Lundi Gras and Oatmeal
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Well, it's Lundi Gras in Baton Rouge--that is, the day before Fat Tuesday. Schools and many businesses are closed as good Catholics (plus party lovers everywhere) gear up for their final fling before Lent. Baton Rouge actually only has one major parade, but New Orleans (less than 2 hours away) has been running various parades for days now. Everything has been affected by Katrina, but though the city is only a shell of its former self, it hasn't stopped the Mardi Gras tradition. And of course, the annual chicken chase in Mamou will go on as usual as revelers reenact an old tradition of going house to house asking for a chicken to put in the gumbo pot.
The Fun Rolls on at Work
Meanwhile for those of us still at work, the fun of breakfast awaits on this exciting Monday morning. Have you ever noticed that all oatmeal tastes the same? It doesn’t matter what flavor it is, it tastes like oatmeal. Forget all that “Spicy sugar cinnamon vanilla maple” stuff. It’s oatmeal. It doesn’t have a flavor. (Can you tell I’ve never been an oatmeal fan? I’ll have a ham & cheese omelet and a waffle myself.)
Fun with Oatmeal
However, oatmeal’s single redeeming quality is how much fun it is in the microwave. I kid you not. I make oatmeal just to see it erupt. I never got to do the “volcano” science fair project as a kid, so this is my grown-up way of wreaking the havoc I was denied in my childhood.
Revised Instructions for Oatmeal in the Microwave:
1. Dump 3 multi-flavored oatmeal packets into one small cup.
2. Document “before” shot.
3. Ignore instructions to add 2/3 cup water per packet and fill cup to just under brim.
4. Ignore instructions to microwave for 1-2 minutes. Set micro timer for 7 mins.
5. Just for fun, put a piece of aluminum foil in the corner of the microwave.
6. Push start and stand back. Far back.
7. Name the mutant creature that is created before your eyes.
8. Document the “after” shot.
Well, it's Lundi Gras in Baton Rouge--that is, the day before Fat Tuesday. Schools and many businesses are closed as good Catholics (plus party lovers everywhere) gear up for their final fling before Lent. Baton Rouge actually only has one major parade, but New Orleans (less than 2 hours away) has been running various parades for days now. Everything has been affected by Katrina, but though the city is only a shell of its former self, it hasn't stopped the Mardi Gras tradition. And of course, the annual chicken chase in Mamou will go on as usual as revelers reenact an old tradition of going house to house asking for a chicken to put in the gumbo pot.
The Fun Rolls on at Work
Meanwhile for those of us still at work, the fun of breakfast awaits on this exciting Monday morning. Have you ever noticed that all oatmeal tastes the same? It doesn’t matter what flavor it is, it tastes like oatmeal. Forget all that “Spicy sugar cinnamon vanilla maple” stuff. It’s oatmeal. It doesn’t have a flavor. (Can you tell I’ve never been an oatmeal fan? I’ll have a ham & cheese omelet and a waffle myself.)
Fun with Oatmeal
However, oatmeal’s single redeeming quality is how much fun it is in the microwave. I kid you not. I make oatmeal just to see it erupt. I never got to do the “volcano” science fair project as a kid, so this is my grown-up way of wreaking the havoc I was denied in my childhood.
Revised Instructions for Oatmeal in the Microwave:
1. Dump 3 multi-flavored oatmeal packets into one small cup.
2. Document “before” shot.
3. Ignore instructions to add 2/3 cup water per packet and fill cup to just under brim.
4. Ignore instructions to microwave for 1-2 minutes. Set micro timer for 7 mins.
5. Just for fun, put a piece of aluminum foil in the corner of the microwave.
6. Push start and stand back. Far back.
7. Name the mutant creature that is created before your eyes.
8. Document the “after” shot.
posted by Lee Ann @ 6:00 AM
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