Monthly Archives: January 2025

Why You Should Listen

Here’s one reason.

Why you should listen #1

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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National Egg Painting Days

Who doesn’t love eggs? No one! Who loves paintings? Most of Us. So, it stands to reason that paintings  of eggs are the bees’ knees. Of course, they are. With that in mind the American Egg Producers (AEP) and the National Association of Museums (NAM) are proud to host Great Egg Paintings exhibits across the country from May 1st to October 22nd. Be sure to go; you’ll be impressed and uplifted.

Lebrun’s still-life painting, “Les Oeufs Jolie”

 

 

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Annual Blank Verse Poetry Slam Contest

Poway, California, has just nailed the bid to host this year’s acclaimed Blank Verse Poetry Slam Contest (BVPSC.) Beautiful Poway edged out strong entries from such fine cites as: San Franciso, New York, New Delhi, and Lhasa (Tibet), Is there nothing Poway can’t do? It’s the happening place, for sure

The cut-off date for submitting applications is June 29. Don’t delay! The competition is sure to be fierce. See you there.

Just remember the main rule. Your entry must not contain any written or spoken words. It’s a blank-verse competition after all. Please send your application form, your blank page, and a tape of silence, for those submitting a audio entry.

Note that mimes and monks who’ve taken a vow of silence are usually the most likely to win.

 

Last year’s winner, Amos Keeto’s “Ode to an Artichoke”

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Annual Upside Down Accordion Playing Contest

Poway, California, is fit to burst with pride. My fair city has won the rights to host this year’s prestigious Upside Down Accordion Playing Contest (UPAPC.) Poway beat out strong entries from such fine cites as: Paris, New Orleans, London, and Tokyo, Hurray for Poway.

The cut-off date for submitting applications is May 29. So hurry! And start practicing. The competition is sure to be fierce. See you there.

Current favorite, Carl “On my head” La Fong

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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My Super Powers #1, Washing Water

How does Paul get his water so clean?

Most people, if they wish to have truly clean water,  go to the supermarket to buy distilled water, purified water, or even spring water. But I don’t have to do anything like that. I clean my water at home. I simply put detergent in the clothes washer and press start. Whizzo, boffo, the washer washes the water filling the washer. Nothing wishy washy about this water washing. It gets the job done. Presto change, I have clean water.

Just remember two things. First, don’t put any clothes in the washer before pressing the start button. You’ll end up washing your clothes, not the water. Second, be sure to scoop out your water before the washer drains the water.

And you too can develop this super power with a little practice.

You super man, or woman, you.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

 

 

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I’m So Tired Of . . .

My blog double is sad.

1)  Lack of sleep.

2) Chronic fatigue, even when I get sufficient sleep.

3) Arthritis and other reasons for shoulder. Taking 10 minutes to ever so slowly my arms back into place without causing blinding pain.

4) Not having my neural system work well enough without a tiny, tiny bit of food seep out one corner of my mouth.

5) ”        ”   so I don’t wobble when walking, especially when tired.

6) Being negative. I don’t like being like that. But that what I am. I don’t know whether its genetics, over awareness of what’s happening out there. Or maybe it’s home grown.

7) of trying so hard to respect and be empathetic to everyone, then in one moment inadvertently making people hate me for all eternity.

8) religion be used as a way to legitimize hatred of despised groups.

9) of having empathy being classified as a sin.

10) of having allergies.

11) of dropping food because I fingers don’t always work as they should.

12) sometimes taking minutes to put on my shirt.

13) my eyes not working well together.

14) of having reading being a struggle. It’s hard to keep my place.

15) how far our country has come from, “Ask not what your country can do for you, rather ask what you can do for your country.”

16) having the precepts stated in the Beatitudes being labeled as “woke.”

17) having our democratic priniciples being eroded in favor of corruption and bullying.

18) of having to use a CPAP machines with nasal pillows to counter severe sleep apnea.

19) straying so far from worshiping God and obeying his commandments in favor using him as muscle.

20) so much drama in my life in the world out there.

21) driving with so many horrible and aggressive drivers out there.

22) mostly low level, but continual, headaches, neck and lower back pain.

Oh, I can’t go  on.

I’m sorry that this is not funny at all. Usually, I can be funny. I shudder to think about my general outlook if I had a sense of humor.

Take care.

 

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Collard Greens

American Appetizer

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SLOW COOKER COLLARD GREENS

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INGREDIENTS
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2 pounds collard greens
1 onion
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 garlic cloves
2 ham hocks
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups water
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SPECIAL UTENSILS
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2 3-quart slow cookers or 1 6-quart slow cooker
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Serves 6. Takes 6 hours 40 minutes.
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PREPARATION
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Cut collard greens into 1″ squares. Dice onion. Add all ingredients to slow cookers. Arrange ingredients so that ham hocks are in the middle. Slow cook on high for 6 hours. Remove ham hock. Remove meat from ham hocks and add to pot. (Discard ham hock.) Stir or until well blended.  Goes well with fried chicken, pork chops, pulled-pork sandwiches, macaroni and cheese and corn bread.
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TIDBITS
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1) This recipe says to collard greens into 1″ squares.
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2) This can be difficult to do as collard-green leaves are not squares.
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3) And if you strive for perfection ,such cutting becomes even harder. You’d have to get out your ruler. Moreover, making completely accurate 90 degrees angle for each square would drive any chef to drink. If you’re a teetotaler, may suggest near beer, or root beer, as your choice?
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4) Now we get to the collard greens’ overwhelming laziness and lack of ambition.
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5) Sure, you could watch television with your bowl of collard greens.
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6) But they will never help you with your crossword puzzles. The only way you could play catch with a bunch of collard greens is to dig a hole, and put the collard greens in the hole. Then toss the baseball into the hole. But even then the collard greens will not toss the ball back to you. This game of catch must be quite short. They will, however, be good listeners while they remain ripe.
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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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So Tired

I slept even worse than usual. I drove to doctor’s appointment. There was a hospital emergency, so I had to wait quite a bit. It wasn’t the worst of news, but it could have been better. I drove to another crafts place. There seems to be about four different latch-hooks patterns in the whole county. So I purchased one that’s okay. I drove and made Tacos Adobada for the natives.

Monday, I think, Number Two Son and I will drive to his new job in Chicago.

I was tired that I accidently ordered an invasion, but I was so exhausted that I never started the darn thing.

Take care. You’re important to me.

 

Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

 

 

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Ups and Downs

I’m rhe Emperor

The day started off well. I played free-bingo at a senior’s center. I got my first bingo and won a big, glass beer mug. The lunch afterward was good, surprisingly good for institutional food. Then things went downhill. I’m tired and my back hurts. So this is all the news I’m giving today.

Oh, I almost forgot. I repaid the Martian invasion with one of my own. I’m now Emperor of Mars. Cool.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

 

 

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Busy Day

I fought off their invasion

Made a small error in my spreadsheets. It led to Martian invasion in my back yard. Sorry about that, Chief. However, it all came came out okay in the end as I ran around making scary faces at them until they all teleported back to Mars.

Then my wife and I went to the border to a Global entry building to move one step closer to getting our Global Entry passes. Driving took 2 hours.

I then spent hours correcting the ripple effects of the morning’s small error. I had to do this or the Martians might have been  tempted to invade Earth. I’m guessing a similar sort of error led to the Martian invasion of Grovers Mill in 1938. The exact reason is still classified.

Well, time to lie down and take some weight off my aching back.

Good night, one and all.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

 

 

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