Monday, June 29, 2009

Always A Classic

As I was making my breakfast sandwich this morning, I was thinking about simpler times.  To clarify, I was thinking about last week.  Those times were simpler, as I have recently gone grocery shopping and now have more choices from which to draw the goods that will make up my b-fast sando.  

No, friends, last week was much simpler.  What I had on hand then was 2 pieces of toasted white bread, a fried egg cooked in butter, a slice of melted cheddar and a piece of ham.

This might be the cheapest way to encapsulate and manifest the word 'yum'.  And, it can be done for under $.25.

Pretty amazing...

Lemon Juice and Feta Vinaigrette

1/4 Cup Lemon Juice (gotta be fresh squeezed)
1 T Sugar (to cut tartness)
2 Cloves Garlic
1/8 Cup Parsley Leaves
1/8 Cup Lemon Thyme
Zest of 1 Lemon
1/3 Cup Feta Cheese
1/2 Cup EVOO

Blend.  Add S&P to taste.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Advantage...Pig!

So a while back I quickly threw up my top 5 fave sangwiches.  I am now remiss that I didn't more clearly explain my thoughts to myself then, and have since given the context of my choices much more reflection than I should.  Huh?

Sure...I went in for the the sandwiches that, on that particular day, I was wanting.  And, granted, they were good calls.  But the best sandwich - I mean really the best sandwich -  has gotta have a porcine element to it.  It's kinda like playing tennis with someone better than you.  It's elevates your game (read: sammy) to a higher level.  Without pig, you may have a good sandwich.  This is true.  But I guaran-f-ing-tee that you add swine and that wonderful creation goes from 'this is good' to just shy of 'get back or I'll kill you'.

Pork, much like Feta Cheese (but surely more-so), just makes savory things better.  Hell, I reckon pork would make sweet things better, too, but I don't eat sweets, so I'm gonna have to leave that up to discussion by someone else.

Getting back to the program, maybe it's the saltiness.  Nah, that can't be it.  Just adding salt to something doesn't achieve the same affect.  

Maybe it's the unctuousness.  Perhaps, but lean loin is pretty GD tasty.   

Maybe it's something really cool that I don't even know about.  

Yes, Frank Ricard, indeed it must be.  If ignorance is bliss, then ignorance + bacon = shangri-f-ing-la.

As I move forward, I will be mindful of my deductive surmises that have illustrated nothing.  Nothing that didn't already know.  Porc is the best thing going.  Everything else is simply battling for second place.