EGG PUFF BREAKFAST BAKE, TRIVIA, CHRISTMAS ART
Wednesday greetings friends!
Working off the little gobble in your wobble after ALL the fantastic Thanksgiving dinner food?
I talked to a friend who said he gained 5 pounds over Thanksgiving.
I was like, Yowzer! How’d that happen?
He shrugged his shoulders and said, “Ya know, Thanksgiving.”
I haven’t actually stepped on a scale in years. I can tell by the way my clothes fit or, rather, don’t fit. Ha
Great line-up today –
BEGINNING WITH:
WHIMSICAL CHRISTMAS ART
By some very talented artists with a flair for bringing a piece of childhood back to our memory bank.
LESLIE ELMAN’S POP QUIZ and FASCINATING FACTS
Harry Potter Pop Quiz question — I did not know the answer because I’ve not read the Harry Potter books.
Yep, pretty sure I’m one of ten people on the planet who hasn’t. I must step up my reading game!
And ground okra seeds as a substitute for coffee? Pass the cream and sugar please.
QUICK QUESTION
My favorite Christmas ornament is one that my son, Hunter, made 35+ years ago at school. It’s the cardboard core of an empty toilet tissue roll decorated with felt and paint to look like a snowman. I treasure it!
You?
NOTE TO SELF
All true little stop-in-your tracks nuggets to ponder.
EGG PUFF BREAKFAST BAKE
Is quite fantastic!
Move over omelets!
This make-and-bake is not only easy but delish!
I frequently add diced deli ham or left-over shredded brisket to the mix.
I like to serve it with great salsa, fresh fruit and a slice or 2 of toasted sourdough bread.
Ta-Dah!
TRACY BECKERMAN’S
Column on Mom Jeans and Dad Sneakers had me rolling with laughter.
I, too, am not a slave to fashion as she states in her opening.
I like what I like.
Period.
And Tracy’s column puts a giant exclamation point on my thoughts about trending fashions. ha
AS ALWAYS
We thank you for sliding by today and giving us a read + thoughts via comments + spreading Daymaker love.
Ready?
Set.
Go!
POP QUIZ
1. IN THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS, A PHOENIX NAMED FAWKES IS THE COMPANION OF WHICH CHARACTER?
a) Albus Dumbledore
b) Hermione Granger
c) Minerva McGonagall
d) Severus Snape
2. WHICH OF THESE DISTANCES IS THE LONGEST?
a) Fathom
b) Kilometer
c) Nautical Mile
d) Statute mile
3. WHICH OF THESE WOMEN WAS KNOWN AS “GINGER SPICE”?
a) Melanie Brown
b) Emma Bunton
c) Melanie Chisholm
d) Geri Halliwell
QUICK QUESTION
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT?
POP QUIZ ANSWERS
- In the Harry Potter books, a phoenix named Fawkes is the companion of Albus Dumbledore.
- A nautical mile measures approximately 6,076 feet, making it longer than a fathom, a kilometer or a statute mile.
- Geri Halliwell was known as Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls.
~ COPYRIGHT 2024 LESLIE ELMAN
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Note To Self
+ A man with one watch knows what time it is; A man with two watches is never quit sure.
+ Don’t look where you fell, but where you slipped.
+ Look at life through the windshield, not the rear view mirror.
+ People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
+ Be nice to people on your way up, because you may need them on your way down.
+ Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it.
+ While seeking revenge, dig two graves — one for you.
+ Time you enjoyed wasting, was not wasted.
+ Courage is not a lack of fear, but the ability to act while facing fear.
+ If you’re headed in the wrong direction, you are allowed a U-Turn!
+ You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your father was.
+ Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever.
+ The best way to predict your future is to create it.
THE PAIN OF PARTING IS NOTHING
TO THE JOY OF MEETING AGAIN.
~ CHARLES DICKENS ~
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED:
TREASURE YOUR MIND, CHERISH YOUR REASON
HOLD TO YOUR PURPOSE.
RIDDLE ME THIS
WHAT CAN FILL UP A ROOM BUT
TAKES UP NO SPACE?
EGG PUFF BREAKFAST BAKE
If it isn’t already, this recipe is sure to become a classic in your kitchen. It really doesn’t get much better than this cheesy, eggy goodness! You’ll need almost a whole carton of eggs, so make sure you have plenty on hand.
PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 45-50 MINUTES
YIELD: 6-8 SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS
+ 1 TBSP unsalted butter, plus 1/2 cup melted
+ 10 eggs, beaten
+ 1/2 cup flour
+ 1 tsp baking powder
+ 16 ounces small curd cottage cheese
+ 1 pound jalapeno Monterey jack cheese, grated
+ 5 ounces chopped, canned or jarred green chilies
PREPARATION
+ Preheat oven to 350*
+ Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with 1 TBSP butter.
+ Combine remaining ingredients in large mixing bowl.
+ Pour into the buttered baking dish.
+ Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes, until slightly browned.
~ Hippie Cowboy recipe box
RIDDLE ANSWER
LIGHT
LOST IN SUBURBIA
The Return of the Mom Jeans
By Tracy Beckerman
I wouldn’t say I’m a slave to fashion, but I do like to follow some of the trends each season.
I usually get just a few pieces that ultimately look more age-appropriate on my daughter than me, but I get them anyway and I’m happy even if I do look like an idiot.
So imagine my dismay when I found out that two of the big looks this year were … wait for it …
Mom jeans with Dad sneakers.
Apparently, I was already cool without even trying.
But while mom jeans and dad sneakers do somehow look cute on tiny 19-year-old Instagram models, on a 50-something-year-old mom they look like … mom jeans with dad sneakers.
For the past 10 years, I’ve had to shoehorn my mom body into skinny jeans with low waists that only someone who was never a mother could love. That being the case, you’d think I’d be overjoyed that mom jeans were making a comeback. But the problem with mom jeans, on a mom, is that they make your butt look so big you can find it on Google Maps. Pairing these with the same sneakers that dads wear with white tube socks and khaki shorts while they grill burgers and say things like, “Do you do that Facegram thing?” really does nothing to help the overall look.
Mom jeans were originally invented to help conceal the fact that childbirth had left everything “down there” significantly larger and saggier than it had been before; not that there’s anything wrong with that, and we should all be proud of the fact that everything “down there” played a big role in helping our bodies create life. But that doesn’t mean I want to parade it around in a pair of tight skinny jeans.
Sadly, the mom jeans concept backfired, and between the high waist, roomy seat and tight ankles, they created the impression that the thing had gotten larger was even larger than it actually was. Think bowling pin with boobs.
Since my figure has not changed dramatically since I had kids, I didn’t think it was likely that mom jeans would be any more flattering on me than they had been 20 years ago.
Sadly, there is nothing in between skinny jeans and mom jeans, which they have thinly disguised until recently by calling them high-waisted jeans. So when the fashion industry doubled down on the mom jeans, I figured I had nothing to lose by giving the new version a try.
I took myself off to the department store, grabbed a bunch of mom jeans and headed to the dressing room.
“These will definitely give you a leaner, longer look,” exclaimed the salesgirl, who happened to already be long and lean.
“Why, do they come with liposuction?” I wondered aloud.
“I don’t get it,” she said.
“Wait a few years,” I assured her.
Back in the dressing room, I tried on one pair after another, each costing more than a plane ticket to Tahiti. With each one, I was confident that nothing had changed since the ’90s, except the cost, and they were just as unflattering as I remembered.
They were, in fact, so ugly that the only things I could think of that were more unattractive on a mom body than mom jeans were harem pants.
… Which are also a fashion trend this year.
~ Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love and Kibble.”
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FASCINATING STUFF
+ If they couldn’t obtain coffee, 19th-century Americans would experiment with brewing everything from sweet potatoes to carrots to cigar butts in an attempt to replicate its flavor. This was especially true during the American Civil War, when people in the South had little coffee but plenty of okra. So, they started roasting and grinding okra seeds and brewing them into a naturally caffeine-free beverage they considered an acceptable coffee substitute — provided one added plenty of cream and sugar.
+ The standard opthalmogist’s eye chart is called a Snellen chart — named for Dutch opththalmogist Herman Snellen who introduced it in 1862. Starting with the big Ed at the top, the chart displays combinations of nine letters — C, D, E, F, L, O, P, T, Z — in rows of decreasing size. Snellen also created the “tumbling E” chart for patients unfamiliar with the Latin alphabet. Rather than reading the chart, patients simply point to indicate the direction the E is facing.
+ In the 18th century, Western countries imported Tibetan yak tail hair for making wigs. Later, yak tail hair was used to make the beards for Santa Claus costumes. It remains popular material for costume making, especially for films. Chewbacca’s fur and the Hobbits’ beards? They’re made from yak hair.
+ Hey, you guys, do you know why we refer to people casually as “guys”? On Nov. 5, 1605, a man named Guy Fawkes led an attempt to destroy the British Parliament and assassinate King James I of England. His plot was foiled, which was reason to celebrate. So, people began commemorating Nov. 5 with bonfires on which they’d burn a straw “Guy Fawkes” in effigy. The straw man became known as a “guy.” Language evolved (as it tends to do), and the word “guy” came to refer to any man, then to any person at all.
+ The 1,251 gingerbread houses displayed at the New York Hall of Science in 2017 holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s largest gingerbread village, but the people of Bergen, Norway, might like to have a word about that. Each year around Christmastime, Bergen residents work together to build what they call the world’s larges Pepperkakebyen (“gingerbread city” in Norwegian), an elaborate construction with streets and lights and moving parts, fantasy buildings and replicas of actual structures consisting of about 2,000 delicious creations in all.
~ COPYRIGHT 2024 LESLIE ELMAN
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Good morning DayMaker!!!
My favorite Christmas ornament is an angel my niece made out of styrofoam and coffee filters. So cute! Wilting a little but still my favorite.
With guests coming for Christmas, I’m adding ingredients for the Egg Puff Breakfast Bake to my shopping list. It sounds like a winner winner!!
Love Tracy Beckerman’s take on mom jeans. Who can’t relate!!!
YAY HOORAY to your niece’s angel ornament made from strofoam and coffee filters.
Totally makes me smile imagining what creative fun it must look like.
Thanks for the love and support.
PA RUM PUM PUM PUM