The Blogger's Cookbook I

Suppose for a moment that your schedule has cleared and you can blog away to your heart's content. As you prepare to settle down for hours at the keyboard, remember one thing: You must eat to maintain consciousness.

Here is a recipe I threw together that has a number of benefits:

-It's fast
-It's inexpensive
-Works on ovens, hot plates, open fires, and over flaming corpses.
-Makes more than one serving
-Actually good for you
-Can be grazed while you blog
-It's exotic. If someone else has some they will say 'Hey, cool! What is it?' Which allows you to make up whatever story you like about...say, an Ashram, your assault on Everest, or the Dalai Lama (don't get me started on the f-in Dalai Lama).
-Point is, you can customize the recipe and it serves as a focal point for storytelling in person or online, and isn't that a wonderful thing?
-You can even tell the truth!

SHIN HUA SOUP

Shopping list:

You will need-

1 head bok choy or 1/4 cabbage
3 boneless chicken thighs, skin on
12 oz. can chicken stock
12 oz. can Romano or other beans
6 oz. dry chow mien noodles
1 cup frozen vegetables
1 tbsp. hot sauce
2 tbsp. curry powder
1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
2 tbs. olive/peanut oil

(+ anything else you feel like tossing in.)

Here's what I do:

1. Check you blog for comments. There are none.

2. Go to FARK. See what's up.

3. Windows Vista crashes system.

4. Re-boot.

5. While you are waiting, open chicken stock and pour into medium-large saucepan. Set temperature at medium-high.

6. Shred bok choy/cabbage with knife, food processor, blender or fingers

7. Add to chicken stock with frozen vegetables. Turn temperature to medium and simmer.

8. Windows Vista is flashing an unrecognizable screen.

9. Re-reboot.

10. Heat oil in small frying pan (medium high heat) and put in chicken thighs skin down. Saute for 3 minutes a side then put aside to rest- 5 mins.

11. Add beans to stock/bok choy mix. Put in curry powder and hot sauce. Cover and simmer.

12. Your password has been corrupted. Email help desk.

13. Add chow mien noodles to stock/bean mixture. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

14. Help desk unavailable.

15. Slice chicken thighs into 1/4 inch strips. Add to stock.

16. Simmer 5 minutes.

17. Check computer. You're screwed.

18. Serve soup in large bowl with shot of soy sauce on top.

19. Turn on TV.

20. Watch Matlock.

See? Easy.