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I could eat that now. I dont do brekky but I'd make an exception. Its midday here.
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I could eat that now. I dont do brekky but I'd make an exception. Its midday here.
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We have a old-diner-style-supercute B&L only place here in Cowboyville that has a French Toast special every Saturday and a Bennie on Sunday.
Her cooks have come up with some very interesting combos.
Her cooks have come up with some very interesting combos.
Here´s a thought. Slice a baguette in half, lengthwise. Either toast or, even better, grill the bread. Slather with butter. Make a mixture with cream cheese, a little bit of spring onion (or red onion), fresh dill and parsley. Spread that on the baguette. Scotch Smoked Salmon - do not be duped by other competitors
This should give you an idea:
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If you can't get Alaskan salmon, I suppose Scotch salmon will have to do.
CD
I’m also going to make for lunch starter before the cars are delivered Kha Gai Soup because when they’ve had surprises in the past I’ve always left oblique references you can’t really get but make them laugh a lot once they know
Well, you can't JUST give them new cars. You really MUST make the occasion special by cooking them a high brow breakfast.
CD
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Quiche isn’t special here at all. If someone said I’ve made a quiche, you’d be more likely to get an “oh right” than an “ooh lovely “ 
It’s even little bit of a marmite dish with some people liking it and some really not.
It’s not served as a breakfast dish here either.
I think a lot of us have fond memories of certain dishes when we were growing up or rituals/traditions that involved the whole family eating particular foods together.
Traditions that give that warm loved feeling. Like treats on a Friday, special breakfasts at the weekend, Sunday roast, a smiley face and message written on your sandwich bag, I dunno, you know the sort of thing.
So when good things happen I alway extend the happiness by making the food reflect the mood.
Plus as an aside I think we send children away from home at quite a young age and no matter how strong they are being removed from their parents and support network, from everything they know with very limited life skills into an environment like uni and unlike school where they don’t understand the workload or what’s expected of then is a bit stressful.
IMO it’s at that time that when they come home the familiar food and behaviours - the good behaviours and traditions you have hopefully laid down in memory for them growing up can offers the comfort and balm that makes for a happy soul.
It’s even little bit of a marmite dish with some people liking it and some really not.
It’s not served as a breakfast dish here either.
Not just breakfastWell, you can't JUST give them new cars. You really MUST make the occasion special by cooking them a high brow breakfast.
CD
I think a lot of us have fond memories of certain dishes when we were growing up or rituals/traditions that involved the whole family eating particular foods together.
Traditions that give that warm loved feeling. Like treats on a Friday, special breakfasts at the weekend, Sunday roast, a smiley face and message written on your sandwich bag, I dunno, you know the sort of thing.
So when good things happen I alway extend the happiness by making the food reflect the mood.
Plus as an aside I think we send children away from home at quite a young age and no matter how strong they are being removed from their parents and support network, from everything they know with very limited life skills into an environment like uni and unlike school where they don’t understand the workload or what’s expected of then is a bit stressful.
IMO it’s at that time that when they come home the familiar food and behaviours - the good behaviours and traditions you have hopefully laid down in memory for them growing up can offers the comfort and balm that makes for a happy soul.
Not many warm and fuzzy feelings around food from my youth. My mom under-seasoned and overcooked everything.
What is a good age to send kids off to college (Uni)? I graduated high school on a Friday, and moved out on Saturday. I was seventeen. Now, it is not unusual for kids to live at their parents home well into their twenties. I went to college 300 miles from hometown. My new friends became my new support system. I went to classes in the morning, and went to work in a camera store in the afternoon and on weekends. That seemed like a pretty normal workload, to me. Leaving home for college certainly wasn't traumatic back then (1979).
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SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Well I do think it depends on what you’ve come from and your personality. If it’s not been all whoopeedoo then it’s an escape and freeedom.Not many warm and fuzzy feelings around food from my youth. My mom under-seasoned and overcooked everything.
What is a good age to send kids off to college (Uni)? I graduated high school on a Friday, and moved out on Saturday. I was seventeen. Now, it is not unusual for kids to live at their parents home well into their twenties. I went to college 300 miles from hometown. My new friends became my new support system. I went to classes in the morning, and went to work in a camera store in the afternoon and on weekends. That seemed like a pretty normal workload, to me.
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I certainly felt like that.
But then uni was a different place back then. Over here now it’s all so serious. Life seems ridden with impending doom, the environment, rising costs of living, impossible housing/rental prices, war, political polarisation and extremism, I could go on, you get the idea but they’re not impervious to the messages and responsibilities they’re growing up with.
They’re so aware of the enormous debt and extra tax burden they’re taking on, they feel a weight of responsibility I never had.
For me it was an exciting adventure and that’s how I presented it to my kids. I’m lucky my kids are resilient as they come.
But go back a bit and it was all a lot more fun, well it was for my generation, a lot more carefree, I had a wail of a time.
The causes the suicide and self harm rates among students are no joke.
Life just isn’t the same now.
And home comforts are just that, a bit of love and light relief.
What age should they go? When they’re ready.
karadekoolaid
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I would have recommended Texan salmon, but it usually has all that buckshot in itIf you can't get Alaskan salmon, I suppose Scotch salmon will have to do.
The price of a college education today is the biggest change. I feel bad for young people graduating with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. I don't think the work is any harder -- my degree was very hard to get. I had to survive a portfolio review after my sophomore year to determine if I would be one of the 300 people out of over a thousand people allowed to continue in my chosen program. But I graduated with no student debt.
Back on topic. I still favor eggs Benedict of some kind. I'm not a fish for breakfast fan, so I probably wouldn't do smoked salmon for myself.
CD
PabloLerntKochen
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Eggs Benedict with sous vide lobster/crayfish meat on good quality white bread, with mild guacamole and lemon Hollandaise.l? What about the drinks?
I don't know how good you're coffee is or maybe they want to drink some fancy mocktails?
What about the sweets?
Selfmade fresh doughnuts can be terrific
I don't know how good you're coffee is or maybe they want to drink some fancy mocktails?
What about the sweets?
Selfmade fresh doughnuts can be terrific
Y'know my first thought was (as others have said) eggs benedict or royale. But maybe it depends on what those lucky boys like? How about an Middle Eastern style feast with shakshouka and perhaps and a spread of dips, such as ful madammas with Arab style bread and maybe pastries too. I suppose that isn't really 'high brow' though. But then what is?
The acclaimed Dishoom serves a breakfast bacon naan - so maybe an Indian style spread would hit the spot?
The acclaimed Dishoom serves a breakfast bacon naan - so maybe an Indian style spread would hit the spot?
I love shakshouka, but I don't consider it "high brow," as in a luxury. To me, it is a very down to Earth dish.
CD
karadekoolaid
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Yep - I agree. However, maybe Morning Glory has hit on something. Instead of doing something "eyebrow", you could do something a bit eclectic. Like a Lebanese/Eqyptian/Israeli breakfast, or a Colombian/Venezuelan breakfast. Or an Indian/Vietnamese/Korean breakfast.