Taste of Atlanta is this weekend. I'm so excited! Even Oprah deemed it worthy of her grace. Moreover, it's right in my backyard. I mean literally. It's across the street from me. And while it's great that it's so convenient, it also means that I'm not going to be going anywhere today as the roads are going to be packed with more people than I have ever seen in my area. I'm not looking forward to that.
This photo, snapped really early this morning, isn't even of the main area down 5th street.
But check this out, there were people in kimonos! (My little point-and-shoot couldn't zoom in well enough. Sorry if it's blurry.)
---Yesterday evening, I had a few people over for dinner and made a Southern-ish meal, pretty simple all-in-all. I wasn't in the mood for anything fancy, so comfort food felt about right. I made chicken & dumplings, mashed sweet potatoes with maple syrup, green beans, and (what was going to be creamed but wasn't) spinach. I also somehow managed to throw out 6 apples I had bought not two hours previously, so the apple pie didn't happen.
I had leftover mashed sweet potatoes, so this morning I made sweet potato waffles. Mmm.
My Hearty and Filling Sweet Potato Waffles
2c flour
pinch of salt
3tbs sugar
3/4tsp baking powder
1c mashed sweet potatoes
2 eggs
1/4c butter, melted
1c milk
Whisk the dry ingredients together, and then do the same with the wet ingredients but in a separate bowl. Mix together. Depending on the potatoes, you may need more milk; your batter should be slightly runny. You will need to spread this batter when you scoop it into your maker since the batter is much thicker than typical waffle batter.
