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1 a newly-finished project. it was so fun, I want to start another one right now.
I’ve heard news of a yarn store in Göztepe that might actually have some nice natural fibers (as opposed to most Turkish yarn stores, don’t get me started) so I’m thinking to wander by there this week. The weather has cooled off enough to make random outside wandering not seem unbearable any longer.
2 I’ve been keeping an uneasy eye on US presidential election polls. The numbers are disagreeably close, which then naturally leads to the intolerably painful consideration of a Republican win in November. I think back to the New Hampshire Democratic primaries where Obama was polled to win rather strongly but ended up losing to Hillary Clinton. The Washington Post assures us that wasn’t related to latent racism, but really the reason doesn’t matter, what does matter is who is the ultimate winner. Since I’m living in a foreign country, I really don’t want to be further embarrassed by my country if Obama is not elected. I saw a poll on the net with a great interactive global map graphic which showed worldwide people support Obama by huge numbers (for example 70% Obama/20% McCain in Germany) so why is it so close at home? I’ve temporarily lost that link but when I find it I’ll update this post. BTW, 63 days until Election Day.
3 Simple food. It may be related to the stomach bug I picked up this week, but I’m into simple foods these days. three super-easy recipes for you:
Yogurt-Wheat soup: Ingredients - plain yogurt, water, salt, dried oregano, whole wheat grains (see pic below). Cook the wheat like oatmeal (approx 2:1 water to wheat) until the grains are soft but still pleasantly chewy. Let it cool. Dollop some plain yogurt into a bowl, add in water until it’s a nice degree of soupy, not too thin, not too thick. Sprinkle in salt liberally (basically you are making ayran). Spoon in some of the cooled wheat grains and top with oregano. Yum!
Cold carrot salad: Ingredients - carrots, olive oil, sugar. Grate the carrots and saute them in olive oil until soft and tasty. Sprinkle a small amount of sugar over the carrots and stir in. Serve cold.
Cheesy scrambled eggs: Ingredients - eggs, feta cheese, vegetable oil. Heat the vegetable oil (small amount) in a frying pan, crumble up the cheese and stir it into the pan, letting it melt into the oil. Crack the eggs into the pan and stir until lightly scrambled. Eat with sliced tomatoes (preferably a yummy heirloom variety).
