Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Omelet

Gabriela opened the refrigerator door, trying to decide what she wanted to make for breakfast. As she pulled open the meat and cheese drawer, she saw a package of ham and fresh sliced cheddar cheese she had bought from the deli just two days before. “An omelet would be delicious,” she thought, with a smile.
She pulled the vegetable drawer out and saw a sweet yellow onion, green bell pepper, and fresh sliced mushrooms. She gathered them up in her arms along with the ham, cheese, eggs and butter. Her stomach growled as she balanced the food in her hands and carried them over to the counter. As she set the food down, the onion rolled away. She snagged it before it could roll off the edge and onto the floor.
Now comfortable that everything would stay put, Gabriela rubbed her hands together, and went to the cabinet to grab a medium size bowl, a whisk and headed back over to the counter. She swayed to the sink turning on the faucet and washed her hands, while humming lightly to Beethoven's "Moonlight." Continuing to hum as she chopped up the vegetables.
She turned on the stove, and added the butter. Once it began to melt, she tossed the onions and peppers into the hot pan. The aroma drifted up to her nose, and her stomach growled again as she sauteed the vegetables for a couple of minutes. Once sauteed, Gabriela removed them from the pan, and added the whisked eggs. She held the spatula while she cooked the eggs until they were set. She flipped the egg over and sprinkled the cheese and ham along with the sautéed vegetables onto it and folded the egg in half to cover the filling. Gabriela flipped the omelet once and then slid it onto a plate after a minute. Famished, she cut into it immediately and took a bite. She opened her mouth and fanned it, trying to cool it off and her eyes stung. She swallowed and felt the burning of her esophagus all the way down to the pit of her stomach. Hesitant to feel the burn again, she waited for it to cool down before she devoured it. "That was delicious," she said, and took a drink of her orange juice.

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