English breakfast with a side of dogs

We are house sitting in Chelsea this weekend and taking care of two BIG collies. They are fluffy and sweet. Scout (above) mostly flops on the couch and cuddles. Sadie follows me around and begs for food. I'm also taking advantage of Amy and Ben's kitchen, so today I made an English breakfast for my valentine.
I woke up early to find one thing: Heinz beans. As you can see, I technically found what I was looking for (after going to five different places) but this isn't exactly what I needed. The original can is blue with black lettering; a label that looks like it was made in the forties and never really changed. The beans I found are pretty much the same except vegetarian.
We took the dogs to Union Square yesterday, to the dog park, and then I needed some things at the farmers market.

It's basically a plate full of grease and cholesterol which, I promise you, is delicious.
This is Sadie. She knows what cholesterol smells like.

Cooking up a (snow) storm

A couple years ago, I was disappointed to hear that multi-tasking can have detrimental effects and no one should attempt it, which is too bad because I'm pretty damn good at it. Today, while working-from-home in the midst of Blizzard 2010, I made the following:
These are kumquats split in half with the seeds removed. Bring to a boil 3 times, with 3 separate batches of water. Then make a simple syrup to cover boiled and drained kumquats. Jen at Liddabit taught me this.
I'd used this poach pod to make mini omelets a while back, but I'd yet to actually poach an egg in it. Does it work?
Here's what the reduction looks like. Sweet, tangy, a little bitter, mmmm!
It works!
Oh, right. I almost forgot. I made rice pudding, too.

And hollandaise sauce...

Vegetarian Soup and Grilled Cheese

The ingredients.
With crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, basil, bay leaf, etc...
Add the spinach. And vegetable broth. And parmesan rind.
I don't need to tell you how to make grilled cheese.

With a side of Netflix.

Fried "Green" Tomato Sandwich

I was never a sandwich person. Well, that's not true - I lived off tuna sandwiches (with sprouts) as a kid. However, there was a time in my life when I opted for the salad, not the sandwich, and I guess I can say that that's no longer true. I love sandwiches - any size, shape, and most importantly, pretty much any kind. Recently, I was thinking about Fried Green Tomatoes (the movie), which got me thinking about fried green tomatoes, and this must have been while eating a sandwich, so... I... decided to make a fried green tomato sandwich. I managed to snag the greenest tomato I could find at the store, which is to say, it was mostly red. Nonetheless, it worked. This sandwich is important in two ways. The first is that it is dedicated to Lauren Z. because Fried Green Tomatoes was our movie growing up. We watched it endlessly, or so it seemed, and it featured two best friends (one blonde, one brunette). The other reason is that Kristy baked the bread! I can honestly say it was incredibly delicious and we gobbled up every last crumb. So, thank you.


Hungry and patient.