Definitely a French Toast Morning

Last week I was told I would have to have a lot of blood taken in the process of fertility diagnosis. Today, I woke up early for the privilege of having 587 vials of blood drawn (Ty says the number increases every time I talk about it, which is constantly).

"Do I have to fast first?" I asked the nurse, near tears.

"No. In fact, before your blood test, make sure you eat and drink enough so tha--"

I didn't hear the end of the sentence. In my mind, I was already sprinkling the cinnamon on the golden brown slices.

I was all set to post a picture of a stick of butter, but there was a glare on the shiny wax paper packaging that I couldn't get rid of. Also, the photo kept reminding me of that "get the butter" scene with Brando in the kitchen in Last Tango in Paris, and that's not an image I need in my head right now.

Instead, I will just tell you that the February 2006 issue of Food & Wine magazine tells you to "indulge yourself," and contains articles "in passionate defense of...pasta and other outlawed carbs." The cover photo is a bowl of penne dressed in what appears to be some kind of silky ricotta, the edges of the pasta toasted brown by the heat of the oven broiler. Who needs Playgirl???

I love to eat most foods, but I definitely think carbs make for the ultimate comfort foods. Lately, my three favorite comfort foods are, in order, 1. French toast; 2. potato leek soup; and 3. chocolate chip cookies.

What are yours?