative to Sarek that Spock chooses the VSA, that he has to live with this, is a great story coming out of DIS, and a great characterisation.