Stella's Social Club

[ronott1]

Kelly has never heard of chicken and waffles.

It is not a California food. Well maybe not Northern California food.

I am intrigued by chicken and waffles and I have heard of it, but never eaten it.

My Mom did put bacon in the Waffle batter though.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Kelly has never heard of chicken and waffles.

What can I say...................I lived a sheltered childhood in Auburn.

 

[mlm Mike]

Jeeze, I gotta lay of the vodka with breakfast.

 

[speckledhen]

As far as I know, chicken and waffles is definitely not a southern dish. DH had never heard of chicken and waffles and I only recently heard of it. Seems a bizarre combination, chicken with sweet stuff, but not sure how sweet it is, with onions and peppers in it. To me, waffles mean syrup. Maybe bananas and chopped walnuts and syrup. Or blueberries and syrup. Looks pretty in your picture, of course, as your pictures always do!

Wait, vodka with breakfast? I missed that one.

 

[ronott1]

As far as I know, chicken and waffles is definitely not a southern dish. DH had never heard of chicken and waffles and I only recently heard of it. Seems a bizarre combination, chicken with sweet stuff, but not sure how sweet it is, with onions and peppers in it. To me, waffles mean syrup. Maybe bananas and chopped walnuts and syrup. Or blueberries and syrup. Looks pretty in your picture, of course, as your pictures always do!

Wait, vodka with breakfast? I missed that one.

From: http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/history-chicken-and-waffles/2/


The earliest American chicken and waffle combination appears in Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1600’s, when home cooks made waffles and topped them with pulled chicken and gravy. A different, decidedly soul food-inspired approach to the pairing worked its way into popular culture much later with the opening of Wells Supper Club in Harlem, New York. The restaurant, known simply as “Wells” to regulars, opened in 1938. Wells became a late night hotspot for jazz musicians, who would stop by late at night after their various gigs. The musicians, arriving too late for dinner but too early for breakfast, enjoyed the appetizing compromise of fried chicken and waffles. Before long, Wells was frequented by the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole (who held his wedding reception there).
Wells managed to inspire a nationwide trend. In 1976, a Harlem native named Herb Hudson opened a Los Angeles restaurant dedicated exclusively to the pairing: Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles. Hudson’s Motown connections helped to launch the restaurant, making it a popular destination for music industry professionals and performers in the Los Angeles area. Over the years, the restaurant has become an established part of the Hollywood food landscape. Roscoe’s is so well known, in fact, that President Obama took time out of his busy schedule in 2011 to make an unscheduled stop there. In case you’re curious, he ordered the “Country Boy,” Number 9– three wings with choice of waffle, potato salad or French fries. Here’s hoping he chose the waffle.

 

[The Sheriff]

Well there you go! Chicken and waffles! I was kidding about the vodka!

My waffle was savory, not sweet, with onion, jalapenos, and bacon. The chicken was buttermilk fried, and the maple syrup infused with cracked black pepper. Sweet but hot at the same time. It truly was really good. I would have never guessed I'd like it.

 

[The Sheriff]

Louis would be perfectly camouflaged if not for the new feather growth on his back.









I got a really pretty Isbar egg with mauve spots today.

 

[chiqita]

We have roscos here! Oakland and la mostly. There is a chicken and waffle place by Costco in San Jose too.

Me like!

 

[gryeyes]

I am planning to purchase a second property reaaallllyyy soon; not selling my current house. If my offer is accepted, I'll be buying ten rural acres with an old but habitable "manufactured home" (single-wide trailer) and several out buildings. One is quite well suited for transmogrification into a large coop.

It's two and a half miles from my current home, so I will be moving the roosters there first....

But if I get yet another wild hair up.... crosswise... I will have room for an emu or few.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I hope my isbar lays an egg like that!

Linda - good luck with the purchase.