Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Girl who Entertains the Post Office People

So, at the beginning of the month I decided that I wanted to be a ukulele-playing stand-up comedian very badly. I have no clue why I even thought of this in the first place, I just woke up one morning and knew. That evening in the car, I told my parents I wanted to perform comedy songs. My mom said that if I really wanted to be a comedian, I should work on an act to perform at local mic shows. That's right up my alley, and I've been writing new songs a ton lately! There's just one minor problem... People get confused when I try to make a joke, but I'm funny on accident. Here's an example:

Last weekend, I was in the post office with my dad. I was shipping some boxes to LA and England, and the cost was two dollars more than I actually had in my wallet. I looked up at my dad who was standing right next to me and asked, "Dad. May I please borrow two dollars?" I was smiling at him because I was just so excited to finally get my packages to my friends shipped. I guess everyone in the post office translated that into me trying to sucker my dad into paying for my shipping because the post office full of customers and workers all started laughing. One man even said "If I had a dollar for every time I heard that!" I laughed too, because I realized what they all thought I had meant! My dad laughed and said he would just use his credit card and I could pay him back. Around the time that the worker man behind the desk handed my dad back his card, I looked down at my address book and saw money sticking out of it. That's when I realized I had left singles in it! So then I said (apparently too loudly) "Oh wait. You didn't have to pay it for me! I forgot I had money in my address book, too!" Well of course that got translated wrong too and everyone thought I had tricked my dad into paying for me! At this point, everyone in the post office was laughing hysterically, including my dad! I have to admit, it was a pretty funny experience. From everyone else's point of view, at least! I wasn't embarrased or anything. I'm actually glad I made all of those people laugh. I just need to work on the "make them laugh on purpose" bit. It'll get there. I know it will. :)

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Eggdrop Soup Recipe!

So, a month or so ago I discovered this really simple recipe for an eggdrop soup that I can eat! I have many food allergies but strangely, eggs are not one of them. This soup is so good, very light, and easy to make. If you have an egg allergy, you can still make this soup without the eggs. Also, if you listen to Patsy Cline while making this meal, the whole cooking experience is ten times better! <3

                                    Step One: Put a large pot on the stove and turn it on high.


        Step Two: Once the water is boiling, add noodles (I'm allergic to wheat, so I use potato noodles).

the noodles!




push the noodles down into the pot
Step Three: Wait six minutes for your noodles to cook, and then pour them into a strainer.


I pour cold water on the noodles because potato noodles fall apart and leave a wierd coating once they're cooked (the water washes off the coating)
           Step Four: Pour two (1 quart) containers of chicken broth into the (now empty) pot, and turn the stove on high again.


Step Five: Add one handful of fresh thyme to the pot of broth and let it all boil.


Step Six: While you are waiting for your broth to boil, crack and wisk three eggs into a small bowl.


make sure the eggs are wisked thoroughly!


Step Six: Once the broth is boiling, add the cooked noodles into the pot.


Step Seven: Slowly stream in the eggs with one hand, and constantly stir with the other! This adds the little eggdrops in the soup, and it's rather tasty!



Step Eight: Pour a serving into a bowl and enjoy! (I use chopsticks with this meal because it's the easiest way to eat it,  and also because I love eating with chopsticks! Ha ha.)


Have a fabulous day, and let me know if you try out this recipe! As a girl who's allergic to TONS of food, this is one of my favorite meals ever and I'm so happy to be able to share it! <3 


Eat Happy!


 Love from, Grace.