Gadzooks: “An exclamation of surprise or annoyance”
Well my friends, I can tell you it’s DEFINITELY not annoyance.
Surprise and utter glee has hit my tastebuds like rogue space junk coming out of orbit.
...maybe not this intense...
To make a long story short, I dabbled with recipes I’ve had bookmarked for ages and all came out better than I could’ve imagined!!
Let’s take a gander on this fine WIAW.
Thanks Jenn for hosting!!
#1 I made these waffles (with vanilla whey protein instead of unflavored soy protein) in my grandma’s ancient waffle maker we found.
OLD SCHOOL homies
First time having waffles in 10+ years? WIN.
I hated waffles with a passion as a kid, but like peanut butter, my tongue mates have changed their tune…I think I found my new favorite breakfast!
I made a double batch and paired the 4 beauties with 1/4 cup greek yogurt mixed with coconut flour. It fueled me SO well for my workout on Tuesday!
the top waffle got kinda jacked up
#2 Made these salmon cakes–words can’t even begin to describe the new love affair I have with these.
I mean how can you go wrong…kabocha AND salmon in one recipe?!?
I kinda want to eat these every day for the rest of my life…
chillin on da skillet
paired with broccoli and an unpictured massive bowl of mango--AMAZING
The sweetness of the kabocha perfectly complimented the saltiness of the salmon. They came out moist and sensational!
#3 I blended up this mango green monster (added ice) and it rocked my world.
it looks kinda like a swamp, i'm scared an alligator may pop out :)
#4 Sarah’s oat bran made with cottage cheese instead of greek yogurt and with the pudding mix option. I topped it with peanut flour sauce and had a mini heart attack. It was a puff-tastic pillow of palate-pleasing pleasure (say that 3x fast haha)
in tupperware teehee
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All in all, I’d say my tastebuddies have been VERY happy campers this week! 
I guess I should enjoy this extra kitchen time while I can before classes start next Tuesday…dun dun dunnnn
Well, I’m off to get dressed and ready for fun at Costco!!
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Favorite fish? (mahi mahi, swordfish, or salmon for this chick )
Recent awesome recipe discoveries? (feel free to link it up in the comments!!)
Best thing you’ve eaten this week?
make meee some wafflessss
Ok girl, I MISSED U! I have been SO behind on blog reading lately it’s really sad :’(
I love everyyyyyyything about this post! Seriously! I have so much to say, but probably forget all of my thoughts by now! hahahaha
I am so happy you busted out the waffle maker though
xoxo love u
Tuna!
a recipe for homemade granola. and best thing is fresh fruit.
Love the smoothie!! What is kabocha???
It’s a type of squash!
I hated waffles as a kid, too—but have since realized just how awesome they are. I think I actually just didn’t like the maple syrup they were always drowned in. Give me some fruit or whipped cream and I’m in waffle heaven
Me too! The maple syrup was just gnarly haha
Salmon !!!!
Best eat : this awesome oatmeal made with some vanilla soymilk and melted dark chocolate and hazelnut butter mixed with some crunchy chocolate granola
(i had a hugggggggge craving for carbs/sweets :p )
Haha, gadzooks is an amazing word that should be used more often, love it!
All this looks great. I love salmon and although I used to love the savoury potato waffles you can get in Britain, I’ve NEVER had sweet ones… I think I’m missing out
WAFFLES WAFFLES I NEED WAFFLES!! Those look amazing!! I have not had a GOOD homemade waffle in forever! The last “made” waffle I had was at a hotel in Portland, the batter was made from god knows what, but it was still fun pouring it into the waffle machine and waiting for it to cook. I need to invest in my own for sure…or just come to your place! All this food looks so yummy, yay for trying new recipes!
OMG Alex! those waffles look like you could sell them for $15 and I’d buy one and top it with ice cream and fruit YUM!!!!!! I love that old school waffle marker….ask your g-ma if you can have it
Green monsters….I have yet to make on of those.
I am not huge on fish but I like all whitefish, cod, halibut….you know the plain boring ones. I’m going to try and incorporate more.
I think I may just “borrow” it for an extended amount of time…mwahaha
Omg. Your eats make me go weak in my knees. Seriously, waffles and salmon cake things?! SO GOOD. Also, the oat bran looks awesome. I love cooking things in tupperware.. Microwave safe, easy to clean, and portable!
I haven’t had waffles in soooooo long, but they always look so good. I need to find my old waffle maker!
aaah so much kitchen WINNING! There are definitely tons of recipes I’ve got bookmarked and really need to get on that cuz I find myself falling into a food rut haha. Green monsters are on my list too I’ve been meaning to make one FOREVER!
Great post sweet pea! You made some mega yummy looking things! i’d love to make my own waffles…..yours look delicious! I love that you used protein too! have a fab day lovely!
Waffles have been a favorite breakfast of mine since my childhood…I definitely don’t make them enough, though!
i never liked waffles either, i still dont. maybe i need to whip up some vanilla whey protein waffles too
cool word, gadzooks. i think im gonna use that A LOT now ahaha. is it in the dictionary?
I love Costco!!! I love getting my frozen strawberries, peanut butter, v8 juice, almonds, walnuts, and almond butter there!
I haven’t made waffles in the longest time! But now my waffle iron is calling to me!
I love homemade waffles, especially with real maple syrup. Looks like a great WIAW
Loving the ancient waffle maker, haha =)
and that green mango monster looks ahhhmazing! I just want to slurp it up through the screen!
Fave fishies = salmon, swordfish & tuna! Yummmm
Um, I heart waffles with all of my soul.
I need to make protein waffles!! I rarely break out the waffle maker, but they look too good. I’ve actually been meaning to do that for a while! I love the idea of those salmon cakes. I’ve been trying to find ways to incorporate more fish into my diet, and I hate plain salmon. I would think kabocha makes anything better!!
Kabocha does indeed!! Just like pb, I think kabocha could make tree bark taste good haha
I’m the exact same way- I used to HATE waffles and pancakes growing up. But now I absolutely love them. And nothing beats homemade waffles.
I can’t believe you didn’t use to like peanut butter! That’s one thing that I’ve always loved. I’m glad you love it now! I can’t imagine life without nut butters. (:
Every one of those look SO delicious! Especially those waffles! I love being able to add protein to waffles and pancakes, makes me feel no guilt when consuming them now!!!
Salmon and squash, eh? I would have never thought to combine those! But now of course I really want to!
SO many good eats…thanks for sharing them!
Can you come over with some of these amazing eats? Like those waffles or salmon cakes??? Ugh. I wish I was as kitchen savvy as you..impressive my friend, quite impressive
Have fun at Costco..get some good samples! haha
Mmmm I miss waffles, I haven’t had one since this summer but I’m thinking of checking out the recipe you used and making myself one ASAP!
The best thing I had this week was banana soft serve topped with peanut flour paste and PB Puffins, it was a total party in my mouth
hate waffles! heart pancakes! motto for life! just wait until you see my exbulimic valentine’s day post! i can’t wait for it! and for your feedback! x
I’m vegan, so I don’t have fish
here is an awesome recipe discovery that has recently rocked MY world : http://ohsheglows.com/2011/05/30/vegetable-and-edamame-pasta-with-basil-cream-sauce/
…. the above recipe is the recent eats that I’ve had!
I love trying out new recipes! It makes me feel so accomplished.
These all look so good! Especially the salmon cakes. What a genius idea to put squash in them! Salmon is definitely my favourite kind of fish.
The best thing I’ve eaten recently is a grilled sandwich with turkey, apple, cheddar and honey mustard. Mmmm best sandwich ever!
So many awesome-sauce good things going on here!! I lurveeee waffles but have been “afraid” of them for quite some time now. However, they can be made so healthy, like you did here and yay, not so scary anymore
You are inspiring me with all of these new dishes… time to get my butt into the kitchen to whip something up
Happy WIAW hotty patotty!
Holy jesus,these waffles look so divine! I used to love waffles when I was a child,but I haven’t had them since I was eight or something…
Sadly,I can’t have it often though because it’s so expensive 
Boo!
I am on a salmon-kick lately; it’s always been a fear food of mine somehow,but I’ve tried it last week and ams ort of addicte now
Awesome day of eats… luvin those waffles!!
Best eat this week… gotta go w/ the lemon chia cake =)
I need to get myself a waffle maker so I can make all these fantastic waffle recipes I keep seeing! That oat bran looks very very tasty.
My favorite fish is grouper. It’s amazing when it’s blackened!
OBSESSSSSSED with waffles, yours look amaze
Girl all your food looks amaze actually! Can I tell you how happy I am you posted a salmon recipe, I’ve never had it (I know bad right) but I realllllly want to! Obviuosly had everyotherfish on the face of the earth but not salmon 
You da best
i don’t eat fish now but my favorite used to be crabcakes and shrimp!!
your waffles turned out pretty! have fun at costco!
Iron waffles–can’t go wrong with that. Looks like delicious eats. I’m dreading school starting too but I still have a week and a half
dude, I am in love with my waffle maker. New obsession for sure. And wow, i totally need those salmon kabocha things in my life…and that oatbran! Thanks for the great ideas girlie!
Ohhh heyyy waffle irons. When I was in high school my step dad would make brunch for all my friends and I on saturday and waffles were always on the menu! We had a super old waffle maker like yours. Hmm this week I made the awesome dressing that I could put on everything. It’s sooo good.
I love waffles and should start making more of it for breakfast!
I love adding mangos to my green smoothies too. It’s so good! I actually like it better than the blueberries.
i love my kabocha so much i won’t use it in recipes! don’t want to mar the taste with anything!
i need to get some spinach in my siab! this whole sugar-free thang has made my smoothies bland! i only ever used a few tsp of stevia … but it sure did make a difference!
love the look of that oat bran!
I wanted a waffle iron, but I seriously have so many kitchen gadgets already I dont even know where Id put it! One of my fav memories of my gma was going to breakfast with her after my physical therapy when I was 14. We’d both get waffles topped with blueberries and whip cream.
How fun!
Didn’t like waffles? I can’t even imagine! Those look delish! I haven’t had any in ages, but yeah, mostly due to lack of waffle-maker. Turns out that’s a pretty important tool for waffles
Wow, you checked off a lot of recipes today! And now I want to get out my waffle iron
Maybe I’ll have ANOTHER Breakfast for dinner night 
hehe
Happy WIAW!
Favorite dish would have to be my sauteed spinach with buffalo chicken and blue cheese
Most awesome recent recipe discovery is a three-way-tie:
1.) Blueberry Cheesecake Protein Pudding
2.) Overnight Raspberry TVP
3.) Protein Cookie Dough
Best thing I’ve eaten this week: ALL THE RECIPES I MENTIONED ABOVE!
Oh yum those waffles sound great! I love waffles but I don’t ever really make them because I don’t have a waffle maker at school. I love fish! Salmon, tuna, scallops, swordfish, etc. haha. Have an awesome Wednesday pretty lady
The oat bran and salmon cakes look amazing!! Salmon patties are one of my favorite things to make — I absolutely hate handling the canned salmon, but once they’re made, they are so delicious!! One great thing that I’ve had this week is roasted Bok Choy. Usually we saute it, but this week we bought the “junior” bok choy, tossed it in olive oil, and roasted it up. One of the best vegetable sides I’ve had in a while!
I’ve never tried bok choy, but your meal sounds amazing!
Oh my yum! Those waffles! Yogurt is a great substitute to make it ala mode -esque.
I really wish that I liked seafood – it always looks really good (and is extremely healthy and is a great source of protein. But, alas, I HATE all seafood – such a shame. I’ve had a couple of incidents where I went ahead and ordered seafood (from nice restaurants) and immediately regretted my decision! Maybe one day I’ll like it. I mean, hey, I used to hate peanut butter too….now, I don’t think I go a day without eating it in some form. Be it regular peanut butter or peanut flour (which is strangely addictive!)
Best thing I ate this past weekend…Zingerman’s sandwich! Never EVER gets old.
The last one looks really good!
I’ve always wanted to invest in a waffle maker!!!! Imagine waking up to fresh waffles in the morning…. yum!!
and those salmon cakes sound heavenly!!
I’m so glad your oat bran worked out! Great idea for trying it with cottage cheese, I will totally have to try that! Thanks for linking to me friend
Those waffles look absolutely fabulous, and so do the salmon cakes!!! 
Your eats are so creative! I need to start exploring new recipes asap! I have a 4 day weekend so its time I get to it!!
p.s. I love costco!!
Wa-hayyy for waffle irons–> homemade are always the best! You know I love them for breakfast
! Best thing I’ve eaten this week is a toss=up between a salmon & quinoa salad and brown rice with fajita chicken, salsa and Greek yogurt!
Oh my gosh these all look delicious, especially the oat bran! YUM
Ah, waffles are one of my favorite foods ever! I especially love them when they’re topped with blueberry compote and whipped cream!