Thai Spoons omelet

[cjsmith]

This morning's breakfast: scrambled eggs with some black pepper, some pinched-off bits of green bell pepper, and the teeniest amount of onion I could get in there.

Last time I had too much onion. This time was better. (I was also too lazy for the bacon this time.) I'm starting to work this toward emulating a veggie omelet offered at Thai Spoons, a steam table Thai place near my house. They include, I believe, onion, tomato, and pepper. I will probably always be too lazy to do the tomato. Tomatoes do not grow in a size that fits in a single person's omelet. (Bell peppers and onions don't either, but they freeze better. The peppers I had in strips already. All I had to do this morning was pull a couple out of the bag, pop the bag back in the freezer, and pinch off little bits into the egg.)

Now, though, the bell pepper is crispier and has a stronger flavor than I was expecting. It also doesn't stick to the egg very well. Does the restaurant saute it a bit first? Mayyyybe.

It's still cheaper (taking waste into account), easier, and tastier to go buy a serving. However, I'm now fast enough that I'll beat the trip to a steam table restaurant on time.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

If they're out, I eat 'em. If they're in the fridge or freezer, they can last months before I remember they're there. Fridge ones, therefore, mostly end their lives as a pile of brown slime. :-(

Thousands of mothers tell their children to clean their plates "because there are children starving in Africa". The echoes of those illogical scoldings poke at me today to tell me I have a moral imperative to avoid buying food. I feel guilty when I buy perishables.