I Aim to Please

You win, random blog hits. You win.

After months of random “two pump chump” blog viewers, I’m throwing in the white towel. I figure that since you’re here, I mine as well give you what you’re looking for:

Recipe for Niffles
Ingredients are eggs, flour and water or milk. Slightly beat the eggs, then add tablespoon of water (or milk) and add flour a little at a time until somewhat stiff. Form mixture into a long noodle, and slice off dumpling sized pieces into boiling soup or stew, cover and let cook. Allow to cook until the inside of niffle looks like bread when sliced open.

As an alternative, create niffles per instructions above, but instead of using in soup, pan fry niffles in darkened butter and serve along with sour kraut sweetened with brown sugar, sliced pork loin with granny smith apples, or hot dogs.

I mean really, who knew that a “niffle” was a German food item? I certainly did not. For if I had this knowledge prior to my blog creation, then chances are I probably wouldn’t have named my blog Stiff Niffles, nor would I have bought the domain stiffniffles.com, etc. Boy do I have egg on my face. How does one come across such information about an obscure German dumpling type soup accoutrement? Well, I’m guessing the same way people keep finding my blog. By googling the word “niffle”. GENIUS! I wish I had thought to do that! But let’s be honest, I’m trying to build a brand here! Who has the time to conduct such incalculable, immeasurable amounts of research while trying to build an empire from the ground up? Googling the word “niffle” would take what, like two minutes? I just don’t have that kind of time.

So needless to say, someone in the Marketing Department is getting fired.

Funny thing is, I probably would never have caught on if not for my Site Meter stats informing me that a shit ton of people have been inadvertently clicking on my website looking for a recipe… a recipe for “stiff” niffles no less. So not only is a “niffle” a food item, but a “stiff niffle” is a method of preparing said niffles. All these misinformed, lost souls wandering around the blogosphere looking for a niffle recipe have been unintentionally stumbling across my website, and undoubtedly leaving disappointed. I just can't have that. So I concede.

Have it at Recipe Seekers! But while you're here why don't kick off you shoes and stay awhile? Are you sure I can't interest you in a story about bugs in the bathroom, or maybe you'd like an heirloom pasta sauce recipe to go with your niffles? Please? It's only fair.You've come this far, now READ MY SHIT.

Thanking you in advance,

Jennifer Martin
Head Chef
Stiff Niffles, Inc.