Breakfast April 24 Thursday 2025

[Emile]

Black coffee with a toasted bagel and Philadelphia cream cheese.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Gee, I wound up with three pounds of cream cheese

after a 99 cent sale these 2 weeks. But it's Tillamook. Is that ok?

And, what's a bagel?

There was a time in the late 70s when no one ever heard of bagels outside NYC area. Or so it seemed. Never saw one in stores. Now they have these imitation bagels of all size and flavors. But yuck. White flour, doughy. Real bagels were cooked in water, the skins were thicker and even hard, the dough inside well cooked.

Bagels did not emigrate from NYC. They have been kidnapped to suit the baking industry. Pure bagel laws should surely be enacted.

[Emile]

3. I first learned of bagels in the early 60s in Opa Locka, Florida.

There was a Cuban bagel bakery in Opa Locka that sold day old bagels cheap.

[NJCher]

4. Make a cheesecake

Key lime would be good. 😊

[bucolic_frolic]

6. ha ha! you sussed out my plan.

I got this box of Tylina Sweetshop Classic Cheesecake Dessert Mix. 16 ounces cream cheese, and some Cool Whip. I'll use a home mix Cool Whip substitute to avoid the HFCS. The Tylina is mostly sugar but it's a no-bake cake. And few artificial ingredients, no dyes, unlike the most famous national brand no bake cheesecake. At 99 cents for cream cheese, it compares favorably. Above that, not so much.

[gademocrat7]

2. Coffee with cream, now

Whole grain toast and a banana, soon.



Good morning🤗

[NJCher]

5. Speaking of bagels

I am having my favorite: jalapeño cheddar.

A little cottage cheese and a small Gala to go with it.

Hot tea.