不需要太多的早餐—from maggie
May 20, 2008 
一起床、五月的黃梅天,加上莫名其妙的「秋涼」和雨粉,感覺荒涼。
然後扭開收音機,今天是全國為四川地震默哀的第一天、加上依然封鎖的緬甸風災情況,這個早上感覺很沉重,我需要出外走走。
單車沿著上地鐵的人潮,停在路邊的一間小餐室。
早餐本來應該豐富,滿足脾胃,但今天早上一杯熱檸茶,清淡一點好了。

一起床、五月的黃梅天,加上莫名其妙的「秋涼」和雨粉,感覺荒涼。
然後扭開收音機,今天是全國為四川地震默哀的第一天、加上依然封鎖的緬甸風災情況,這個早上感覺很沉重,我需要出外走走。
單車沿著上地鐵的人潮,停在路邊的一間小餐室。
早餐本來應該豐富,滿足脾胃,但今天早上一杯熱檸茶,清淡一點好了。
你無睇錯,呢堆疑似咖哩係比利時咖啡豬扒…
材料有豬扒、薯仔、洋蔥、一餅牛油、鹽、
白胡椒、百里香、月桂、咖啡 …
星期五,終於開拍神父廚房,
走到天水圍找顧厚德神父,示範其比利時家鄉菜。
他說在比利說這道菜也快失傳,他的媽媽曾在電視台示範,
更拿到烹飪比賽亞軍,
回到家中,一家人圍在桌前享用美食,
今天香港還有多少人會這樣做?
做法不難,先煮一餅牛油,煎洋蔥至金黃色,
下咖啡、豬扒、薯仔及調味料,最重要是月桂及百里香!
燜三十分鐘,拿出來香得要命!
再伴比利時黑啤,跟一眾拍攝人員分享,就是一個美好的Brunch。


媽媽退休沒有工作,更多時間待在家中,打理我們的起居飲食。可是,我和姐姐越來越少回家食晚飯;但早餐還是要「依賴」父母的。
這兩個月,媽媽玩溝麵粉、搓粉團,自製早餐麵包。工序不算太複雜,但需要的時間可不少。前一晚要溝好麵粉,半夜去搓一搓,讓粉團發酵,早上把形形式式的餡料放進去,然後焗20分鐘。
早上起來,可以吃媽媽剛焗起的麵包,縱使那東西再硬、再酸也願意。
After the miracle of congee, I did that thermo magic with oatmeal again(inspired by apple’s story). The same process as making congee, just replace the rice with oatmeal(unexpired).
But one accident occured this time- I totally forgot about it the next morning. It was almost 36 hours later that I remember I had a breakfast waiting for me. You know what? it’s still hot!
Then I added some honey(healthier and easier to store than milk). And sometime with walnut too(to improve memory).
早餐是咖啡(基本上是固定的了) + 過期的有機活力麥片…
已過了期半年… 但看樣子沒有什麼問題… 反正昨天沒有為今天買早餐… 一包麥片不多… 但過了期還剩下半包… 原因是這種麥片需要煮20-30分鐘… 我懶… 早上起來… 沒有耐性花那麼「長」的時間煮食… 於是昨晚想到… 不如用水浸過夜… 哈… 果然… 今早煮3分鐘就ok! 得左!… 省下不少石油氣 ^_^ 雖然因此而感到興奮… 哈… 但benny的分享.. 還是提醒了我… 不要剎有介事的告訴身邊的人… 以免招來幾廿歲人而家至學的回應!=p
By studying the daily utensil and their stories, I learned that lazy smart way of making congee:
drop a handful of rice into a thermos bottle, fill it with hot boiling water. Go to sleep. And wake up having a bottle of congee ready for breakfast!
This morning, I was amazed with my first eco-congee. And very glad to find a new job for my little blue thermos bottle from now on. Thinking of words from the fashion designer Vivian Westwood. “I’ve never made anything new, but trying to make every same old stuffs with a new way…”.
With a believe in happy action, I went to share this discovery and congee with the grannie next door. She was more surprised than me, and said: ” 幾廿歲人!而家至識?有無搞錯呀! “
這星期都在採訪麵包店,真的是Working for Bread - 因為要試食。
是期寫完,今次字數少到得50wds,簡直係呃稿費。
上星期五在黑麥採訪時,我問了一位歐洲客人Dean Head,
他說黑麥麵包用料做法同歐洲一樣,不亂加Cream同Butter同Sugar,
而有樣唔知係,原來歐洲包好多時加左Fresh Cream,
亞洲人難以消化乳糖,結果香港既歐洲包味道唔同曬。
採訪完後,掃了Blue Cheese and Pepper Baguette
跟Almond Lemon Honey Braed及讀書好返回家,
另一間的,完全無掂。

昨天是A-1集團,攝影師太喜歐陸包拿了回家,
在圓方跟她吃了丹麥千層酥及法式樹頭鮮奶包,
談起飲食,大家也實在不怕胖,
想不到是她認為今日女生身材太平,原因是發育時就鬧減肥,
結果Fat Cell不夠,當然就身材如此了。
今天早餐,自然是A-1的吞拿魚竹輪包,Mochi冬甩,
日式Melon Bun,德式吞拿魚,楓糖提子…

看見Benny的早餐2-4… 哈哈… 想起了家中的#2#3…
#2是伴侶… 每次買面包… 總買多一份… 他喜歡吃紙包蛋糕… 也喜歡吃法包… 他總是帶包回公司吃… 他出門口的時候就是我起床的時候…
#3是一對的… 是家中的龜龜… 被人遺棄… 被哥收養了… 又再轉到我家… 住在浴缸中… 來了好幾個月… 初來的時候可能因為是冬天… 吃的很少… 最近不知怎的… 大吃極了… 早晚兩餐… 都是吃菜… 成日爭食… (我心想:物似主人?=p) 每次見到我… 就以為有野食… 很喜歡看牠們吃的樣子… 大啖大啖… 好肚餓咩?
Every morning, after serving the spirit in and around my house. I’ve to serve the souls at home.
Breakfast #2 is for tiger, a female cat about 13 years old. She loves the tibetan table so much that she’ll has her breakfast, afternoon tea and diner everyday on here. What excite her the most is fresh running water. She’ll jump from her sofa like jacky chan when she hear the tap water is running.
#3 is sadhu, a golden retriever adopted together with tiger and the tibetan table 1.5 year ago. He is in his middle age crisis, eg.knee problem, family reconstruction, start working as security…etc. What he love most is Hot Pot Rice.
#4 is ah4, a 6 years old male cat and very typical Pisces. Used to be vegetarian before age of 2. Now he likes only crispy biscuit. He is a fellow of slow food movement. So, very often hishalf finished breakfast is eventually finished by #3 sadhu.