Comedic Cheese and More Cheesy Meals

So far, I've been focusing on the culinary delectibleness of cheese. But do not be fooled. The Chi of Cheese is a part of all things...including comedy.

If Athletes get Athlete's Foot, what do Astronauts get?

Mistle Toe!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Nothing beats a good, cheesy joke, and that was nothing like a good, cheesy joke. But if you are looking for good, cheesy comedy, look no further than Steve Martin. That, by the way, is not an insult to that Wild and Crazy Guy. I am a HUGE Steve Martin fan. Love his stand-up, love his movies (even the serious ones), and his autobiography/memoir book, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life.

I zipped through his book enthralled in his comedic development. It's amazing how much work Steve Martin, and I'm sure many other successful comics as well, put into developing their routine, stage presence, and the show overall. It's NOT just walking up to a microphone and telling jokes. Steve Martin developed a routine where he was a bad comedian. He didn't use punchlines, he intentionally made mistakes. He did something original and you either got it, or you didn't, and he become the most popular comic of his time...and then he walked away.

To hear Steve Martin's stand-up, just check your local music shop under comedy for A Wild and Crazy Guy, Let's Get Small, Comedy Isn't Pretty, and The Steve Martin Brothers.

If you like Steve Martin, if you're interested in how to develop a stand-up routine, or at least how one of the most successful did it, then check out this great book!

Now, to catch everyone up on the Cheesy meals:

2 Grilled Cheese Dinners (Not at once, mind you)

2 Slices of Cheese

Mayonaise

Butter/Margarine

Makes one sandwich. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are the most sublime of Cheese meals.

Cheesy Hotdogs

Boil hotdogs.

Place on plate.

Cover with Cheese depending on how many hotdogs are being eaten.

Microwave to melt Cheese for 30 secs.

Get dipping comdiments. I use mayo and ketchup.

Michelina's Cheeseburger Macaroni

I like to cook frozen meals in the oven, and Michelina's Cheeseburger Mac says to put it in an over safe container, so I placed it on a plate. The frozen Cheese and mac looked frightening. The end result was pretty good. Not as good as fresh Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Mac, but not bad.

Pepperoni Pizza

This was homemade. We were out of Provologne and Mozzarella, so my wife used Cheddar, and it was wonderful.

Rice-a-Roni Creamy 4-Cheese Rice

Again wonderful. I took a photo of the dish before being scooped, still simmering in its bowl. Wonderful.

Betty Crocker's Bowl Appetit 3-Cheese Rotini

I have video of me tasting this for the first time, and as stated before, it's just a matter of whether or not I will have the video after the Flip people fix the camcorder. So, comments pending.

Also...

Cherry Chocolate Dr. Pepper. It's either going to suck, or be the best thing ever! Find out tomorrow.

Steve Martin as Socrates: It was always: "Socrates, what is truth? Socrates, what is the nature of the good? Socrates, what should I order? Socrates, what are you having?" And not once did anyone ever say: "Socrates, hemlock is poison!"

Cheesy Holidays

I need to catch up on the Cheese of the Holidays. For instance, Christmas Eve Eve, not a typo, two Eves there...On Christmas Eve Eve I ate a wonderful meal of Rice-a-Roni's Creamy Four-Cheese Rice...

This was WONDERFUL! Flavored with Cheddar, Parmesan, Romano, and Bleu Cheese, I ate an entire box (about 3 servings) at once. I've talked with my doctor and have a heart attack scheduled for January 21, 2010.

Christmas Eve, for lunch I ate Chili-Cheesy Burgers. Homemade. Wal-Mart frozen burgers marinated in Worchester Sauce and Garlic Pepper, grilled on my stove in a skillet, with American Cheese. We were out of burger buns, so I used sandwich bread. Again...wonderful.

See that Cheese bubbling in the skillet? That's when you know you have a great burger...

The Chili was Wal-Mart brand canned chili. Notice on the upper burger that the Cheese melted into the skillet was scraped and oozed onto my burger. Cheese is not to be wasted. Many people like to add all kinds of stuff to their burgers...lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, blah blah blah...It all takes away from the important part of the burger. The meat and the Cheese. I only add ketchup and mayonaise, and sometimes, when I'm feeling saucy, chili. ANything else dilutes the flavor, and why eat if the flavor is diluted?

On Christmas day, for lunch I ate Chili-Cheese Tots. Once a can of chili is opened, it cannot stand around long waiting for attention lest it grows moldy with disgust. Wal-Mart brand frozen Tater Tots and Cheddar Cheese. Unfortunately, I did not get pictures of my Chili-Cheese Tots, but let me explain:

Cook your frozen tots as prescribed on the package. Upon completion, heat your chili via microwave. While the chili warms, shred block Cheddar Cheese, or spread pre-shredded Cheddar, on top of the warm tots. I recommend shredding your own as it shows dedication to your Cheese faith. You scrape your sins from your fingers in the Cheese as you grate the Cheese onto your dish. Then pour your hot chili on top of the tots/Cheese plate. Then, and here's the important part, add more Cheese onto the chili. Now to fully unleash the benevolence of the Cheese, it should be melted. The heat of the tots and the chili are working, but to insure Cheestity, place the Chili-Cheese Tot dish back in the oven for just a couple of minutes to melt your beloved Cheese. Dip in the condiments of your choice. I use a ketchup/mayonaise double-dip, but ranch dressing is also good. In the end, with plenty of Cheese, you can't go wrong with the condiment of your choice.

For Christmas Supper, I also had some macaroni and Cheese and some form of Cheese/potato concoction. I have video of the two "side" dishes (anything with Cheese is a main dish) on my new Flip Camcorder, but it's not uploading to my computer. I'm going to have to send it in to get fixed and hopefully they'll save the video. I'll save my comment on the two dishes until I know one way or the other if I have the video.

Until next time...Take it Cheesy.

Welcome to Enlightenment

Welcome to enlightenment. Welcome to the Chi of Cheese. I am Master Bo, and I am the founder of the Chi of Cheese, and I will be your guide to a new world, a new life, and a new spirituality of Cheese-centrification. If you feel that the Cheesy Path is not for you, stick around...you'll find you've been a follower of Cheese all along.

What is the Chi of Cheese?

Chi - is a fundamental concept of traditional Chinese culture. Chi is believed to be part of every living thing that exists, as a kind of "life force" or "spiritual energy". It is frequently translated as "energy flow", or literally as "air" or "breath".

Cheese - is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep and other mammals, by coagulating the milk. There are hundreds of types of Cheese produced all over the world. Cheeses are eaten both on their own and cooked as part of various dishes; most Cheeses melt when heated. Cheese has served as a hedge against famine and is a good travel food. It is valuable for its portability, long life, and high content of fat, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. Cheese is a more compact form of nutrition and has a longer shelf life than the milk from which it is made.

Cheese - something cheap or shabby (Cheesy movies); to put an end to (Cheese it, the cops!); someone important (the big Cheese).

I have come to learn that Cheese is a kind of life force and a spiritual energy which permeates life. It is both something cheap and something important.

The Chi of Cheese is an appreciation of Cheese in all its forms. American and Gorgonzolla. Cheesy movies, cheesy jokes, and the Big Cheeses in our society and our world. This is the Temple of Cheese, and we will honor Cheese until the Great Cheese Wheel of Life makes us...Cheese it!

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