Comments on: Friday Fun Thread: The Most Important Meal of the Day http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/ As narrated by the most charming and vicious women on the internet Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: esterhazy http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72375 esterhazy Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:52:05 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72375 @MischiefManager Thank you for the explanation. I had started to hear the alternate version a lot recently, so I wondered if the phrase was evolving of its own accord in the US, but it sounds like it has been around for a while.

@NessieMonster With such a Scottish sounding name, I’m not surprised porridge oats sounds good to you ;-)

]]> By: Mackey http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72287 Mackey Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:13:48 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72287 As a lover of food, and especially of breakfast, there’s a whole bunch of food out there I need to taste.. I must go to there!

]]> By: NessieMonster http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72283 NessieMonster Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:48:43 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72283 Mmmmm, all the meals/recipies sound delicious! :)

]]> By: viajera http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72254 viajera Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:48:02 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72254 Oops, make that maduros = fried ripe plantain (green plantain makes patacones or tostones)

]]> By: viajera http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72253 viajera Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:45:55 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72253 I thought I hated grits until I moved to the South and discovered creamy grits. What I wouldn’t give for a bowl of shrimp and grits with tasso gravy, preferably from my favorite restaurant cross-town, home of the equally-amazing praline bacon…

My all-time favorite breakfast, though, is the Costa Rican / Nicaraguan desayuno tradicional: gallo pinto (rice with black or red beans, depending on the country) topped with Salsa Lizano and crema (really thick sour cream), a fried egg, and some fruit, sometimes served with maduros (ripe green plantain) or fried hard cheese (especially in Nica). I made a big batch of Tico-style (black bean) gallo pinto over the weekend and omg it’s so delicious!

]]> By: mischiefmanager http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72204 mischiefmanager Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:03:06 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72204 @esterhazy and Becky: I think that locution is regional and/or cultural. It’s something my grandparents’ generation would say, with that especially snarky Yiddish tone.

@NessieMonster:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge

I’m not a fan of grits myself, but maybe I’ve just never had them prepared well. Any time I’ve eaten grits, they had the texture and flavor of library paste.

Porridge oats are steel-cut and take longer to cook than the flaked variety used in oatmeal. To my mind, there is no bad variety of oatmeal, especially if it’s in a cookie!

]]> By: NessieMonster http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72196 NessieMonster Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:47:55 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72196 Help me out here – what are grits? porrige oats? Sounds good to me!

]]> By: mizsatisfied http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72174 mizsatisfied Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:38:03 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72174 I am a major smoothie lover, especially since I really don’t like to eat a big heavy thing early in the morning, but the years have taught me to never even think about skipping breakfast or I become an anxious, pissy wreck. This is my fave:
frozen strawberries, almond milk, cashew butter, protein powder
You can also throw in a handful of spinach or some liquid chlorophyll or something else green to make it even yummier and healthier.

]]> By: esterhazy http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72122 esterhazy Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:35:16 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72122 @BeckySharper You are clearly annoyed by my comment. Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend, it was just an observation.

]]> By: Av0gadro http://www.harpyness.com/2011/09/02/friday-fun-thread-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-72096 Av0gadro Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:35:03 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=21008#comment-72096 Becky, I just upped my grits game by making cheesy bacony grits. My husband informed me that they were the best breakfast food I had ever made.

I adore breakfast food. Weekdays are usually cereal, granola, grits, or oatmeal. Weekends are usually hashbrowns, eggs, bacon, grits, and pastries. Of course, these days the real luxury for me is when my husband takes the kids out for breakfast while I lie in bed for two extra hours.

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