An Evening Jaunt (Capture the Fall)

Our latest assignment, Capture the Fall! The above is me going on an evening jaunt

Bagels: The Perfect Food?

There comes a time in every man's life, when breakfast, or an after school snack is not laid out for him by his mother or father, and he must choose what to eat. It is this free will, this choice making mechanism rooted in the core of the human mind that separates us from the animals and dictates what kind of person we are, and the life that we live. And so, when the time came for me to make a decision with unknown consequences, that could potentially alter my life for ever...

I chose bagels.

But why bagels? Why just a circlet of bread, rather than the sliced variety you or me may find in the grocery aisle. Well, a bagel is not just a ring of baked dough. But then again, it is. What makes a bagel so special is that it is a foundation, a building block, essential to the perfect snack. A bagel on its own may be dry and strange to the senses, but when toasted, a whole new world of deliciousness can be found.

But why stop there? Why stop there when there exists a supply, nay a near endless plethora of toppings. Simply embracing the amount and variety of creams and spreads seems daunting, but fear not.

As of now, my main choices of toppings are butters, creams, and spreads. Generally, my main butter is that of the peanut variety. Yes peanut butter can be used on normal bread, but it does not compare to the crisp flavor of a toasted bagel. Then creams. The largest cream family is the cheese family. Cream cheese on its own is a delicacy to say the least, but venture further, and your mind will begin to see things never thought possible. For example, a long time favorite of mine is the strawberry cream cheese. The fruity flavor mixed withe the cream consistency and the toasted bagel is enough to topple an empire. Then, there are also such exotic things such as blueberry cream cheese, and even salmon cream cheese, which I have never actually tried. In the spread, or "shmear" hierarchy exist singularities, along with alternates. There is a alternate cream cheese, and an alternate strawberry cream cheese, both different in consistency, but similar in taste. There are also such unique oddities as herbal garden shmear, packed with rich vegetables.

You need not get me started on the variety of bagels themselves, with different seed toppings and ingredients, there exists a limitless amount of possibilities for flavor combinations.

The best thing since sliced bread is already here.