Garlic Soup

I was given the recipe for Garlic Soup from my Step-Mother-in-law. She is from the Czech Republic. Is it supposed to make you all better no matter how awful the sickness. Surprisingly, it’s not as bad as you think.

 I have caught the disease again. Sugarmomma had it first and then I contracted it. The last two weeks I can’t even remember how many batches of garlic soup I have made to cure her, prevent myself from it, and then cure myself. I missed 6 classes and a week has almost passed.

 So if anyone wants it. The Czech cure all garlic soup:

The Original Version-Garlic soup is something that someone else is supposed to do for you when you are sick. So give the recipe to someone else to make it.
Boil water, put some caraway seed in there, couple potatoes to get
soft, dab of butter or olive oil. When potatoes soft add fresh garlic,
minced and mixed with salt. Lots of garlic. Don’t cook, turn off
immediately to preserve the properties of the golden vegetable (is
garlic veggie)

Since this soup is very bland and I don’t care for the way caraway seeds taste this is how I make it.

Use a carton of chicken broth and then add maybe one or two bullion cubes. Add a bunch of cut up celery and onion. I add some spices…… parsley flakes about a 2 tsp. some oregano flakes maybe 1/2 tsp. chili powder small amount 1/2 tsp so it doesn’t get too spicy but you might need to taste…. Anything else that seems like it would be good in it, sometimes mint is nice cause it soothes the throat but it can be hard to find fresh so check the spice aisle. Sometimes I add some couscous but only add a little bit because it expands a LOT. 

 I add maybe a clove or two of garlic and then let that all cook for awhile. I add some water after the veggies have softened a little and it has cooked down a bit. When it seems done I turn off stove and then add a whole bunch of garlic, 4-5 cloves or so. Let it set for a couple of minutes and then eat. If it doesn’t taste good sometimes adding maggi helps. You can make it any way you want the only thing is add caraway seed if you like the taste it has healing properties and add lots of garlic at the end.

This IS GARLIC soup. So you will stink and have bad breath so I suggest eating it when you know you are not subjecting loved ones or the public to your sickened presence.
 

Quarantined

I am sick. I am now officially a student since I have contracted the student sickness. The sniffling,sneezing, coughing, aching,  stuffy head syndrome, that nyquil isn’t even touching sickness. There is no way of escaping it, I wash my hands everytime I go to the bathroom, but it’s still there. Lurking on every chair, table, desk, door handle, keyboard, mouse. I mistakingly use the same fingers to turn a page in my used textbook that I use the insert food to my mouth. Accidentally rub my itchy nose after I have pushed on a door handle. I try to pry open doors with my wrist so that I won’t be in direct contact with the filthiness or kick the handicap symbol on the wall and wait the 2 minutes it takes for the automatic doors to open. It still got me.  My face feels like it’s going to explode off my head leaving a mess of snot and blood on my computer screen. Airborne which has helped tremendously in the past is not doing shit this time. Speaking of shit. If you have never had airborne before what they DON’T tell you is that the high levels of nutrients and vitamin C you are taking will clean out your intestinal tract like drano to the point where you will be screaming for mercy and praying for the day your asshole will stop burning  and bleeding leaving you housebound and within at least 30 feet from the nearest toilet.

In other news…..My sister in law(SM’s sister) is having issues with her asshole ex husband again. They have been technically divorced but he somehow wiggles himself back into her life and they have a house together. She wants to get away from him, but feels she can’t make it on her own. SM and I are trying to help her anyway we can to get her and her kids away from the fucker. It’s so frustrating seeing someone so vile treating the people you care about like shit and not being able to do anything about it. I wish he would die.  Last week was particulalry bad with several fights and ended up with him punching the crap out of kitchen appliances and the cops being called. Lovely.