After our vacation I should probably be sticking close to home, focusing on getting our house built, and only eating salads and juicing since none of my clothes fit anymore, but instead, I want to eat comforting foods and I want to share kindness and care with everyone I see because sometimes, we all need comfort food.
Sometimes the world goes sideways and upside down. I know it has this week. People I love and care about are afraid and anxious and worried about the future, and it is made worse because they’ve been terrified and nervous for almost as long as lots of them can remember.
My faith tells me that those who mourn will be comforted and those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness will receive heaven but damn, y’all. Damn.
Thankfully, I’m reminded by people all around me that we still have hope. We still have hope…and we can still reach out to those in need of comfort and care from wherever we are.
If there are people in your life who could use some good comfort food, add this Portland brunch hash that I recreated and amended to your list of things to eat and share with people you love, along with your hugs and words of comfort. And pray. Pray a lot.
- 1 Tablespoon Bacon grease (or vegetable oil/olive oil to make it vegetarian)
- ¾ Head of Cauliflower, cut into small pieces
- 6-8 small red potatoes, cut into fourths
- 1½ cloves of garlic, minced
- 1½ Tablespoons Harissa powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- salt and white pepper to taste
- ¼ Cup feta cheese
- 2-4 eggs or tofu (cooked however you like! I recommend sunny-side-up or scrambled)
- 6 slices of crispy cooked bacon
- 6-8 stems roughly chopped parsley
- Boil the potatoes until you can put a fork in them easily.
- Toss the cauliflower and the potatoes in the harissa turmeric, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
- In a skillet, heat the bacon grease and sautee' the garlic. Once it's softened, add in the potatoes and cauliflower and sautee' until the cauliflower and potatoes are starting to turn brown. Turn the oven on broil at 400 degrees and finish browning the vegetables for about 5-10 minutes.
- While the vegetables are in the oven, fry or scramble your eggs.
- Once the cauliflower and potatoes are finished, add in the parsley, bacon, and feta cheese, add the egg on top, and serve.
