best ever impromptu kitchen sink italian eggwich

Boy howdy, I’ve been eating some good lunches this week! I mean, they must be good to make me say things like, “boy howdy.” Hot damn, even! My knack for saving things in the freezer in the manner of eighty year old grannies combined with my need to use up any leftover ingredients manifested themselves today into the best eggwich that I’ve ever eaten. Ever. An absolute work of impromptu eggwich art. A sandwich so good as to inspire a spontaneous and uncharacteristic “boy howdy” must be shared.

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season’s end – brussel sprouts and pancetta

So I realize that brussel sprouts are at the very tail end of their season (and I may be really stretching it), but I still see them bright and peppy on their stalks at the market so I feel justified in this post.

Like the city of their namesake, brussel sprouts are terribly underrated; they have such an unfortunate reputation of being stinky and plain. In fact, these little runts of the cabbage family may be the mascot for the rejected vegetable team, elevated by veggie haters as the chief offender and reason to shun vegetables.

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minestrone and crusty garlic bread

Cooking is a an experience that I savor daily, no matter how busy I constantly seem to be. It is one of the few times each day that I am actually living in the moment. Instead of worrying, running through an endless task list, etc., I am simply thinking about what I am doing. Actually, I am also greatly anticipating the meal that I will soon be eating, so I suppose I’m not totally in the moment… Cooking, EATING, preparing a meal for someone – this is truly a pleasure to me. Pairing simple, whole ingredients together to make something gloriously delicious not only sustains my body, but it also sustains me in a holistic way that I can’t completely describe. It just feels good.

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