After all, if eggs fall in price, at least you can make an omelet.

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Sometimes for breakfast Hafida adds a spoonful of the divine mixture to the filling of an omelet.

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But to be fully proficient at making an omelet from the leftovers in your fridge, you need to grasp the finer points of seasoning, timing and creative thinking.

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By showing him how to make an omelet (or stitch a simple hem), I hoped he would also learn how to be a better man, one who could look after his own needs instead of expecting his girlfriend to do it for him.

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Then there's a funny scene at an opulent breakfast table when Soon-Yi forces a poorly prepared Spanish omelet on Allen.

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Another time, he taught me to load a boule of country bread with the guts of an over-ripe tomato, a stream of olive oil and a thick slice of potato omelet to make the world's best vegetarian sandwich.

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