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Cooking with friends: The Ultimate Brain Food at Creighton

Cooking with friends: The Ultimate Brain Food at Creighton

Life at Creighton is often late nights and a stream of assignments. But amid the campus life there is a hidden gem that offers not only nourishment for the body but also for the mind: cooking with friends. In a world of Uber eats, dining […]

Travelers Culinary Adventure to Kentucky, found El Nopal

Travelers Culinary Adventure to Kentucky, found El Nopal

The experience of traveling and finding a good restaurant in Kentucky with good atmosphere and really good Pastor Tacos (good with a bit of char on the pork) is comforting after a long day of travel is found at El Nopal. Its not just about […]

English Breakfast

English Breakfast

Writing about comfort food and specifically English Breakfast covers several aspects. English Breakfast is deeply rooted in British history and tradition. Its origins can be traced back to the early 13th century when the gentry enjoyed hearty breakfasts as part of hunting feasts. Over time, this tradition evolved, and by the Victorian era became, it became associated with the working class.

This breakfast is a reflection of British identity, tradition and comfort. In a nation that values customs, the full English breakfast has become a staple that stands the test of time. Whether enjoyed in a bustling city café, country side inn or at home, this unites across regions and time.

The ritual of preparing a full English breakfast also reflects cultural value of hospitality. It is served as a sign of warmth and welcome. the most anticipated part of the day …. I do like lists:

  • Components of a full English Breakfast:
  • Bacon: Typically fried, baked or grilled. My preferred is baked on sheet pan.
  • Eggs: usually fried, though toads in a hole takes it to a whole new level.
  • Sausages: British-style pork sausage is a must.
  • Baked Beans..OF Course!
  • Tomatoes: Grilled
  • Mushrooms: Grilled
  • Toast
  • Black pudding
  • Tea: served with milk
  • Coffee: for me.
  • Juice.

Regional variations

  • Scottish Breakfast: includes tattie scones and haggis
  • Irish Breakfast: features Soda Bread and white pudding
  • welsh breakfast: may include laverbread.

Comfort Food.

The English Breakfast has increasingly become synonymous with comfort food. The combination of warm filling and familiar ingredients gives a sense of familiarity and satisfaction. This comfort food evokes memories of family meals,

Travel Eats – A hidden Gem

Travel Eats – A hidden Gem

A hidden gem is the cheery creek mall is California Pizza Kitchen

Travelers Culinary Adventure – A treat. especially when it is dining at a local restaurant

Travelers Culinary Adventure – A treat. especially when it is dining at a local restaurant

Your first step through the door of Bastien’s Restaurant submerges you into a completely different world from the busy street, burning hot weather, and commotion of the outside world. Immediately, you are immersed into the ambience of the quaint and magical restaurant. Low lighting, sparkling […]

Travelers Culinary Adventure. Castle Rock for a Ruben

Travelers Culinary Adventure. Castle Rock for a Ruben

Travel to Castle Rock to find Courtyard Social a delightful find.

Dinner before the Concert

Dinner before the Concert

An elegant summer evening is the setting for the evening of Friends, Fine Music and Good Food.

Watermelon

Watermelon

Some where there is an everything you wanna know about watermelon. Some where. However it is June and it is hot outside. A Short story.? The watermelon is a vegetable relative of the gourd. It came from Kalahari dessert of Africa. It naturally contains low […]

Condimento di Vinaigrette

Condimento di Vinaigrette

made better by olive oil.

Vinaigrette

a splash of Olive oil
Course Salad
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
  • 3/4 cup Olive Oli extra virgin
  • 2 tsp basil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Notes

Oil and Vinegar in classic Italian Proportions.
Like Olive Oil for it has no cholesterol
Keyword pantry setup
Tea with friends.

Tea with friends.

Tea has a unique way of enhancing the significance if any occasion, creating moments of calm, connection and celebration. It is a formal event with a touch of elegance and warmth. Tradition and ceremony: tea ceremony includes the aesthetics, the process and the moment itself. […]