Because of our wildly divergent schedules — not to mention total disagreement in what foods are considered palatable — hubs and I rarely eat together unless dining out. Instead, most evenings I eat like a single person, petting my cat and reading a book while slurping down far too many foods that emerged from a box just minutes before. Two hours later, I watch hubs prepare and eat his own meal.
Recently, however, I vowed that this would change. Not the schedule, perhaps, but the cuisine. After all, I’m on the road to good health and inner peace. My horoscope told me so, and the calendar backs it up. ((Speaking of resolutions, check to the right for the newest poll. A new one goes up every week.))
After a little thought, I had the perfect meal idea. Since everybody knows that breakfast foods taste best after 5 p.m., I cased the refrigerator and cupboards for supplies, and soon I was chopping, whisking, stirring, and simmering until I had a lovely breakfast burrito — double wrapped for structural integrity, since I lack the gene that tells me when my tortillas are too full to tuck into without tearing. Two bites in, I had sour cream all over my fingers, Basil the cat begging for attention on the stool beside mine, and an empty paper towel roll in front of me. But the burrito was delicious, so I had no cause for complaint.
An hour later my husband came home, inhaled the remnants of cooked eggs, chiles, and green and red peppers, and declared himself hungry for a breakfast burrito of his very own.
Halfway through teasing him about being a follower, the good news struck: We finally have another recipe we both enjoy. I think that makes four.
Oh, I love breakfast burritos, and the ingredients you put into yours sound delicious. (I’ll have to add chiles next time!) Kath’s comment about pot roast for breakfast made me laugh. We’ve done something close to that here, I’ll confess (garlic roast beef :). Leftover pizza first thing in the morning is an all-too-common “breakfast” food in our house…so, yeah, to even the scale, we’ll have waffles or pancakes for dinner sometimes, too.
My son is named after a burrito place in the E Village. I’m not kidding! That’s how important burritos are in my life…
I LOVE breakfast burritos. I think you’ve given me a good idea for how to ring in the New Year tomorrow morning. Denny’s, Bob Evans, Cracker Barrel, IHOP, watch out!! I’m coming and I’ll be bringing the appetite. 😉
That is wonderful! DH and I have drastically different tastes. His favorite food is a McDonald’s cheeseburger. Second favorite: a big pile of eggs with crispy bacon. *sigh* My favorite food is organic, brown rice miso soup, and I’m allergic to dairy and eggs, don’t eat pork, and I’m a most-of-the-time vegetarian.
But eating with your loved one is such a valuable thing, you know? It’s one of the joys in life. Right now, we’ve found two dinners we both enjoy. It’s tough!
@Marilyn – I just put in a few of the mild chilis from the can, or I use green chili salsa. As for breakfast, I’ve been known to have cold pizza myself. Or whatever else is leftover.
@Joanne – That’s hilarious! But I do love his name, so it worked out well. I shudder to think what our kids’ names would be if we used our favorite restaurants. None of them would work well!
@Marcia – Funny thing is, I never eat them when I’m out. Just at home. But you do make them sound good, so I’ll have to look for them on some menus.
@Spyscribbler – Our tastes are that different, too. Makes it nearly impossible to find things we both like to eat, but it’s this gigantic accomplishment any time we do.
That breakfast burrito sounds scrumptious! I love cooking in summer, but become uninspired in winter — especially after Christmas.
Hoping you and your hubs expand the joint culinary repertoire still further in 2009. 😉 Happy New Year, Caryn!
We are serious foodies here and love to experiment. So fun that your big experiment led to a new discovery!!
Hope 2009 is filled with many shared and enjoyable meals for you and your DH
I love breakfast burritos too – anytime! We do the breakfast for dinner thing periodically, usually when there’s no dinner food readily available, and it’s usually pancakes. 🙂
Breakfast food is amazing any time of day. I could go for some pancakes right now.
I couldn’t imagine having buritos for breakfast. lol… But pancakes sound fine. I’m a cereal and toast girl. lol…..