This recipe will serve 8-10 people. Ingredients: … for the apple layer2 ground apples4 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon powder100 gr ground walnuts … for the biscuit layer50 gr ground petit beur biscuits … for the pudding layer1 lt milk50 gr cornstarch7 tablespoons sugar Procedure… the apple layerPut the ground apples in a pan and letContinue reading “Walnut-Apple Dessert”
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Bugs in writing
So, you finished your masters … you feel smart and are proud of yourself for having had the determination and will power to do it? Well, enjoy the feeling while it lasts !! If you are going to write a dissertation as well, you will feel different … soon !! All will start with theContinue reading “Bugs in writing”
For the language lovers out there
Tim Ferriss recently tweeted about a site ( Etymologically Speaking ) with a list of some curious word origins. Here are some of my favourites that I found very interesting: QuintessentialFrom the medieval Latin, “Quinta Essentia,” or “the Fifth Essence” — what we would now call, “The Fifth Element.” That which is quintessential is ofContinue reading “For the language lovers out there”
Walnut Fig Dessert
This recipe is originally from the Turkish blog “ Portakal Agaci ”. However, I adjusted it a little bit. Ingredients: … for the cake3 eggs3/4 cup of sugar1 cup of grind walnuts1 cup of flour1/2 package baking powder (appr. 10 gram)6-7 dried figs (steeped in warm water for 10 minutes and finely diced) … for theContinue reading “Walnut Fig Dessert”