FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD Omelets meant to be impromptu

From: Columbia Daily Tribune | Date: June 28, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

I know an omelet should not be fussy. It should be improvised. When some ham in your refrigerator is ready to spoil or there are vegetables left over from a saute or some salsa calling to you in the morning - "Senor, don't forget me, I can make your breakfast delicious" - you decide it is time for an omelet. An omelet is not something for which you go to the grocery store or for which you prepare a special seasoning or an accompanying sauce from scratch.

That is why, even when prodded by my family to share this recent omelet creation, I hesitated. It went against my notion of an omelet's ...

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