Yes, sometimes real estate gets tight in the dishwasher. I have these smaller “odd ball” square bread plates that I’ll serve various items on (grilled cheese, etc.).
My brain is always upset if I have dishes that are a “hold over” until the next day because there wasn’t enough room in the dishwasher.
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Thanks, but just a lucky accident.
Yeah, I’ve got those sandwich-sized plates, too. High rim, barely fits anywhere (although rotating 45° or “corner down” helps a bit). We don’t use them too often as they’re leftovers from an older set.
“German breakfast” for ONE (!!) from the bistro across our hotel, which my PIC and I split between the two of us: 1 croissant, 1 Brötchen (aka the best breakfast rolls in Germany), 1 seeded breakfast roll, 2 big slabs of brie, 2 slices of gouda, 2 slices of ham, 3 packs of butter, 1 pack of Nutella, 1 pack of apricot jam, 1 pack of strawberry jam, and scrambled eggs – all of that for 11.50€ total.
The eggs were scrambled a bit hard for my taste, and sprinkled with dried parsley…. Def one of my pet peeves. You might as well throw confetti on food instead, bc that’s what dried parsley is: flavorless, dusty-ass sprinkles.
I also ordered a glass of milk (my ideal breakfast drink is a glass of cold 2% milk) and was surprised to see it come in a fancy glass with a long spoon and a cookie. It also looked rather frothy for milk. Turns out I’d ordered from the warm beverages section in my jet-lag fog. It was replaced at no charge… with room temp milk. Oh, well.
The whole affair (+ 1 café au lait & 1 cappuccino) was 23€ including tip. Not too shabby.
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Not as bad as what I encountered in a restaurant in California: my Eggs Benedict were dusted with cayenne 
But at least cayenne has flavor.
I can’t get past the heat to discover the flavor!
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Yayy! Looks like you both made it to the other land mass safely and on schedule? Did you have the ‘chicken or pasta’ airplane meal you were dreading or were you able to find a decent airport meal?
That is a breakfast for one? One human? Like an athlete or lumberjack using hand tools? It looks delicious, and I agree with you on the dried parsley (and cilantro).
I would welcome cayenne on almost anything, and surely on breakfast eggs.
Hope your mother is comfortable? Your sister must be relieved that you have arrived.
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My kind of breakfast!
When summer rolls around try this: Boursin-stuffed zucchini blossoms lightly steamed, served with a concassé of tomatoes.
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High fat breakfast. Scrambled eggs cooked in a combination of ghee and duck fat with a ground beef patty smothered with bearnaise sauce. I am currently in a coma.
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Ima stealing this.
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Chive-scrambled eggs and Cake D’Alsace with bacon, gruyere and shallots. The cake is from the Jan-Apr 2023 BCOTM “Gateau”.
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In my kitchen drawers you will find infant bowls and spoons. My youngest just turned 17! Otoh, they are useful as stir spoons, small snack bowls. Who am I to throw out something that still functions??? Lol.
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We have a Bobby Flay cookbook with a recipe for yucatan chicken that we like and have made several times over the years. The marinade is a few citrus juices and some paprika or other mild red chili powder. One time we were running late and texted the teen to get the marinade going for us. We did not realize until we started to eat (AND DIE) that he hadn’t found enough paprika to make up the requisite tbsp or two for the marinade, and subbed in cayenne instead.
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We did! And had the dreaded chicken and pasta, which was exceptionally bad this time around. “Asian” flavors with pasta in BOTH dishes cooked to mush. Yuck. Interestingly, the chicken or pasta on the return flight was decent. I had piri piri chicken with a nice kick & good rice, my PIC tortellini in a little too much oil, but flavorful. Go figure!
My mom was in great shape, thankfully! It was nice seeing her in good spirits, and the greatest news is that my sis found a place for her with a single room near where my sis lives, and she can move in tomorrow!!!
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Wow! Great outcome.
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It could not have been better.
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