Chef Josef, Blogger

1. Chef.

Today I decided that I should learn more about cooking.  I watched three lessons from The Great Courses.  It inspired me to make an "almost ratatouille" soup.

So far, our deck garden has produced 4 zukes and 3 yellow squash, so I used some of them in my recipe.

Ingredients

1/8th zuke

1 chubby yellow squash

1 pint of beef broth + an extra gill

1 can of Campbell's organic tomato (skinned)

1 chopped up garlic clove

A fistful of salt

I mixed everything in a pot and boiled it for 30 minutes

I then added another cup of broth and heated it on medium heat while I fell asleep in my chair

When I tasted the resulting soup, I was pleasantly surprised.  It was pretty good.  I have it cooling in the fridge.  I might have it for supper.  Elaine won't eat any, she hates garlic.

2. Blogger.

Here are a few items from my "Blog Suggestions" file.  Some may be a little old.

a.  America's Ideal Man.

According to a Gallop poll, Alvin Wong may be the "happiest man in the nation."  "He is a tall observant Jew who is at least 65 and married with children, lives in Hawaii and makes $120,000 a year."

b.  World's Happiest Countries.

A study conducted by North Korea reported that North Korea was the second happiest nation, after China.  

Cuba came in third, while the U,S. came in 203rd (last).

c.  Egoism.

Scientist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg said:

"He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't have many rivals."

d.  Natural Gas.

The Social Security Administration issued an official reprimand to a flatulent staff member. The worker was told that his gas-passing constituted "conduct unbecoming a federal employee." Upper management withdrew the rebuke.  

e. Faith and begorrah!

An Oregon woman came out of dental surgery with an Irish accent.  She is one of about 100 Americans who have suffered "Foreign Accent Syndrome."

She likes her Irish accent!

f.  Language Lesson.

(Per: mentalfloss.com)

"Each language has its own great ways to describe 'that guy,' and Yiddish offers some of the best, including schlemiel  and schlimazel, two different variations of klutz.

As your bubbe (Jewish Grandmother) might explain, the schlemiel is the guy who spills the soup, the schlimazel is the guy he spills it on."

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