{"id":260,"date":"2014-02-04T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scarecrowkid.net\/blog\/2014\/02\/04\/simple-joys\/"},"modified":"2014-02-04T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T20:00:00","slug":"simple-joys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scarecrowkid.net\/blog\/2014\/02\/04\/simple-joys\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple joys."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5fFJUtXWoMQ\/V55hJhak7GI\/AAAAAAAAD4A\/TkDhUXedO-wDuGonH3swYc7Wat6n24KoACLcB\/s1600\/IMG_9951.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5fFJUtXWoMQ\/V55hJhak7GI\/AAAAAAAAD4A\/TkDhUXedO-wDuGonH3swYc7Wat6n24KoACLcB\/s1600\/IMG_9951.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nBreakfast is my favorite meal-type of the day &#8212; but during the weekday I hardly get a chance to eat breakfast foods in the morning (I usually make breakfast for lunch, and more often than I&#8217;d like to admit I&#8217;ll make breakfast for dinner, too). Today was a slow and sunny morning, despite being my most hectic homework day. I&#8217;d have to say my cooking skill is around the Novice level, maybe only lvl 10&#8230; My egg dish repertoire is probably the most extensive out of all the dishes I know how to make, haha. (is that because breakfast foods are my favorite? Youuu betcha&#8230;) This morning I was trying to think of ways to liven up my scrambled eggs and hot dog slices, and then I remembered this salt blend I picked up a few months back!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5544\/12295646803_7c5eee1bd4_b.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5544\/12295646803_7c5eee1bd4_b.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\nSalt and I have a very happy relationship. It makes anything and everything taste good, and it helps keep my blood pressure balanced. It&#8217;s easy to get creative with salt &#8212; garlic salt, onion salt, sea salt&#8230; but then there&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Beautiful-Briny-Sea\">Beautiful Briny Sea<\/a>&#8216;s artisan salt blends. Beautiful Briny Sea&#8217;s salt products blend certified organic herbs with hand-harvested ocean salts. When Kent and I went to last summer&#8217;s Urban Craft Uprising, I decided to buy some of their salt blends for my mom. I fell in love with their Truffle blend, but being the poor college student I am, I decided to go with French Picnic &#8212; my second favorite. French Picnic is a blend of sea salt, dijon mustard, garlic, and herbes de provence&nbsp;(thyme, lavender, pink peppercorn, parsley).<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3692\/12295907034_0217c07696_b.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3692\/12295907034_0217c07696_b.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2822\/12296052386_c64819b65b_b.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2822\/12296052386_c64819b65b_b.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nAt first I wasn&#8217;t sure what to use salt blends for, as there seemed to be so many ingredients in it (I&#8217;m terrible at cooking, and have the cooking intuition\/sense of a stray dog), but when I asked the folks at the booth they assured me it goes on literally anything. And it does! It goes great on steak, mixing with a dry rub, and as a way to spice up some scrambled eggs.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3814\/12295491855_f2d51695d7_b.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3814\/12295491855_f2d51695d7_b.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nAnd of course, a hot cup of coffee. \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;d have to say Maxim Mocha Gold instant coffee is my favorite, as it&#8217;s travel-friendly and super easy to make (just add hot water!). 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