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Member Since: 7/9/10

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The hippo-bar might be the most amazing piece of furniture - I mean, art - I've ever seen in my life! Obsessed.


Quick History: Francois-Xavier Lalanne's Menagerie
Retrospect

9/26/11 10:32 PM

That is exactly the question that I've been preoccupied with for the last couple of weeks! I did my research too, and even already placed an Omega J8005 Nutrition Center into my cart on amazon but haven't checked out yet...

Since I grow a lot of greens and leafy vegetables, a masticating juicer is the way to go for me. I used to own a centrifugal juicer and it couldn't deal with them at all...

Omega Vert Vrt350 seems the best for the price; however, J8005 doubles as a pasta maker, etc., which I like.


Fruit & Vegetable Juicers: Should You Buy One?
8/10/11 1:42 PM

This recipe is very similar to what I have in my Russian cookbooks and what I myself tried. I'm a huge fan.

And as far as the spelling is concerned, the singular form in Russian is блин [transliterated as "blin"] and the plural is блины (blini or bliny -- doesn't really matter).

и and ы vowels sound very similar to a non-Russian ear. "ы" is commonly transliterated as "y" to differentiate it from "и" -- but it can be a little confusing. Since there's no direct equivalent of the ы sound in English, both "blini" and "bliny" are acceptable spellings. But definitely not blinis or blinys -- that would be like saying spaghettis.

Another peculiarity: in Russian, the second syllable in blee-NEE is stressed.


Recipe: Buckwheat Bliny
4/9/11 12:03 PM

So Coco Chanel! I love it.
I just saw this funny quote in referencing #6 on some blog: "If Coco Chanel was a bathroom she would definitely be one of these.."


Black & White Stripes
3/8/11 12:41 PM

Fascinating. Vrubel is one of my absolute favorite painters! And Vasnetsov's mosaics in the Church on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg are among the most beautiful church interiors in the world.

As for Matryoshkas, as it often happens to many national exports, at home they unfortunately became one of the symbols of tackiness. Ever since perestroika, you can't help but roll your eyes at the endless display of nesting dolls painted as political and pop culture figures, in every more or less touristy place... It's sad.


Folk Art and Russian Art Nouveau
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2/21/11 10:29 PM