You made me hungry just reading it.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yesterday, I went on my annual mid-winter hike. Every year, on a nice
> day in January, I venture out for a few hours of hiking at some nearby
> state park. Fortunately, I'm only two miles from one here, so it
> wasn't much of a drive.
>
> This hike was a total of 6.2 miles and went around the lake. The wind
> was picking up and the trail conditions very rough (icy in places,
> trudging through snow in others), so for half the hike I just walked
> along the road.
>
> The sky was classic winter sky with sun and scud clouds. As the hike
> progressed, so did the cloud scape and it was showing that we were
> going to be in for big blow. That big blow did hit a couple hours
> later with 50mph winds and an instant 15 degree drop in temperatures.
> But I was safely at home eating supper with the family by that point.
>
> Other than the cellphone, (which doubles as a whole myriad of other
> things), I had no digital camera. This was a hike with the OM-3Ti
> (cold, batteries), 28/2, 100/2, contrast filters and several rolls of
> B&W film. All told, I went through one and a half rolls of film, with
> nearly all taken with the 28/2. Wow, is that a sweeeeeeet lens. It
> never ceases to amaze me.
>
> There are several thousand geese that winter over at this lake and I
> came around a corner and caused a mass launch of around 2000 of them.
> Honestly, it sounded like a squadron of helicopters.
>
> My feet are sore, but my head is a lot clearer. There is nothing like
> three hours of fresh air and hard work. Especially when carrying a
> camera.
>
> To reward myself, I made an omelet this morning. I had studied up on a
> few things and wanted to try it out. Two eggs, some ham and colby
> cheese. I've got a decent pan that isn't eggsactly an omelet pan, but
> does good enough. Two eggs, very well beaten with a splash of milk.
> The ham warmed and then set aside. A goodly sized pat of REAL butter,
> brought to a nice sizzling state (burner set to about 6/10). Poured
> the egg in and stirred until setting, then tilted and pulled so the
> uncooked egg moves over to the half of the pan now exposed. Did that a
> couple times. (this is really quick). Added the ham and cheese, a
> touch of salt and a bunch of fresh ground pepper. Did the 1/3 fold and
> then slid it off onto the plate while flipping the 1/3 over with the
> pan. Topped with some parsley. It was slightly runny (very slightly),
> but very light and fluffy. It had just a touch of color, but not much.
> If I can get it just a touch less runny to OUR preference, I'll be
> happy. It certainly was NOT rubbery.
>
>
>
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