Coffee and Breakfast

I have been thinking of this post for several days.  I have just been too tired and over-worked.  I am not sure I will ever recover from these years since 2011-2012 anymore.  With that being said…

So, this Coffee and Breakfast is a little different.  I was thinking of speed dates and/or dates where we ate, talked, and got to know one another.

If I were able to have breakfast with actual men this might be a good breakfast date – thick slice of bread, perhaps sourdough, topped with creme fraîche which has orange and perhaps vanilla flavor folded into it, topped with fresh sliced strawberries.  So, you must eat it with a knife and fork.  Plated with a poached egg or two with hot bacon grease that has been dotted on top for just a bit of flavor.  Mug and saucer of cappuccino.  I like raw sugar sprinkled on the foam of my cappuccino.

For a fast meet/date – Nanaimo bars and espresso.  We’ll need glasses of still, room-temperature water as well.  I say room-temperature because I don’t want the cold to affect the taste of the bars.  Now, Nanaimo bars which I have made for years are so good and rich you need an espresso or two to cut the rich chocolate.  They have a great texture of coconut and graham crackers which makes them a nice change from a typical brownie or something along those lines.

There were more date meals I had thought of the other day, however as it goes I can think of more than I am physically able to do in one day.

Here is a great meal – Starter – I couldn’t decide between calamari or bruschetta.  They always over-serve calamari in restaurants.  You only need a small portion.  Once calamari is cold it is no good.  Also, has anyone tried calamari on bruschetta?  Just pop it back in the oven for a bit to crisp it?  Wonder what that tastes like.  Could have both starters.  Could have three starters, calamari, bruschetta, and calamari bruschetta.  A nice red blend or a Riesling might be a good wine here.

Dinner – I was thinking of grilling a steak, Delmonico.  I would marinate it for several hours in soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, fresh-cut garlic, and other seasonings.  Baby potatoes oven-roasted drizzled with olive-oil, rosemary, cracked salt and pepper, and steamed green beans Al dente, then same as potatoes drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.  When plating, just before serving, I would top the grilled steak with a small bit of cold crumbled butter, a good portion of finely chopped garlic and parsleys.  It might not need any sauce.  I would have to make it to be sure.  Perhaps a Bordeaux would be nice with this meal.

Dessert –  I had been trying to think of something different.  What about homemade toasted coconut ice cream served with sugared loquats.  The loquats have been pitted and quartered then soaked in brandy or cognac, then an egg white, then sugared.  Topped with slivers of sugared kumquat rind.  It might need another ingredient too.  I would need to make it to be sure.

Sound interesting?

Anyone want to join me?  And, when I say anyone I mean a man.  I mean a man I have not yet meet before.  Sick to death of these men who have taken advantage of me of these years.

Great, now I am angry…again.

I’ll close.  I must away.

Good night, and good morning.