Today Is Monday, October 20, 2025: This Is What Happened

 

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It’s been well over 25 years since I last made crepes. ChatGPT helped me come up with a recipe using what I had in the fridge. I got the crepes from a food giveaway at our senior center—store-bought, pre-made ones. This was my first time using them.

The items we get from the food giveaway are often close to their expiration date, so they’re not exactly fresh. When I used to make crepes, I made smaller ones. These were larger, but the filling turned out just the way I wanted.

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Savory Breakfast Crepes with Sausage, Eggs & Three Cheeses

Serves: 3–4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 4–6 crepes (store-bought or homemade)

• 2 sausage links (or about ½ cup sausage meat)

• 3 eggs

• ¼ cup diced onion (or shallot, or both)

• ¼ cup diced bell peppers

• ¼ cup sliced mushrooms

• ¼ cup ricotta cheese

• ¼ cup cottage cheese

• ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (optional, but brightens flavor)

• Salt and pepper, to taste

• ½ tsp smoked paprika (optional)

• Butter or oil, for cooking

Instructions

1. Cook the filling:
   Heat a skillet over medium heat and add sausage. Cook until browned and crumbled.
   Add onions, shallots, peppers, and mushrooms. Sauté about 5 minutes, until softened.
   Lightly beat the eggs and pour them into the skillet. Stir gently until just set (don’t overcook).
   Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Remove from heat.

2. Prepare the cheese mixture:
   In a small bowl, mix ricotta, cottage cheese, and cheddar. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

3. Assemble the crepes:
   Lay a crepe flat. Spoon a line of cheese mixture down the center, then add a few spoonfuls of the sausage-egg mixture.
   Sprinkle with cilantro, then roll or fold the crepe.

4. Optional finishing:

   • Pan method: Heat a little butter in a skillet and place filled crepes seam-side down. Cook 1–2 minutes per side to lightly crisp and warm through.

   • Baked method: Place filled crepes in a buttered baking dish, sprinkle a bit of cheddar on top, and bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes, until warm and lightly golden.

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Yesterday, I visited Penguin and his five on Sunday, and the topic was CEMERTRIES

1. Final plans: Burial, entombment, cremation, or other?
   I know I don’t want to be lying in a casket. I’d actually like to be composted—some states are starting to offer this, which would be fine with me. With my family history, I may live another 20 years or more, so hopefully, more places will allow human composting by then. If that’s not an option, then cremation.

2. Final resting place:
   Yes, there’s a space next to my parents. But honestly, I have no desire to be buried near them or in a cemetery. I’ve thought about selling my space and being scattered along the earth instead.

3. How will you haunt those left behind?
   Not sure if I’ll haunt anyone—but spirits visit me sometimes. I hope I’ll get the chance to visit those left behind. Would you want me to stop by as a spirit?

4. Last time you visited family gravesites:
   It’s been a while.

5. What should your gravestone read?
   “Sometime I will return.”

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Seniors have more choices these days in how they spend their time. The main issue is money.

There are fancy senior condos and apartments that start around $3,000 a month. The more you need or want, the higher the cost. My mother-in-law lived in one; she paid for it by selling her home. Later, after a stroke, she moved into a memory care unit—the cost then started at around $6,000 a month.

There are also low-income units for seniors or people with disabilities. The ones here were built in the late 1970s, and none have been built since. There’s about a two-year waitlist, and rent is based on income.

Our senior center mainly serves meals and hosts activities. It also collects rent for the senior apartments and handles maintenance requests, but that’s about it. The residents are responsible for their own utilities, cooking, cleaning, and shopping. Our community doesn’t have the fancy senior apartments with swimming pools or big social programs—but not all seniors have the money for those, anyway.

Coffee is on.