Another Big Breakfast

For the past two nights, Jesse has forgotten to turn off the alarm on his Blackberry from traveling. This morning we were jolted awake by the regular clock alarm in stereo with the Blackberry alarm. Under normal circumstances, I think I would have just rolled over and gone back to sleep, but I was insanely thirsty -- too much Simpler Times last night, I think. I rolled around a bit, but was unable to relax, so I got up and downed a glass of cold, refreshing water. Then, I was officially awake. At 6:30am. Before the sun.

I surfed the internet for about 20 minutes and my stomach started to growl. So, I got up and decided to try and replicate that delicious breakfast special that I had in Los Angeles with Sharon (a quesadilla with carnitas, sauteed apples, and jack cheese). I cubed a couple of apples and sauteed them in a bit of butter until they were nice and soft with a light caramelized crust. I then pulled out the small bit of carnitas left over from last night's taco fest, and sauteed it with olive oil, dried chilies (not too hot) and a dash of Cholula for good measure. The hot pan revived the pork and gave it nice crispy edges. MMM. We paired the quesadilla with cilantro scrambled eggs for a complete breakfast feast. What a great way to start a Friday!

I feel like carnitas can make anyone seem like a rock star in the kitchen. I should don this t-shirt that I won this past Monday at the Hold Steady concert in honor of this kick-ass breakfast. In all honesty, I left before the first Hold Steady song was even finished (they were just too loud). Now that I think about it, the fact that I left should probably bar me from wearing the shirt, because I am just not worthy. Whatever, I rock at other things. I can live with that.

Speaking of rocking, even if you don't want to read all about the Hold Steady at the Crystal Ballroom, you should check out Quickcrit's face lift. It's still a work in progress, but it's 100 times better looking than before. Oh, and if you're checking out the web page with Internet Explorer, you'll miss out on the great new banner that Jesse and I designed. Sorry, it's an annoying Blogger tick that I have yet to resolve. DO YOU HEAR ME BLOGGER? GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER! Anyway, maybe it's just a sign that now's a good time to go ahead and download Firefox -- it's a much better browser anyway.