Sofie left behind her aged body on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 to go on to chase butterflies in that great field in the sky. She was my parents dog, 15 years old and one of the best sofa cuddlers in existence. We’ll miss ya Sofie!
Archive > March 2008
Sofie: So long and thanks for the memories..
The freakiest/coolest non-dog dog that I’ve ever seen.
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) otherwise known as that government agency that works on really cool new tech recently released this video of their “Big Dog” quadraped robot that will ultimately be used for, well.. lord knows what. But something cool I bet. Anyway, if you’re interested in seeing what kind of lifelike behavior that can [...]
Sbiten
Brought to us by Jeanette
Hot drink made from spices and herbs with honey or sugar. It was purchased in general only in Moscow in crowded places. Sbiten is considered Russian national winter beverage.
5 l water
800 g berry jam
200 g honey
2 g ginger
2 g cloves
1 g cinnamon
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Bring water to boil, add honey and jam. 5 minutes [...]
Cake “Napoleon”
Brought to us by Paul
Cake
500 g flour
250 g margarine
1 ea egg
1 tb vinegar
Icing
1 c sugar
0,5 l milk
2 ea eggs
2 tb flour
200 g butter
vanilla
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Icing: Mix sugar, eggs, flour and then pour over milk. Cook on low heat, stirring regularly, until dense. When icing cools down a little, add butter and vanilla.
Dough: cut margarine into small pieces [...]
Cabbage Rolls
Brought to us by Greg
2-25 oz jars/cans Sauerkraut
1 lb Ground Chicken Sausage
1 lb Ground Chicken Spicy Sausage
2 large heads Cabbage
1 tbsp Veg / Olive Oil
1 large Onion
6 cloves Garlic
2 cans Tomato Soup
1 cup Kraut Juice
1.5 cups cooked White Rice
2 Eggs
1 tsp Salt and Pepper
1/2 tbsp Worcestershire
1 tub Sour Cream
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Core a fresh cabbage head and place [...]
