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Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Forgotten History
Like a lot of people, French journalist Jean-Marie Borzeix is interested in local history. Especially the history of his small Correzian village during the second world war.
He knew about the village tragedy when on April 6, 1944, the German Wehrmacht, helped by a hanfdul of SS, arrested four local peasants and shot them because their [...]
July 30, 2008
Playing with Photoshop
I have spent ages – too long in fact – playing with Photoshop today. Here is the first draft.
July 30, 2008
Creazone
Creative workshops are extremely trendy here. People from all ages and all walks of life take up scrapbooking, painting, engraving, etc.
A young woman just a few yards from my house made advantage of this trend and set up an art workshop with a difference: she teaches art and English. Apparently her workshop is popular with [...]
July 30, 2008
Wordless Wednesday
There are no rules with Wordless Wednesday. Creativity and expression are your guide.
July 29, 2008
Chicken Teriyaki
Ingredients:
4 single boneless, skinless medium chicken breasts
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce (Kikkoman Lite)
1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2-inch piece ginger root, peeled, minced
Chives, parsely or cilantro for garnish
Place chicken in a glass, plastic or ceramic
dish.
Combine the marinade ingredients
in a bowl. Pour marinade over
chicken to coat well. Cover with [...]
July 29, 2008
Blogger’s Musings
A few things I dislike about blogging and bloggers – or how to make countless ennemies in two seconds:
- People you visit regularly and never visit back. At least those won’t resent this post since they never read this blog anyway.
- Bloggers who never leave a comment eventhough you comment on their posts regularly. I [...]
July 28, 2008
Refreshing Ruby Tuesday
On Tuesdays, just post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED and then link to this blog.
July 28, 2008
aNobii: Online Booklist
About twenty-five years ago I got a notebook to keep track of the books I had read. As soon as I had finished a book, I would write down its title and author in chronological order. Once it was full, I bought another one, copied the previous one and added new titles.
Until I discovered aNobii [...]
July 28, 2008
Lemon-Glazed Carrot Cake
Lemon-Glazed Carrot Cake
Dairy (serves 6-8 people)
Ingredients:
Cake:
2 eggs
150gr/3/4 cup sugar
125 ml/ 1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup flour
3-4 grated carrots
1 tsp cinnamon
Glazing:
1/2 cup/4 oz (light) cream cheese
1/4 cup or 1/2 stick butter
2 cups icing sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon
Mix eggs and sugar until the mixture is frosty. Add the oil and mix again. Add all other [...]
