Belgian Recipes

In many families the asparagus is served separately with a sauceboat of melted butter and little dishes holding soft-cooked eggs. Eaten with the fingers, first by dipping asparagus into melted butter, and then in the creamy egg yolks. Pure heaven and a very sensuous experience!!

I got his recipe when I was in the International Kitchen in Berkeley, California in the late 50s. The group was composed of wives of foreign students and local women. We met once a month taking turns cooking a meal. The group not cooking were the sous chefs. We started early in the morning with coffee and coffee cake and a discussion of the meal we were about to share. This particular recipe came from a woman from Belgium. Glad you asked for a frosted cauliflower recipe because I hadn't thought of it in years. It's best with home made mayonnaise but is good with store bought too. It's as pretty as it is delicious.

For this old classic you need a special waffle iron, the Belgian Waffle Maker.The Nordic Ware people have good ones on the market, either stovetop or electric. this recipe is from their collection.