I like to create these Masterchef breakfasts where the contestants are ingredients 1, 2 and 3.
1 - A slice of avocado (((generous))) don't skimp.
2 - The picadillo (mincemeat) or whatever the main course was the night before in your dinner.
3 - Our daily bread
This last and Very Important Contestant (VIC) of today's programme is the bread, which is part of the basic standard basket, i.e. every soul in this country receives a daily loaf of bread under these conditions.
It is small as you can notice... we must stay slim. Overfeeding is not necessary. š¤
This picture is manipulated to make the model look good and the next one is artistic.
I have to explain to you that bread has an intrinsic quality of dehydrating in a very short time, in the blink of an eye to be more precise. So the aforementioned VIC gets hard, very hard, and even with a sledgehammer, you can't intimidate it. I tried to cut it into slices, but the knife got nicked, which is why the slices are so... irregular. Next time I'll use the electric tree pruning saw. š¤£
Look, I put it in a frying pan with some oil to make toast. I got distracted and they burnt a bit. Cuando el mal es de...š¤, no valen guayabas verdes (when the evil is of..., green guavas are worthless) By the way, I had a ripe guava too, but this is consumed before the preparation of the Masterchef breakfast.
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Preparation - Mash the avocado and mix with your leftovers from the night before. Add whatever you have, basil, cheese, onion... garlic. Whatever you prefer. In this case I just mashed and mixed, because the picadillo (š el mincemeat) was delicious and salty. I'm in love because the food I cook always comes out salty. That's what they say happens when you fall in love. š¤·āā
Ok, but the post is not about food.
Although let me show you how this turned out in the end, and who was showing all over her face how delicious it was.
You see, I accompanied it with pistachios that my sister sent me from... la Yunai. Hahaha... from the USA. But if you don't have this exotic thing, you have other nuts to go with this. Be creative. Peanuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds. With pumpkin seeds, you take advantage and get rid of parasites. š
Guess who is the professional taster here?
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Yes, my words so far exude a certain amount of criticism. I know that. However, I want to convey a message that you may not have seen beneath all this that I have presented. This for me is a good breakfast. Acceptable and nutritious. This and a cup of coffee satisfies me. In the days to come I will continue to share my masterchef breakfast creations.
Ok, al grano. O to the point, o whatever...
I wanted to tell you what's going on with me. I don't know if I should cycle alone to Baracoa, a coastal village in the municipality of Bauta, to the west of Havana. It happens that I was invited to a photo safari in which I would like to participate and also stay in Baracoa from Saturday to Sunday. I have to say that I have many good memories of that place, where I lived during my studies at the University.
It could be really nice.
Baracoa, May 19th, 2024.
That time, when I cycled, I visited the place where I lived. There was nothing left of the old wooden house. But I took the photo and also of the street, where it was located.
I could almost see myself there and the house... it was very emotional.
The street.
The house next door and in the photo below, the next one.
The neighbourhood was very changed and I didn't recognise anyone there. š
In the first street parallel to the beach, I also saw many new things, new businesses. And the dock, where I would go for a swim very early in the morning, just a few steps from the house.
I love the idea of riding my bike there. I already shared here that first feat, which I suppose is a trifle today, because I feel more prepared.
The thing is that from here, from my house to Santa Fe, todo es fresa (everything is strawberry), but between Santa Fe and Baracoa, along the Panamerican Highway, I would not like to cycle alone.
How this pisses me off this situation! Not being able to do what I want to do. With so many shortages and problems that we have, people become unscrupulous. Since we have been like this for so long, the situation is not improving. Cycling in uncrowded places is not smart. I have to be careful.
I examine my options.
Going to Baracoa by public transport... I don't want to, no. š I'm almost having a tantrum, like the ones I used to have as a child.
My idea is to go there by bike, take advantage of it and exercise. When I get there, rent a house or a room that costs about 10 or 12 usd a night... and spend the day there taking photos, meeting people... enjoying the sea. At some point I'll go for a bike ride in Baracoa... and then come back home on Sunday. Sounds great doesn't it?
The guys I sometimes go cycling with are busy. They can't come with me.
Here I am. Thinking about what to do. For now I'm going to bed... maybe if I sleep on it she'll suggest some plan to get me through that stretch I'm worried about going through alone.
(My breakfast when I wake up would be that one I shared with you... although ooops... there's no mincemeat left. It's time to activate another contestant) š
