Don’t you love pleasant surprises? Like that time during the Christmas season that your husband came home with a whole leg of ham? Or when your mom-in-law gifted you with that sweet necklace that ...
Breakfast #67: Frittata with Fried Bread and Cheese
Days have been busy and the summer heat is not letting up. I console myself with the hypnotic, almost unbearably sweet smell of summer fruits ripening in my fruit bowl, mangoes and ...
Breakfast #62: Bacon and Eggs en cocotte
I've always been a touch shameless when it comes to adapting inflections and expressions from other cultures. I take what I like and use it without thought to the language police that may soon ...
Breakfast #56: Potato Omelet with Sriracha
I have long coveted my mom’s tortilla de patata “cheat’s” pan. It basically looks like two frying pans stuck together, mouth to mouth, with a hook to attach them to each other. Although ...
Breakfast #54: Scrambled Eggs
Zen enthusiasts say that we need to live in the moment more. Focus on the present. Shut out extraneous noise. Feel the air on your skin. We are always rushing around. We ...
Breakfast #51: Fried Egg in Aligue (crab fat)
I am a relic. In a world where fitness has swept the universe on its endorphin-powered chariot, leaving in its wake legions of runners, bikers, triathletes,and plana forma disciples, I remain ...
Breakfast #49: French Toasted Egg-In-A-Hole
This blog has always been something personal for me. Not personal in such that it was a secret in any way. I mean, it is out here for the whole universe to see, right? But personal ...
Breakfast #48: Eggs in Anchovy-Butter
I have a cousin who needs to travel a lot for work. Many times all around Europe. He will try to make you think that it is tiring and oh-what-a-drudgery flying hither and thither is, but I ...
Breakfast #45: Soft Boiled Eggs with Truffle Oil and Mushroom Salt
It’s been a while since I have been on my breakfast soapbox here, so allow me to once again wax evangelical about my favorite meal. You all know how breakfast is supposed to be the most important ...
Breakfast #44: BLT with Slow Roasted Tomatoes & Egg
Have you been on Pinterest? It’s a virtual pinboard where you can “pin” any image that catches your eye. It’s a great place to tuck, or should I say tack, all those visual bits of inspiration we ...