QuaintR

Blackmailing oneself

"If I've read 500 titles, I'm allowed to read 1 email."

Curry

I'm used to the Indian type of curry that you make with lots of spices that you can find in my cupboard (when i arrived in the States i decided i was only getting a few. Well i didn't manage (i mean: who can live with only 4 different types of herbs and spices for 6 months???)). However, thanks to my new library card and the wonderful book i borrowed i managed to make a Seychelle curry. Very different from what i'm used to, but it still asks for lots of other spices one can also find in my cupboard, so i guess i'm sorted ;-)

Growing

A few weeks ago my friend showed me a herb nursery. And of course i had to take something home with me, but since i only had 1 empty pot at home i could only buy one plant. So i took Melissa (off) home with me. I wasn't sure if she would survive, but she is doing great! I actually almost need a new pot for her. Her smell, her taste, and her calming presence makes that i'm feeling more at ease during these hectic times.

Start-of-the-deerhunting-season/thanksgiving dinner

And uncle 'house-ape' told me to tell y'all about the hillbillies i spend the day with, whilst uncle JR said i had to tell you about the rednecks. So to keep my promise i can tell you that i had a wonderful, satisfying day in the Hoosier national forest, with lots of nice, very nice food, and lots of good company and lots of laughter (and a fireplace!).

Progress

Hooray!! Isn't it great that your data matches and you've got two groups that are exactly alike? Almost to good to be true! We now have to see if we get the results we expect to see... or would that be too much to ask for?

Cauliflower-chocolate soup

(Yes, you've read it right: a cauliflower and chocolate soup.) It wasn't my idea though, I used the recipe from Frank. He has served it to my grandma once, and she loved it, so I couldn't stay behind, could I?

The result was strange... my brain kept telling me this combination couldn't work. But it did, the soft creaminess of the cauliflower is a good contrast to the dark, more bitter chocolate half of the soup. Try it, as a starter is my advice.

Starting from scratch

"Quark?"
"What's that?!!?"
"How do you pronounce it?"
"What do you use it for?"

Just a few of the questions i was asked when i asked if i could buy that in this country. Well, apparently you can't. So what does one do? Right: you make it yourself. Not the traditional way (i wanted it NOW), but the quick one (next time i'll try the longer one). Cos sometimes you just want to make a 'quick' quark pie. Well, it took me about a day. And then of course i didn't get the stiffness right, and it turned out to be a lot less sweeter... but still nice... and it gave me a very good reason to go to the fabric store and buy some cheesecloth amongst other things (will be continued...)

New!

What do you do at full moon? I bought myself a new Macbook...

Art-thingies

For those who wonder what I'm doing on wednesday, I 'm doing a design course... at the local art academy. Different from what I thought it would be, but real relaxing to do. Most of the times, I do not have a 'product' which I can show you. But today I've got something which can be photographed. The theme was 'recycle' so I used some industrial waste products and we were asked to make some jewellery. Don't know if I'll ever wear them but I do like the idea's behind them. The experiments:

Fladderac

While we were drinking Limoncello in Italy, she posted about making some. It made me remember the time I made Fladderac with my mom. Fladderac is a alcoholic drink from the nothern region of the Netherlands made with lemons and sugar. The taste is quite similar to Limoncello but in my memory the Fladderac just tasted better. But it could be just my memory... so to try the difference, I decided to make some Fladderac today. Now I have to wait two weeks to taste the result and I just have to remember the taste of Limoncello to compare properly...

Two young healthcare professionals on a quest for different ways to heal and to care, enjoying the bumpy ride that is called life and making the most of every hump. Because their bubbly and creative natures are not always appreciated in a Dutch hospital, they found other places to let their bubbles burst . At times a bit odd... but always in a pleasing way.

About Queck

Curious. Strong headed. Bubbly. Passionate. Creative. Medical Doctor. Still a bit diffident. Future nursing home physician.

About Roosje

Medical Herbalist. Huggable. Floaty. Enthusiastic. Creative. Energetic. Stubborn. Medical student.

Books

On the nightstand:
Queck What the bleep do we know!? Alzheimer en andere dementie. Tirza.
Roosje Catch-22. The art of soap-making.

Just finished:
Queck The darkness of sethanon. Silverthorn. Magician. De vertellers. Observations.
Roosje Lots of articles. Catch-22. Crestomathy.

Wish list:
Queck Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles. Zo doe je dat. Meesterkoks koken vegetarisch. Gerookte lekkernijen. Born on a blue day.
Roosje The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Hydrosols, the next aromatherapy. World food cafe I and II.

Favorites:
Queck Magician. Illusions. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. How to think like Leonardo da Vinci. Sophie's world.
Roosje Rozemarijntje. Illusions. One. American Gods.

Stuff

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