#3091 PDIN 11: comfort food

 

A fried egg with potatoes and sausage

Happy Veteran’s Day to all who served. My dad and my uncle were both soldiers in the Army, my father-in-law was a sailor in the Navy, and my brother-in-law was also in the Army and in the National Guard, and he now works for the VA. 

Today was a beautiful day here. The sky was blue, the temperature was in the low 60s. I was looking at some Facebook memories and just six years ago it was very snowy on November 11. Today I drove with my window part-way down and slathered my face with sunscreen while I was recording blooms. Yes, there are still flowers blooming in the foothills in (nearly) mid-November. There are still flowers blooming in my yard, too. Data centers and climate change, man.

I am feeling tired tonight because I didn’t take a nap this afternoon. I usually get to bed after midnight because I pick T up from work (his shift is over at 11:30 pm), and I get up fairly early in the morning, so I’ve become used to taking a nap in the afternoon. I skipped it today, and I really feel it now. 

Today’s prompt is comfort food, which is exactly what we had for dinner tonight. For me, a fried egg served with fried potatoes and a bit of smoked sausage always hits the spot. A few years ago when I was in Barcelona we had dinner at a restaurant in the Gothic Quarter, and I was surprised and delighted to see egg, potatoes, and chorizo on the menu. I hadn’t expected it, but my cousin told me it is a very typical meal. We have this meal at home nearly every week. We used to have it every Friday. MT calls it “eggs and spuds.” The menfolk prefer scrambled eggs, but I like a runny yolk dribbling over the potatoes. Yum.

Comfort food