Dr. Toast’s Amazing World of Toast

The world famous Heywood Banks toast anthem, in animated form: Yeah… TOAST!

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by Smita Mehta

SIL Red Chilli Villi Sauce
Bread
Potatoes
Spices
Oil for frying
Coriander
Sev

First cut the bread in two halves and fry them in oil.
Smash the potatoes. Add some salt and red chili powder to taste.

Apply it on the bread.

Put some Sil red chilli villi sauce.

Garnish it with sev and coriander.

PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes

With eyes closed I flee
Into the eastern wind, yet -
My toast is still warm

Today I was in Borders Books looking for a birthday gift and was perusing the “humor” section, when I came across a book titled “505 Unbelievably Stupid Web Pages.” Hmm, I thought, I wonder if my site is in there? So I flipped to the index and, lo and behold, there it is on page 228: “Dr. Toast’s Amazing World of Toast”.

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“The toaster really did work, and didn’t overheat the CPU! Just for fun, they also had control of the LEDs on the toaster. The keyboard was separate, connected via USB.”

links: news article, technical info

By Peggy O’Mara

You can use any kind of mushrooms for this or a combination of your favorite kinds. I use simple button mushrooms.

Wash and dry 1½ pounds of mushrooms
Slice thinly.
Mix sliced mushrooms with:
4 Tablespoons olive oil
4 Tablespoons chopped parsley
2 to 4 minced garlic cloves.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Set aside.

Melt 2 ½ Tablespoons butter in a skillet until sizzling.
Add mushrooms to butter and sauté five to eight minutes. Stir constantly and sauté until the mushrooms are just beginning to release water.

Add:
2 to 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro

Cook over high heat for about five minutes, stirring constantly.
Mound over toast and dribble pan juices over the top.
Garnish with a dash of chili powder or ground black pepper.
Serve immediately.

by John Carroll
San Francisco Chronicle

Some years ago, writer and model Annie Lamott lived on a houseboat at Issaqua Dock in Sausalito. It wasn’t really even a whole houseboat; it was sort of like an in-law apartment at one corner of a larger vessel.

There were few appliances in her personal space. She had been confronted with the cruel question of downsizing: Would you like to have a stove, or would you like to have a place to sit down? Annie got a chair and gave up gourmet cooking.

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The Toaster - A thing of beauty. Made with 3,053 slices of toast. Frickin’ amazing.

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