Thursday 13: Food named after people, part 2
Image by ilco @sxc.hu This is the second part of the Thursday 13 about food named after people. Fettuccine Alfredo – Alfredo di Lelio, an early-20th century Italian chef who invented the dish for his...
View ArticleThursday 13: Truffles
Today’s post in my indulgence T13 series is about truffles. Click on the image to enlarge it. Credits: all images from flick’r (by izolan; jamesjyu; qwrrty; digital defection; SanFranAnnie;...
View ArticleThursday 13: Cookbook and cooking quotes
Today’s Thursday 13 is about cookbook and cooking quotes… Image by Skånska Matupplevelser at flickr The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books — how not to eat what you’ve just...
View ArticleThursday 13: Quotes by George Sand
Her name probably popped into my head because of that book I started some time ago but never finished because it just couldn’t hold my attention – “Becoming George Sand”. Besides, two days ago it was...
View ArticleThursday 13: Breakfast quotes
Today I am looking at quotes about breakfast. I am not a big breakfast lover, so you should not be surprised that most of the quotes give it a somewhat negative spin. Still, enjoy! A kiss and a drink...
View ArticleThursday 13: Facts about chocolate
Today I am continuing my indulgence T13 with facts about chocolate. There are three major types of cacao: Criollo, Forastero and Trinitario. Cocoa beans were already used by the Mayans in the 7th...
View ArticleThursday 13: Quotes about tattoos
I felt like looking around for quotes about tattoos today. My selection: I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I’m thinking, okay, here’s a gal who’s capable...
View ArticleParis in July: 13 quotes
Today I am combining Thursday 13 with Paris in July and found thirteen quotes about Paris. Image by Dimitri B from flickr.com If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then...
View ArticleThursday 13: Search terms
Sometimes the ways that people follow to get to this blog are intriguing and mysterious indeed. Here are some search terms that caught my attention… No. Search term or question my comment 1 how to...
View ArticleThursday 13: Books where the movie adaptation worked for me
In spite of my dislike of movie adaptations of books in general there are some that worked for me. Here is a selection (the links go to Youtube): Misery Most Stephen King adaptations are pretty bad,...
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