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Morning Truffle

TRUFFLED BREAKFAST SANDWICH | Soft-Fried White Truffle-Infused Egg, Parmacotta Truffle Ham, Truffle Oil & Balsamic Mayonnaise, Toasted Sweet Onion Roll

Frying The Coop


Farm Fresh Eggs | Fried Egg over Marinated Portobello Mushrooms and Arugula | Omelet with Marinated Portobello Mushrooms, Red Onions, and Parmesan

Farm Fresh Fried Egg over Mushrooms

Like A Good Neighbor

...The side salad of arugula, fresh basil, cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan was a perfect compliment to the dish, as was the wonderful glass of white wine, an Argentinian torrontés of bright, subtle citrus, apricot, and peach, with herbal hints, a nice "weight" (it doesn't "coat" the inside of your mouth), and finishing clean enough that you can still enjoy the flavors of whatever you're eating.... [Full post]



The Early Bird

...The vinaigrette also added nuance to the earthy, herbal chicken meat, brightening the meat's flavor with its hits of vinegar, as the red pepper flakes balanced the natural sweetness of the green beans and woke up the corners of my mouth, like a jolt of coffee, preparing me for the rest of my day... [Full post]



Chili of the Sea

...I then sliced two tilapia filets into big chucks and threw them in the pot with a can of whole clams (I wanted to represent—in a Sloppy Jill—the many layers of women, so I used a flake fish, a crustacean, and a bivalve), continuing to stir over medium low heat until the tilapia fell apart into flakes but kept their firmness, about 10 minutes. I then let it simmer for another 5 minutes, letting extra liquid steam off until giving the mixture its necessary chili-like consistency.... [Full post]



"Dinkfast"?

...I won't ever give up omelets or pancakes or French toast forever, but considering not only the great tastes in these two dishes, but how much healthier (lower in carbs, cholesterol, sugars) they were as well, I think I could make a good case for eating like this more often during the a.m. hours.... [Full post]



Quick Post | You Wanna Pizza Me...?!

...On the second tortilla, I spread a thin layer of pesto sauce, then topped that with some shrimp I had briefly boiled, then some bacon bits. I drizzled some white truffle oil (expensive, yes, but worth it with the high number of applications it's capable of), and a "splattering" of black lumpfish caviar.... [Full post]



First Friday Spring Morning

...Most often you'll find a sharp and/or spicy cheese accompanying roast beef; I find that it sometimes overwhelms the taste of everything else, most criminally, the beef. The brie was nice, smooth, and all "melty", with its milder flavor, which let the red peppers and scallions showcase its natural robustness, and allowing the roast beef to be the star of the sandwich with both its flavors and texture. The only seasoning throughout was salt and fresh-cracked pepper.... [cont.]


Happy Birthday, "Trixie"!

...Some I came up with a lush, rich, and sexy recipe for Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream—with Icing! which, although not having enough time to properly set, tasted wonderful, chocolatey, creamy, without being sugary sweet, helped along not only by the drizzle of icing (made from milk, heavy cream, powdered sugar and cream cheese) but by the cookies her mom had made for her birthday as well....[cont.]



A Self-Serving Meal

...I then threw the sausage back in and deglazed the bottom of the pan with 3/4 cup of balsamic vinegar, then poured in 3 cups of chicken broth. I tossed in some chopped tomatoes, chopped scallions, and some basil, tarragon, and rosemary, first bringing the liquid to a boil, then reducing the heat to a medium low.... [Full post]



Big Tuna

...I started with canned tuna—"solid, in water"—to which I added some fresh cracked pepper, celery salt, the juice of half a lemon, and a teaspoon each of balsamic vinegar and spicy brown mustard.... [cont.]



Breakfast "Sammy" Whammy

...I clean up the apartment because the reason I won't be on the computer is that I'll be bartending Saturday and Sunday brunch until 7 p.m.—and I don't finish those shifts even remotely sober—so I can preemptively effect some kind of decorum in my apartment before I trash it with Jagermeister-stained apparel or decide to entertain company of the complimentary gender (aren't I ever the optimist!).... [cont.]


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