It’s almost like tasting wine. That’s kind of a weird way to think about learning someone’s name, but I’ve tried it out many times, and it actually does bring an interesting quality to the memorization process. Ask And You Shall Remember Ask is the second word in this powerful acr...
wine accompanied every meal, and was considered a medicinal tonic. Beer was thought to be healthier thanwaterbecause it contained nutrients. Those were the days, right?
To calculate approximate accommodation costs, we assumed booking at 4-star properties in each location, so a $400 average nightly rate was used. You can obviously bring costs down considerably if you book an Airbnb for certain portions of the trip (or the entire trip), or redeem some hotel...
Rather than a Christmastime tipple, in the first 100 years of Australian settlement, mulled wine was more likely to be administered during times of illness or convalescence rather than times of celebration. It may not be Christmas – but that doesn’t mean you don’t nee...
they couldn’t have served in the army. They wouldn’t have been available for public infrastructure construction, and they would have run away, or they would have supported invaders and said, we’ll go over to your side if you cancel our debts. Or they would have simply overthrown the ...
the Ferula drudeana version of aliter lenticulam — lentils with honey, vinegar, coriander and leek — but left its asafoetida counterpart largely untouched. The standout dish was ius in ovifero fervens, a sauce made with sweet wine and plums spiked with Ferula drudeana and served with lamb....
Technique: Brown the meat in a heavy pot, then add aromatic vegetables, herbs, and a braising liquid (stock, wine, or a combination). Cover and cook at a low simmer for several hours until the meat is tender and falling off the bone. ...
According to some ancient sources, athletes wore shorts. Others claim that the tradition of competing naked started when a runner named Orsippos was stripped of his shorts during his event. Still others assert that the Spartans started the trend in the eighth century. After the eighth century,...
refer to “the bird of Meluhha,” the likely place name for the Indus Valley. That may or may not have been a chicken; Professor Piotr Steinkeller, a specialist in ancient Near Eastern texts at Harvard, says that it was certainly “some exotic bird that was unknown to Mesopotamia.” He...
Dip it in your sauceof choice. Use your teethtoscrape the slightly thicker bottom part of the petalwhere it was attached to the artichoke. Discard the rest of the petal(it’s difficult to chew) andrepeat! Where is the Artichoke Heart?