Coconut Brown Butter Waffles

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It's Mother's Day. My mom is in Michigan. I'm not.

I wish I could have made her brunch today. I would have made her these coconut brown butter waffles.

My mom is the one who introduced me to waffle making. She's had her waffle maker for years, and she's got a family waffle recipe that's to die for. It's complex, filled with whole wheat flour and bran and lemon zest.

Some of my favorite days as a kid were the days my mom made those waffles. We'd wait for the familiar whistle of the waffle iron, and we'd marvel as the stack of waffles grew higher and higher.

Most weekends it was the regular bran waffles, but occasionally my mom would shake things up. She'd throw in chopped nuts (I certainly didn't appreciate that as a kid), or mix in pumpkin in the fall and make them really special.

I always ate them syrup free, topped with butter or the occasional bit of almond butter. 

We ate breakfast and dinner together every day and lunch when we weren't at school. I feel so lucky to have learned from her the importance of families sitting down and eating together and sharing so much more than food.

Mom, I wish I could sit down and eat breakfast with you today! I love you!

Did you get to eat with your mom today? What did you make her?