My Grill Pan, My Love

When it rains, it pours. There is nothing figurative in that statement. It literally poured all day today. Any notion of grilling outside for dinner tonight was quickly washed away! Enter my grill pan. I purchased my Reversible Double Griddle from Crate & Barrel back during the winter months, and I must say that it's an absolutely awesome piece of cookware to own. Since it spans two burners, the possibilities are endless. This is definitely worth the $50 it costs.

Here is a picture of the product from Crate & Barrel's website:

Tonight Nick made fajitas and the grill pan enabled us to cook both the chicken and the vegetables all at once AND get that great grilled/burnt flavor. Dinner was fabulous (Nick did an awesome job) and here are some pictures of the grill pan in action. Notice the incredible grill marks it produces!

GOODBYE... IHOP!

HELLO... Waring Pro Professional Belgian Waffle Maker!


After wanting a belgian waffle maker for as long as I can remember and not getting it as a gift, I finally splurged and used birthday money to buy one. We broke it in this morning and... MMMMM. Definitely a very nice treat! Even Nick said how nice it is to have one for when we have overnight guests - makes breakfast a little extra special!

I don't really have a recipe to share, as we went the quick route this morning and used the short-cut recipe on the back of the Bisquick box. But wow were they good! Below is a picture of the inaugural waffle... perfectly browned and crisp. Yummy!