Monday, August 08, 2022

A Bob and Carlos Story: Sunday Breakfast

A couple of years ago Carlos told me a story about his mother making refired beans in their kitchen in Mexico City. She’d cooked the beans and then began to mash them in a skillet, and every so often, she would pick up the pan and flick it hard to flip the beans and then mash again. One time she flipped a wee bit too hard and some of the beans ended up on the kitchen ceiling.

Carlos laughed at his mother trying to explain to his father about beans on the ceiling.

Well yesterday, as Carlos does, he was making pancakes for breakfast, and as I came into the kitchen to eat, he reminded me of the Bean Story and then pointed to the stove where he missed the griddle with a ladle of pancake batter. 


I saw a mixture of batter and dried cranberries kind of congealing and cooking on the stovetop, and we … well, mostly me … had a good long laugh about that and then sat down to eat.

He likes syrup on his pancakes and I like a little butter and some cinnamon sugar on mine, so I buttered a cake and reached for the “sugar” and saw that he’d gotten Whole Jamaica Allspice for me. And so we laughed about that as I went to the cupboard for the real cinnamon sugar. I sat back at the table, buttered a cake and sprinkled … wait for it … it’s epic … Celery Seed on my breakfast.

We couldn’t stop laughing because between the two of us, we are the hottest of messes.

PS Celery Seed isn’t so bad if you want a more savory cake.

22 comments:

  1. As long as your both laughed, that's the main thing. Cleaning up afterwards can be a pain in the posterior though.

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    1. Oh we both laughed about that all day long!

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  2. You guys are two of my very favorite hot messes! I may be transitioning into Carlos. I'll be giggling all day. Thanks.

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    1. We are still laughing because the two of us? Oy!

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  3. Chortle! Glad you weren't scraping batter
    off the ceiling... or is that next week's
    adventure?
    xoxo :-)

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    1. I was certain there would be pancakes on the ceiling!
      xoxo

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    1. The pancakes, as usual, were delicioso!

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  5. Oh my, I just LOVE your Carlos stories. And serves you right for making fun of him!

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    1. The two of us are completely nuts and completely laghbale!

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  6. You should work your way through the entire spice rack and see what pancake delights you can experience!

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    1. I will be honest, the celery seed wasn't THAT bad!

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  7. aussieguy4:26 PM

    Laughter truly is the best medicine!

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  8. I always try to be careful preparing, I Hate cleaning those crevices

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    1. The crevices are the worst!

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  9. I have never tried butter and cinnamon sugar. I usually have lemon juice and sugar, or maple syrup and butter. I'll try the cinnamon sugar next time I make pancakes.

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    1. I like it because it's not so sweet.

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  10. Pizza, fireworks, and glitter! Sounds like our kitchen. So, who had to clean the stove. SG does that regularly and I’m the one who has to clean it.

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    1. Carlos said he'd clean up, and he did, after the delicious breakfast.

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  11. Being able to laugh is what makes for a strong relationship. And I think I'll hold off on trying the celery seed.

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    1. Yeah, I still prefer cinnamon sugar!

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