Vol. 9, Issue 11, November 2021
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Awful Waffle/Popculture Popcorn Brainchild of Modern Willy Wonka Comes to Carrollwood By Deborah Bostock-Kelley Its name may start with Awful, but the product created by its founder Pedro Miranda is definitely the opposite of that adjective. Imagine scoops of ice cream wrapped in a waffle, but not the boring indented, square kind you may be used to. The batter becomes a luscious chocolate or vanilla waffle cooked in a spherical mold that gives the convex waffle bubbles. In laymen’s terms, it could be described as an inside-out waffle. In this puffed-out waffle, choose your toppings ranging from fruit and nuts to marshmallows, chocolate, cookies, candy, sprinkles, and cereal. Add your sauce, whipped cream, and a cherry, and you’ll have a delicious, inventive treat from a magical and aromatic shop in Carrollwood called Awful Waffle. The love story of Awful Waffle goes like this: Bubbles the Awful Waffle was meant for greater things than a center shelf of a supermarket freezer. It had fun, crunchy bubbles while its friends were flat and square. Unfortunately, Bubbles was unhappy just sitting in a cardboard box waiting to get picked from the frozen food aisle of the market. Thankfully, the other waffles never made it feel different because being true to who you are is what makes you so special. Bubbles gazed dreamily INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Editor: There’s Always Something To Be Thankful For!...............................................5 Tech Talk with Bob: Give the Gift of Security for FREE................8-9
See “Awful Waffle” on page 12