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Since it is fig season here, I was thinking about sharing this great fig recipe with you guys.

First of all I would like to say that this is the recipe that made me change my mind about figs. Before trying this lunch, I was one of those people who didn’t like figs, but now… Well, to be honest figs are not my favorite fruit, but whenever I have a chance to eat them, I do. And most of all, whenever I have a chance to prepare this recipe for lunch, I do it. Maybe it does not look very tasty on the photo bellow, but trust me (or not) - it is Especially for those who have sweet tooth

 

Ingredients and instructions for Fig Lunch for 2 people:

Pasta
the amount of spaghetti or macaroni or some other pasta (whatever you prefer) for 2 people

Instructions for pasta
Boil water and add pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, or whatever pasta you like…) - you know how to cook pasta, so I won’t go there…

Ingredients for Fig Sauce
2,5 dcl (1 cup) of cream for cooking or (1 small pack)
100 grams of Gorgonzola cheese (or some other blue cheese)
15-20 figs (cut in half)
50 grams of walnuts  

Instructions for sauce
Put cooking cream into sauce pan, add blue cheese. After 5 minutes add figs cut in half and walnuts. Make sure the sauce does not boil when you add figs, because figs will give  sort of bitterly taste if you boil them. Cook on low fire for additional 2 minutes.

Voila! Unusual, but extremely tasty lunch for 2!  

Bon apetit!

I used to be Kosheen fan… well… actually I still like some of their remixes (that other DJ remix), because live they sound like shit. They really do. Go to their concert and you will know what I am talking about…

They came to Banja Luka, Bosnia, July 23rd 2009 … We were all excited because our city is going to host Kosheen on Demo Fest (btw - great festival guys - Respect!) … few days later I was reading in newspapers what were Kosheen’s  demands for coming to Demo Fest. 

They demanded:
- complete English Breakfast (ok, I understand - you want to eat greasy eggs, bacon and beans… enjoy - if that’s possible… ) 
- tortillas (ok, no problem…)
- guacamole (anyway Banja Luka is famous for avocado … sigh… dear Kosheen - even though it is possible to make guacamole, guacamole you will be eating in Banja Luka is shitty because avocado that comes here is .. well… shitty…so, enjoy your guacamole…)
- few other sauces    
- oxtail soup (what can I say about that????? I just hope you got canned version :))))
- pork pie (there are many pies that are actually traditional Bosnian food, they are called “sirnica” (made with young cheese, “burek” (made with minced meat), “zeljanica” (made with cabbage or spinach, or some other versions), “krompirusa” (made with potatoes) etc. - and there are sooo many versions here… they actually wanted traditional British food… WTF? … you could at least try something Bosnian) 
- champaign „veuve clicquot ponsardin” (price varies from $80.00 - $140.00…)
and
- jalapeno (they are chili peppers grown here, but not freaking jalapeno - it’s a f***** Mexican chili pepper)     

I am soooo disappointed of those so-called stars … I mean it’s ok to demand stuff like no meat if you are a vegan or I don’t know what… but wanting jalapeno in Bosnia is like wanting “vlasicki sir” in London or freaking Brussels! 

Well… dear Kosheen - I hoped you have enjoyed all the specialties you wanted…

I was using another recipe and it took about 2 or more hours before pizza was on the table.

Then, I found this one, and pizza is actually ready in about 45 minutes from scratch. So - a recipe for  how to make pizza dough fast.

The ingredients you will need are:
230 ml warm water
1 spoon sugar
1/2 package of yeast (25 grams)
3 spoons olive oil
1 tea spoon salt
310 grams flour

Mix warm water yeast, sugar, olive oil and salt.

Put this mixture into flour and knead for about two minutes or less to get elastic dough. 

Leave dough to rest for about 15 minutes - it will double in its size. Voila - pizza dough ready fast!

After 15 minutes spread it out evenly on and fill with whatever you want to have on pizza (vegetables, cheese, bacon etc.)

Bake in an own for about 15 minutes on 220-240°.

Bon Apetit!

Summer is coming to the Northern Hemisphere. Most of people spend a lot of sunny days outdoors hiking, walking through the forest or sitting in the parks. Most of them don’t know that danger lurks anywhere in the tall grass and shrubs. Although it cannot be seen, it doesn’t mean it isn’t dangerous.
One of the biggest threats to our health is tiny, almost invisible parasite called – the tick.

What is tick?

Tick is the common name for the small arachnids in superfamily Ixodoidea. Ticks are ectoparasites (i.e. external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are dangerous because they are vectors of a number of diseases, such as Lyme disease, Q fever or Colorado tick fever.
Ticks’ color is usually black, brown, reddish or tan. While they’re young ticks have six legs, and the mature ticks have eight legs. They vary in size and appearance depending on the species (about 900 known species).
A tick attaches itself to its host by inserting its mouth into the skin, and it’s almost impossible to remove it.
However, there is a way, but you first have to find a tick on your skin.

Symptoms

As said, ticks usually vary in size, from the size of a pinhead to almost the size of a thumbtack. You will usually see them as dark spots on your skin. Perform the check naked, because ticks can be stuck anywhere on your body, from head to toes.
However, some ticks are so small it is hard to see them. So you’ll have to pay attention to other signs, such as symptoms of a skin infection which may include:

• Pain, swelling, redness, or warmth on the skin
• Red streaks leading from the area of bite forming an ‘eye’
• Pus draining from the area of bite (in more serious cases of infection)
• Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpit, or groin (in more serious cases of infection)
• Fever or chills (in more serious cases of infection)

If you couldn’t find tick, or bite spot, visit your doctor who can perform tick removal and take care of infection.

How to Remove Tick

In case you find tick on your skin, perform following:

• Use fine-tipped tweezers to remove a tick. If you don’t have tweezers, do not handle the tick with bare hands. Put on gloves or cover your hands with tissue paper, then remove tick with your fingers.
• Grab the tick as close to its mouth as you can. Mouth is the part that is stuck in your skin, while the body of the tick will be above your skin.
• Try not to grab the tick around its bloated belly. If you squeeze it, you could push infected fluid from the tick into your body.
• Gently pull the tick straight out until its mouth lets go of your skin.
• Dispose of the tick immediately by burning it or by squishing it using a tissue and then flushing it down the toilet. If you’re concerned that tick might have been infected, put it in a jar filled with rubbing alcohol or freeze it in a plastic bag and save it for later identification in case you get sick.

After you removed the tick, wash the area of the tick bite with a lot of warm water and soap. Be sure to wash your hands with soap and water as well.

Do Not

• Twist or “unscrew” the tick, because this may separate the tick’s head from its body and cause the mouth parts to remain in the skin
• Squeeze, crush, or puncture the body of the tick because its fluids may be infected, containing bacteria of some of the mentioned diseases
• Use old wives’ recipes such as petroleum jelly, nail polish, gasoline, or rubbing alcohol trying to smother a tick that is stuck to your skin
• Burn the tick while it is stuck to your skin

Both smothering and burning a tick could make it release fluid into your body and increase your chance of infection.

If you have a rash, headache, joint pain, fever, or flu-like symptoms even after you’ve removed tick, this could mean you have an illness related to a tick bite. Any of these symptoms, or symptoms of a skin infection, should be taken seriously and reason to visit your doctor immediately.

For the centuries people invent various things. Most of them are made with purpose to help and simplify the life. However, some of them – although they could still have their purpose – are utterly and unexplainable weirdly made.
Here is the small list of 10 really weird products from the last few years.

USB Eye Massager

Since USB ports started to supply power to whatever is connected via them, they’ve spawned a gazillion of useless USB-powered gadgets. One of the strangest I’ve encountered is this ‘toy’ made for eye relaxation after the many hours spent in front of the computer.
Small hand with two fingers sticking up vibrates at either a high or low speed, supposedly relaxing the areas around your eyes. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather keep them away.

http://www.sundayo.com/htm/product.asp?id=450

Rubik’s Cube Mp3

Similar to the Rubik’s Cube, each layer of this weird but interesting MP3 player has a specific function such as play, pause, forward or back. Also, to turn it off you must complete the cube.

http://www.yankodesign.com/2007/01/17/rubik-cube-mp3-player-by-hee-yong/

Nose Picker


Are you lazy enough to use this instead of your own finger? And is that real finger on the holder?

http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2007/02/the_nose_picker.html

Boob Radio

This is the breast… I mean the best radio ever. By twisting the left nipple you adjust volume and the right you tune the station. And in the same time, you enjoy the view.

http://www.gobaz.com/prodpage.asp?ProdID=6664

Musical Condom

You can throw away all your Barry White CDs. You don’t need them anymore thanks to Grigoriy Chausovskiy, inventor of the musical condom.
A miniature loudspeaker and motion sensor implanted in the condom’s upper cuff provides a range of musical tones during sex. Music volume depends on intensity of love-making and tone varies based on the sexual position.
That’s right, just lay and play.

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3458374

Das Keyboard

Das Keyboard is made for advanced users only. Beginners or average users might not like the idea that this keyboard comes without any printed key. That’s right. It’s completely blank, forcing users to learn ‘blind’ typing… In very unconventional way.

http://www.daskeyboard.com/

USB Hamster Wheel

If you don’t have a room for real pet, this might be great substitution. All you have to do is to plug it in USB and load program from CD. As you start typing, the hamster will start running, spinning the hamster wheel. The faster you type, the faster he runs.

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/new-arrivals/usb-hamster-wheel/index.html

Aquariass - Aquarium toilet

There are a lot of weird toilet inventions, but this is probably one of the best. Instead of toilet cistern, you have an aquarium. You’ll probably have to get new set of fishes each time you flush your toilet.
I just don’t know what PETA would say on Aquariass.

http://www.elsewareinc.com/products/aq.htm

Smallest HD TV

Behold the smallest HDTV on the world. It’s called Lilliput and it’s only 1.8 Inches big (?).
However, I don’t really see point, except if you want to make your cockroaches happy.

http://lilliput-sz.diytrade.com/

Bacon Floss

Tired of mint smell coming from your mouth? How about to spice it up a bit with a favorite taste of crispy bacon? By using Bacon Floss, waxed floss flavored like crispy fried bacon, you could make the boring process of flossing a little more fun.

http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=3756&cat=255