Bagel Bliss

It hailed this morning at our humble abode.

Hailed!

Spring has sprung (almost), and in its honor, I'd like to propose a toast! I believe a pink Kitchen Aid toaster toast might be most appropriate.

This beauty's creamy pastel color evokes thoughts of Easter eggs and little girl bonnets, doesn't it? And speaking of Easter eggs, a nice fried egg sandwich would make a nice Spring welcome, too, wouldn't it?

In fact, I'm envisioning a morning buffet complete with crispy egg sandwiches, a few slices of turkey bacon, a tall glass of of pulpy orange juice, and a few chocolate eggs (just for good measure).

Won't you join me?

Let's all grab our trusty pink Kitchen Aid toasters and bid the flowers and the birds a welcome "hello!"

To Spring!

"Who Doesn't Like a Good Pop-Tart?"

That was the quote of an interviewee responding to the St. Paul Zoo's August 2009 "Pop-Tart Gate" scandal.   As Pop-Tart aficionados, I'm not sure how the Bagel Family missed this particular story, but apparently, some unauthorized visitors -- including a St. Paul police officer -- were under investigation for feeding the Zoo's gorillas some contraband Pop-Tarts.

In all honesty, I feel a bit sorry for Schroeder, Gordy, and Togo, the Zoo's resident silverback gorillas. They've had a taste for the best -- now they're left with their dull and unsavory approved silverback gorilla diet. 

Perhaps they'd appreciate a Cuisinart Toaster Oven or an Oster Inspire Toaster for Christmas this year.

I bet they'll at least ask Santa to sneak in a few boxes of Strawberry Pop-Tart goodness.

Wikipedia defines toast as "bread that has been browned by exposure to dry heat." It also states that "toasting is a common method of making stale bread more palatable."

Oh, Wikipedia! You sell our beloved toast so short!

Perhaps you've never tasted a perfectly tanned bagel straight from a Breville four slice toaster. I'm guessing you've never experienced golden brown perfection from an Oster glass view toaster. 

If so, I'm sure your description wouldn't be quite so... well, dry.

Take it from Global Toaster, where you can buy toaster online in all shapes and sizes.  Toast isn't just toast, when you know as much as we do about the finest kitchen appliances ever invented!

Wikipedia... so much to learn...

Now that I'm allowed to add a few carbs back into my diet (whole wheat, of course), I've been looking for a new toaster for bagels. As you're all well aware, we're bagel fanatics over here, so we settle for nothing less than the best.

I have to admit I've been pretty impressed with the Haier two slot toaster. For its reasonably low price, you have the option of turning off the burner on the "top of the bagel" side so it doesn't get undesirably brown.

Of course, if you're willing to spend a bit more money (and we Bagels never skimp on our toasting devices), nothing beats the sleek Kitchenaid four slot toaster for keeping all our Bagel bellies happy.

Otherwise, I wouldn't even mind a Smith toaster blue fo rmy bagels.  Those seem to be great for them too.

Those who know me well know that I have a little thing for Dave Matthews.

He can write lyrics that melt me like butter on a hot piece of toast.  Take, for instance, this line from his recent "Shake Me Like a Monkey" release: "I like my coffee with toast and jelly, but I'd rather be licking from your back to your belly."

I have to confess, I'm a book junkie. And, well, I'm a toaster junkie, too. So, what happens when those two worlds collide?