b to the FAST

by caitlin

this morning i was in the mood to do muffins, but i didn't have all the ingredients at hand (i used all the eggs yesterday in a really good onion-pecan-thyme scramble. it was worth it, eggs are pretty much my fave) so i decided to go for cheese grits. i don't make this very often because it's very filling, but it's so delicious and easy.. a good way to spice up the basics, as devon observed. you just cut up 3 or 4 cloves of garlic and saute those in some oil before adding 1/2 cup of grits and 2 cups of water and cooking that as you normally would. once it's done, stir in about 1 cup of cheese and some salt and pepper. creamiest, cheesiest grits ever..


i think ideally you would serve these over some wilted greens, but i didn't have any (the closest thing i had was frozen greenbeans, which aren't quite the same thing), so pat and i enjoyed them with coffee.


cute. last night we all went to katie's birthday at the katie-amanda-crystal apt for dancing and fun. instead of having one cake, they made tons of little cupcakes: chocolate, vanilla and marblized, with assorted icings (chocolate peanut butter, chocolate with candy, coconut strawberry..). i thought it was such a fun idea(at least until people started throwing them)! if i ever rise to the high ranks of martha stewart, i'm totally selling them that idea.

also, here's one of the only food photos i took while we were away. incidentally it's also of a big breakfast my mom made on saturday morning. asparagus eggs, bagels, fruit, veg sausages and gallons of fresh coffee. freak yeah, i love breakfasts so much! i'm really glad that i decided to start liking eggs two summers ago, it was one of the best things i've ever done.



btw, i just bought the new ted leo album and i've been having a pretty good time with it.