Adventures of the Omelet

I've become fascinated with trying to find the true and right way to make an omelet. I love omelets, I never go a weekend without making them for my husband and I for breakfast. I used to not like omelets, and it was probably because the first one I ever had was when I was 10 years old in the hospital. Enough said right? It wasn't very good.

Even when they were made the traditional "American" way...by putting the eggs in the pan and just leaving them there and then trying to flip it over with a plate or if your skilled enough, to flip it over in the air without letting it fall on the floor. I always thought the flipping part was a complete pain in the rear and not worth the the end result whatsoever....a round, flat, rubbery, stiff pile of egg. Gross. I pretty much avoided omelets all together until seeing a "Good Eats" episode.

"Good Eats" - Zen and the Art of Omelet Maintenance


This inspired me to give omelets another try. I pretty much have been doing it almost like this for awhile now and they have been very good. No flipping and fussing, the omelet should still be somewhat moist on the inside, not dried out and overcooked. I had decided for awhile that I really liked them as thin as possible almost like a crepe and it's very good but I got to thinking that this still was not the true "French" technique.

I became determined to find out what an omelet was truly meant to be.
This is the first video I decided to watch.

A classic video of Julie Child making an omelet.



Wow! Julia was a riot eh? The first time I watched this I was screaming "what is she doing...shes ruining the omelet!!!" When she started shaking the pan around I really didn't understand and kinda thought it was a joke... maybe Julia was just being silly Julia but no... in fact this is basically the way it's supposed to be done. What!!!

So I watched a few more episodes of people doing basically the same technique, some even more violent with the eggs using a fork while shaking at the same time which to me seemed to create too fine a line between an omelet and scrambled eggs. I found this one to be not only the most authentic but also simple and straight forward...and c'mon it's Julia Child for goodness sake!!
Who else can make an omelet demo so entertaining.

So thank you Julia, I was so excited to make an omelet that I couldn't wait until the weekend to give it a try, so I made one this morning on a Tuesday before work. It was delicious and I think for my first try I didn't do too bad. Can't wait to give it another try this weekend!!

So I'd just like to share one of my Dad's wacky e-mail promotions for his band. I don't know where he comes up with this stuff but it's really funny. I'm hoping to be able to make it out to see The Sherman Brothers play at the Idle Hour this Sat. It's always a good time and you can't beat some good old fashioned rock and roll, and cold Guiness
The Sherman Brothers Rock!!!

MAY DAY! MAY DAY!

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SAT. MAY 1st @ THE IDLE HOUR

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Earth Day Storms and Rainbows!

So yesterday was Earth Day and the weather was absolutely beautiful all day. The sun was shining and the air was fresh, aside from allergies, I love this time of year, especially when a gorgeous spring day ends with awesome thunderstorms and rainbows. I saw a glimpse of a rainbow through the trees but couldn't get a good enough view of it and didn't have time to go somewhere to get a good shot. I must have really missed a good one, everyone is talking about it, apparently it was a double rainbow and lasted a long time too, I've heard people talking about this rainbow from Lancaster, PA to Asbury Park, NJ. Haha! As I'm writing this my husband just tells me " I forgot to tell you !!!!!!! I saw a rainbow yesterday evening it was gorgeous, ALL the colors were visible AND both ends touched the ground I could actually see the WHOLE rainbow." He knows how much I love this type of stuff and I love it even more when other people get just as fascinated and excited as I do when the weather does something awesome. I wish I had a photo of this incredible rainbow, maybe I can snag one from someone who got a good shot, but for now all I've got is this photo I took while driving, it's no double rainbow but I still love when a storm is coming and you can still see the blue sky being pushed away by a big black cloud of what I always hope is going to be another great thunderstorm.


I managed to steal a photo of the double rainbow from Greg "The Potter" at laplaca pottery works. He's always taking great photo's of whats happening on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. So here's a great view of the Earth Day double rainbow on the beach in Asbury Park.