The Various Varieties of Fruits
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Mensagens
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With the Grain, perfected by Mark Bittman
Grains bring different characters to different seasons. When it’s cold, they’re mostly porridge, or beds for stews and stir-fries. But as spring turns to summer, it’s time to think about grains in salads. And these salads make for a terrific transition to the time, which will be here soon enough, when you wish you didn’t have to use the stove at all. Grain salad is more of a concept than a “dish” — there are virtually infinite variations. But the current season could not be more ideal, replete with late-spring and early-summer vegetables that require only chopping, slicing or grating. All that you’ll need to cook are the grains, which neither demand very much of your attention nor heat up very much of your kitchen. I typically opt for heartier grains that retain a chewy texture when cooked, like farro, brown or wild rice, pearled barley, wheat berries, bulgur or steel-cut oats. For grains with a bit more tenderness, quinoa, couscous and white rice are all excellent options. ...
Illustrated Etymology
Late 15c., "f inancial loss incurred through damage to goods in transit ," from French avarie " damage to ship ," and Italian avaria ; a word from 12c. Mediterranean maritime trade (cf. Spanish averia ; other Germanic forms, Dutch avarij , German haferei , etc., also are from Romanic languages), of uncertain origin. Illustration by Dominic Flask 1663, originally an abusive nickname for a stupid person, from pumpern "to break wind" + Nickel "goblin, lout, rascal," from proper name Niklaus. An earlier Ger. name for it was krankbrot, lit. "sick-bread." Illustration by Jamie Stolarski 1 844, from berserk (n.) "Norse warrior," by 1835, an alternative form of berserker (1822), a word which was i ntroduced by Sir Walter Scott, from O.N. berserkr (n.) "raging warrior of superhuman strength;" probably from * ber- "bear" + serkr "shirt," thus lit. " a...
Dia de Portugal
many traditional items missing... can't say that I miss them myself, but they're representative, indeed: Football and Fado... And FOOD :)
