Monday, August 24, 2009

Thinking Outside Of The Box 3

I'm the guy who's always trying to come up with better methods to accomplish goals, be they mundane or essential. For example, I have developed two ideas for mail carriers to sort mail faster (I recently retired from the USPS). One was adopted nationwide, while the other is now being officially evaluated. But you'll have to be the judge whether there's a madness to my method or vice versa, in this series.

I make the world's best-tasting scrambled eggs. And I don't use any kind of cooking oil or spray--they're all either unhealthy or expensive or both. The jgapinoy method is to add plenty of chopped tomatoes just after you dump the eggs into the pan. The tomato "juice" keeps the eggs from burning or sticking to the pan, if you stir things up often enough. And you can keep them on the burner long enough to make sure they're well-cooked, yet they still come out moist. I also like to chop up some ham and onions to throw in, as well as a little pepper. But the tomatoes are the most important ingredient--high in vitamin C, low in calories, and a great "substitute" for cooking oil. No, I wasn't using a non-stick pan. No, the tomato juice doesn't all turn to steam unless you cook much longer than necessary. I've already had a skeptical comment ("silly"), but just try it.