\tThe culinary world suffered a big loss the other day. Herb Peterson, the man who invented the Egg McMuffin, died.<\/p>\n
\tIn 1972, Peterson changed life as we know it by deciding that you could have a sandwich for breakfast. The greatest ideas seem so simple.<\/p>\n
\tI didn’t plan on writing a tribute to Herb Peterson when I started out this week’s column. In fact, when I started writing, I had no idea who the man was.<\/p>\n
\tAll I knew was that I love breakfast, and I wanted to share that news with the world. Then Herb Peterson died and made me think even deeper about the morning meal.<\/p>\n
\tWith work and school both out a week or so ago because of Easter, Bridget and I got a chance to enjoy that rare treat \u2013 breakfast out.<\/p>\n
\tI could honestly go out for breakfast every day if it fit into my schedule. I could never get sick of sitting at a diner counter with a cup of coffee and nice big plate of eggs or waffles or pancakes.<\/p>\n
\tI could even enjoy breakfast out with just a muffin or a bagel or some toast and fruit. It must be something about having someone walking around ready to fill your coffee cup whenever you take a sip.<\/p>\n
\tI don’t mind going out for a breakfast buffet, but that experience can’t match the full service treatment, especially at a real good local joint.<\/p>\n
\tWhen you go to those places, you can always trust that you can get a heaping plate of food for just a few bucks. Your cholesterol count might go up a few points, but you will feel ready to start the day.<\/p>\n
\tYou just can’t get that kind of feeling from breakfast at home, even if you try. You can cook up a mess of eggs and meat and brew some coffee, but you will never feel as satisfied as you do when some sassy waitress brings you your food.<\/p>\n
\tI think that’s why I don’t go all out for breakfast that often at home. I will make a big plate once in a while on the weekend, but I will mess up a little on one part as I hustle around the kitchen trying to cook everything at the same time.<\/p>\n
\tLucky for me, Maria doesn’t have a problem with keeping good cereals in the house. And by good cereals, I mean important kinds like Frosted Flakes, Trix, Cap’n Crunch and Fruit Loops.<\/p>\n
\tShe eats some kind of granola cereal that I like to call \u201csticks and berries\u201d because it looks like she foraged in the woods for her food. I know I probably should eat something like that, but just can’t go through with it.<\/p>\n
\tI will eat healthy sometimes by having Rice Krispies or Cheerios. I just think life is too short to eat bad cereal.<\/p>\n
\tSo I go for the good stuff when I can’t get out for a heap of eggs, a fluffy Belgian waffle or an something from McDonald’s. I really prefer their bacon, egg and cheese biscuit, but might have to get Egg McMuffin to honor Herb Peterson’s memory.<\/p>\n
\tI just wish they had waitresses to fill my coffee for me. That’s the way breakfast should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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