Each phone call my dad starts with the same sentence. He repeats it like a mantra. All last week. “On Monday, the fasting period starts. I need to prepare.” I shake my head looking at the Skype’s screen and smile in response. My dad has been fasting for long time […]
“Buy a business, don’t rent stocks.” W Buffet Daily and accurately Bloomberg keeps record of the world’s richest fortunes in its Billionaires Index. The overwhelming majority in the index top 100 are self-made billionaires, who did not inherit their capital, but invented, designed and created it by himself. #2 of the list […]
“How do you like my blog?” – I feel brave to ask finally my colleague Francesco, the head of a large Italian family. “You see” – he is approaching the topic in a very diplomatic manner. – “You’re writng about these salads and soups, but I am interested in a real […]
My mom professor came to visit from Moscow. My usual measured casual lifestyle acquired new features. Kittens toe the line, wash paws before going to bed, they dare to step on the table only under the night cover, craw like true scouts behind the frontline under the tablecloth. On weekends, my mom and I are going out for […]
Where pancakes and here we are, where oladyii (small pancakes) there is fine. Pancakes are truly prehistoric meal, one of the first dishes made from wheat. Different variations of pancakes can be found almost in any cuisine in the world. Alhtough oladyii, small thick fluffy pancakes, are a typical dish […]
British media recognised recently a new phenomenon: the Foggy Albion inhabitants love more and more a liquid food, the food to drink, but not to chew. Oh, this impossible to translate English word smoothie. It is an universal drink in the modern world: all healthy elements to place quickly in a […]
There is a very special element of the coat of arms of the most successful top manager of Salzburg Castle Prince – Archbishop Leonard von Keutschach. The beet! Legend says that his uncle hit Leonard with a beet to punish him as Leonard did not take the school seriously. As […]
“Is that how we speak German?” – Dirk, one of my smartest German friends, makes an ironic comment. “Where did you hear that they are called Melanzani?» “I do not know” – I feel a little bit timid. “It is always written this way on the price tags in stores […]
Fastest fish in the world, bluefin tuna is on the edge of extinction. Main reason for this sad fact is stunning success of Japanese sushi in the world in the past few decades. Amazing that sushi has become so popular. Japanese food is more multifaceted and unusual than just sushi […]
Как быстро обычно удается разрешить головоломку меню в индийском ресторане, чтобы сделать заказ? Огромное разнообразие индийской кухня можно условно подразделить на северную индийскую и южную индийскую кухни. Основное правило в классификации: чем дальше на юг – тем больше острых специй. Индийские повара – мастера в создании комбинаций из пряных, острых, […]
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