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Egg-Chorizo Bake With Crispy Potatoes

When does one start brunch preparation for a house full of snoozing rock-n-rollers?

10 a.m.?

Noon?

Never?

That was my dilemma as I paced ~~waddled around~~ the kitchen, very pregnant, ingredients spread out on the counter, while four musicians slept soundly in the house (five if you count Jason, who had stayed up well past 5 a.m.). It was the summer of 2010 and our friend David Vandervelde, his band and a few other musicians were crashing with us after playing a show at The Bottletree. I hadn’t thought about that weekend in ages. Then in late spring I began seeing the band Delta Spirit popping up all over on the internet. I asked Jason if he’d heard of them, and he gave me a funny look and reminded me that one of their band members stayed at our house.

Oh.

Well, shame on me for not attending the show, pregnant or not. I do remember a nice guy named Brandon who stayed with us, and now that I own and love Delta Spirit’s current album, I feel guilty for not remembering he was their drummer.

We’ve hosted other touring bands and musicians over the years, and I always end up overfeeding them. I can’t help it. I have this idea of touring – accurate or not – that it’s a major grind. Hours of driving. No-tell motels. A steady diet of greasy bar food, gas station snacks and energy drinks. I imagine at some point after weeks of touring, you long for a simple, home-cooked meal. A fried egg even.

So on that Sunday morning in 2010, I fried a few eggs. Well, technically, I baked them… on a bed of chorizo, crispy potatoes and caramelized onions. I also made my favorite scones and a few other brunch dishes that – surprise – I can’t remember. But for now, let’s focus on a great memory: the egg-chorizo bake.

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(Source: ashleybrouwer)

8 months ago 277 notes

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i like food, spoonerisms, and onomatopoeias.

Egg-Chorizo Bake With Crispy Potatoes