Bits n' Pieces

Links for 2009-07-23 [Digg]

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Kingdom of Fruit and Vegetables: Borage (Borago officinalis)
This wild plant is commonly found in the northern parts of Anatolia, but it is also found in the Mediterranean region and all around the world in temperate climates. Borage is known for its diuretic effect, it is a natural alternative for paracetamol and helps detoxification of the blood. "Borage" ...

Links for 2009-07-21 [Digg]

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Green Lentil Soup with Vege
I love lentils red or green it doesn't matter. And it's so easy to cook!

Links for 2009-07-20 [Digg]

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Kingdom of Fruit and Vegetables: Stuffed Peppers in Olive Oi
A great recipe for stuffed peppers, especially if you are vegetarian!

Links for 2009-07-19 [Digg]

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Fried Okra with Yoghurt
The first time I tried it I loved it. It's amazing. Be sure I will cook fried okra a lot from now on!

Links for 2009-07-17 [Digg]

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Boost your Immune System with Black Mulberry Marmelade
Make black mulberry marmelade at home and boost your immune system!
Kingdom of Fruit and Vegetables: Bulgur (Cracked Wheat) Pila
Bulgur pilaf is a national dish of Turkey, and goes wonderfully well with jajik. Bulgur is a form of wheat, boiled and pounded. You will probably find it at the market as "cracked wheat". Don't worry what to cook for dinner, Bulgur Pilaf is easy and nutritious.

Links for 2009-07-15 [Digg]

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

A Cold dish of Pinto Beans in Olive oil (Barbunya Pilaki)
This is a dish made of pinto beans and it's delicious when served cold. Generally it's difficult to get the right texture for this dish, some make it too mushy, and some don't cook it enough, you could break a tooth with the pinto bean. This dish is called "barbunya pilaki" in Turkey. "Barbunya" is the name of the bean, and "pilaki" is the ...

Links for 2009-07-08 [Digg]

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Nettle Salad with Tomatoe Sauce
Must try nettle! It has miracular health benefits!

Light up your interiors with eco-friendly panels

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:34:35 +0000

Imagine organic materials that are produced by indegenious artisans from all over the world and brought to our interiors. Bambu, wood, grass, pebbles, cotton, leaves, shells, all find form in 3form by HunterDouglas. After their innovative solutions for window coverings, ceilings, sun control and façades, HunterDouglas has produced another brand name, 3form, where they carry on their environmental sensitivity [...] Related posts:

Perspective Basics

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:25:19 +0000

Learning perspective is generally taken as a big deal. Here we are going to change that prejudice. How? First you have to get the basics, and fully understand how perspective works geometrically. To be comfortable with perspective drawing you always have to keep in mind that there is a person watching a scene which consists of [...] Related posts:

The most important discovery of the last millenium: Perspective 2/2

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:14:10 +0000

If you have read my previous post you know about how artists interpreted what they saw onto their canvas and how they created techniques to depict their scenes in the past. From figurative cave art to Hellenistic monumental structures with exaggerated 3 point perspective emphasis we have taken a short tour of art history, and we [...] Related posts:

The most important discovery of the last millenium: Perspective 1/2

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:24:47 +0000

I’ve wanted to write about “the perspective” for some time now, and I think the time has come for me to mingle with this subject again. I say again because it has been quite a while since I have been teaching drawing with the perspective technique. I will be writing a series of posts, or should I say tutorials, [...] Related posts:

Towards a sustainable architecture

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:46:08 +0000

While designing a building, architects are generally driven too much towards studying and explaining what the overall cost of the building will be until the construction is complete and ready for opening. The investors are righteously concerned with how much a building will cost them until the property starts to return the preliminary investments. However, the fact that management [...] Related posts:

Recycled bottles and lampshades

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:08:57 +0000

What to do with all those bottles that don’t get recycled? Sarah Turner from Eco Art & Design has innovatively designed lighting fixtures to add a solution and draw attention to the growing problem. She states that: It is estimated that only 5.5% of plastic drinks bottles are recycled in the UK. So these lights aim [...] Related posts:

Light up your interiors with eco-friendly panels

Ain’t ya famous yet?

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:26:41 +0000

Fifteen Minutes by Andy Warhol In 1968 the famous American popart artist Andy Warhol said his famous words: “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” It was considered to be an exaggerated prophecy then, now it is a fact. 15 minutes of fame (or famous for 15 minutes) is an expression coined by the American artist Andy [...] Related posts:

Book Review; Looking Awry: An Introduction to Jacques Lacan through Popular Culture (October Books)

Notes from my trip to Barcelona: Day 4

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:04:04 +0000

This actually doesn’t count as a day because we didn’t actually get to do anything else in Barcelona. Being weiry and tired of the endless hopping around in Barcelona I got up late, but just in time to reach the flight back home. Angry to miss the chance of one last visit to La Boqueria Mercat (marketplace) [...] Related posts:

Notes from my trip to Barcelona: Day 3

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:39:24 +0000

Day 3 This was our last whole day at this wonderful city. We were due to leave at noon the next day, and we still had a lot to do. We were already very tired from the previous day and had decided to take it a bit slower than the day before, but the “big” sites [...] Related posts:

Notes from my trip to Barcelona: Day 2

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:41:07 +0000

DAY 2 The previous night we stayed up late to plan the rest of our trip (2 and a half days left). We made a list of all the “must see” spots and grouped them according to their locale. The Picasso Museum, Miro Foundation and Gaudi’s works were on top of the list. We didn’t have [...] Related posts: