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Kerry shares her recipe for making a delicious omelet.

Todd: Oh, hey, Kery! You cook, right!

Youre a pretty good cook.

Keri: Im OK.

Todd: OK. I want to make an omelet so actually this is really silly; Ive never made one before. How

do you make an omelet?

Keri: Ok, Well, I can teach you how I make them, which is the same way my father and

grandmother make them, which is a little special.

Todd: OK. Yeah! Yeah!

Keri: First you take some eggs and crack them into the bowl, and whiskthem up, quite, so theyrequite high and fluffy, and in a hot pan, and you need a pan thats, thats kind of small,that the

sides go up at an angle. You put some oil and heat it up, so its quite hot, and then you take you

whipped up eggs, or whisked up eggs, and pour theminto the pan, and as its cooking, if you take

a spatula, and push the bottom layer of the egg, to the side, to the sides, and then to the middle,

so the uncooked egg gets to the bottom of the pan.

Todd: Oh, OK. Wow!

Keri: OK. And keep doing that until most of the egg is cooked so you should have a nice thick

omelet and then flip it over, youll only have to cook that side lightly. Put you fillings on the top

and fold it over and let it sit just long enough to melt the cheese.

Todd: Wow. That sounds really good.

Keri: Mm, it is.

Todd: Wow. What fillings do you recommend?

Keri: Well, if you want to do a real simple one, you can just use some pre-made salsa and cheese,

and thats easy, or you can do something like cut up some ham and cheese, onions, tomatoes,

mushrooms, anything that you like. If you want to make a spinach omelet then you have to add

the cooked spinach to the egg mixture. So its actually cooked in it. Its inside bacon and sourcream is nice and Jack cheese.

Todd: Oh, OK. Ill have to give that a try.

Keri: OK. Sure.


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Silly

Silly is an interesting word!

Silly can be used to express when something is lighthearted and not very serious. For example:

My mother made silly faces at me when I was a baby to make me laugh.Oh don't mind me; I'm just being silly right now!

However, silly can also be used in a lightly insulting way and you should be careful using it to

describe someone.

This is because silly basically means 'Not to be taken seriously'. So if there is a situation where it

would be bad to called someone 'not someone to take seriously', then it can offend.

Examples of offensive/negative uses of silly:

The meeting was useless and silly; we all know how to wash our hands!

She's just a silly woman, she can't be a CEO.

Silly is not as harsh as 'stupid'.

Crack (Crack them)

Take some eggs and crack them into a bowl.

To 'crack' something is to break it. In this case to break the eggs so that they open. Notice the

Following:

Can you crack open these peanuts?

It is difficult to crack open a coconut.

Quite

1. To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely.

"It's quite out of the question".

Synonyms:completely, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, altogether

"Two quite different types"

US: very; really (used as an intensifier).

"You've no intention of coming back?" "

I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not."

2. To a certain or fairly significant extent or degree; fairly.

"It's quite warm outside".

Synonyms: fairly, rather, somewhat, slightly, relatively, comparatively, moderately, reasonably, to a

certain extent;

More exclamation

BRITISH

Exclamation: quite; exclamation: quite so

1. Expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement.

"I don't want to talk about that now."


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"Quite."

At an angle

You need a small pan with sides that go up at an angle.

If something is 'at an angle' it is not exactly straight up and down, but leaning or off to one side.

Notice the following:

That picture is hanging at an angle.

The back of the chair was at an angle to make it more comfortable.

Whipped up

Take the whipped up eggs and pour them into the pan.

If something is 'whipped up' it is mixed quickly for a long time to add air to it. Notice the following:

The cream was whipped up into small peaks.Do the butter and sugar need to be whipped up?

Pour // pr

Verb: pour;

3rd person present: pours;

Past tense: poured;

Past participle: poured;

Gerund or present participle: pouring

(Especially of a liquid) flow rapidly in a steady stream.

"Water poured off the roof"Synonyms: stream, flow, run, gush, course, jet, spurt, surge, spill

"Blood was pouring from his nose"

Cause (a liquid) to flow from a container in a steady stream by holding the container at an

angle.

"She poured a little whiskey into a glass"

Synonyms: tip, let flow, splash, spill, decant; More

Prepare and serve (a drink).

"She poured out a cup of tea"

(Of rain) fall heavily.

"The storm clouds gathered and the rain poured down"

Synonyms: rain heavily/hard, teem down, pelt down, come down in torrents/sheets, rain

cats and dogs

"It was pouring when we set out"

(Of people or things) come or go in a steady stream and in large numbers.

"Letters poured in"


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Synonyms: throng, crowd, swarm, stream, flood

"People poured off the train"

Donate something, especially money, to (a particular enterprise or project) in large amounts.

"Belgium has been pouring money into the company"

Express one's feelings or thoughts in a full and unrestrained way.

"In his letters, Edward poured out his hopes"

Humorous

Dress oneself in (a tight-fitting piece of clothing).

"I poured myself into a short Lycra skirt"

Thick

1. With opposite sides or surfaces that are a great or relatively great distance apart.

"Thick slices of bread"

Synonyms: in extent/diameter, across, wide, broad, deep"The walls are five feet thick"

Stocky, sturdy, stubby, chunky, blocky, hefty, heavily built, thickset, burly, beefy, meaty, big, solid;

Fat, stout, plump

"His short, thick legs"

Antonyms: thin, slender

Flip it over

When most of the egg is cooked, flip it over and cook the other side lightly.

When you 'flip something over' you turn it to the other side. In cooking we do this so both sides

are cooked evenly. Notice the following:

You should flip the towels over so both sides get dry.

Remember to flip the steak over in about 7 minutes.

Melt

Verb (used without object) [melted, melted, molten, melting.]

1. To become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.

Synonyms:

Cook, diffuse, disappear, disintegrate, disperse, fade, flow, flux, fuse, and go.

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