A few short days ago I was livid! I had a terrible cold coming on and all I wanted was for my lunch hour to come so I could drag myself out into the cold and drive down the half mile to the nearest Chinese place for a tureen of their hot, delicious garden noodle soup with chicken! It was what kept me going all morning! The clock struck one and I nearly sprinted to my car. I had been tasting the broth and vegetables and rice noodles in my head all morning. The very thought of the steam opening my sinuses had sustained me through moments I just wanted to drag home, crawl into my jammies and sleep for a month!
I was greeted hospitably, only to be completely crushed with the news that they had discontinued my soup!! It's soup! It's not Peking Duck! It's not even stuff they don't have! I was completely defeated. I was sick and didn't have time to go anywhere else on my lunch hour, so I had their lo mein. Some of their food is really good....I just don't understand why they think the soup was unreasonable enough to discontinue. (No, I didn't ask! I might when I have licked my wounds and gone back in.) ;-)
But I've ranted more than I planned to. This was several days ago and my cold is almost gone, thanks to a helpful few capfuls of whiskey and some very good honey. Today I've been in a reminiscent mood, though. I've related in a prior post how I miss my mom and today I saw an add for a breakfast meal that had a sandwich, hash browns, and something you rarely see anymore - diced baked apples. I thought how much she would have loved this product and it made me think how much we enjoy food and how we take it for granted that we and our loved ones enjoy certain dishes. Or even certain foods...my husband loves fig bars...my daughter loves chocolate in most forms and ice cream. My one dear friend loves cinnamon and macaroni and cheese, while another loves celery and red meat. I love all kinds of foods. These are our normal everyday things we don't really see. I know my family and friends have their favorites. I know they notice I like certain foods, but do we ever really celebrate that?
It's caused me to think why not celebrate those small, special things. Celebrate your life and favorites! Celebrate your family's and friend's favorites!! Pay attention and treat yourself!! It will fill your life and make you happy in this new year!!
The following is one of the meals the was essentially my mother. While it is unremarkable, it is all that best reminds me of her. It is included here not to entice you to a large breakfast, but to show how a simple meal can bring the best memories.
God bless!
Jean's Breakfast
Heat a pan and saute two brown and serve sausages. Remove from pan to paper towel to drain. Reheat pan over medium high heat and add a little canola oil. Crack one large egg into it and let fry for just a moment to set the white as a base. Tilt pan and baste egg with hot oil by flipping oil up onto egg with spatula, taking care to avoid burning your hands or splashing it onto clothing. Loosen egg from the bottom, being careful to not break yolk. The yolk should be soft without any white being uncooked. Plate egg with the drained sausage. Put two slices white bread into toaster and toast as desired. Butter and plate. Serve with a cup of coffee, glass of juice, and the newspaper or the news channel of choice.
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