Dave Smith wrote:

sf wrote:


On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:57:30 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:


I used to get up at 5:15, shave shower and Shredded wheat, out the door by
5:30 and get to work for 6 am.

You're good. I give myself half an hour just to wake up.



Get rid of the snooze alarm. The trick is to get out of bed as soon as the
alarm goes off. I was working a compressed work week so had to put in an extra
two hours per day. I had a choice of getting my butt in gear as soon as the
alarm went off or setting the alarm for an earlier time.

I hate freakin' snooze alarms. Set your clock for when you *really*
need to get up and then GTF out of bed. Dicking around with snooze
alarms is a quick route to a divorce when sharing a bed with a
later-shifted mate.

My kids aren't allowed to use them either. Snooze alarms only teach you
to ignore alarm bells.

l, not -l wrote:

This morning's breakfast was prepared in 12 minutes of less:

Egg in a nest, with a side of sage pork sausage and enough coffee to
face the day.

There was a discussion on alt.usage.english as to what this dish is
called. Apparently some people in the US call it "toad in the hole",
even though it's not remotely similar to the UK dish of that name. I'd
never even heard of before then. Now here it is!



Brian

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l, not -l wrote:


On 3-Jun-2008, "Default User" wrote:

There was a discussion on alt.usage.english as to what this dish is
called. Apparently some people in the US call it "toad in the hole",
even though it's not remotely similar to the UK dish of that name. I'd
never even heard of before then. Now here it is!

Tadpole in the bullrushes maybe; but, I can't see this dish as
toad-in-the-hole 8-). Bulls-eye breakfast and target toast are other
names I have heard it given. Those two seem appropriate only to the "sunny
side up" variation, while "bird in a nest" seems appropos to both s-s-u and
over-easy variants.

I've done that "Joe's Special" for which someone posted a recipe here,
since trying it for dinner the first time. It's pretty much a one-pan
meal of meat, onions and eggs, with some Tabasco to wake it all up, so one
morning I said to myself, hey, Blinky -- that basically an omelet but with
more non-egg stuff than eggs parts. And I love omelets, so I went with
it. Tasty and hearty for breakfast; worked a treat.


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On Jun 3, 2:04*pm, Kathleen wrote:
I hate freakin' snooze alarms. *Set your clock for when you *really*
need to get up and then GTF out of bed. *Dicking around with snooze
alarms is a quick route to a divorce when sharing a bed with a
later-shifted mate.

My kids aren't allowed to use them either. *Snooze alarms only teach you
to ignore alarm bells.

gads, that's harsh. You don't like to stretch, or listen to music, or
daydream a little bit, or blink you eyes, or anything for a couple of
minutes?

Karen

GUEST wrote:
I rarely eat breakfast during the work week. I am up at 5 a.m., hit
the gym for an hour, shower and dress at the gym, then head to
work. A
couple of cups of coffee and I'm good until lunch. *But* by the
time I
get to lunch, I am ravenous and would eat the tablecloth, napkins
and
menu if not served fast enough :-)

What to do, what to do...I can't eat before I work out and I
absolutely cannot stand 99% of fast food "breakfasts,"
frozen
"breakfasts" and really, really don't need pastries
(which I might as
well just slap on my hips and avoid the middleman) after I work
out...so, Albertson's had a sale on frozen Jimmy Dean breakfast
omelets, 2 - 2 omelet boxes for $4. Tried one of each. The 3 cheese
omelet *rocks*!!! I can keep some in the freezer at work, have one
about 9:00 a.m. and actually give a nod to the salad selections on
the
lunch menu.

Disclaimer: the 3 cheese omelet is my only recommendation. The ones
with sausage or bacon are nasty. OTOH, there are maybe 3 frozen
meals
I can stand and this is the only one I actually *like*

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had
been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with
"cox"

Breakfast for me is usually a turkey and
cheese omelet, which only takes about 5 minutes to make. I need an
hour to wake up and read the paper, then things start functioning and
my brain turns on.

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:04:42 -0500, Kathleen
wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:

sf wrote:


On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:57:30 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:


I used to get up at 5:15, shave shower and Shredded wheat, out the door by
5:30 and get to work for 6 am.

You're good. I give myself half an hour just to wake up.



Get rid of the snooze alarm. The trick is to get out of bed as soon as the
alarm goes off. I was working a compressed work week so had to put in an extra
two hours per day. I had a choice of getting my butt in gear as soon as the
alarm went off or setting the alarm for an earlier time.

I hate freakin' snooze alarms. Set your clock for when you *really*
need to get up and then GTF out of bed. Dicking around with snooze
alarms is a quick route to a divorce when sharing a bed with a
later-shifted mate.

My kids aren't allowed to use them either. Snooze alarms only teach you
to ignore alarm bells.

I am not a morning person. I set my alarm to go off a half hour
before I *need* to get out of bed and I *don't* use the snooze button.
I word 10-12 hours on a regular basis, and it's not a compacted work
week. That's what I do, it works for me.... I'm *never* late for work
and I haven't taken a single sick or R&R day this year.

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sf said...

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:04:42 -0500, Kathleen
wrote:

Dave Smith wrote:

sf wrote:


On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:57:30 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:


I used to get up at 5:15, shave shower and Shredded wheat, out the
door by 5:30 and get to work for 6 am.

You're good. I give myself half an hour just to wake up.



Get rid of the snooze alarm. The trick is to get out of bed as soon as
the alarm goes off. I was working a compressed work week so had to
put in an extra two hours per day. I had a choice of getting my butt
in gear as soon as the alarm went off or setting the alarm for an
earlier time.

I hate freakin' snooze alarms. Set your clock for when you *really*
need to get up and then GTF out of bed. Dicking around with snooze
alarms is a quick route to a divorce when sharing a bed with a
later-shifted mate.

My kids aren't allowed to use them either. Snooze alarms only teach you
to ignore alarm bells.

I am not a morning person. I set my alarm to go off a half hour
before I *need* to get out of bed and I *don't* use the snooze button.
I word 10-12 hours on a regular basis, and it's not a compacted work
week. That's what I do, it works for me.... I'm *never* late for work
and I haven't taken a single sick or R&R day this year.


Alarm? Alarm?

Where's the fire?

Ain't no radio/clock alarm in my house.

Only a brain alarm. Goes off pretty much on time every morning, give or
take an hour and a few smoke alarms.

What's "snooze" button? Does it forcefully put you back to sleep?

A two minute breakfast could be toasted waffles smeared with guacamole.
YMMV.

Andy

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:16:55 -0400, Dave Smith
fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

Get rid of the snooze alarm. The trick is to get out of bed as soon as the
alarm goes off. I was working a compressed work week so had to put in an extra
two hours per day. I had a choice of getting my butt in gear as soon as the
alarm went off or setting the alarm for an earlier time.

Eggsackly! I get up at 5 a.m. and am at the gym by 5:30, in the shower
by 6:30 and at the office by 8. And if the boss isn't in, I stretch
out on the sofa in his office for a snooze g

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:26:06 -0500, "jmcquown"
fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

Karen wrote:
On Jun 1, 7:59 pm, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
I fail to see why posting about "premade, frozen food items in a
cooking ng is brave move." I've been knocking around this newsgroup
for about 15 years and don't see what's "brave" about it. We post
about idiotic nonsense all the darned time. Pick your battles, woman.

I know you've been here for a long time. So have I. I'm not picking a
battle. It's a cooking newsgroup, so it's just controversial to post
about a Jimmy Dean microwave fastfood.

Why? People here use pre-prepared ingredients just like anyone else. We
aren't Perffesional Chefs LOL We may prefer to make things from scratch
whenever possible but if you don't have time, you don't have time. If
someone finds a convenience food that tastes good and works for them there's
nothing wrong with sharing the info.

Seems like the only time I get to indulge in scratch cooking is on the
weekend. This past weekend was a good case in point: I made a lovely
Beef Medallions in a Cognac Sauce. It wasn't complicated, but it's
still more than I'd do during the week. When I leave work, 99% of the
time I have to pick up a couple of things at the market, maybe the dry
cleaners, maybe the tailor, maybe whatever, and then when I actually
*get* home I collapse on the sofa with a glass of wine and... peering
around to make sure I'm alone with Jill ...watch my soap opera that
I've DVR'd. Then I drag a second glass of wine into my home office and
play in the newsgroup. I'm not doing any stinkin' cooking! Hell, 90%
of the time, I don't eat dinner, anyway, and the DH is plenty happy
with some of his Timmy Tango-type concoctions. Hmmm, maybe there's a
correlation here, b/c his concoctions can certainly put me off food!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:55:24 GMT, "l, not -l" fired
up random neurons and synapses to opine:

This morning's breakfast was prepared in 12 minutes of less:

Egg in a nest, with a side of sage pork sausage and enough coffee to face
the day.

snip

Clipped and saved. This will be a *perfect* breakfast for when the
very small grandchildren spend the night. I have all sorts of cookie
cutters that should make them smile - and maybe get
Lexie-the-Fussy-Eater 5 year old interested in eating breakfast for a
change (wonder where she gets *that*!). Thanks!

--

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

"Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch!"

-- W.C. Fields

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:52:19 GMT, "l, not -l" fired
up random neurons and synapses to opine:


On 3-Jun-2008, "Default User" wrote:

There was a discussion on alt.usage.english as to what this dish is
called. Apparently some people in the US call it "toad in the hole",
even though it's not remotely similar to the UK dish of that name. I'd
never even heard of before then. Now here it is!

Tadpole in the bullrushes maybe; but, I can't see this dish as
toad-in-the-hole 8-). Bulls-eye breakfast and target toast are other
names I have heard it given. Those two seem appropriate only to the "sunny
side up" variation, while "bird in a nest" seems appropos to both s-s-u and
over-easy variants.

OMG, I should have read through this whole thread before posting.
After I copied the recipe into Now You're Cooking! I suddenly thought,
"Wait a sec - I've seen this before someplace." Sure enough, it's in
the first cookbook I ever owned (and still have, although some of the
pages are falling out), _Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls_,
and dig the copywrite date: 1957. My mother gave it to me for my
birthday, IIRC, and one of the first things I made was a cake. And
when the cake turned out to have the consistency of a tire iron, I
realized that I'd left out the eggs. Funny the things you recall from
childhood.

The name of the egg recipe in that cookbook, BTW, is called "Eggs in a
Frame," in a section entitled, "Campfire Cooking," and even has a
color photograph. However, they use a simple biscuit cutter. Your idea
of using a cookie cutter of different shapes is much more clever and
certainly more appealing to kids.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:12:09 -0500, Andy q wrote:

A two minute breakfast could be toasted waffles smeared with guacamole.
YMMV.

WB, Andy! Good thing I didn't read that while I was supposed to be
eating breakfast, because it killed my appetite. LOL


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On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:08:51 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
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And if the boss isn't in, I stretch out on the sofa in his office for a snooze g

Lucky you! Have you ever been "caught"?


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