I Feel Good, In a Special Way

Breakfast Tostadas

When you have hot sauces and salsas left over, then the creation options open up quite a bit.  But breakfast tostadas can never be wrong.  The creamy scrambled eggs are perfect with the cool, crisp lettuce and tons of hot sauce and Cotija cheese. 

And these pan seared pork chops were treated to a very spicy rub, then cooled down with the sour cream ranch chile sauce.  

Speaking of being treated, have you sat and listened to Sam Harris lectures, the philosopher and neuroscientist?  It's a certain delicacy that's for sure.  There is too much muck being uttered all day lately but the people that are seeing bigger ideas are really on fire.  Or they've been out there all along but thanks to YouTube, have become ultra accessible to schmucks like me.  Harris says, spirituality begins with a reverence for the ordinary and that leads us to insights and experiences that are anything but ordinary.  I have noticed this to be true in obsessing with my little back of work ecosystem, that is the Erie Basin, in the last years. This year I found crabs.  Blue crabs!  Just living on the rocks and you would have thought I found diamonds, I was so excited.  Just like the joy of eating breakfast tostadas or these spice rubbed pork chops.  These impossibly simple acts or experiences have brought about the ability to recognize the most incredible depth and wonderment all around us, everywhere.  The more you do it, the more it opens up.

An atheist and conservative, yet somehow invigorating to consider his ideas, as a mind exercise and how to rationalize my differences or common ground.  i.e, free will, God, you know, all the small stuff.

Get on Top!

Pastrami and egg tostadas most likely will not make our great recipe books but I will say, just like a tortilla, ANYthing tastes amazing on a warm crisp tostada shell. The earthy corn taste along with the creamy eggs grounds any salty meat or whacked-out accompaniment that you may have in your refrigerator.    This would appeal to you fellow freaks that know the deep joy of a weiner charred over the burner wrapped up in a warm tortilla.  

The way you layer food is very important.  Layers matter.  What was NOT the shit?  I thought a great idea would be to melt the cheese on the bottom first and then top with the eggs but the better way would have been to spread the avocado as the first layer, then the eggs, then top with cheese.  Cheese on top is almost always best.   I like to try new things, then learn from them.

I've Been Pushed Down, When Will I Be Loved

So, yeah SPAM and egg tostadas

Breakfast tostadas are on my current playlist.  Toast the shells in the oven while you make a quick scramble of whatever you have on hand and don't forget to throw in leftover herbs!  That is what it's all about in Pandemic living.  Using up all of your corn tortillas like a champ!  Like street food, but YOU are the one cranking out the quickstyle tasty meals in your own little kitchen, so you know it's safe, you know what's in it and it's made to order!  

And since we're stepping outside the box, why not Spam and eggs with leftover roasted cauliflower, topped with a tangy Feta Cheese?  I couldn't think of one good reason not to.  

One of the great joys of cooking is when you create a new template to host many options using all your available fridge and pantry ingredients.  And you can only push leftover vegetables to the side once, or sometimes twice before they must be used or tossed.