The Place to Take a Humor Break
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Serbian Soup BEAN SOUP (pasulj) INGREDIENTS 3 garlic cloves 1 large onion 1 carrot 1 pound smoked sausage or other smoked meat 2½ tablespoons vegetable oil 2 bay leaves 1½ tablespoons flour ½ tablespoon paprika […]
CHURCH POLE VAULTING HAIKU #1 I fly through the air With such magnificent ease Because you will not move. CHURCH POLE VAULTING HAIKU #2 You are quite unable To move toward the middle. So […]
Ugandan Appetizer CHAPATI INGREDIENTS 1 garlic clove ¼ red onion 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt ⅔ cup water (about) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (additional 12 tablespoons later) 12 tablespoons vegetable oil (1 tablespoon per […]
Nigerien Entree PEANUT CHICKEN STEW INGREDIENTS 3 chicken breasts 1 small eggplant* 1 leek 1 medium onion 3 potatoes 4 tomatoes 4½ tablespoons peanut butter 2½ tablespoons peanut oil 1 cup chicken broth 1 pili […]
The fact I am aging has not escaped me. I can see it happening. I can feel it happening. Heck, I can even hear it happening. Clearly, there a few lines at the side of […]
Namibian Appetizer VELDT BREAD INGREDIENTS 3½ cups wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 3½ tablespoons brown sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup butter (additional 2 […]
Breakfast… Most people forget it’s even a meal. Others preach of it’s importance. For me, it was awkward. See my father was kind of a man whore, who always left me to clean up his […]
Iraqi Dessert MA’MOUNIA (wheat pudding) INGREDIENTS 3 cups water 1¼ cups sugar ½ teaspoon lemon juice ⅓ cup unsalted butter or regular butter ¾ cups semolina or whole wheat flour ½ tablespoon orange blossom water […]
Bangladeshi Appetizer BORHANI (spicy yogurt drink) INGREDIENTS ½ teaspoon coriander seeds ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds or regular mustard seeds 2 green chiles. 4 tablespoons fresh mint leaves ½ teaspoon black […]