Coq au vin

Six bottles of wine divided between four people (not to mention the two used to make the chicken) only helped to enhance a midnight dinner prepared by Blake. Coq au vin served with a traditional french rue and a side of potatoes.

Eggs in a basket with bangers and bordeaux braised tomatoes

My friend Ellen and I watched some pretty serious documentaries on people who sleep with inanimate objects (Objectum Sexuality) and (Guys and Dolls) over a noon breakfast. The toast is a sweet milk bread from asian bake shop (Pan Ya) and the tomatoes were braised in (wine vinegar), a bottle of bordeaux opened two months prior.

"Left over" scrambled eggs

A week in a St. Maarten timeshare with my extended family resulted in more than enough left-overs. The last morning there I tried to incorporate them into scrambled eggs for two of my cousins. Left overs include but are not limited to: prosciutto, bacon, turkey bacon, grilled leeks, fried onion rings, potatoes au'gratin, and a diced whole fried fish

Hummus battered Olive Oil fried Onion rings

After spending all my money on rotisserie chickens (Eastside Poultry), beer and groupons I only had a buck left to make a side dish. One dollar for onions, battered in powdered hummus mix (found in the recesses of my food cupboard) and shallow fried in olive oil made quite the side.

Steak and eggs on croissant

Dill spätzle with scottish smoked salmon and sweet creamy horseradish

Carib Lager

The finest Caribbean beer money can buy.

Beef Wellington (smeared with duxelle and goose liver paté)