This morning I made a video demonstrating how to make Whole Wheat Waffles.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Here is the recipe:
2 Cups FG (Fresh Ground) Whole Red Wheat
2 tsp (FG) Brown Flax
1/2 tsp Whole (FG) Fennel
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
3 tsp brown sugar
1 cup milk
4 eggs (seperate the whites from the yolks)
1/4 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
After everyone ate, I asked for testimonials about this new recipe with ground fennel. Allison spoke up while we were eating and said, “Mom, did you put fennel in the waffles?” Then like dominos falling, the boys all started moaning about fennel in the waffles. Frankly, I could not even taste the fennel, and Paul gave his two cents at the end of the video. Shelly liked them, and so did Andy, but I felt basically, like it was not a good idea. I like to have everyone rave about my food when I put so much effort into it, and sometimes, even one naysayer is enough to make me pull back and not experiment with recipes. I know the tried and true meals that my family loves and everyone will eat, and they number at about five. Mac and Cheese, Pizza, cold cereal, potato chips, and bagels with cream cheese. Oh, and ice cream.
Anything else, and somebody is complaining. I guess this is just part of motherhood in 21st century, manna from heaven, never been hungry a day in their lives, Americana.
It would be nice to have a little more appreciation and a little less complaining.
Brats.

Here is a picture of the plates after everyone was finished. Wasted food just sickens me.
But I’ll keep plugging along.
Jenny Hatch