January 2010
3 posts
Romanian Food
First of all, it is delicious. I know you’ll look at it and think “who the heck eats that,” but you have to take my word for it.
Here’s a sample:
Breakfast: Homemade paté, black currant jam, bread, butter, and roasted peppers.
Then polenta and pickled cauliflower. Heavenly.
Our very own version of sauerkraut (+ sour cream):
And the pièce de résistance - seared...
NYT on Avatar
Effects aside, the script was so offensive it almost hurt… NYT accurately describes how I felt after seeing Avatar:
It [the plotline] rests on the stereotype that white people are rationalist and technocratic while colonial victims are spiritual and athletic. It rests on the assumption that nonwhites need the White Messiah to lead their crusades. It rests on the assumption that illiteracy...
December 2009
15 posts
3 tags
Udon Soup
Udon Soup is one of my favorite things to order (besides sushi) at a Japanese restaurant, so when I saw some of the ingredients at Whole Foods I jumped on it and tried. The results were FANTASTIC, and it was really very simple to make. I had a bowl, then froze the rest of the broth in an ice cube tray for heat and eat use later.
Stuff You’ll Need
Broth:
Kombu Seaweed
Dried Bonito Flakes
...
Wikipedia: Kurt Vonnegut →
In his book Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Vonnegut listed eight rules for writing a short story: 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. 3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water. 4. Every sentence must do one of two...
Procrastination
I’ve been dying to tumble for a few weeks now, but laziness got the best of me. But I can now post all the things I’ve been missing out on.
