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Wonderful recipe with Patxaran - Pacharán
By thorgal on Nov 21, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
When moving I discovered a bottle of Patxaran which one of my friends got me as a present. My cellar is filled with lovely exotic and not-so-well-known drinks from all over the world (being a member of BeWelcome.org has its advantages) and today was an e… more »
Vegetarian cooking with Brother Frank
By thorgal on Jul 24, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
Did you hear about Sister Anastazja Pustelnik? In Poland this nun is just as popular as Jamie Oliver is in Britain. She cooks every day for the Jezuits of Krakow and now books with her recipes are selling like...well, hot cakes :) A book with 123 cake re… more »
What is Eruca Sativa?
By thorgal on Jun 6, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
Eruca sativa (syn. E. vesicaria subsp. sativa (Miller) Thell., Brassica eruca L.), also known as rocket or arugula, is an edible plant. It is a species of Eruca native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal east to Jordan and Turkey. It i… more »
Who is Günter Grass?
By thorgal on Jun 5, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
Günter Wilhelm Grass (born 16 October 1927) is a Nobel Prize-winning German author and playwright.
He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdañsk, Poland). Since 1945, he has lived in West Germany (now Germany), but in his fiction he frequently re… more »
All-American Banana Split
By thorgal on May 12, 2009 | In General | Send feedback »
My favourite ice-cream is without any doubt the "All-American Banana Split". I got to know this of all places in Austria, where they had some great shops that sold these.
Here is an easy recipe:
1 firm, large Banana, cut in half lengthwise
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