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Sugar and spice and all things without price

петак, 29. јул 2011.

Kutija nade The Box of..hope


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Sedim u vozu..duboko u mislima..zabrinuta.Preko puta mene sedi jedan dečak.Izgleda i on uzbudjen i zabrinut.Započe priču.Tek onda primetih da ima Daunov Sindrom.
Pričao je da mu je ovo prvi dan da ide na posao u radionicu i da mu je neprijatno jer nikada ne priča sa nepoznatima.Ja odgovorim da se to ne da primetiti, jer eto  počeo je da priča sa mnom.
-To je zato što moram nekog da pitam za iskreno mišljenje o mojoj kutiji za ručak.
Pritom izvadi dotičnu kutiju na kojoj su bili naslikani klovnovi i na kojoj je pisalo:Budi uvek nasmešen.
' Baš je lepa kutija..rekoh
Onda mi je pokazao i svoju šolju i pitao me da li i ja imam takvu.Ja rekoh da nemam.
-Onda si sad sigurno ljubomorna na mene?
Onda je izvadio knjigu iz tašne.Mama mu je rekla da ljudi u vozu uvek čitaju knjige.
Na jednoj stanici smo izašli zajedno iz voza.
Zahvalio mi se i pozdravljajući pitao da li sam i ja nervozna.
Kada sam odgovorila potvrdno rekao je:
- Hoćeš da ti dam moju kutiju za ručak ?
Nije bio ni svestan kakvo značenje u tom trenutku imaju ove njegove reči.Bila  sam na putu u bolnicu kod ..moga tate..
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I am sitting in the train..deep in my thoughts. Across from me there is a young boy.He seems worried and exited.He started talking.Only now I noticed he has a Down Syndrome.
He told me this was his first day of work at the social workplace and he is uncomfortable talking to strangers.I told him I did not noticed because he was talking to me,right.

-That is because I need your honest opinion of how you like my lunchbox.
He pulled his lunchbox out of his bag.It had some clowns on it and a writing:Be always with smiles.
- It is very nice lunchbox  -I said
Than he showed me his drinking cup and asked me if I had one like that.I said I don't.
-Than you must envy me now..he said ,opened his bag and pulled  a book out.His mom told him people always read books on the train.
We exited the train on the same stop.
He was saying goodbye and asked me if I was nervous too.When I nodded he said:
_ Would you like to have my lunchbox?
He wasn't aware what this simple words meant to me..I was on my way to visit my very ill dad in the hospital


уторак, 19. јул 2011.

Hamburger and thats it..Hamburger i to je to

Ovaj vikend sam toliko jela ali bas da ne bude kako neko reče u komentarima da zabušavam i ne kuvam..evo jedem ovakve jednostavne stvari.Ja sam ovde koristila jagnjetinu,vi naravno možete i drugu vrstu mesa.

Sastojci

700grama Mlevene jagnjetine 

  • 1 luk
  • 1 jaje
  • pola šolje prezli
  • sveži začini, bosiljak, korijander ili peršun
  • 1Kašika morača u zrnu
  • 1 kašičicu paprike
  • so i biber.


Sastavimo

Ovo nije neka nauka.Pomešaj sve u činiji ,osim prezli.Dodajuči jaje dobijete dobar sastav.Bude malo mokro ali to popiju prezle kasnije.Dodaj polako prezle dok masa ne bude presuva ali dovoljno homogena da se mogu praviti pljeskavice ya hamburger. 
Napravi od mešavine 8 komada i stavi na gril ili u tiganj.








Ovo su moji omiljeni hamburgeri ,valjda zato što volim jagnjetinu. I naravno ako ste vični da napravite domaći hlepčić dodate malo salate, paradajza ,može i kriske luka sira i neki sos..odlično.
Past weekend I have eaten so much taht I am having a couple of days off ,but instead eat things like this.Somebody accused me of sabotaging cooking:)
I have used here lambs mince but you can of course use different type of meat.

Ingredients

  • 700g Lamb mince
  • 1 onion
  • 1 egg
  • half cup of breadcrumbs (approx)
  • fresh herbs - basil, coriander or parsley
  • 1Tbsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • salt / pepper to taste
Assemble

This isn't rocket science. Mix everything together in a bowl, except for the breadcrumbs. Adding the egg really moistens up the mixture, and adding the breadcrumbs is how I dry out the mixture again. Add the breadcrumbs until the mixture is somewhat dry, and is easy to shape into patties.
Shape the mixture into approx 8 patties, and grill or fry to cook.
Add if you can home made buns, cheese slice some greens tomato and some salsa and enjoy

понедељак, 18. јул 2011.

Napier -World Center Art Deco culture (ili izgovor za još jedan divan vikend)

Napier je divan grad koji se nalazi   u "Dolini Sokola" na Severnom Ostrvu Novog Zelanda
Pišemo 1931 godinu.Napier je uljuljan u dubok san i stanovnici ni ne predpostavljaju kakva velika tragedija se sprema.Zemljotres!! Odneo je mnoge živote a i sam grad je umro..srušen je do temelja.



Na ovim ruševinama preživeli su uz pomoć svojih sugradjana sa svih strana Novog Zelanda odlučili :Izgradiće novi grad u Art Deco stilu .Čemu su tokom dugo godina ostali dosledni i Napier je tako postao  Svestski Centar Art Deco Arhitekture.Mogu sa pravom biti ponosni na svoj grad koji i mi ljubitelji lepog volimo i posećujemo.Ja imam jos i sreće da moji dobri prijatelji ovde žive pa iskoristim često vikend da ovde dodjem.
A nije ni tajna ,moj najomiljeniji restoran  Old Church (Stara Crkva), se nalazi baš ovde.Putovanje od Auklanda traje avionom svega oko sat vremena ,pa je i za Cali to sasvim izvodljivo.A i nije njeno prvo.









Grad je divan, a okolina je fantastična.Ovde se nalaze neke od najboljih vinarija na Novom Zelandu, a u blizini je i najveća kolonija galebova u svetu.. Cape Kidanpers (Rt Kidnapera), koje već izdaleka možete i čuti i namirisati.No voga puta smo se samo šetali po Napier ,čuvenom Marine Parade koja ide iz samog centra grada pored mora, kilometrima.



Volim i njihov Farmers Market ,pijacu gde znate da je sve sveže i proizvedeno u okolini.Vlada neka baš domaćinska atmosfera.


 I naravno predivne zgrade u Art Deco stilu.

























Napier is beautiful city that is located  on the North Island in Hawkes Bay.
We are writing year 1931.Napier is in deep sleep and it's inhabitants do not dream which tragedy is hanging above their heads.Earthquake!!It took many lives and the city died as well.It was flattened to the ground.




















On this remains  , survivors with a big support from fellow new Zealanders set out to rebuild the city in Art Deco style.They remained by that plan up to this day.The city is so beautifull that many New Zealanders and lovers of beautiful Art Deco Arhitecture enjoy vsiiting it.It is about one hour flying from my place so it's not too long for Cali. And it's not her first plane trip.

I have spend many weekends here and am also fortunate that my good friends live here.It is also not as secret to thsoe that know me taht my favorite reastaurant 'Old Church" is here.Ok, the Chef is handsome too:)

The city is beautiful, the surrounding is fantastic.Some of best wines are produced here and there is also famous and world biggest colony of Gannets  on "Cape Kidanppers".You can hear and smell them from far away.
This time we didn't visit any of those.There will be plenty of time when weather improves.Instead, we walked the beautiful stretch of Marine Parade ,street that starts in center of the city and goes along the ocean for kilometers.





I love their homey Farmers Market ,where you know produce is fresh and produced nearby.
And of course the beautiful Art Deco Buildings.Will be back!




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