i'd never heard of a "bap" until i read about it in my favorite little british breakfast book, posh eggs, a bap is a soft, round bread roll used as the foundation for a meat sandwich. in britain, baps are usually filled with sliced sausage and HP sauce, but i'm currently in sunny southern california, so i [...]
my list of new year's resolutions tends to change pretty drastically every year. i was looking at some old journals the other day and laughed when i realized my goals in 2014 were to lose weight, go to more parties, get straight A's, and get a boyfriend while 2016's were to gain weight, stay in more, stop obsessing over [...]
i was just about ready to commit to cornell when george washington university came and swept me off my feet! i visited the school yesterday, and it truly seems to have everything i want. urban? check. cool people? check. financial aid? check. journalism school headed by the emmy-award winning, NPR- and CNN-seasoned frank sesno? i admittedly didn't know who [...]
i wish we had tea in the u.s. i'm not talking about a cup of chamomile, i'm talking about afternoon tea. with crumpets and scones and cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off. our fast-paced culture lends itself to an on-the-go espresso much better than it does to a sit-down afternoon meal, but i think it's something we should start doing. a [...]
this is the perfect back-to-school breakfast! it's packed with protein and light on carbs in order to ensure long-lasting energy for a full day of classes. okay that's BULLSHIT do NOT give this to your children before school. they'll bounce off the walls for a few hours, and then crumple to the ground in [...]
my brother got a tattoo today! it's a bridge, and it's on his RIBCAGE. where all the nerve endings are. owwwwww. i'm not sure exactly what the significance of it is, but it's from the video game 'shadow of the colossus' and it looks fuckin BOMB. the tattoo artist's main instructions were to [...]
scones are kinda gross on their own, amiright? even with herbs and stuff mixed in, they're too dry and crumbly to eat without some sort of filling or sauce. i decided to stuff these with a gloppy, viscous bacon jam and over easy eggs. the yolk soaks into the scone, adding moisture and richness, and the sweet [...]
i make these for my dad to eat as fuel before his weekly eighty mile bike rides (he's crazy). the jars are easy to grab in the morning, very customizable, and packed with carbs and protein to ensure long-lasting energy. oatmeal is perfect for athletes, but i think it should be a staple in [...]
did you know that cinnabon sells a cup that's full of exclusively 'the center of the roll?' it's a nice concept, but i think it's important to experience the anticipation of slowly pulling back the outer layers, the dough getting increasingly pillowy and gooey with filling until hitting the jackpot in the middle. the filling in these rolls is [...]
makes two servings i woke up wanting something with eggs and heat. i briefly considered (boring) scrambled eggs or a (boring) omelette, but i always end up 1) forgetting the cheese until the last second, which leads to a mad scramble (pun intended) for the first cheese i see in the fridge - usually something moldy [...]
LENA'S LUNCHBOX 