tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21325658166162684852024-03-05T03:14:00.336-08:00SitztoastEvery Thing You Always Wanted To Know About Toast *But Were Afraid To AskSitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-23054749275501823152013-12-19T22:00:00.001-08:002013-12-19T22:00:19.665-08:00Cardamom Bread Toast!<div style="text-align: center;">
I recently made this awesome cardamom bread toast!</div>
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Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-57757711482198689882012-11-12T23:28:00.002-08:002012-11-12T23:28:48.872-08:00When Good Toasters Go BadI recently found this video, which was posted on the site <a href="http://www.crackajack.de/">Nerdcore</a>:<br />
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I think it's safe to assume that despite any problems you may have with your toaster, it probably doesn't shoot flames or burn "Satan Lives" into your toast. We should be happy for The Little Things like that.</div>
Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-39722299221486375442012-05-19T22:43:00.001-07:002012-05-19T22:44:15.710-07:00Toast-Related Perpetual-Motion Machine!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hey, you guys know me: I like toast. I also like providing my reader(s) with updates on the newest toast news and trends. In that vein, I'd like to share this video I came across:</div>
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Have a great day!Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-37609333856729272052012-04-27T12:11:00.002-07:002012-04-27T12:11:27.740-07:00Toast-Related Comic!<div style="text-align: justify;">
I know most of you come to Sitztoast for the hard-hitting breaking news, so here's an item for you: A toast-related comic from <a href="http://radiofreebabylon.com/Comics/CoffeeWithJesus.php">Coffee With Jesus</a>:</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">SCHOKOMAC! The German toast spread that's part chocolate, part vanilla-ish, and all delicious! Available in Costa Rica at Automercado or places where other weird German foods may be sold.</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-65561916248311465642012-02-19T23:38:00.000-08:002012-02-19T23:38:31.895-08:00"Like a Black Forest Cherry Cake on Toast"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcvU4b5C2Ja1VTLZviVd1Vp74M6_RYLNTweyaCXjNxrrPPes_FtdjUX0AWTKY-3sB8hFocvOTiHfbdccO4HK5YMI6GgDVas0ps3zyuZhLaM8VMO1ojfwIrREBTZusLh3Tkjy22aO-gBVR/s1600/6686153021_86e356e7ec_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcvU4b5C2Ja1VTLZviVd1Vp74M6_RYLNTweyaCXjNxrrPPes_FtdjUX0AWTKY-3sB8hFocvOTiHfbdccO4HK5YMI6GgDVas0ps3zyuZhLaM8VMO1ojfwIrREBTZusLh3Tkjy22aO-gBVR/s400/6686153021_86e356e7ec_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's taken me a while to write this toast post because I think I'm still in awe about how amazing this piece of toast was. I ate it at the home of some wonderful friends in Boulder. The bread was homemade by Davey, and Bobby suggested the ingredients mix. Yes, that's right, Nutella, jelly, and whipped cream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Technically, it's a sandwich press, although the result is still toasty goodness! Here's their video from Kickstarter, since they're using it to get funding for their grilled cheese product:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading. And as the winter months approach and the air cools down, be sure to stay toasty!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-72702543564826674412011-10-04T23:22:00.000-07:002011-10-04T23:22:55.673-07:00Cheese + Jam = Love<div style="text-align: justify;">I recently came across <a href="http://semiswede.com/2011/05/24/gjetost-rye-bread-strawberry-redcurrant-jam/">this great article</a> on Semiswede (Motto: "sort of about Sweden, and sort of not"). In any case, the author wrestles with the appropriateness of putting cheese and jam on toast, and to that, I can only say:</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I propose a toast... to toast with jam and cheese!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite breakfasts: Peanut Butter, Honey, and Banana on one slice,<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In the past few years, I've eaten about 50% of my toast this way. In Costa Rica, rice and beans is called "<i>Gallo Pinto</i>," and it's cooked with a famous (at least here) sauce called "salsa Lizano." It's often served with heavy sour cream called <i>natilla </i>on the top. In this case, I accompanied my <i>gallo pinto</i> with an omelet and a bit of tomato.</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-51893757688146607402011-08-10T23:04:00.000-07:002011-08-10T23:04:59.872-07:00Sexy Toaster Alert!<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to Julien (aka Julio) for the tip-off about <a href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00880036000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=00-70145843-2">this beautiful toaster</a> on sale at Sears.com:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Man, you don't even know what kinds of toast I'd make with that toaster! Thanks again for the tip!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have a nice day, and stay toasty!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-2415198343139519972011-08-09T23:21:00.000-07:002011-08-09T23:21:06.193-07:00Sitztoast Goes Hipster! (Or does it??)<div style="text-align: justify;">I recently started using Instagram. It's a great tool for getting interesting pictures of landscapes, architecture, and people, but when it comes to food, it's hard not to have your photos turn out looking like something from a 1970s picture menu from the Soviet Union. Case in point:</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In real life, all of these looked great and tasted delicious, but when processed with various strange filters, the result looks like something you'd feel guilty feeding to the dog. I may have to stick with my nice camera when it comes to toast pictures. Or do you, dear reader, have any suggestions?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep toasty!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-42389407863974308712011-08-02T00:08:00.000-07:002011-08-02T00:08:15.064-07:00A Heartwarming Toast Picture of Staggering Something-Or-Other<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't think of words to justly describe such a lovely picture:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's mom, checking out toasters in Bed, Bath, and/or Beyond. Simply great! Thanks for modeling, ma, and sorry for the crappy cell-phone picture!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-40057580701159098052011-07-31T22:05:00.000-07:002011-07-31T22:05:14.086-07:00Colorado Toast Pictorial!<div style="text-align: justify;">We recently went to Colorado, and the toast flowed like water filled with bread crumbs! Feast your eyes on these pictures and see for yourself:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My folks know how to toast bread properly. A nice, white KitchenAid toaster will do the trick real nicely... wait a minute, what's that I see on the bread bag?</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Great Harvest Bread Company"?? Aha! I <i>knew </i>it! As I predicted a few weeks ago in <a href="http://sitztoast.blogspot.com/2011/07/overwhelming-success-with-one-big.html">a previous post</a>, my mom may be scheming to make <i>her</i> <i>own</i> toast blog, toasting only Great Harvest Bread Company bread! In fact, one of the first things mom said when we got home was that if we were looking for something tasty for breakfast, there was some good whole-grain bread in the freezer. We'll see how this story develops, but if Ma Sitzman starts her own toast blog, this good, old-fashioned mom-and-pop Toastblog may be doomed! Ironically, the mom-and-pop Toastblog in this scenario is a son-and-daughter-in-law Toastblog, and it would be a mom with her international conglomerate, backed by the military-toast complex, that would be issuing the hostile takeover of this humble little blog. Stay tuned!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In the end, though, that was some damn fine toast! Strawberry cream cheese on one slice and peanut butter with honey on the other? It's time to say those three, magical words: "What a country!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading, and keep toasty!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-90034180412667727062011-07-25T17:46:00.000-07:002011-07-25T17:46:02.439-07:00Toastecdote! (Toast Anecdote, Obviously)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sitzman/5357998773/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ti1OsxZOxYcbPfdVYoal6k7uwq7QFbv6HglShFAumpmIPz9kWzN3GOQX6FumswXLTB9wdKmkMdBQqEqx15BOe9NYz96c8nalAQcDxUti3p0GAB0OmrgIujMrilT8VcwFUExRkKHfCEb-/s320/5357998773_b0c0721a9f_z.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not actually the sandwich I ate this morning, but it is<br />
a Cuban sandwich I ate at Miami International Airport.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The guy at the Miami airport café asked me if I wanted my Cuban sandwich toasted or not. ¡Por Favor!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I guess my reputation as a fan of all things toast has yet to precede me.</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-11395922107666679312011-07-21T10:26:00.000-07:002011-07-21T10:26:08.861-07:00Toast Survey!<div style="text-align: justify;">In our previous post, I mentioned a good article about toast racks. The author is a great writer, and I've also been following her on Twitter. The other day she sent a link to a survey about toast, and if you've got about 1 or 2 minutes, you can take it, too! Just <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GYVRCHJ">click here</a> to open the survey.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Toasting!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-82657565199917210082011-07-11T10:35:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:36:05.562-07:00Reader-Suggested Toast Article<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM1MftXDTLZCsh9Nt_Dn8Dl708O78DDr-z2uJaL7roQTYGonzM4Jtt2fhA3bCGDZN-B6XPcJT8DgUR01GGH83yNeQ7PuqobCjJTpqL7RyTuKaUDDdsZlFC15HKv9SmagSsYCcAmsS72Pd/s1600/800px-Toast_rack_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM1MftXDTLZCsh9Nt_Dn8Dl708O78DDr-z2uJaL7roQTYGonzM4Jtt2fhA3bCGDZN-B6XPcJT8DgUR01GGH83yNeQ7PuqobCjJTpqL7RyTuKaUDDdsZlFC15HKv9SmagSsYCcAmsS72Pd/s400/800px-Toast_rack_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow, check out that nice rack! (Picture from <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toast_rack_1.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Faithful Sitztoast reader AnnaLisa tipped me off to <a href="http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2008/04/toasty-and-toastie.html">this article</a> talking about differences between toasty and toastie, and comparing some British and American toast-related phrases. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's a great <a href="http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2008/04/toasty-and-toastie.html">article</a>, and it also brings up another good question: How do we--as a community at Sitztoast--feel about toast racks? What should we say about them in our constitutional charter? Feel free to chime in in the comments section!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Have a good day, and be sure to eat your toast!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-68766854305493439082011-07-09T22:50:00.000-07:002011-07-09T22:50:16.808-07:00Sitztoast: It's Not Just For Sitzmans Anymore!<div style="text-align: justify;">You may be wondering, "Is Sitztoast only for Sitzmans? Isn't that discriminatory?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Good question, reader. When Sitztoast was founded, it was envisioned as a place where Sitzmans --<i>all</i> <i>Sitzmans</i>-- could hang out, relax, and talk about toast. I think it's certainly served that purpose in its life so far, but I don't want to be elitist! If Germans call beer "<b>liquid bread</b>," then I call toast "<b>crunchy alcohol</b>," aka, "<b>The People's Food</b>"! Sitztoast <i>can't</i> just be for Sitzmans anymore--it should be for everyone who loves toast! Therefore, I'm opening Sitztoast up to the <i>general public</i>. Now's your chance to see, hear, experience, talk about, and <i>taste</i> all the toast that you've heard the Sitzmans talk so much about!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just join in the conversation in the comments section, or follow us on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sitztoast/230732633615740">Facebook</a> page! </div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-55843658351885087192011-07-08T12:39:00.000-07:002011-07-08T12:39:42.432-07:00"An Overwhelming Success" - With One Big Question Mark<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWUJUDRAEAl-LXxirG4KH55zOXE_d4ptVDOO0zh0OEdqcvRfQ7Rz6HmEflQtwB2qUlRj65OAJLTuI9h69uh0MssCHdf0Y0wfVIpvKC7vUkeG6G5gGhNY1OJiUI8qWzs8ZDqgR-tKagFYU/s1600/family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWUJUDRAEAl-LXxirG4KH55zOXE_d4ptVDOO0zh0OEdqcvRfQ7Rz6HmEflQtwB2qUlRj65OAJLTuI9h69uh0MssCHdf0Y0wfVIpvKC7vUkeG6G5gGhNY1OJiUI8qWzs8ZDqgR-tKagFYU/s400/family.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thus far, <i>some</i> members of the Sitzman family have signed on to Sitztoast, but not all of them.<br />
The identity of one of the non-Sitztoast-fans has been obscured to protect her anonymity.<br />
The dogs also like toast, but due to Facebook's racist anti-canine policies, are unable to become fans.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"An Overwhelming Success" -- That's what critics are saying about <a href="http://sitztoast.blogspot.com/">Sitztoast</a>, as well as its related <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sitztoast/230732633615740">Facebook fan page</a>. One notes the abundance of Sitzmans in the fan roster, yet thus far the matriarch of the publisher's family, Phylis, has yet to become a fan. Despite being a vital toast-provider in her children's lives (toast with cinnamon and sugar, toast with butter and jelly, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, to name but a few examples), their mother has thus far proven reluctant to become a fan of Sitztoast. Is she really a secret toast-hater? Is she saving her support for her <i>own</i> toast blog, based entirely on the Great Harvest Bread Company bread that she claims to love to toast?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We'll have to see how this story develops, and we'll also be following whether Ryan's wife's controversial decision to opt out of "liking" Sitztoast will cause ripples at an upcoming family reunion.</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-75395790866781561342011-07-07T22:43:00.000-07:002011-07-07T22:43:40.165-07:00A Touchy Toast Question<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFnkJTnT7ujdy-VqhmR5kBeyo57yfd-fs3kddDA8l4SwKn62-N1jQ6JRU3bMbdDp5tc1Tlsi8INWJQvNmtepJXpwuuU2RMm3kT30Z1GeUv3gKZdzGyG-7v7AC9-BfMiGFBxvB4UK-xHlZ/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFnkJTnT7ujdy-VqhmR5kBeyo57yfd-fs3kddDA8l4SwKn62-N1jQ6JRU3bMbdDp5tc1Tlsi8INWJQvNmtepJXpwuuU2RMm3kT30Z1GeUv3gKZdzGyG-7v7AC9-BfMiGFBxvB4UK-xHlZ/s320/IMG_0665.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ostentatiousness of this car's design would suggest its owner<br />
prefers toaster ovens to upright toasters. To each his or her own.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>In the 90s, everyone asked each other two questions:<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1. Boxers or Briefs?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2. Upright Toaster or Toaster Oven?</span></b></div><br />
I'm pretty sure that Tupac and Biggie's killings were linked to the latter question, but I can't seem to find reference to it on Wikipedia.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So how about you, dear reader? Upright Toaster or Toaster Oven?</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-46120780467196321412011-07-05T23:54:00.000-07:002011-07-05T23:54:59.431-07:00Toast With Fried Cheese and Gallo Pinto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi4AHT1iI2uD1Sfw3Jumdf_-2o-UOT6_b-gpF0ShU_M62ZQUuKzPdjNaLxwtXKfxk6G38_srIMGUjyT35zRs8hwJsPq07oIOcLRFm0O6zwPgQ2bea52EjoNkMyf5UOpOidBcFbbB57lKi/s1600/5907502641_5d31d90a6d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi4AHT1iI2uD1Sfw3Jumdf_-2o-UOT6_b-gpF0ShU_M62ZQUuKzPdjNaLxwtXKfxk6G38_srIMGUjyT35zRs8hwJsPq07oIOcLRFm0O6zwPgQ2bea52EjoNkMyf5UOpOidBcFbbB57lKi/s400/5907502641_5d31d90a6d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now THIS is what I call an after-school special! When Angela and I got back from teaching our evening classes we had a bit of a nibble... including toast, of course. Also a bit of fried cheese and some <i>gallo pinto, </i>which is Spanish for "Uppity Costa Rican word for rice and beans." Plus lemon. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Toasty!</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-32481913607943506422011-07-05T20:51:00.000-07:002011-07-05T20:51:40.605-07:00Fields of Joy<div style="text-align: justify;">When people see the background picture on this blog, they often ask me, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Hey, is that barley or wheat in that field?" </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The answer is "Yes, it is!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's called "Amber Waves of Grain" where I come from, and they're here to stay. This is basically toast, when it's just a twinkle in its father's eye.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stay toasty, friends.</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-88840918004705832942011-07-04T23:07:00.000-07:002011-07-04T23:07:09.539-07:00Toast AnecdoteOnce my sister-in-law asked me, "Ryan, don't you ever get tired of eating so much toast?"<br />
To which I replied, "Don't YOU get tired of eating white rice three or four times a day?"<br />
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True story; you can't make this stuff up.Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132565816616268485.post-6185358773674979762011-07-03T21:44:00.000-07:002011-07-04T23:01:57.419-07:00LET THE TOAST BEGIN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKIDD3FyshRF9oqhlhcIi3baV-YJTjwAQCVsDgstVP-biurbvaIFGBsOuoGTfkIXgWshgx5fnDoN3lI9VN0AZc63EveP38ykgYMoVrDpvO_dXngBvdWTJ3UNKgoyZQqLPiX7Yspbm3fpy/s1600/5899451891_9751db037a_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKIDD3FyshRF9oqhlhcIi3baV-YJTjwAQCVsDgstVP-biurbvaIFGBsOuoGTfkIXgWshgx5fnDoN3lI9VN0AZc63EveP38ykgYMoVrDpvO_dXngBvdWTJ3UNKgoyZQqLPiX7Yspbm3fpy/s400/5899451891_9751db037a_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Here we have a lovely dinner of whole-wheat toast, cream cheese, pineapple slices, and black beans. It's where Mexico meets Hawaii, and introduces it to its friend Philadelphia.</div>Sitzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736024263670063703noreply@blogger.com0