Valentine's day weekend was nothing to sneeze at in terms of delicious things. The day itself was spent pleasantly drunk--as Valentine's day should be. I had a lovely night owl pumpkin ale at the Elysian brewery, which was quite tasty and truly pumpkiny. I don't remember a time when I have enjoyed a pumpkin ale quite so much! For dinner, both Sara and I ordered the cider braised pork chops (not sure why, as I don't usually really like pork chops) with mashed potatoes that must have had some kind of magical butter or gravy or I don't know what (both because of intoxicants that night and because time has passed) and also German-style purple cabbage. Honestly, we could have almost shared one entree, so large were the portions, but it worked out well for other people at our table, as we were unable to finish everything but willing to offer bites to everyone else.
Sunday morning (after a night of dancing at the Lo-fi!) was Heather's 24th birthday celebration, which was hosted at her house in the form of a tasty, communally cooked brunch. I brought orange juice and cava (for mimosas!) and also some red velvet cupcakes that I'd whipped up which, if I am allowed to pat myself on the back, turned out really well! I am on a new kick of trying to bake more sustainably, which means, for starters, not using cupcake liners. Every little bit helps, right? The cupcakes were bright red, and delicious. My only regret is not having enought time to make frosting for them from scratch, but c'est la vie.
My favorite brunch item, and indeed, my new favorite muffin, was the creation that Calder pulled together in a very crowded kitchen--bacon, gruyere, and scallion muffins.
Calder doing his thing
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I love all of those things, and was excited to taste a savory muffin, as I don't remember the last time I have eaten a muffin that wasn't sweet. The muffins, aside from being slightly labor intensive, looked fairly easy to cook and I am tempted to have my own small brunch get together soon just to have an excuse to make them myself.
My job at the brunch was to make pot after pot of french press, and this gave me the opportunity to "supervise" the creation of the muffins, brioche french toast, fritatta, and sweet potato fries, to name a few things. I also got plenty of coffee, and mimosas (a good reason to hang out in the kitchen if there ever was one).
Happy Birthday Heather!
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