Everything Bagels
I like to go for hikes on Saturdays once fall comes along and for awhile I felt that it was mandatory to stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way to my destination for an Everything Bagel. These are certainly my favorite...little bit of garlic, onion, poppy and sesame seeds with a dash of salt on a toasted bagel with cream cheese. I justified it by saying to myself that I needed the energy for wherever I was going that day. Of course a less carb heavy breakfast loaded with protein would do the trick just as well if not better but, I mean, those bagels can be sooooo good. Chewy, creamy, delicious. I know that everyone has their own favorite topping for bagels but this is mine and I think a lot of other people. It is so disappointing when I pull up to the drive-through window and order, and the response is..... "Hmmmm, I don't think we have any more of those."
I like to go for hikes on Saturdays once fall comes along and for awhile I felt that it was mandatory to stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way to my destination for an Everything Bagel. These are certainly my favorite...little bit of garlic, onion, poppy and sesame seeds with a dash of salt on a toasted bagel with cream cheese. I justified it by saying to myself that I needed the energy for wherever I was going that day. Of course a less carb heavy breakfast loaded with protein would do the trick just as well if not better but, I mean, those bagels can be sooooo good. Chewy, creamy, delicious. I know that everyone has their own favorite topping for bagels but this is mine and I think a lot of other people. It is so disappointing when I pull up to the drive-through window and order, and the response is..... "Hmmmm, I don't think we have any more of those."
I have a couple go-to spots when looking for hikes, but a resource that I found that has worked out well for me is the blue-blazed hiking trail site on the CT woodlands website. This site has given me a lot of different places to check out and each trail has a reasonably detailed map along with historical details that make it very easy to find the type of hike that I am looking for that day. The trails are all measured in miles and are very accurate. I usually choose 3-5 mile hikes that loop and a couple favorites are the Day Pond and Gay City loop trails.
I have a couple go-to spots when looking for hikes, but a resource that I found that has worked out well for me is the blue-blazed hiking trail site on the CT woodlands website. This site has given me a lot of different places to check out and each trail has a reasonably detailed map along with historical details that make it very easy to find the type of hike that I am looking for that day. The trails are all measured in miles and are very accurate. I usually choose 3-5 mile hikes that loop and a couple favorites are the Day Pond and Gay City loop trails.
Chef Beplat
Boiling the bagel is a vital step in the bagel making process. We boil the bagels for approximately 25 seconds on both sides. This is what makes the bagel a bagel. We boil the bagel in water and honey in place of malt syrup.
Boiling the bagel is a vital step in the bagel making process. We boil the bagels for approximately 25 seconds on both sides. This is what makes the bagel a bagel. We boil the bagel in water and honey in place of malt syrup.
Ryan, as a sophomore, getting ready to transfer the bagels into ice water to shock them.
Solmarie (sophomore year) seasoning the bagels with everything spice prior to baking them in the deck oven.
