WAFFLES

Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Pancakes, has stepped back into the kitchen to whip up a waffle cookbook. One flip through this book and you'll want your waffle iron at the ready from morning to midnight, working through the chapters to turn out 'eye-openers' like the universally loved Blueberry-Yogurt Waffles (shown on the front cover and excerpted here); lunch specials as luscious as Zucchini-Cheddar Waffles; PB&J Waffles, just for kids; Cilantro Waffle Chips that serve as dippers for Chunky Guacamole; luscious Spicy Ricotta Waffles with Grilled Pepper Strips dressed for dinner; and an assortment of finishers, like Gingerbread Ice-Cream Hearts with a frosty vanilla ice-cream filling, and Triple Apple Waffles that are bound to become favorites for family meals and high-spirited entertaining.