my family in the frozen north: We love 'comets!'

It all started with a request.

My nearly-7-year-old asked me if I would make him an omelet. Being that it was a lazy Sunday and I enjoy cooking, I happily obliged. I don't run a restaurant, mind you, but I thought it a simple request. As active and slender as Jacob is, I was happy to give him something that he wouldn't fight with me about eating.

So, I made the omelet. With cheese & leftover sausage from the day before. And some Tabasco...

My daughter looked at Jacob's plate while he was away from the table (he can't sit still through an entire meal, not even one he requests). She looked up at me and said, "I want a comet, too!" Hence the title of my post. :) She's funny & cute! All too soon, however, she decided that comets were not her thing. She made sure to mangle it first.

I, on the other hand, was really craving a baked potato. So, I decided the rest of us would have potatoes and ham sandwiches. Maybe not exactly a balanced dinner, but not McDonald's. Had I gone through with my original plans, I probably would have thrown in an apple for good measure.

I made the mistake of showing the beautiful omelet to my husband. "Oooo, I want one of those," he said while pointing at it. *sigh* Okay. "Can you make hashbrowns, too?" he asked. Sure. No problem. I told him to tell his friend to come over for dinner, too. So, just like that, dinner plans were changed. But I still wanted a baked potato, so I popped four into the oven to cook while I made dinner for everyone else. Why bake one potato, when you can cook many in the same amount of time and have awesome leftover lunches?

I had omelets going in one skillet, while I fried up some hashbrowns in another. The hashbrowns were quite easy using the new Microplane graters I received for Christmas from my father-in-law.