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"

On Jun 1, 7:57*am, Terry Pulliam Burd > 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*

Have you read the ingredients on those zingers? That's brave food to
eat. Posting about premade, frozen food items in a cooking ng is brave
move, too.

Two minutes is really enough time to toast an English muffin and put a
piece of ham and cheese on it and run out the door, too.

Or skip the cooking (toasting) part, and just use bread. Put interest
with smoked Gouda or a little peanut butter and you're getting
gourmet.

Before gardenburger changed their recipe, I like toasting a
gardenburger patty and putting it on rye against a slice of Swiss that
melted together.

Quick breakfasts ideas are hard to come up with.

Karen

On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 10:50:10 -0700 (PDT), Karen >
wrote:

>On Jun 1, 7:57*am, Terry Pulliam Burd > 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*
>
>Have you read the ingredients on those zingers? That's brave food to
>eat. Posting about premade, frozen food items in a cooking ng is brave
>move, too.
>
>Two minutes is really enough time to toast an English muffin and put a
>piece of ham and cheese on it and run out the door, too.
>
>Or skip the cooking (toasting) part, and just use bread. Put interest
>with smoked Gouda or a little peanut butter and you're getting
>gourmet.
>
>Before gardenburger changed their recipe, I like toasting a
>gardenburger patty and putting it on rye against a slice of Swiss that
>melted together.
>
>Quick breakfasts ideas are hard to come up with.
>
>Karen

I agree Karen, breakfast is the worst meal for me to plan. I can't eat
until I get to work.

Sometimes I crack a couple of eggs into a round Ziploc plastic bowl
and throw in a couple of "blobs" of brie cheese and scramble them in
the bowl in the microwave when I get to work.

English Muffin already toasted and slathered with p.butter or during
the last few minutes of toasting I top with some cheese, just long
enough to melt.

That's the limit of my creativity. Oh, yeah, and a bowl of cereal with
soy milk.

It's a good thing she's such a good cook and so fit that she can get
away with a little food indescression.

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On Jun 1, 12:50*pm, Karen > wrote:
> On Jun 1, 7:57*am, Terry Pulliam Burd > 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*
>
> Have you read the ingredients on those zingers? That's brave food to
> eat.

A lot of the folks on this NG are perfectly fine with that sort of hog
slop.

> Posting about premade, frozen food items in a cooking ng is brave
> move, too.

Many here think that nonfat dry milk, partially hydrogenated soybean
oil, artificial butter flavor and pasteurized process cheeses are
perfectly acceptable ingredients.
>
> Karen

--Bryan

On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 10:50:10 -0700 (PDT), Karen >
fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>Have you read the ingredients on those zingers? That's brave food to
>eat.

For a start, eating a chemistry experiment causes no twinge of
conscience. I am a screamingly fussy eater and if I can stand to eat
it, I don't care *what* the ingredients are. My cholesterol, blood
pressure, etc. are brilliant, I'm pushing 60, so if it hasn't killed
me yet, it isn't likely to do so anytime soon. Besides, 99% of what
*else* I eat would likely embarass a teenager, so there you are. Good
genes are good genes.

> Posting about premade, frozen food items in a cooking ng is brave
>>move, too.

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.
>
>Two minutes is really enough time to toast an English muffin and put a
>piece of ham and cheese on it and run out the door, too.

You didn't read the part about going to the gym and then going to work
directly *from* the gym.
>
>Or skip the cooking (toasting) part, and just use bread. Put interest
>with smoked Gouda or a little peanut butter and you're getting
>gourmet.

Did I mention my picky appetite? 99% of what most of the rest of the
world would eat, I won't. If it's not worth the calories (taste-wise),
I won't eat it. And that goes double ditto for most bread and
pastries.

>Quick breakfasts ideas are hard to come up with.

Esp. if breakfast is going to be in an office with only a microwave
and a refrigerator. Thus, the frozen omelets.

--

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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

-- W.C. Fields

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:59:58 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>Thus, the frozen omelets.

Having blessedly missed this thread up to now.... I was on your side
until the last line. I'm *not* a picky eater, but I have to draw the
line somewhere!

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Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
:

> Thus, the frozen omelets.
>

A microwave does a quite exceptable job on cooking eggs. All that is
truly required is a egg, salt and pepper, a coffee mug and say spray oil
or butter. Oh and something to pre-scramble the egg in; and a fork for
stiring and eating the eggs.

Spray the mug, pour in the pre mixed egg and nuke on full for 30 seconds,
stir and nuke in 10 second increments till the egg is cooked. Be careful
over nuked eggs turn grey and stink.

In my nuker it takes 52 seconds to cook a egg to my perfection (with a
stir at half time), in my 1000 watt nuker.

After a few eggs you too will have the magic cooking time for your eggs,
in your nuker. In the old days of a 750 watt nuker, it was 55 second to 1
minute for good eggs.

The spray oil is for clean-up purposes, nuked eggs in a dry mug are a
bitch to clean out the stuck on bits.

After getting the time worked out..you can move on to 2 eggs at once.

PS get the coffee fund to spurge on a toaster, as it will soon be home
grown tomatto season. And nothing beats a toasted home grown tomato
sandwich for breakfast or lunch.



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"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
>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"


I still like cheese or cottage cheese in the morning.

Several of the places I worked had a toaster. A piece of toast and a slice
of cheese & I'm good to go.


--
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(AKA Dimitri)

On Jun 1, 7:59*pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> For a start, eating a chemistry experiment causes no twinge of
> conscience. I am a screamingly fussy eater and if I can stand to eat
> it, I don't care *what* the ingredients are. My cholesterol, blood
> pressure, etc. are brilliant, I'm pushing 60, so if it hasn't killed
> me yet, it isn't likely to do so anytime soon. Besides, 99% of what
> *else* I eat would likely embarass a teenager, so there you are. Good
> genes are good genes.

Well, anything would taste good with a fat content like they have.
They microwave quickly, and that's because they're little hockey pucks
of fat.

> 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.

> You didn't read the part about going to the gym and then going to work
> directly *from* the gym.

Oh, I did.

> Did I mention my picky appetite? 99% of what most of the rest of the
> world would eat, I won't. If it's not worth the calories (taste-wise),
> I won't eat it. And that goes double ditto for most bread and
> pastries.

OK you could make something with more protein and substance as quick
as microwaving one ready-made, was my only point.

> Esp. if breakfast is going to be in an office with only a microwave
> and a refrigerator. Thus, the frozen omelets.

Microwave and refrigerator cooking can be more than the frozen food
section at Safeway?

Karen

On Jun 2, 9:39*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> I still like cheese or cottage cheese in the morning.
>
> Several of the places I worked had a toaster. A piece of toast and a slice
> of cheese & I'm good to go.

This morning, I'm having a slice of honey ham on a sesame wheat
hamburger roll with butter.

Karen

On Jun 1, 7:59 pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
>
> For a start, eating a chemistry experiment causes no twinge of
> conscience. I am a screamingly fussy eater and if I can stand to eat
> it, I don't care *what* the ingredients are. ,,,,

> Did I mention my picky appetite? 99% of what most of the rest of the
> world would eat, I won't. If it's not worth the calories (taste-wise),
> I won't eat it. And that goes double ditto for most bread and
> pastries. ....
>
> Esp. if breakfast is going to be in an office with only a microwave
> and a refrigerator. Thus, the frozen omelets.
>
In the situation you describe I'd bring an egg salad sandwich from
home. But then I like egg salad and I've never had a frozen omelet.
It's hard to imagine they are not overcooked and dry.. -aem

On Jun 2, 10:28*am, aem > wrote:
> In the situation you describe I'd bring an egg salad sandwich from
> home. *But then I like egg salad and I've never had a frozen omelet.
> It's hard to imagine they are not overcooked and dry.. * * -aem

I don't think they're dry. Here's the ingredients for JD sausage
omelette. Not too high in calories, actually. Fat and sodium sneaks up
quick, though.

Serving Size: 1 Omelet (122g)
Servings Per Container: 2

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 270, Calories From Fat: 190



% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 295mg 98%
Sodium 570mg 24%
Total Carbohydrate 5g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 1g

Protein 15g


Vitamin A 15%. Vitamin C 2%. Calcium 15%. Iron 8%.


*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily
values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Calories: 2,000 2,500
Total Fat Less Than 65g 80g
Saturated Fat Less Than 20g 25g
Cholesterol Less Than 300mg 300mg
Sodium Less Than 2,400mg 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate 300g 375g
Dietary Fiber 25g 30g

Calories Per Gram:
Fat 9. Carbohydrate 4. Protein 4.

INGREDIENTS: EGGS: WHOLE EGGS, WHEY, DRIED CREAM CHEESE (CREAM CHEESE
[PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM],
NONFAT DRY MILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), BUTTER FLAVORED OIL (PARTIALLY
HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL
BUTTER FLAVORS, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED),
NONFAT MILK, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, XANTHAN GUM,
LIQUID PEPPER EXTRACT, AND CITRIC ACID.
FILLING: COOKED PORK SAUSAGE WITH TOCOPHEROLS ADDED TO HELP PROTECT
FLAVOR (PORK, SALT, SEASONING [SPICES, DEXTROSE, MONOSODIUM
GLUTAMATE], POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVORING, CITRIC
ACID, TOCOPHEROL [VITAMIN E]), PASTEURIZED PROCESS MONTEREY JACK
CHEESE (MONTEREY JACK CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT,
ENZYMES], WATER, MILK FAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, SODIUM
HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, WITH CELLULOSE POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING),
PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK,
CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, MILK FAT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE,
SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, WITH CELLULOSE
POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH.
CONTAINS EGG, MILK AND SOY

ALWAYS FOLLOW HEATING INSTRUCTIONS

MICROWAVE HEATING INSTUCTIONS
The following instructions are based on a 1000-watt microwave set on
HIGH. Due to differences in microwave ovens, heating times may vary.

1. Make a small hole in wrapper.
2. Microwave on HIGH;
1 Omelet: 2 minutes
2 Omelets: 4 minutes

KEEP FROZEN UNITL READY TO USE.

CAUTION! PRODUCT WILL BE HOT! LET COOL ONE MINUTE BEFORE EATING.
ENJOY!

hahabogus wrote:
> Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
> :
>
>> Thus, the frozen omelets.
>>
>
> A microwave does a quite exceptable job on cooking eggs. All that is
> truly required is a egg, salt and pepper, a coffee mug and say spray oil
> or butter. Oh and something to pre-scramble the egg in; and a fork for
> stiring and eating the eggs.

Are you seriously suggesting that Terry either keep eggs and spray oil
and salt and pepper and a mug and butter and dish soap at work, when she
can just nuke something she likes to eat and then throw away the box? I
mean, I like home cooking, probably more than the next guy, but she just
said she found something that works for her.

Serene

Serene Vannoy > wrote in
:

> hahabogus wrote:
>> Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Thus, the frozen omelets.
>>>
>>
>> A microwave does a quite exceptable job on cooking eggs. All that is
>> truly required is a egg, salt and pepper, a coffee mug and say spray
>> oil or butter. Oh and something to pre-scramble the egg in; and a
>> fork for stiring and eating the eggs.
>
> Are you seriously suggesting that Terry either keep eggs and spray oil
> and salt and pepper and a mug and butter and dish soap at work, when
> she can just nuke something she likes to eat and then throw away the
> box? I mean, I like home cooking, probably more than the next guy, but
> she just said she found something that works for her.
>
> Serene
>

Yes

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"Karen" > wrote in message
...
On Jun 2, 10:28 am, aem > wrote:
> In the situation you describe I'd bring an egg salad sandwich from
> home. But then I like egg salad and I've never had a frozen omelet.
> It's hard to imagine they are not overcooked and dry.. -aem

I don't think they're dry. Here's the ingredients for JD sausage
omelette. Not too high in calories, actually. Fat and sodium sneaks up
quick, though.


Amount Per Serving
Calories: 270, Calories From Fat: 190


Holy guacamole, Batman! 70%-ish calories are from fat!! Then again, Terry
works out for an hour at the gym habitually so I'll bet she's got a pretty
efficient fuel-burner going for her. And she sounds healthy as all get-out.
And it's working for her so what the hey.

I usually nuke some oatmeal (regular oats, not instant), apply a liberal
dousing of cinnamon and perhaps a smidge of maple syrple, and some milk and
take it to work with me. It gets et about an hour-ish after I make it.
Some folks wrinkle up their faces in disgust when I tell them that this is
my usual brekkie but ask me if I care. It works for me. End of story.

<remainder of nutritional information and product contents snipped>

TammyM

Terry Pulliam Burd 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*

I used to get up at about 5:15 for work. I have to eat something soon
after getting up, but it is usually just Shredded Wheat with whole milk, a
bit of dark brown sugar and half a banana sliced on top, or berries in
season. It's fast and easy and keeps me going for hours. I usually ride my
bike over to the gym a few hours later. I usually skip lunch but I gotta
have something when I get up.

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.

TammyM wrote:

>
> "Karen" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Jun 2, 10:28 am, aem > wrote:
>> In the situation you describe I'd bring an egg salad sandwich from
>> home. But then I like egg salad and I've never had a frozen omelet.
>> It's hard to imagine they are not overcooked and dry.. -aem
>
> I don't think they're dry. Here's the ingredients for JD sausage
> omelette. Not too high in calories, actually. Fat and sodium sneaks up
> quick, though.
>
>
> Amount Per Serving
> Calories: 270, Calories From Fat: 190
>
>
> Holy guacamole, Batman! 70%-ish calories are from fat!! Then again, Terry
> works out for an hour at the gym habitually so I'll bet she's got a pretty
> efficient fuel-burner going for her. And she sounds healthy as all get-out.
> And it's working for her so what the hey.
>
> I usually nuke some oatmeal (regular oats, not instant), apply a liberal
> dousing of cinnamon and perhaps a smidge of maple syrple, and some milk and

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Sugar is sweet and so's maple surple.

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aem > wrote in news:c65e2bca-0a20-4279-8589-
:

> On Jun 1, 7:59 pm, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
>>
>> For a start, eating a chemistry experiment causes no twinge of
>> conscience. I am a screamingly fussy eater and if I can stand to eat
>> it, I don't care *what* the ingredients are. ,,,,
>
>> Did I mention my picky appetite? 99% of what most of the rest of the
>> world would eat, I won't. If it's not worth the calories (taste-
wise),
>> I won't eat it. And that goes double ditto for most bread and
>> pastries. ....
>>
>> Esp. if breakfast is going to be in an office with only a microwave
>> and a refrigerator. Thus, the frozen omelets.
>>
> In the situation you describe I'd bring an egg salad sandwich from
> home. But then I like egg salad and I've never had a frozen omelet.
> It's hard to imagine they are not overcooked and dry.. -aem

I sometimes have hard boiled eggs with hot sauce for breakfast with some
oatmeal, but since it has gotten warmer I've been sticking to the plain
yogurt with cereal and a little honey bit.
I bought a bunch of aunt Jemima frozen breakfast things that were on
sale yesterday. The sausage-pancake meal was ok for something microwaved
from frozen, but I like to eat my breakfast slowly as I work and the
pancakes got stale and icky

Saerah

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:17:40 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:

>A microwave does a quite exceptable job on cooking eggs.

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On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:57:56 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

> They say roses are red and violets are purple
> Sugar is sweet and so's maple surple.
>
> - Roger Miller, "Dang Me"

OMG, that is just entirely hilarious! My brother used to drive me nuts
- when I'd say, "Dang!," he'd start singing, "Dang me, dang me, ought
to take a rope and hang me..."

I quit using the word, "dang" about two weeks later.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
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"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"

sf <.> wrote in news
> Crossing self
> (I'm not religious, but it seems appropriate)
>

Your over the shoulder boulder holder Break? Lifting and seperating again
are we dear?

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On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:14:34 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:

>sf <.> wrote in news >
>> Crossing self
>> (I'm not religious, but it seems appropriate)
>>
>
>Your over the shoulder boulder holder Break? Lifting and seperating again
>are we dear?

I may lift, but I'm way too sensitive to bring separate into the same
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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.

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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.
>
(snipped tasty breakfast)

Yours sounds very tasty! Problem is, Terry has only a microwave at work,
not a full range of cooking facilities available.

Jill

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 10:50:10 -0700 (PDT), Karen >
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>> Have you read the ingredients on those zingers? That's brave food to
>> eat.
>
> For a start, eating a chemistry experiment causes no twinge of
> conscience. I am a screamingly fussy eater and if I can stand to eat
> it, I don't care *what* the ingredients are. My cholesterol, blood
> pressure, etc. are brilliant, I'm pushing 60, so if it hasn't killed
> me yet, it isn't likely to do so anytime soon. Besides, 99% of what
> *else* I eat would likely embarass a teenager, so there you are. Good
> genes are good genes.
>
Not to mention, you're taking care of your body by doing a work-out in the
first place. You're not just slapping these things in the microwave every
day of the week because you're lazy

>> Posting about premade, frozen food items in a cooking ng is brave
>>> move, too.
>
> 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.
>
No kidding! I'd be willing to bet almost all of the regular posters here
may *prefer* to make things from scratch but that doesn't preclude some
conveniences. I don't make pie crust if I'm going to bake Quiche Lorraine,
I buy a pre-made frozen deep dish crust. Nothing wrong with that.

>> Two minutes is really enough time to toast an English muffin and put
>> a piece of ham and cheese on it and run out the door, too.
>
> You didn't read the part about going to the gym and then going to work
> directly *from* the gym.
>>
>> Or skip the cooking (toasting) part, and just use bread. Put interest
>> with smoked Gouda or a little peanut butter and you're getting
>> gourmet.
>
Bread & cheese or PB is "gourmet"? LOL

> Did I mention my picky appetite? 99% of what most of the rest of the
> world would eat, I won't. If it's not worth the calories (taste-wise),
> I won't eat it. And that goes double ditto for most bread and
> pastries.
>
I'm picky, too. I like English muffins well enough but would prefer to have
eggs with cheese. Note: I only ever worked in one place that had a full
kitchen - four burner stove, even an oven. I have no idea why they did have
one. Besides, once you get to work you're expected to, um, work, not stand
over a stove and cook breakfast

>> Quick breakfasts ideas are hard to come up with.
>
> Esp. if breakfast is going to be in an office with only a microwave
> and a refrigerator. Thus, the frozen omelets.

I see absolutely no problem with your eating and liking these. I'll look
for them when I get back to SC next week. Mom needs the protein; this
sounds like something she'd like and can fix without fuss. Fat isn't an
issue with her since she's so tiny. Plus she loves eggs and cheese but
mostly can't be bothered to even scramble a couple of eggs for herself, let
alone make an omelet. Thanks!

Jill

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.

Jill

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.

"l, not -l" wrote:

> On 3-Jun-2008, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>
> > This morning's breakfast was prepared in 12 minutes of less:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------- 12 minutes OR
> less:

My Shredded Wheat was prepared <?> and eaten in less than 5.

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.

I can't use the snooze; I'd sleep all day. So I put the alarm farrrrrr
away from the bed, because once I'm out of bed, I'm up, and almost never
go back to bed. (In fact, if I go back to bed, that's a sure sign I'm
sick or on a self-enforced vacation.)

ObFood: Solid food today, finally. Well, still soft food -- an egg
sandwich on soft bread -- but still.

Serene

On Jun 1, 10:57*am, Terry Pulliam Burd > 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"

I don't mean to nit, but isn't going 'til lunch w/o fueling your
system bad, esp. since you are working out? I would think that's bad
esp. for the muscles. Even if you are trying to lose weight. I'm no
expert but you should definitely eat in the morning. I could
understand if you plain just weren't hungry in the morning, that's a
whole 'nother story.

What about making bfast at night? Have it ready for yourself in the
morning, then just toaster oven it or nuke it. Heck, put cereal in
bowl night before. Wake up, pour milk, eat as you get dressed. (i've
done that).

Take your meaty dinner leftovers, slap em between a bagel or bread,
put cheese on it or whatever then seran wrap it night before. Unwrap,
heat, eat on way to work or whatever.

Just my 2 cents.

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!



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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!

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