Relative Reality

We are a string of memories,

of personal understandings

of our relative reality

among other helixes

sowing proteins into

their field of

relative realities

Lolo

Cocteaucoction featuring yogurt & oatmeal

Yogurt nature about one small cup, like a petit pot, or your regular individual sizes
1 tsp creme de marrons\chestnut spread
oatmeal\flocons d'avoine style
1 scoop peanut butter (natural style not extra creamy) on the spoon to be used when eating =) But of course any style of spread like nutella!

Mix all up or not but try having that one spoonful last until your yogurt is finished..yum!

Second time making it...
I added banana to the oatmeal and mushed it into the oatmeal with my spoon. Added the yogurt, and then scooped a dollop of the creme de marrons onto the mix...delicious!

Chateaux la Croix Montlabert 2006 St.Emilion

Wonderful vin de Bordeaux..nicely dry and dark fruity..It went well with the spicy and garlicky homemade hummus on cheese bread with tomme de noir.

Great for a glass on its own for accompaniment, would even accompany a ribeye well! 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, they recommend decanting it for about an hour and a half...I unfortunately have not invested in a decanter!


Salut!
Lolo

Vire-Clesse

A beautiful Chardonnay from Bourgogne. Not heavy, thanks to the nature of old world style of wines. I personally am not a fan of California Chards unless it is old world style like Peter-Michael (please try it, it is amazing if you are a fan of the style). This one even went beautifully with lavender chocolate! It has a nice citrus set of notes, a very golden light yellow color that is a medium body with a tinge of acidity that can cut through foods on the slighty greasy side. I accompanied my bagalipolo with this Chardonnay and it complemented wonderfully the dill in the meat.

Enjoy!

Lolo
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Psst..Taliban! Over here!

Psst. Taliban!

Yes, you.

Ok so, are you familiar with what it is to be a human being? Ah, I see no because you have commodified and dehumanized anyone labeled female. How can there be decisions taken like: cutting a young wife's nose and ears for trying to escape from (what your ears fell deaf to) an abusive husband? An abusive husband that thru a very strict social experience has learned how to treat women: as objects to be bartered and protected in the currency of honor. Please open up a little, women have rights just like you because we are all human beings and these rights are to be protected.


Let's not forget our sisters,

Lolo

Tuna salad pasta =) Mangia Mangia!

Ingredients for about 4 servings

medium sauce pan
1 pack spaghetti (I used corn based)
with enough water to cover the pasta completely plus an inch or so above the pasta when inside the sauce pan
1 cube olive oil & basil bouillon
1/2-1 cup water in a small cup

Bring water in the medium sauce pan up to a boil, and add spaghetti, cook for 9-10 minutes or until al-dente. When it reaches it's cooking point, drain and place back in the sauce pan. In the small cup with 1/2-1 cup of water, add the cube and stick it in the microwave for about 1 minute. When done, mix with a spoon and add to the drained pasta in the sauce pan.


Tuna salad
2 cans tuna drained
1 med lima bean can drained
1 small kernels of corn can drained
1/2-3/4 cup yogurt
1 tsp light mayonnaise
ras el hanout to taste
pepper to taste

Add all the above to a mixing bowl and fulfill what it's used for...Mix!


Serve the tuna salad on a bed of spaghetti with some harissa on the side to spice it up =) Enjoy!

Bon app'!

Lolo

Bookity in Reading UK, United Kingdom by Lolo

I cannot help but wander off in the lands of Etsy...especially if I need to clear my brain and get some inspiration! Finally the suggested stores was explored and I have found a treasure!

Bookity in Reading UK, United Kingdom on Etsy

Bookity melanges clean aesthetics and romance with reading! Here are some of the items I have added to my favorite list:
Large paper heart
Cut out from a vintage book from the 1950s this heart hangs from a deep red satin lace

Have a bookworm party with these!!
Alice in Wonderland confetti
Shakespearean Spring garland of hearts

Now this is what reading's about, inspiring imagination! Not for the youngin's ;)
Restless hands...romance brooch

I am going to keep on Etsy hunting..Enjoy!

<3,
Lolo

Petit Potiron cocteaucocotion

Spicy Potiron pasta & Pork chops

Makes about 2 servings side dish of pasta and the one pork chop each.
1 handful fresh pumpkin cheese raviolis
1 cup pumpkin soup
2 tbs red sauce
1 tbs chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves
Splash of Balsamic vinegar
1/2 eggplant cut into thin slices and 1/4s
1/2 green Moroccan pepper chopped
2 tbs basil infused olive oil 1 tbs for each pan to cook in.
nutmeg to taste
curry to taste
paprika to taste
pepper to taste
ras el hanout to taste
handful of mesclun lettuce per person
shavings of asiago cheese

Chop up veggies and add to a saute pan at med-high heat with the olive oil. When veggies are cooked halfway through you can add a lil' water to not let the veggies burn, and splash them with balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with nutmeg, curry, & paprika. Once the veggies are cooked all the way, add pumpkin soup and red sauce. In another saute pan or fry pan add the second tablespoon of olive oil and have it at med-high heat. Sprinkle ras el hanout and pepper on the pork chop and begin to fry. The pasta is added to boiling water (enough to cover + 1 in over where the pasta fits in the sauce pan) and done in 3 minutes - this can be done while cooking the veggies or the pork chop...as long as you keep them warm. Serve on plate with a bed of lettuce, pasta, sauce, and shavings of asiago cheese.

Bon ap!

I stand with Planned Parenthood

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Dear Congress,

This is disheartening, COMMON! I thought you had more brains together. Great Minds do NOT think alike. I hope one day Congress realizes what they are doing to the people of this country. What I certainly believe is that the Americans are getting deprived of so many services, do not get me started on the whole list, BUT this one I will mention: Socialism. Yes I said it. If Americans could go out and live in France for example, one would see how this system takes more care of their people with such an extent of services - even to students. One beautiful example: the French program CAF: Caisse des Allocations Familiales. You apply and can help with paying for nannies for parents, students with rent, etc. etc. Even for a student the healthcare is affordable. Come and live in France and see what I am talking about. A government is meant to care for their people and have their back. Open your minds a bit: delve into what REALLY Socialism is and see if you get back to the USA and think that your government should be doing more for their people. Planned Parenthood is a wonderful group that really helps the community. Listen to your people my dear Congress. My heart felt sick to see that this decision passed. Your back is turned from those who had the blessing to be in their hands through lifesaving cancer screenings, HIV, and birth control, and those who would have certainly benefited greatly in the future.


Lolo,

Ps. Here's a way to start:
When are we gonna be getting that better healthcare?

Quinoa Taboule

When I was younger, I did not like taboule and just like avocados, now I LOVE LOVE LOVE! Especially if it has lots of parsley and garlic. I did not have couscous or bulgur wheat..so I decided to stick with quinoa to keep the consistency and it came out delicious! (Is it pretentious to love so much the food I make??) This is a healthy side dish, snack, or even for sandwiches instead of lettuce...like falafel, roasted chicken sandwiches, or like some say..sangwiches.

2 1/2-4 cups of uncooked quinoa, depending on how much grain you like in ratio to your parsley
5-8 cups of water for cooking the quinoa. Of course, 5 cups of water for 2 1/2 cups, usually 2 cups of water for 1 cup of quinoa
3 bunches of parsley finely chopped
1 cup of finely chopped fresh mint
2 med-large lemons juiced
2 tbs of olive oil
2 medium tomatoes chopped into small cubes
5 cloves of fresh garlic minced
1/2 cup of minced red onion
Salt to taste - can be skipped!
black pepper to taste ( I am still using the Nubian pepper)

First, begin to cook the quinoa. In a medium sauce pan add the water and the quinoa and cook until the core is clear which takes about 10-12 minutes. When it is ready, let it cool down before adding it to the mixture at the end. While it is cooking, chop up all the herbs and vegetables - add to a bowl. When I chopped the tomatoes and added them to the bowl, I sprinkled fleur de sel (salt) so it would release some juice and use less olive oil (you do not need to add a lot of salt!). When the chopping is done, add the lemon juice, olive oil, and pepper to taste. By now the quinoa should be cool and being to add a bit to the bowl and mix, and repeat until it is all mixed in. The mixture should not be very soggy, serve and enjoy!

Redacciones:
Salt: himalayan pink salt, guerande salt, try something new!
Quinoa: barley, bulgur wheat, brown rice, couscous, any other whole grain.
Fresh mint: rosemary, sage
You can also replace the red onion and garlic with shallots!
Try adding some sauteed and cubed zucchini, squash, eggplant.