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Roasting

We haven't been cooking as much as usual; spring is full of birthdays and events that keep us eating out constantly. The sink is perpetually full of dishes and we haven't set foot in a supermarket in weeks. The box has been cancelled often in these past few months, but since we've barely eaten any greens we let the last two arrive.

We got 2 large Italian eggplants in the last box - and combined with a bag of pita bread leftover from be's birthday party we decided to make a Mediterranean/West Asian meal for dinner last night. be roasted an eggplant directly on the gas burner to make the baba ganoush recipe from Arabian Cuisine, a free book we got from a box on the street! It came out a soft, smokey, roasty, lemony blenderful of goodness. He also toasted some pita brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt and a little pepper. Meanwhile, i fried up some falafel balls using mix from Fantastic Foods, the best one we've tried. It totally brought me back to college; falafel was a favorite food to make in Mod 58! To complete the meal, i made some tahini sauce and be cleaned some lettuce leaves. We both enjoyed the meal immensely - so much that we want to make it again tonight!

It just dawned on me that a "continental breakfast" is one typically served on the continent of Europe, as opposed to the islands like England and Ireland. On the continent, breakfast is usually a sweet roll or bread with butter & jam and coffee, tea or hot chocolate, sometimes cheese and fruit too. On the islands it's bacon, ham, sausage, eggs, potatoes, toast, beans, tomatoes, black pudding, kippers and all that hearty stuff. Obviously, the American style of breakfast, most often found in diners, resembles the islands-of-Europe the most, BUT a "continental breakfast," most often found at hotel chains, has evolved here into donuts and muffins.

posted by beXn @ 1:32 PM