MMMMMM, Monday

It's another Manic Monday; wish it was a Sunday. That's my fun day, my race day. What, you thought I was going to say something else? The 80's are over, this is 2008.

I was a bit wistful as I watched the race on Sunday. It's sort of sad that I do remember a time when NASCAR broadcasts weren't sportstainment. I also remember when Earnhardt was an older driver with a moustache and most importantly, I remember when Jeff Gordon could be counted on to win at least one race a season. I was also wistful because last year this time I was busy planning to go to my first ever NASCAR race, at Phoenix. That magic will never be recaptured. It's sort of like being a virgin bride. True, the first part of the experience isn't quite what you expected. Once you get past the awkwardness, relax and try to enjoy, you'll discover what all the hype is about and want to do it more than once.

It was very easy to drift towards thoughts of Phoenix when I heard the S word on the radio this morning. I'm not into skiing, which means hearing a possible heavy snowfall warning doesn't make me think "Yahoo, maybe the slopes will open early this year", it makes me think "I don't want to shovel the walks this early." I don't "do" lawns. The trade off for not mowing is it becomes my responsibility to clear the snow.

I took my frustrations out on the house. Big Lug loves it when I get frustrated. I can usually be counted on to do extra housework. I no longer think we need new living room furniture. It's amazing what a thorough vacuuming can do to spruce up a couch and love seat. I worked up one heckuva an appetite doing that. I took a recipe that came all the way from Maryland in the US of A and tweaked it to my own tastes.

Bacon Lover's Salad

6 slices turkey bacon
1/2 cup diced onion (I used the purple-reddish kind)
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup spinach greens
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil

1 large radish, thinly sliced
1 hardboiled egg, chopped

Place bacon in a large, non stick fry pan and cook for about 5-7 minutes. Crumble bacon and add back to pan with onions. Cook for another three minutes to give the onion a chance to absorb any grease from the turkey bacon. Add apple cider vinegar, water and salt, cook until onion is tender.

Place spinach in a bowl, pour hot dressing over spinach, add flaxseed oil and toss well. Garnish with egg and radish.

If you aren't much of an onion lover, you could reduce the onion according to your tastes. Monday tends to be my at home, no company day which means I have no qualms eating a salad with that much onion in it.

Proverbs 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.