My Farm

So many “hot” things right now in the food business. Farm to Table, Locally Sourced, 100 Mile Diet. During my weekend of deep contemplation and sugar rehab, I decided to combine all of these concepts to the best of my “I don’t want to do anything really” ability.

I recently made a farm on the top shelf of my dorm room. You will notice the basil on the right is different from the rest of the plants. It has a brown pot. I used to have a matching set of potted herbs, but sadly two weeks ago, my other basil either grew a little too much or committed herby/herby which is the same the ancient Japanese ritual of  harakiri. From the angle of the pot on the roof below me and 25 episodes of CSI experience. It looks like the basil saw the greener grass below and made a jump for it.  We were all shocked.

I have my farm and I have a table, which actually doubles as an ironing board. I eat at my desk most times. I’ve got farm to table covered. Now locally sourced 100 mile diet.

I have a kitchen here in my third story penthouse closet.

Two Burners with Timer

Those are Rotary Dials 800 watts of Pure Power

I’m Thinking of a New Cookware Line- Harry One Potter

I wake Sunday morning thinking that eggs Benedict would be good. No room service here so it’s back to the basics. The 100 inch diet for two reasons everything is closed today and even if it was opened, I could be bothered to haul my butt out of my room.

Here’s how to make eggs Benedict when you don’t have most of the ingredients. Take couple of generous table spoons of real mayonnaise and add a baby finger nail amount of Dijon mustard, add one tickle of vinegar. Get a whisk. Melt about two tablespoons of butter in a cheap microwave using a coffee cup. Slowly whisk the melted butter into  the mayo mix. Now whip like a crazy person, who hasn’t had sugar since pastry week ended. Toast some day old bread in a frying pan with some lardons. If you don’t have any lardon (another form of French pork fat), fly to France go to the first store you see and there will lardon because it’s almost as popular as butter. Check your bread as you just want it lightly toasted. Boil water with a tinkle of vinegar in it. Put eggs in boiling water for 3 minutes max. Don’t worry the eggs will cook as you plate things. See plating instruction below.

Note: Check Photo Quality before Eating

Also note add fruit to take away guilt and add  cheese to make it exotic drink with big coffee.

Now that we’ve had breakfast what other activities for today. Yes eat lunch. Remember pastry week. As it turns out, people will do almost anything for pastries. Here’s the trade  with another class, who we’re trapped in meat week. Not bad for leftovers.

Veal with Stuff