Writer's Block (and Wilted Spinach Salad with Purple Cabbage)

If we were still in the typewriter age, I would be sitting amidst piles of crumpled-up paper.  I've started four equally bland posts today; it seems I'm having trouble funneling my thoughts into cohesive sentences that are interesting enough for another human being to read.  

If my forehead had a hinge, someone could unclasp my eyebrows, lift up the top half of my head, and peer into a deep, dark vat of emptiness.  This case of writer's block makes me glad I don't have to write for a living.  How do you writers out there (on deadlines) come up with new material...weekly or even daily?  Under the pressure of a writing deadline, I would act in a similar fashion to how I respond when someone asks me a math question for which I'm unprepared mentally (it doesn't take much) and I stand there repeating to myself, "I should be thinking about the answer, I should be thinking about the answer..." as the valuable seconds tick by and the inquirer begins to give me a quizzical look that says, "And you're going to home-school your kids?  Awesome...."

I would be a very hungry professional writer.

Speaking of being hungry....

While I haven't been cooking much lately, I did make this pretty salad...

Then I added an egg on top and dressed it with balsamic vinegar...

(If the egg makes you want to wretch, please imagine it isn't there.  K?  K.)

Here's how I did it.

Have you seen these sweet mini bell peppers in your grocery store? 

I sliced three of them (certainly you can substitute regular sweet peppers),

and sauteed them in olive oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Then I tossed in a few handfuls of fresh spinach. 

It began to wilt...

At this point I added a pinch of sea salt and pepper...

And transferred it to a plate.

While the skillet was still hot, I drizzled in a bit more olive oil and began to fry an egg.

Then I peeled the outer leaves from this pretty purple cabbage,

sliced it,

and chopped it.

 

 I sprinkled the chopped cabbage on top of the wilted spinach mixture.

And topped with my sunny-side-up.

I drizzled the egg with balsamic vinegar, and enjoyed every last morsel.

Perfect for lunch or a simple supper.

And the colors are pretty enough to maybe, MAYBE, remedy a bad case of writer's block...

I'll soon find out.