Minestrone Waffles

Name: Minestrone Waffles
Ingredients: 1 onion; 3 stalks celery; 3 carrots; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound of organic tomatoes (or sub a 15-ounce can of diced tomatoes)*; 1 ½ cups organic unbleached flour*; ½ cup chickpea flour (or sub any bean flour); 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon thyme; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon oregano; ½ teaspoon basil; ¼ teaspoon pepper; ¼ cup sunflower or safflower oil (to coat the waffle iron between batches)