Donnerstag, 20. Januar 2011

Short but sweet

Whilst studying, I came across this quote by John Stuart Mill from his book "The Subjection of Women":

"The object of this Essay is to explain as clearly as I am able grounds of an opinion which I have held from the very earliest period when I had formed any opinions at all on social political matters, and which, instead of being weakened or modified, has been constantly growing stronger by the progress reflection and the experience of life. That the principle which regulates the existing social relations between the two sexes--the legal subordination of one sex to the other--is wrong itself, and now one of the chief hindrances to human improvement; and that it ought to be replaced by a principle of perfect equality, admitting no power or privilege on the one side, nor disability on the other."

For quirky things and more John Stuart Mill quotes, visit my sister's blog: http://msthackeray.tumblr.com/

That's all. So long!

Sonntag, 16. Januar 2011

Revision

...is my current and latest excuse not to write here. Shameful, I know.
To cheer everyone up, a little veggie recipe:
Stuffed savoy cabbage (yes, I have taken to that cabbage a lot)
(serves 2)
8 relatively large leaves of Savoy cabbage (flatten the leaf by cutting the round part of the stem off), washed and boiled in salt water until soft
2/3 bag of veggie mince (eg Quorn)
1 stock cube (veg for veggies, beef for carnivores)
1/2 small onion, chopped finely
1-2 eggs (depends on size)
olive oil
salt, pepper
400ml water
string (uncoloured, natural fibre...you don't want to go Bridget Jones!)

Heat the oil, fry the onion until glassy. Add the veggie mince, stir for 2 minutes. Add stock cube and water, bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper. Drain and leave mince to cool. Reduce liquid several times to get a lovely gravy sauce. Mix cooled mince with 1-2 raw eggs. Spoon 2-3 table spoons of mince-egg mix into two overlapping cabbage leaves, roll tightly, tie with string. (Yes, that makes four if you have 8 leaves...if you want more, prepare more leaves and mince)It's tricky and doesn't necessarily look nice the first few times but you'll figure it out. It helps to drain the mince well! Boil in lightly salted water for 15-20 minutes. Serve with rice and gravy. Tadaa!

Oh, my photoshoot is this coming Wednesday, I am looking forward to it so much!
So long!