memoirs of a palate

GARBAGE BREAKFAST



Meena often jokes about my garbage breakfasts ... but I think it's really a compliment. I think that being able to take all the leftovers from the fridge and whip up something wonderful first thing in the a.m. is a nice talent to have in your arsenal. And it always helps when you keep good stuff in the fridge. I think that's why I love Jacques Pepin so much ... dude is always just grabbing stuff and cycling through his superhuman cookbook-brain to think of something to throw together at the last minute.

So this morning we did a little cherry salad with a little seafood cake benedict variation.

The salad featured:
- boston lettuce
- cucumber
- cherries
- red wine vinegar
- green onions
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper

The benedict featured:
- english muffin
- eggs
- leftover seafood cakes
- green onions
- not-at-all hollandaise, hollandaise sauce (sour cream, olive oil, chili pepper paste, maple syrup and soy sauce)

I think everything was really yummy. I had to reshape the seafood cakes from last night (they broke down in the fridge a bit) and the sauce was just so, so, but other than that, I think we both really enjoyed it.