It may not surprise you that one of my all time favorite actors is the Canadian comedian, Mike Myers. So to celebrate his birthday I crafted a Shrek inspired Birthday cake. Donkey's waffles, packed with caramelized onions, layered with bacon and onion jam and drizzled with maple syrup. A delightfully sweet and savory treat that will make love to the tastebuds of onion lovers. Sha-wing!
Oniony, Waffly, Layery Cake
Makes 8-10 mini waffles, 4-5 large waffles
1 med sweet onion
2 c GF flour of choice
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp baking powder
1/4 melted and cooled butter or olive oil
1 3/4 c milk of choice
2 eggs
butter pats and maple syrup
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Thinly slice onion then slowly saute over medium heat with a little olive oil for 25-30 minutes stirring occasionally. Cook until they become super soft, deep golden and very fragrant. You can't rush it, they will burn if it's too hot.
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Meanwhile, prep the batter. Whisk together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together. Make a well in the center and add in butter/oil, egg and milk. Mix until almost completely smooth. Let stand for 10 minutes. Heat and oil your waffle iron.
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Once the onions have caramelized, stir them into your batter. Cook waffles following recommended instructions for your waffle maker. Meanwhile you can prep the onion jam (see recipe below).
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To assemble, brush waffles with butter and layer with onion jam (about 1/4 c per layer for mini waffles). Drizzle stack with maple syrup and garnish with a pat of butter and some finishing salt.
Optional: Pairs great with a light salad- arugula, chevre and lemon vinaigrette maybe?
Onion and Bacon Jam
Makes ~1 cup
3 slices bacon
1 med sweet onion diced
1/4 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup water
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Cook the bacon over medium heat in the same pan you caramelize the onions in. Once the fat has mostly rendered, set the bacon aside and start to cook down the diced onion in the bacon fat until very soft and caramelized.
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Dice bacon to match the size of onions and add back into the pan with sugar and water stirring well. Simmer over low heat, stirring frequently until there is no liquid left in the bottom of the pan and it sticks together.
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Spreads best while warm.
Optional:A squeeze of lemon can help brighten the jam's flavor and an herb like thyme or rosemary will deepen the flavors. This recipe can also be made vegetarian, simply omit the bacon and saute onions a generous amount of olive oil.
I hope you enjoy this super savory onion cake!
Cheers!
Nurse Huckleberry
Burt and Kiki showing off their diva sides at the end of the first (second?) musical episode
5/23/25
Growing up we always had an abundance of home grown zucchini and other squashes, once all you neighbors are fed up with the free produce you have to get creative and ever since zucchini fritters have been a summer staple in the Huckleberry household
Mama Huckleberry's Zucchini Fritters
Makes 6-8 generous fritters
2 medium zucchinis shredded
1 cup flour (plus a few tbsp for dusting)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt + more for sprinkling
1 tsp garlic powder
2 eggs
1/4-1/2 cup preferred milk
- Shred zucchini, lightly sprinkle with salt and set aside for 10 minutes to draw out moisture then squeeze out liquid and pat dry with paper towels.
- While you wait, prep the batter. Mix flour (for the GF option I like to use King Arthur's Measure for Measure) baking powder, sugar, salt and garlic powder together. Make a well in the center and stir in the eggs and milk, add the pressed zucchini and mix well adding more milk if needed to have a thick but pourable batter.
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat, oil generously and drop large dollops of batter, spreading them out with a spatula until about 1/2 in thick. Let cook for 2-4 min per side or until golden brown. Flip and cook for another couple minutes until fully set.
- Serve topped with lucious pats of butter. Makes for an excellent side dish and leftovers are delicious with eggs on top for breakfast!
Hey everyone, thank you for your support! Not all of the content is available to all tiers. Posting will be pretty scheduled here on Fourthwall, and will keep up as follows:
- Lore: This is an interesting category. With the show having such a deep lore, and a very community driven narrative, we want to make sure to keep things straight. So, we are asking willing participants to submit lore if they want! Otherwise, we will be slowly updating bios of characters, storylines, events, etc.
- Recipes: These will be posted more or less after the show, and will not be every episode obviously. I am guessing we will be able to transcribe one per week. If more are requested we can make sure to make them a priority!
- BTS: Behind the scenes edits will be posted the next day as the Youtube videos, which right now is set to Fridays! So look out for the finished video on Youtube, and a BTS video here on the following Saturday.
- Musical Performances: These will be posted once a month, and will cycle through our current log of musical performances, with occasional karaoke/otto singing with guest situation. Right now they are slated to be posted the 4th Tuesday of every month!
- Classic Archived Youtube Videos: These are edits that we put together over the years starting all the way back in 2022, and did weekly uploads until last year. They are no longer availabe on Youtube, but will be posted weekly here on Fouthwall! Set to be posted on Fridays!
- Episodes of Otto & Rudy: Stand alone episodes will be posted weekly here on Youtube, back from the very beginning of the show in March. These are set to be posted every Saturday, watch along and keep up with the first season!
- Solo Adventures, Together Podcast: This is the project I am most excited about! This will be posted every other week on Mondays, with the first early audio and video episode slated for Monday 5/26, and will be posted one week later audio only for all tiers of membership and Youtube podcasts!
Welcome to a new chapter in our lives! Where we are challenging each other to get a little bit outside of our comfort zone. Bi-weekly Nurse and Dooder will take turns choosing a unique event or class or something to do for the other person. They will not know what it is going into it besides what to wear, what time to be there, and how long they expect to stay! After that excusion, they will sit down and have a chat about what the hell happened. More info to come!
First episode is set to premiere on Fourthwall for the early audio and video on Monday 5/26