Brunch!

Thursday morning my friend Lynn came over for brunch. I love brunch; I love everything about it.

I love cooking it, eating it, setting the table, and just the whole preparation! I feel that it is one of the most relaxing meals to have. This one was rather simple as my friend was doing low carb. All I did was make a frittata, and of course we tried out a new bag of beans!

When I was very young, my mother had dishes we always used as the "good" dishes  for holidays and special occasions. I unpacked them a few years ago thinking I might get rid of them. I didn't realize that they were china. In the 1950's,  my mom bought a powdered soap called  "Duz". Each box of "Duz" would contain a white piece of china with the golden wheat pattern and gold edging.  Eventually my mother collected a large set, which I use as my brunch plates.  I realized how sentimentally attached I was to this pretty china.                           

I made a simple frittata consisting of eggs, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, and mushrooms. I can't tell you how much of anything, other than six eggs, because I don't measure!  It was delicious. It was fluffy and the cheese and vegetables blended together perfectly. I love anything with caramelized onions; or for that matter mushrooms! Most of this frittata was consumed as you can see.

Next up, the guest of honor; a new bag of beans. They smelled

wonderful, quite aromatic. They were a combination of dull and slightly oily. But this was a milder coffee blend so I wasn't surprised. Now only for the taste and the smell to match.   

Breeze Blend

Once again, I made French press. and once again I was disappointed. First sip I tasted a very thin flavor of a coffee that was screaming to be heard. As if it wanted to rear it's head and say, "I taste good".  But the little bean just couldn't do it. The body of this blend was so thin, it was like drinking coffee flavored water.

To be fair, I made a second pot in a good old fashioned electric percolator. Sadly, the results were exactly the same as the French press. Never one to give up, I pulled out the big guns and poured the beans into my DeLonghi Magnifico coffee machine. This machine makes bad coffee taste good. It did add crema to the top, but it still struggled for body. It just couldn't get there.  Why did I give it three attempts?  Because it was from one of the best roasters on Long Island. I just seem to buy the wrong beans I guess! I have had some really good cups of coffee at Tend. I will not give up until I find a Tend bean I love.