Trying to bust out of a cooking slump, I pulled this recipe from my to-try file on Sunday. Unfortunately, I was outvoted by the guys pizza craving, and it got pushed to last night. With the chaos of a weeknight going on around me, I'm not sure I gave it justice. My kitchen was a disaster when I was finished, but I had a smiling happy family, and that's what really matters to me. First I got the chicken soaking. Critical error- I'd forgotten to buy buttermilk. No problem, I'll just use regular milk and some vinegar. Uh, no white vinegar, only apple cider vinegar. In it went. I used Sriracha for the hot sauce component. While the chicken did it's thing, I made the waffle batter. Bacon in waffles around here has been vetoed in the past, so I cooked it up to serve on the side. I used dried chives instead of green onions, it's what I had on hand. Someone had eaten the last of the cheddar, so I used a fiesta cheese blend. Batter
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