October 4, 2013

A Thought for Today

"The most important fact is not what society and environment made of us, but what we ourselves made under these influences"

                             EMM, letter to IR, 1960

A Piece of My Work

A Memory (III)

 

I hoped to be able to remake a head similar to that I made in June 2012, which broke in my hands. It's like the desire of having again a child like the one lost... I am not there yet...

A Recipe for the Day

Meat Ball Ciorba

The word "ciorba" come from Turkish and is used to describe a soup that had some "dressing" with lemon or lemon and eggs.

 

Ingredients:

3.5 quarts water

2 Tbsp. salt

2 tsp. black pepper

1 lb. ground beef (15% fat)

½ cup rice

1 tsp. paprika

1 tsp. savory

1 tsp. thyme

¼ cup flour 

1 bunch of green onions, finely sliced

2 medium sized carrots, peeled, and thinly sliced

1 large green pepper, chopped

3-4 tomatoes, chopped

 

½ chili

½ bunch parsley, finely chopped

2 eggs

 

Juice of 1 lemon 

Preparation: Combine water, 1 tbsp. salt, and1 tsp. pepper;

                      In a food processor, chop coarsely the green onions, carrots, green pepper, and tomatoes and add to the water in a large kettle. Cover, bring to a boil, and immediately lower the heat and simmer 30 minutes;

                      Combine meat, rice, 1 Tbsp. salt, 1 tsp. pepper, paprika, savory, and thyme and make 1” balls.  Roll them in flour;

                      Add meatballs to the liquid, cover, and bring to a boil again. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.                      

                      Add chili and continue simmering 5-10 minutes;

                      Remove chili and continue simmering 20 minutes;

                      Add parsley and simmer 5 minutes;

                      Beat the eggs with the lemon juice.  Stir 1-2 tablespoons of hot soup into the egg/lemon mixture, and then stir the mixture into the soup.

Makes 14 servings.