LIKE most dads I have my must do chores around the house.
I am the garbage bin mover, the lawn mower man, the garden keeper, the pool maintenance man and the breakfast short order cook.
I am also when required Mr Fixit, but I will put up my hand and say as a handy man I usually get a D minus.
The most important role in my home life is to cook up the breakfast, especially on a lazy Sunday morning.
I occasionally try something different, but usually it’s the tried and tested, bacon, eggs, hot toast and maybe some avocado, mushrooms or spaghetti with a little cheese melted on top.
Of course, there is also the hash brown on the breakfast plate and it’s all served with a hot cup of freshly made coffee or tea.
I call my Sunday feast Pete’s Big Brekkie and it’s a regular treat especially for any guests we may have.
So why am I talking about breakfast you may be asking?
Well like most who are assigned to do the morning meal I can’t find a store that has any hash browns.
To me serving up the Big Breakfast without a harsh brown is like getting a sausage at Bunnings without the onions.
My research into the hash brown shortage reveals our potato farmers, for a number of reasons, have not been able to meet the huge demand Australians have for potatoes.
It doesn’t matter if you are searching the freezers at Coles, Aldi, IGA or Woolworths hash browns are nowhere to be seen.
My fallback has been to look up hash brown recipes, that’s all well and good, but it means the simple throw them in a hot pan method has now been replaced with a 30 minute process.
My first attempt at home made hash browns was a disaster.
It ended up with my wife throwing me out of the kitchen as she cleaned up my mess.
So for me now I’ll just wait until the humble hash brown reappears in a supermarket and then I’ll pounce and grab five bags.
It’s always good to stock up, by the way does anyone need any toilet paper I still have 400 rolls in the garage.
Settle down, just joking.
