Yes, indeed. I caved. You see, in Thailand, there is no such thing as breakfast food. Thais eat the same sort of dishes every meal of the day. Which, under most circumstances, is actually quite convenient: no need to whip out different ingredients or find a speciality restaurant in order to eat breakfast food. This seems all fine and good until you realize that you are a person who adores classic breakfast dishes.
You see, I am one of those people. I love breakfast. I love capers and lox on a homemade bagel. I salivate at the thought of banana pancakes with Michigan, grade B, maple syrup. I get an endorphin high just thinking about the multitude of muffin possibilities. And, I take personal pride in my no-recipe-necessary rendition of biscuits and gravy. It is my power-recipe. I make it to relax, to give myself an ego-boost, and to show my love for those around me.
Naturally, when presented with the opportunity to cook in a friend's kitchen here, I jumped at the opportunity. My menu choice was even less surprising: Biscuits and Black Pepper Gravy and all the fixin’s for a Southern Breakfast. Who cares if it was Halloween Eve, a dinner party, and we were in Bangkok?! I was making Southern Breakfast come hell or high water.
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| Its not often that you take a boat to a friend's house. But, wait, I'm in Bangkok. That explains everything... Also, Keng's apartment is the bomb-diggity. Just the fact that there is a private shuttle boat should insight oohs and ahhs. |
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| Bacon in a wok in Bangkok?! Check! |
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| What homemade meal is complete without homemade cookies? None I make! |
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| Sous-chef extraordinaire! He was a cookie makin' pro by the end of the evening. |
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| Making cookies is for the sole purpose of licking the spoon. Duh. |
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| Finished product: Biscuits, black pepper gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon and thai honey. Yum! Lovely evening with lovely people. Love, love, love, love, love. |
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