Skip to main content

Chicken & Waffles


I first made the acquaintance of Chicken & Waffles while at IHOP with my grandparents at 18 years old. I remember our waitress had a Tinkerbell tatoo. Eating out was such a rarity in that season of my life that the menu overwhelmed me. IHOP was featuring "southern dishes," and Chicken & Waffles was the main to-do. Quite frankly, it confused me. Who mingles breakfast foods with dinner foods? Certainly I didn't... I was far younger and less adventurous in culinary tastes than I am now, so I shied from the opportunity.
Welp, now I'm braver, and one Provo restaurant has me totally enchanted with this classic plate from the south. Station 22 on center street features a thin, crispy waffle topped with a perfectly fried and battered chicken breast. Garnished with a slice of bacon and candied mint leaves, and served with  a thick cinnamon syrup on the side--this take on chicken & waffles is power-packed with complimentary flavors while satisfying a foodie's sweet and savory needs. Ten out of ten would recommend. Enjoy breakfast, dinner, and dessert in one dish served on a mini-skillet. If you're still hungry, I recommend their hush puppies (however, at Station 22, they really should call them hollering puppies for all the spice mixed in... they bite you back with delightful kick!). Absolutely divine.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Problem with Chick Flicks.

I really, really, really enjoy a select few movies that I willingly watch over and over again. Pride and Prejudice is one of them. You see, Elizabeth's defense of her family, her sense of self respect, her ability to admit that she was wrong and to appreciate Darcy despite all his quirks, and quizzical brow-ness... it's marvelous. My husband doesn't share the sentiment, could you tell? ... and that's okay. There's rare a chick flick I enjoy near as much as I enjoy Pride and Prejudice or A Walk To Remember , and I wanted to explain why. You see, there's more than just a few problems with (many, not all) chick flicks:  (and if you have a chick flick that escapes many of these pitfalls then please oh please leave it's title in the comment section!) The heroine (or suitor) is less than honorable. I have a hard time rooting for a girl to get a gentleman when she's spending her time being scandalously loose with other men ( #thenotebook) . An...
10 comments
Read more

What you hear vs. what you say

Have you ever misheard somebody? For the longest time my old seminary teacher thought that the primary song said “shalminnow” instead of “by this shall men know ye are my disciples...” He was convinced that The song was referring to the Jesus fish some people plaster to their bumpers. My brother Austin used to sing “I almost want to be with my own family” instead of “always...” And I had a long debate with my old roommate about Michael Buble’s hit song “Met you yet.” She was convinced he said “I guess it’s half time-in, and the other half luck.” Like time-out time-in in a football game. Do any of those mistaken lyrics make any logical sense to anyone but the mistaken? Of course not. But that’s what makes them hilarious!! I’m particularly guilty of mis-hearing and mis-reading people. Just because  I  speak English with other English speakers doesn’t always mean that we communicate effectively. From this I’ve gathered a few things about talking with people: 1) ask ...
2 comments
Read more

#StudentForLife

I'm kind of becoming my own professor...or at least an academic advisor..for a class I'm making up as I go, for a student body of size one (sometimes two, if Kevin comes along). You see, while my main title and full time position is as a stay at home mom, I'm also a part-time professional (I substitute teach a few days a month) ... but you might not know that I'm also a part time student. But the student part is purely by my own choosing, guys. There will be no final exam, no summer break, no midterm cramming. And, admittedly, no diploma. But I tell you what, it's been a blast, and learning is SO tremendously fun. The subjects I'm studying: The construction of fruit preserves 101. Last month Jeni Pittard with Taste of Home and Stacey with Southern Bite  were my mentors as Kevin and I peeled, diced, pectin-ed, and poured. The results were nothing short of jelly-tastic peach and pear goodness. And we may have quoted National Treasure multiple times d...
2 comments
Read more