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An Easy, Healthy Recipe for Eggplant Salad (Spread)
Eggplants are also very good in stews. We have a "monk's stew" here in Romania where you use many vegetables as well as 1 eggplant. It's VERY tasty. You can also use them with tomatoes, bell peppers and zucchini only, for instance. Or you could ...
Mira, on 08/31/2015
Have Brussels Sprouts for Breakfast Some Days. Here’s Why
The bread is from a sliced loaf. It's wholewheat. I'd like to make and eat more bread but I gain weight if I do. And that drink is coffee. I like it with milk and honey. Disguises the fact that it's not made very well :). I use an ibric and the ...
Mira, on 08/31/2015
Traditional Transylvanian and Romanian Easter Foods
I haven't had Scottish haggis, but I do wish to try it sometime. I'll be visiting Scotland in 2016 or 2017, so maybe then :)
We don't have special drinks. We should, but we don't. It's mostly soda and plum brandy. In the cities people also buy ...
Mira, on 08/31/2015
Super Tasty Mango Strawberry Banana Smoothie
I often use avocado instead of bananas. I have to tweak the recipe a bit, but it's still very good.
Mira, on 08/31/2015
An Easy, Healthy Recipe for Eggplant Salad (Spread)
Hi Derdiu, we've had a super dry summer here, and many crops suffered. Huge losses in agriculture. It was also very hot. It certainly looks like a trend.
Yes, eggplants are very popular here.
Mira, on 08/31/2015
Haight-Ashbury - Alive and Well
This is the first time I have heard of this place - clearly my education has been lacking!
janisleofwight, on 08/31/2015
Really Strange Weather Folklore and How to Predict the Weather at Home
Certain things yes I do believe it. Pine cones for sure, whether cows are standing up or sitting down in a field for sure. Red skies at night or morning yes I do believe in.
Nature has ways that we mortals don't understand . And why should we ...
Veronica, on 08/30/2015
What Makes My Finger Joints Pop Lock and Catch?
Thanks. I have been checked for diabetes and the tests were negative. Scandinavian origin? I have Scandinavian DNA, as I have ancestors from both Lancashire and Limerick, both of which were settled by Norwegians.
frankbeswick, on 08/30/2015
Really Strange Weather Folklore and How to Predict the Weather at Home
Very interesting weather prediction page. I am going out hunting for those Woolly Bears later today...I've never heard of using them to predict a bad winter. But, I've heard that when oak trees drop a ton of acorns - more than usual - the ...
dustytoes, on 08/30/2015
What Makes My Finger Joints Pop Lock and Catch?
Frank, Yes it can be. The thumb is unusual in a trigger and definitely needs attention. It can be a sign that you have diabetes or else of Scandinavian origin where finger contractures are genetic. Mine are Scandinavian as I have some Irish/ ...
Veronica, on 08/30/2015
Preserving the best
You are quite right. It does go naturally with gardening.
My daughter in law is a star when it comes to finding wild-grown food though. She knows what to look for and can spot wild food from yards away.
There are several recipes online for ...
Veronica, on 08/30/2015
Preserving the best
I would love to do canning and preserving side by side with someone knowledgeable. It seems to go naturally with gardening.
dustytoes, on 08/30/2015
What Makes My Finger Joints Pop Lock and Catch?
Occasionally when gripping tools my thumb locks and I have to manually pull it to unlock it. Is this trigger finger?
frankbeswick, on 08/30/2015
Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food
Thanks for that. In Scotland skink is a fish soup… skink in Ireland is a thick soup, a broth.
Veronica, on 08/30/2015
Dog and Cat Helper, the Pet Stroller
Thanks. I saw a dog riding in one so I looked for dog stroller on Amazon. I had no idea what they were called but 35 pages came up.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/29/2015