As of this week, I’ve finally settled into an apartment in San Francisco’s Lower Haight, for the foreseeable future. This makes me happy. Despite the temporary absence of an internet connection, it would appear that some not-so-techie neighbor is kind enough to provide me with access to “linksys.” :)
On December 30th, I stopped by the new place (old to me – I’m taking over from a friend), to move things in. I was only there for a few hours, but long enough to realize a problem.  That is to say, while I have a bread machine (which also makes mochi), a kitchen aid mixer, a hand mixer, a food scale, a rice cooker, a waffle iron, and a hot water pot…I have nothing with which to fry an egg or boil oatmeal.  (I know I have a George Foreman grill somewhere, but I haven’t found that box just yet.)
Now, we can get creative, sure. I bet if I cracked an egg into the rice maker once the rice was done, and closed the lid…I’d have a nicely poached egg-on-rice in a few minutes. (Hmm…actually…).  Someone recommended that I try moffles and put an egg in between the waffle layers for a sandwich.  I guess I got rid of my 1 pot and 2 pans when I left the US last year? And somehow accumulated a bunch of STUFF that can’t do a simple thing.
While my useless arsenal both amuses and slightly frustrates me, my friend is overjoyed.
C: no pots or pans?
C: u don’t have any?
me: Nope.
C: can i go pot shopping with u? :D
via online is okay too
…
C:Â wats ur budget? :D haha
mm u should prolly get a really nice chef’s knife and maybe paring
knife (tho i prefer nice chef, paring, and utility lknife)
maybe a few hundred for knives?
and depending on how many pots/pans u want…that could be kinda pricey…. :P
She went on, of course, listing pros and cons and sending links. I’m glad she was typing, because I’m pretty sure if she was talking she wouldn’t have been stopping to breathe. Happily, I can make use of her expertise online. Post-Christmas, with this house hunting business, the last thing I want to do is have to do is enter a retail store. Just so I can, you know, fry myself an egg.
Annnd…this story has a happy ending. Having returned to the apartment just now, I realized the presence of the omnipotent Microwave. Not the greatest, but a weird rice + spinach/onion + egg + cheese creation was nuked. Could be tastier with cream/milk, but not bad for a handicapped dinner. Sort of like a cross between quiche and doria.
moffles?? i want moffles! oh my goodness i have so many things i want to cook – so jealous of your kitchen freedom…as soon as you get a pot/pan. nice ramekin usage, by the way. that must be tiny.
it’s at least 7″ long. not so small. also, there were two of them. :)