Katsushika Hokusa

The Great Wave at Kanagawa, ca. 1831-33

Japanese color woodblock print

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This is a little something from my culture I want to share. Its called Tarator, which is a cold cucumber soup. This dish is perfect for these hot summer nights. A nice Light food to serve up anytime of the day. When I was younger, I could eat 3-4 bowls in one sitting. 

Tarator

(serves 3-4 people)

Ingrediants

32 oz. Plain Yogurt ( I prefer nonfat, just makes it guilt-free and Lighter)                               ~whisk the yogurt in a large bowl until smooth, with no clumps.

4 small persian cucumbers                                                                                                    ~grate or dice the cucumbers and place them in the yogurt mixture.

2-3 garlic cloves ( optional, to taste)                                                                               ~mince the garlic into fine pieces and add to the bowl.

handful of dill (optional)                                                                                                       ~chop the dill and place it in the bowl

handful of walnuts (optional)                                                                                           ~chop the walnuts and place them in the bowl

3-4 tbsp olive oil                                                                                                             ~add the olive oil

salt and pepper ( to taste)

water (optional)                                                                                                               ~add water till you reach the desired consistency.

(Serve chilled)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Big Air Package, 2010-2013                                                                                            

(stills from the video of the construction of the project)

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I tend to have those moments when I discover something, I fall in love with it, and cling onto it like my life depended on it. An everyday object would become almost like a religious icon. I would wake up with it and go to bed with it. That’s normal….Right?

Piping

noun

[mass noun]

• 1. lengths of pipe made of metal, plastic, or other materials.

•                 2. thin lines of icing or cream, used to decorate cakes and desserts.

• 3. thin cord covered in fabric, used to decorate clothing or soft furnishings and reinforce seams.

• 4. the action or art of playing a pipe or pipes.

• 5. [count noun] a cutting of a pink or similar plant taken at a joint.]
  (Oxnard Dictionary)

For some apparent reason seeing someone pipe a cake excites me to my core. Everything in my body tenses up as I watch the “pipee” pipe ever so delicately swirls of delicious cream rich in butter and pure sugar on a soft pillow of sponge. 

~Something is deeply wrong with me