Winter Hangover Breakfast: Pink Apple Topping over Waffles

Jeff and Ms Jeff are visiting from San Diego. Supposedly they're here for the baseball meetup this afternoon, but really, it seems they're here for the beer. Last night we hit up The Stumbling Monk, where I had a Duchesse de Bourgogne, which now that I think about it was the only beer I had. I also sampled multiple other beers, of which my favorite was the Cascade Strong Sour. The point is, when the apartment awoke this morning, we needed something in our tummies.

My solution always seems to be waffles. Yet I felt the need to impress, and to incorporate some fruit, so I went down to the market and picked up some Pink Lady Apples to create this:

Pink Apple Topping
Adapted from Emeril Lagasse
4 Pink Lady Apples, peeled, cored and chunked
1 2/3 cups water
1/4 cup sugar
generous 1/2 tablespoon port
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
sprinkling of nutmeg
sprinkling ginger
pinch of salt

Bring all ingredients besides apples to boil and rapidly simmer for 5 minutes. Add apples and simmer for about 20 minutes, until apples are fairly soft and the mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and let cool before serving over a Waffle of Insane Greatness