Who's needs a kitchen?

[Tim Z]

Having woken up with a bit of a hangover this morning, I fancied a proper English breakfast. The sun was out, 2nd time this year (whe-hey!) so I thought I'd have a go on the barbie. (Except I don't actually have a barbecue, since the legs fell off the last one, after years of barbecuing, beyond the call of duty.)

So, I improvised. My new barbie on wheels is actually an old metal vegetable trolley, whose previous incarnation was a bathroom trolley. I lined the top tray with foil, set up the charcoal, and I was off.

I cooked the eggs in pockets of foil, and the beans, the rest done straight on the barbie. I thought it was great, if someone could tell me how to post the pic, I'd show you the results! (I'm new on here!)

[andiesenji]

Welcome Tim Z

Your breakfast sounds great. Was fried bread a part of the meal?

Edited March 19, 2005 by andiesenji (log)

[fifi]

Welcome to the Society, Tim Z!

Sounds like you might be in Australia. Are beans a normal part of your "English breakfast?" What kind of beans? Here in Texas and other parts of the Southwest US and Mexico, beans appear at breakfast as refried in a bit of lard or bacon grease.

Info on posting pictures is here. That forum has lots of information. Great to have you aboard.

[Tim Z]

Hi Andiesenji and Fifi,

Actually I'm from Cyprus, but I live in the UK. Baked beans are pretty traditional here (they come in cans) but fried bread less so, these days. Being a bit of a desperado cook, I used greek 'corek' bread (not sure what the English word is), which has sesame seeds - which work surprisingly well with it. I'll see if I can post a pic now, thanks for the link.

Edited March 19, 2005 by Tim Z (log)

[Tim Z]

Ok, here goes - apologies if this goes horribly wrong - I've uploaded a pic to a 'my album' in imagegullet, and I'm going to try to post it/ post the link? Help!

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?act=mo...md=si&img=13376

Is that right? Or is there a way to make the image appear on the page? Cheers - all help apreciated!

[racheld]

That Trolley, by Golly, is a COOKING MACHINE!!! Who'd-a thought!?

Just like the lovely breakfasts of our last trip---one of those down-to-the-restaurant for immense fortifications of sausages and beans and grilled tomatoes before hitting the bus for Yorkshire.

And all from a piece of BATHROOM furniture? You're a genius.

And now the pan of cinnamon rolls in my oven doesn't seem quite so interesting.

rachel

[fifi]

I am still trying to figure out how you make a cooker out of a trolley. Maybe I don't know what a trolley is? How long does it take to cook the eggs in the foil and over what kind of heat?

On the picture . . . Scroll down to the next to last segment in the instructions I linked to. That will explain the IMG tags.

[MobyP]

Tim - welcome to eGullet. Superb and proper british breakfast. I (and your arteries) salute you.

[Tim Z]

Hi there - still trying to figure out the pics. Back to respond when I've tried this:

Edited March 20, 2005 by Tim Z (log)

[Tim Z]

Hello Moby, Rachel. Thanks for your responses. Fifi - it's just a metal trolley - you know the kind of thing - with wheels and three baskets. I just lined the top one with foil. The other racks I just used to hold the bits and peices. You just make sure the charcoal's not too hot - and time it - just use instinct - there's no adjustments unfortunately - apart from moving things to the outside where it's not to hot.

What am I doing wrong with my pic posting?

Edited March 20, 2005 by Tim Z (log)