Hoodlum in Hijab

i’ve had “aha” moments with breakfast food lots of time, but this time it goes to the toast.  i went to wegman’s yesterday (a normal grocery store combined with an insane and huge “specialties” section) which for me is kind of like what chuck-e-cheese is for kids.  it is of course not smart, grocery shopping on christmas eve with all the frantic men and women trying to get their holiday dinner items in, but when do i heed things like that?  so there i was, staring all googly-eyed at the seafood counter with the butchers staring right back with amusing looks (why won’t this chick just order like a normal person already?).  i got littleneck clams, when of course i really wanted the cherrystone (not sure how to explain it; when i feel pressured, i sometimes just choose the things i prefer less).  of course what i really wanted was that whole seafood counter in my back yard, but hey.  i really wanted to try *all* the types of blue cheese that they had, but of course i can’t for the life of me justify buying pounds and pounds of overpriced mold (i mean i can, but not on someone else’s dime).  i did get panela cheese- a safe sounding and researched cheese that goes with enchiladas.  some blackberries that were on sale and looked good (and ARE good).  etcetera.  i was a kid in a candy shop, trying very hard not to exhibit a certain amount of self-control.  i don’t go to this store very often because a) momma doesnt shop there (family of 7?  yeah) and b) there isn’t one anywhere near blacksburg.  so this was a nice change of pace.

right.  to the topic- toast.  yesterday i baked a loaf of dark chocolate bread (which i like a lot, because my tastebuds have learned to love bittersweet; i was surprised my little brothers even tolerated it), and i was wondering what on earth i was going to do with it.  this morning i realized i had blackberry jam and butter (obviously, delicious).  AND that i had some soft blue cheese (think brie, but with blue veins) in the fridge.  lucky for me, *all* those items go very well with dark chocolate toast.  i don’t think i’ve ever had it this good :)  with my black coffee (bitter IS good) and those fresh blackberries i mentioned, this was one heck of a piece of toast.

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