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One of my favourite recipes from childhood was 'mazare cu carne' or green peas with some kind of meat, usually veal. As I (re)discovered two bags of frozen green peas in my freezer, I figured it's time to either revisit those or try something new.

It's almost like a tradition here, on this blog, to dedicate at least an article every year to mornings. This time, it is mostly a retrospective and about breakfast.

Nu demult, ma plangeam ca am un cantec in minte pe care nu-l pot identifica. Dar l-am auzit intr-un film mai vechi, si-am stat la credits sa-i vad titlul. Nu, filmul nu era "Zbor deasupra unui cuib de cuci" :)

Those of us who haven’t forgotten the recent elections (and this includes some of those happy with the results as well as those who predicted a PSD win, were proven wrong and keep looking for a reason to save their reputation) are still somewhat surprised. I know I am. So while looking for a well laid out contrarian opinion, I discovered the blog PoliTichii, obstinately hanging on to a pro-PSD viewpoint after having [wrongly] forecasted a PSD win.

A rather popular essay these days is Don't date a girl who travels (link in Sources). Some would use the word "viral" but I'm a mysophobe (aka germaphob) when it comes to travel.

There was a time when I considered myself vegetarian. It was easy, a very close friend was cooking while I was buying our food. These days I cook my own food and since my time is limited, I gravitate toward simple recipes. With that in mind, there's been a long time since I haven't presented a recipe here, so I'll be telling you about my favorite winter soup (which is more like a borsht), the lentil soup. And since it’s been a while since I wrote in Romanian, I’ll do it again, but you can find the English version below, in Sources.

Writing about the voting experience would be way too uninteresting even for me, especially since it was straightforward and uneventful, so rather than doing just that, I’ll be telling you about how the voting went, some food I bought and my “participation” in Doors Open Toronto 2014.

Sunt oarecum luat prin surprindere si indiferent de cate glume am facut pe seama omului, parca-mi pare nitel rau. Stirea-i mult prea proaspata si-i de fapt prima stire babana pe care o aflu pe twitter.

Long time ago some band came up with a song that was supposed to dissipate fears and bring back the magic of the enchanted evening: don’t fear the reaper. It seems that my friends are now afraid that PSD will bring the amnesty law.

Am inceput cu ciupercile si-a cam sosit mementul sa termin cu urzicile (nu-i vorba de almanahe, ci de succesuri bio-culinare). Adica sa-ti spun cum le-am venit de hac.

Putine sunt mancarurile din Romania pe care nu le pot gasi aici. Stateam de vorba cu cativa prieteni, majoritatea moldoveni (eu culegeam si mancam ciuperci mai mult in Bucovina), acum cateva zile si ei ar fi vrut sa mergem la cules ciuperci. Dar ciuperci gasesc la Costco de toate felurile, de la Porcini, Portabella, Shiitake si pana la Nametake (galbene) si Hiratake (oyster). O singura chestie-mi doresc si rar apuc: mancare de urzici cu usturoi si mamaliga. Dar pana acolo, hai sa vedem ce-i cu ciupercile.

N-am gangurit demult pe seama intamplarilor de-aici, si s-or adunatara multe, asa ca-mi voi da drumu’. Roman cardar, Rosia Montana Redivivus, tiganii Obama, capsunari lefteri, criza care inca nu se simte pe bune, indienii ne invadeaza, online boom, crime si prostii si-n final, festivalul filmului romanesc in Toronto. Ready or not, here I cum!

Incepusem sa vorbesc in primul articol despre cum vaz eu lucrurile si-n special conjectura l3st. Ici-sha trecem din planul ideatic in parcarea din spatele blocului si cercetam ce e de facut.