Home alone with no one to talk to. Seems appropriate that this is what I’m posting tonight.
I met up with my friend Chad for breakfast last month at Bar One, in the QV1 complex in the city. Please excuse the quality of the photos – it was very dark in there (besides steam from hot food, TFP’s other photography enemy is darkness!). Chad ordered poached eggs with toast. Once again, I looked at the poached eggs and was instantly reminded of a certain part of male anatomy. This has happened before when I’ve looked at poached eggs. O_O*
I ordered the pancakes with vanilla, cream and maple syrup with caramelised banana. Rather than “pancakes”, I received one large fluffy pancake, sliced in two. The other half is obscured in the photo, but I assure you, I did have a whole pancake on the plate.
Whenever I order pancakes, I like to order a side of bacon to make my favourite breakfast meal – pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. It’s even better if there’s caramelised banana, which I love, and cream, which I also love.
Here’s my plate with the bacon – now THAT looked much better! I was overjoyed (and immediately guilt-ridden, as I knew I would eat it all) to discover that the cream dolloped on top was thick, luscious double cream. Most of the time when I’m given cream with pancakes, it’s simply whipped single cream, not the thick, indulgent stuff. It was soooo good. And what I love about double cream is it doesn’t melt as quickly as single cream. So I was able to take photos to my heart’s content without the blob of cream losing its shape and liquidising before my very eyes. This was so good.
As usual, it was fun catching up with Chad. We don’t see each other or talk as often as we should – we’re just so busy these days. But when we go get together we just pick things up right where we left them and talk and laugh and gossip and rant. It seems silly that I “talk” everyday to JetGirl who lives in Texas, but I catch up with Chad only every few months – and she lives like, 10 minutes away by car! Between the hours I work and the crazier hours Chad works (plus, she is a real social butterfly with loads more friends than me, so I have to be content to get my little share of Chad :)), it’s just practical for our get-togethers to be scheduled way in advance. All I’ll say is thank goodness for the Internet, because without it I’d be even more antisocial than I am now. :)
*Imagine, in an “I see dead people!” voice: “I see testicles!” Heeeheheheh. Random memory: this reminds me of years ago when I was a waiter and The Day Jason was Plagued by Breasts – for some reason all day we had women breast-feeding in the cafe, and poor Jason didn’t know where to look. The coffee-maker (because back then we didn’t use terms like “barista”) Nathan tormented him by adding extra froth to the top of all the cappucinos to make nipples. Mwahahaha. The rest of us were in stitches the whole shift.
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Oh god, now I’m going to think of testicles when I see poached eggs, and I really like poached eggs! I don’t want to think of testicles when I’m trying to enjoy my breakfast!
It’s just like how I can’t see parsnips now without thinking of Don Burke (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25932782-5013560,00.html)
I reckon these poached eggs look more ballsy than the previous ones! :P
Good thing I don’t eat poached eggs much I guess……Though if you make over easy eggs correctly, they can look just as bad.
Those pancakes (pancake) in the cream and syrup look damn good….I’ve been wanting pancakes for a while. I might just go make some now!
What a delicious looking breakfast ! bacon and maple syrup are a magical combo indeed.
Eh, I don’t mind what the poached eggs look like, I’m quite fond of both the eggs and what they resemble, no discomfort here :P your coffee shop tale reminds me of how on occasion and in a wicked mood, I have discombobulated the young lads on the greengrocery section by handling certain vegetable items in a slow, deliberate and dreamy manner :D
You’re SO funny with your poached egg thoughts! You’ve made me look at them in a whole new way especially when I break into 1 with my knife and fork! Caramelized banana sounds so perfect with the pancake and bacon!
could have been worse, they could have put the banana with the poached eggs :D
Soooo funny! and when I thought about it…kinda true too!! Now I will never be able to look at poached eggs with out a smirk on my face :)
as always…its such a pleasure to sit down and relax after a gnarly day by reading your amazing blog
I know what you mean about double cream and its superiority to all!
LOL at the poached eggs…
But omg, that side of bacon is massive! That’s great value.
Conor,
Oh yes, I heard about the Burke vs parsnips/Donna Hay thing on the radio. Smelled like a pathetic attempt at getting media attention to me. I didn’t say anything to Chad about what the eggs reminded me of – I didn’t want her to think I’m obsessed or anything LOL.
dea,
Heheheh. You reckon? :D
Kagenosuke,
Hope you got your pancakes! As I type this I am eating SPAM and egg with rice, but I REALLY feel like pancakes again! :-P
Greenlady,
Hahahahaha good one!
Cookie,
:D Caramelised banana + pancakes + bacon + maple syrup is my all-time favourite breakfast!
jetgirl,
So true! XD
Sandy H,
Glad you enjoy it! The more poached egg smirks there out there, the better! :D
clekitty,
I was stoked when the bacon arrived. And I knew right away I would eat it all. :D