Cooking Blindly--Savory Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

After I arrived home from the cardiologist, I decided to fix something that was fast because I was exhausted. I had one Cinnamon Raisin Bagel that was not long for this world. So, I decided to add more cinnamon and sugar after I split and buttered it. I reached for the cinnamon bottle or at least where I thought I had put it. It's taller than other spices, so not to hard to spot.

After reaching and not really looking for or at a label, I vigorously sprinkled it on the bagel. It did not come out in powder form but in flaky form. Ack! I was sprinkling Italian seasoning on my bagel! The reason I was putting more sugar and cinnamon was because these bagels have only the slightest hint of cinnamon. Well, what to do??

I could just go with the savory bit and sprinkle cheese on it. But, I was in a cinnamon mood. I just put lots of cinnamon on top of the Italian seasoning and a moderate amount of sugar and put the top without Italian seasoning and bottom with Italian seasoning under the broiler. Thankfully, I only put the Italian seasoning on one half.

Naturally, I ate it first so the perfect one would be the last thing I ate. I would not recommend this. The taste was not ruined by the Italian seasoning. It was okay. But, the second half was what I enjoyed the best.

Then, I wanted eggs. I got out the carton of eggs I bought before Easter that had not been opened. When I picked up the first egg, I noticed it was sitting in liquid. ??? I checked the bottom and all around the egg. It was not dinged. Sometimes, a broken egg gets into the section where the next eggs sits.

One by one, I picked up the other 11 eggs. All were sitting in liquid, the white of the egg. The surface of each egg had one tiny hairline crack. Frozen? They were on a bottom shelf near the door opening. Nothing ever freezes there! So, I am out a dozen expensive eggs. I have the idea it happened at the store, but I cannot prove it. Today, I will get more. I need the protein as I ate the chicken I cooked. Plus, I love boiled eggs.

Don't suggest I do something so I can see the labels of my spices. Ain't happening. I usually look at each label, but I was exhausted. I never re-season cinnamon raisin bagels, just this package.

Aha! it is almost 3 o'clock and I realize the free dinner is tonight. So, by the time I get bathed and dressed, go to the store and buy eggs, bring them home, it will be time to go there and eat.

When I remembered the Thursday dinner was tonight, I decided to stay here and rest, go to the dinner, and then to WM for eggs.

The dinner was tacos or nacho chips with choice of toppings--cheese, queso cheese, black olives, black beans, pico, tomato, lettuce, onions, guacamole, and other things I cannot remember. Each person gets a small piece of paper on which to circle what you want--sort of a menu. I also chose unsweetened tea. Little piggy that I am, a had a cream cheese pie slice and tiny piece of cake or brownie with pecans in it. It looked like cake but was brownies, I think.

That makes tacos twice in one week. It was good, it was healthy. I am happy. No complaints!

The free clinic here in town had volunteers manning a table with information and bp check, blood sugar check, and BMI. Since my bp was so high yesterday, I took advantage of that and was pleased with the numbers--123/74--I think. It is usually better.

At each place setting, there was a coupon/card for $2 off Moe's. I am not sure what Moe's is, what type place, but I am going to look it up on the internet when I finish here. It was a nice little surprise.

I think I will go boil eggs!

Tomorrow, it will be sunny and dry. I have plans in the yard, so hopefully I will get a few things done.

Have you ever tossed the wrong ingredient into or onto your food, causing a minor cooking crisis?

A Different Kind of Soup

About five years or more ago, I went to the Wednesday night dinner that is no more. One time, the children had made us a gift of bean soup mix. There were ten kinds of beans, I think, and a flavor packet they made.

Fred and exbf both gave their soup mix to me. This is the last of the three mixes. I put it on Monday afternoon and almost burned it because I put too little water in the crock pot. I rescued it with more water, and finally put a 28 ounce can of Hunts Organic Crushed Tomatoes. They were reduced at Publix and a very good buy.

Finally, I added Super Blend from WM. It was $2.98 and reduced to $1.07. The Super Blend has finely chopped Brussel Sprouts, kohlrabi, broccoli, carrots, and kale. This concoction cost me less than $2 for the whole pot. I am quite sure there is more than a gallon. Tonight, Monday, I will cool it and put it in quart bags for him to thaw. There is no meat in it, so he can take one of his frozen meat packages and dump it in and stir when he thaws it in the microwave.

I am not quite sure what to call this unless it is Enhanced Bean Soup. While I have never cooked anything like this, it smells good, and the broth tastes good, but I will NOT be eating any. It is healthy.

When I tasted the soup broth, it had a bitter tomato can taste, you know, the kind of bitter tomatoes in a can will have. So, I added cinnamon. Since it was a large crock of soup, I sprinkled cinnamon again. At first, it was cinnamon flavored soup, so I let it simmer. Now, it smells and tastes like spaghetti with beans and vegetables. I wonder what he will think. ???

Hopefully, he will enjoy this. Do you ever start cooking and go crazy adding stuff you had not planned. Does this sound good to you? If you have ever used canned tomato products, do you ever find them bitter? Do you use cinnamon to get rid of the bitter taste? No, it not supposed to taste like cinnamon.