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Skriven 2013-12-10 21:30:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> Used to be one submitted to doctors because they were the living
 ML> manifestation of the (or at least a) deity, but it's pretty clear
 ML> that they're not that. Then one submitted to them because they
 ML> were smarter and better than we, but they don't seem to be that
 ML> either. Then one submitted to them because their information was
 ML> better than ours, but that's not necessarily true any more. 
 NB> Some of them still think that those reasons (should) apply

Well, they should, when the underlying premises are true. Smarter
and better in brains or information, that's fine, I defer to that.

 NB> I see it as a partnership, where the doc brings specialized knowledge
 NB> and training, and hopefully some overall experience, and I bring the

That's what one hopes. And you appreciate their input and they
yours. Fair is fair.

 NB> I pay attention to the ones that are listening to me and have
 NB> some sort of useful input for the situation...  :)  If I'm being blown
 NB> off, I don't listen, and don't stick around if it persists...  

If they want respect, they have to give respect. If they
want worship, they can go blow eggs.

 ML> Oh, also, they can write scripts, and we can't.
 NB> There is that.  :)  

Not that I want any particularly, but apparently I've been
saved a couple times by them.

 ML> Title: Death By Chocolate Cake
 ML> 2-1/2 cups of cream, 27 oz. of chocolate, 1-1/2 lb. of butter (no
 ML> ... there ought to be a law! 

Actually, there shouldn't, unless Mr. Totels means that there
should be a prohibition against margarine, which I might agree
to under some circumstances.

To make up for it, a healthy salady thing. Ruthie's temple's
cantor occasionally visits and brings lunch, and the dishes
yesterday included baba ghannouj, walnut and olive salad,
tabbouleh, and eech (eetch, itch), all from the Armenian market
on Mt. Auburn St. There was a slew of leftovers, so today I got
samples for lunch. I looked at the eech and said eech, but
other than it having begun to ferment and thus taste like bread,
it wasn't bad. I'd not heard of the stuff before, so I did some
poking around, and eech, itch, or eetch is the theme of the day.

Armenian Cracked Wheat Salad (Eetch)
cat: salad, tabboulleh, tabouli, tabbouli, etc., Armenian
yield: 8 appetizer servings

1 c fine (#1) bulgur (cracked wheat)
2 Tb olive oil
1/2 c water
1 md onion, chopped fine
3/4 c tomato paste
1 bn scallions, chopped
1 bn parsley, chopped fine
3 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/4 c green pepper, chopped fine
1/2 ts salt
Black pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
Romaine lettuce (optional)

Saute onion in oil until limp. Add water and bring to a
boil. Place bulgur in a bowl and add hot onion mixture,
combine and cover tightly. Set aside while preparing the
vegetables.

Combine tomato paste, salt and lemon juice and mix well.
Add the scallions, parsley, tomatoes and green pepper.
Season with black and cayenne pepper. Serve on a bed of
romaine lettuce, if desired.

Note: The parsley can be chopped in a food processor.
The tomatoes, scallions and peppers may also be processed
but the pieces will be more uniform and look nicer if
done by hand this also goes for the parsley. This dish is
one that requires a little patience with the chopping and
becomes a labor of love! I strongly recommend peeling the
tomatoes. You can do this by dropping them one by one in
boiling water for about 5 sec. Then put them in ice water
long enough to cool and the peel should come off easily.

Make sure you buy fine bulgur. There are many types of
bulgur; coarse is usually used for pilafs while fine is
used for recipes such as stuffed meat balls (kufta), red
lentil patties and eetch. The Lebanese version of eetch is
called tabbouleh in which they use more parsley than wheat.

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