The Human Body El cuerpo humano el pecho chest la pierna leg la cara face el brazo arm el pezón, la mamila nipple la boca mouth la mano hand la cintura waist el ojo eye el pie foot las nalgas buttocks la cabeza head el abdomen abdomen la cadera hip la nariz nose el cuello […]
Traditional Semolina Cake
posted by lasesana
Ingredients: 1 liter milk 1 cup semolina flour 1 cup sugar 1 & 1/2 cups raisins (soaked in warm water) 3 Tbs. Butter Preparation: In a medium pot, bring milk to a boil Stir in sugar and semolina flour slowly Cook for 5 to 6 minutes and remove from heat before the mixture begins to […]
October
28
Writing a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
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There are several versions of the Snowflake Method to writing a novel. My personal favorite is Randy Ingermanson’s version on his website, AdvancedFictionWriting.com. I strongly suggest reading Ingermanson’s page on the Snowflake Method if you are about to put it into practice. I based my version largely on Ingermanson’s, but being a visual learner and […]
Gabriel García Márquez, How Ideas For Stories and Novels Are Born: An Image
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It all starts with an image… This is a short excerpt from Gabriel García Márquez‘s El olor a la guayaba (The Smell of Guava), a series of interviews/conversations with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (Tunja, 1932), Colombian politician, journalist and writer. The translation is mine: Mendoza: What is, in your case, the starting point of a book? García […]
October
27
Features I Love: Lighting
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Lighting As I’ve written before, I am a mere beginner, and know nothing about architecture and interior design. This is why I’ve been so reluctant to touch anything in this house- I don’t want to remove or destroy something and then find out it was irreplaceable and significant in some way… We are really trying […]
October
26
History
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History* The house was designed by Arthur B. Heaton (1875-1951) and built in 1912. Somebody told me that the original architectural drawings of the house should be available at the Library Of Congress, but only by appointment. I’ll post the drawings, should I find them. Arthur B. Heaton (1875-1951) Heaton, a prolific architect and designer with […]
German Spaetzle Dumplings
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German Spaetzle Dumplings (Serves 6) Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup milk 2 eggs ½ tsp. ground nutmeg 1 pinch ground white pepper ½ tsp. salt 2 tsp. butter 2 tsp. chopped parsley Preparation: Mix flour, salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Beat eggs in a separate bowl, and add to the dry ingredients with […]
Pork Medallions in Riesling Sauce
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Pork Medallions in Riesling Sauce (Serves 4) Ingredients: One 12 to 14 oz. pork tenderloin Flour or chicken breading (I use Autrey’s) 4 Tbs. unsalted butter 1 Medium onion, thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup Riesling wine ½ cup yellow raisins 1 Tbs. green peppercorns 3 Tbs. balsamic vinegar ½ tsp. thyme ½ […]
My One Word…LIBERTAD!
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I saw this on MEMOW‘s page and had to share my one word for my bike: libertad! RACCONTAMI | BIKE IN ONE WORD | BFF 2012 MILANO from SAUCE PATROL on Vimeo. What’s yours? Back to Cycling
October
25
5-Minute Spanish Class #010: Interrogatives
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Interrogatives: asking & answering questions Which (one(s))? ¿Cuál? ¿Cuáles? When? ¿Cuándo? How much? ¿Cuánto? ¿Cuánta? How many? ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuántas? How? What? ¿Cómo? Where? ¿Dónde? To where? ¿Adónde? From where? ¿De dónde? What? ¿Qué? For what? ¿Para qué? Why? ¿Por qué? Who? ¿Quién? ¿Quiénes? Whom? ¿A quién? ¿A quiénes? Whose? ¿De quién? ¿De quiénes? The […]
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