Continental Breakfast

Pumpkin omelet, Spanish style! “full of yummy healing spices!” At your own risk.

Pumpkins are so delicious! Extremely Easy! (Actually I quite like the look of these.)

Okay, we should move on from this pumpkin theme. Or at least expand upon it. Suggestions?

Crass, but funny. I must be slipping, I can’t come up with anything better than “Sussex it to me, Duchess! Yeah, Baby!“.

https://twitter.com/Knesix/status/1577671332870905864

Anne, the Princess Royal carries her own bags through JFK airport to catch a commercial flight home.

https://twitter.com/CountessCommon1/status/1577715809496997888

Should I make these? Is pumpkin good for cheesecake?

Pumpkin boats.

Happy October!

He is quite soothing, isn’t he? Chef John’s Old Fashioned Pumpkin Butter recipe and Butternut Squash “Cordon Bleu”.

18th century pumpkin spice pancakes recipe.

I’m going to try this and I don’t even like pancakes.

I survived Fiona! So now you have to watch Gordon Ramsay.

(I have tried this. It’s pricey, yes, but very very good. I’ve never used mushrooms quite that exotic, or sautéed them without rehydrating first, as Gordon seems to be doing. Does anyone know anything about mushrooms?)

But some of you prefer Chef John. Very well.

Apparently we in the Maritimes are going to have a very horrible storm in the next few hours, so if you never hear from me again assume the power went out and then I was swept out to sea, slightly annoyed that I never got around to watching the last half-season of Better Call Saul. Avenge me. Use your imagination.

In the meantime here is a cinnamon apple rings recipe via Osumashi.

https://fortunegoodies.com/cinnamon-apple-rings/

I can tell it’s getting cold because my small grey cat, who has a heck of a sense of entitlement for someone who was found as a kitten outside the vets in a shoebox with her three siblings, all looking little alike except for their giant ears, has suddenly taken to waking me up at all hours, sinking her claws into my flesh and purring like a lawnmower while drooling everywhere. She does this. Her thought process is: “I’m going to need somewhere warm to crash for a few months. Have I told you lately that I love you? I wasn’t really ignoring you before. Look, a mouse! Alive or dead, finding out is the fun part!”

So I guess it’s autumn. Via SDA Matt, the always watchable Chef John:

And also via Matt, this meticulous recipe from Adam Ragusea, whom (yes “whom”, I have standards) I’ll definitely have to check out.

I know you people have recipes. Warm, cozy, high-fat recipes. Have at it.

Via Osumashi – Beef Stew:

https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/644999977892101318/

If you want to go all in, add giant mustardy suety dumplings. (Yes, I’m all Ramsay all the time.)

Any other hearty, autumnal recipes? It’s open for suggestions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCiwnRTdrRk

I’m making chili, both con carne and fake-non-carne. (But never soy-based, I consider it poison.) My Hindu friend is a vegetarian, although she does not impose that on her kids, let alone her husband.

Marco Pierre White has a sort of Hannibal Lector quality. Or he gives off the vibe of having been to a parallel universe and seen things you people wouldn’t believe. They say he once reduced Ramsay to tears. The comments after his YouTube videos are usually worth reading. Apparently, though, he’s the nicest guy in real life. Unlike many celebrities he allegedly treats his fans like human beings. (And Knorr is great, so don’t be all la-di-da.)

Anyway chili con carne is always something people have opinions about. So have at it. (I do like Marco’s chocolate tip.)

Any tips or links or rants or observations or musings etc. welcome in the comments.

I’m making these in a few hours. Brunch, really, but close enough. Wish me luck.

Chef John is actually very good.

I never need an excuse to revisit Queen Elizabeth II's love for corgis: pic.twitter.com/Hdw0UAcEnB

— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) September 8, 2022

You can never have enough eggs or Gordon Ramsay.

This guy goes on a bit but I might give this one a try.

Allons-y.

Inspired by commenter The yellow peril, who mentioned that of friend of his had Aurecana hens, which lay green or blue eggs.

Ameraucana Chicken Eggs Color vs Easter Eggers: Blue Pink Green

As I suspected, Ostrich eggs are over-rich and generally a bit off-putting. (I can be squeamish. I once bought 6 duck eggs and couldn’t bring myself to cook them. So good luck getting me to eat insects Herr Schwab.) Quayle eggs seem nice, but you can keep your snail eggs to yourself, I don’t care how mushroomy and mossy they are. Eek.

Contributions, eggy or otherwise, are welcomed.