Sunday, March 22, 2009

A Serious Breakfast

During the week my typical breakfast is a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter, eaten while standing in front of the sink and taking giant drafts of hot tea. On ambitious days, I might carve up a grapefruit to go with. Super.

Weekends have a different tone. A tone of gross overindulgence. A tone of grease. But since restaurant brunches are the epitome of everything I hate in the world, the Brit and I have agreed that beans on toast at home is a far superior weekend meal to anything we could go out and spend $40 on.

He decided it was time for me to experience a Proper English Breakfast:


Although there were some necessary modifications to accommodate our non-British country of residence -- peameal since we cannot get English-style bacon, and no black pudding since we couldn't find it in any smaller quantity than Too Much.

2 fried eggs
2 broiled portobellos
1 fresh tomato, halved and broiled
2 thick slabs peameal
3 very good plain pork sausages
1 can Heinz beans mixed with 1 can tinned tomatoes (!!?)
Toast
Some sliced Cheddar
Hot mustard, Branston pickle

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