You Ask Me for a Contribution

Breakfast can be so many things. You can go to extremes and I love to experiment. But we also have a food revolution going on over here. Trying to look at all choices and eat healthier. P is requesting lighter breakfasts. Poached eggs, as opposed to omelets and frittatas, pancakes, french toast, you know, the good stuff. A poached egg is a poached egg. You can spend time getting just the right depth of cooking, which is actually not that easy so its a challenge but c'mon on! I'm fresh, I've had my coffee, I'm awake...I wanna make something fun!

So with that going on, I started to experiment a bit with sauteed vegetables, cracking the eggs on top, lowering the heat and covering with a lid to allow the eggs to steam cook. That makes for a really great soft gentle heat that the eggs seem to enjoy. It also leaves the whites so delicate. Then when the vegetables cook underneath on their little bed and get a carmelization to them, something great happens to the conjoined flavors.

This morning I had mushrooms and a bit of cheddar cheese on top to melt. With a side of ham and wheat toast. Everything's gonna be alright!

You'd Better Free Your Mind Instead

The final night of the republican convention. I watch because I like to see both sides. I like to know who the key players are and try to listen to their ideas with an open mind. Well after about an hour on C-Span, so much for that. So much for things changing or people actually presenting well formed ideas. And the nerve of them dragging out those poor 'ethnic' people. I only remember hearing really bad jokes and slogans, everyone seemed to have one. We Can Change It, We Built It, We Can Do Better. Hmmm,.. can you do a better slogan? Nothing was blazing. blah blah, get Obama out blah blah. Okay, so maybe they feel he's done a horrible job. Then, now what? We'd all love to see the plan. But all the rest of the time was filled with assorted people selling their own past performances, proving someone in their family worked hard and at the very end saying a gratuitous snippet about Romney. No one believes in him that I could see. Then there was Ryan's big speech. I was all prepared for strength and clear direction. Heard he was the golden child. Didn't hear any new perspective. I was told he stayed out of the muck. He flung a few that night. All I could see when he talked was breaking news of him caught sending pics of his winkie to some intern on his smart phone. Is that cause he has no lips like that Anthony Wiener guy? You can't trust a man with no lips, I've found anyway.

Even though he was batting for the other team, I loved Clint Eastwood's little stand-up. He was affective when he mentioned everyone including Oprah crying at the promise of change. I felt a little stupid for a second but then remembered that I always feel that way.
Romney..already forgot his speech. He seems like a nice man. He could play the US President on a made for TV after school special, set in the 50's.
Other than that, they better get back to that drawing board. I'll stick with Obama. He doesn't make me feel all icky inside when he talks. He took my sister's medical maryjane away, so he's not in great standing with her. My dad says we should give him a chance because no one could have made real change in just 4 years. He said it'll take the new guy four years just to learn the job and then we'll be out 8 years.
I didn't agree with everything but I've been in my job for four years and I haven't done squat. He's accomplished a lot. Who understands ObamaCare? No one. We don't know if its bad or good, no one can explain it. But the things a monster. That is an accomplishment in and of itself. But he ended the war in Iraq, he killed Bin Laden, he ended Don't Ask Don't Tell, he crushed those sneaky peat credit card companies. He's done a lot for vets and so has Michelle. He fought and won for more women's rights in the workplace. Hollah! All in all I believe the country IS better off with him in office.