Once upon a time, I was cruising the Internet machine looking for ways to 'jazz up' a box of Jiffy Cornbread mix. While a true southerner might not accept Jiffy as being good cornbread, for this Yankee, it's not bad for being so quick and handy. Add in a can of corn, and some diced jalapenos, and smother it with butter as soon as it's out of the oven, and it's pretty okay.
While on this journey of exploration, I came across one person who says they use the Jiffy Cornbread Pancake mix, but cook it in a waffle iron instead, and then they will serve chili on it. I filed it away in my 'try it someday' file, and pulled it off and dusted it off today.
I wish I could remember who originally put the 'cornbread waffles' idea in my head, because it was fricking GENIUS. Not at all crumbly like Jiffy Cornbread comes out sometimes. Perfect, and I can't wait to try it again.
That wasn't me, but I've done the corn waffles on my blog as well. They get a great little crunch to the edges and are great topped with some venison sausage made with maple and cayenne and topped with maple syrup.
ReplyDeleteI imagine they would be good with black eye peas, also.
ReplyDeleteI'm ashamed to admit it, but I've never really tried black-eyed peas. We have a few bags of them...I just kind of always assumed you would treat them like beans.
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