Friday, February 23, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Johanson's Temptation, Sausages and Good Company
Johanson's Temptation is a Swedish potato dish which turned out quite well except I forgot to add salt so it was quite flat :( After peeling all the silly potatoes and grating till my hands ached, I didn't get it right.
We had a sausage (not that kind of sausage!) night at Mark's place and essentially bought all kinds of sausages to eat till we got sick. There was quite a bit of leftover so we saved it and ate it again the following morning for breakfast together with the leftover Johanson's Temptation which I threw in a pan and mashed up making quite a tasty pile of unruly looking potato bits.
I also got a chance to see Saturn (dust rings and all) with my own eyes, of course through a telescope, courtesy of Mark and the Astronomy department. It was almost a childlike feeling of wonderment and amazement finally seeing this image firsthand. I think the thing about space and the stars for many of us is that it's almost like a mythical concept, sure it's there, but it's so big and inaccessible that we just tend to ignore it or brush it aside as something beyond us. Believe me, if you haven't looked at the stars/planets through a telescope, you have no idea what you're missing out on. It's perhaps one of the most beautiful things you'll ever see.
Yes, this is what it actually looks like! (well, at least something like that)
We had a sausage (not that kind of sausage!) night at Mark's place and essentially bought all kinds of sausages to eat till we got sick. There was quite a bit of leftover so we saved it and ate it again the following morning for breakfast together with the leftover Johanson's Temptation which I threw in a pan and mashed up making quite a tasty pile of unruly looking potato bits.
I also got a chance to see Saturn (dust rings and all) with my own eyes, of course through a telescope, courtesy of Mark and the Astronomy department. It was almost a childlike feeling of wonderment and amazement finally seeing this image firsthand. I think the thing about space and the stars for many of us is that it's almost like a mythical concept, sure it's there, but it's so big and inaccessible that we just tend to ignore it or brush it aside as something beyond us. Believe me, if you haven't looked at the stars/planets through a telescope, you have no idea what you're missing out on. It's perhaps one of the most beautiful things you'll ever see.
Yes, this is what it actually looks like! (well, at least something like that)Saturday, February 10, 2007
I need a bloody drink
Sangria (La sangre en inglés es 'blood')
Ingredients:
- Juice of Two Limes
- 3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar
- 1 liter of cheapo red wine
- 1/2 cup cognac
- 1 cup orange juice
- Random fruits
Wash and slice fruit. Dissolve sugar in cognac. Add sugar, cognac, orange juice and fruit to a pitcher or punch bowl. Pour in wine. Stir to mix in fruit. Chill overnight or for at least eight hours before serving.
It turned out quite good and refreshing but was a tad on the stronger side.
