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Kyzyl Yeshler village, Russia - 9th August 2015
By: Vunder
Hi Mom!
So here's my new update! It was a very productive weekend, I dare say! This is the Kyzyl Yeshler village where we went (it's translated from Tatar as "red youth", Soviet past ):
Galiya apa's parents have a house there, though they live in the city, they love fresh air Me too
Kyzyl yeshler is a small Tatar village, it has only about 100 inhabitatants, but it is now popular with the "dwellers from the city" like Galiya apas parents They were one of the first ones to build here a house though, they remember this village having its own shop, primary school and herd, all of which is gone now. Anyway the village is very cosy and charming in its desolation Here are some of the views of the village, its surroundings and its inhabitants
Not only we cycled, we also flied a kyte!
But don't think we were only resting and doing nothing! I had a lesson on gathering mushrooms and helped my hosts to pick apples
I hope you had a great weekend too!
Love you,
Buzz
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Posted Aug 9, 2015, 6:12 pm
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Kazan, Russia - 28th August 2015
By: Vunder
Hi Mom!
It was a cooking day today Together with Dille we learnt to make "manti". It's an Eastern dish, a kind of dumplings made of unleavened dough and meat filling (Tatar cuisine is mostly not for vegeterians )
So, the process!
Firstly you should make the filling, it takes the most of the time actually, if you do it properly. Chop the meat (traditionally it is mutton, but we took beef) finely, then add onion, also chopped finely, in the proportion of 50/50. Add salt, pepper and other spices to your liking (caraway, for example). To fasten the process many housewives here take minced meat, though it's not a traditional recipe, of course. Actually the recipies may vary, some add potatoes, some add pumpkin, just use your fantasy)))) Then make the dough: simply mix warm water, flour and salt. Here is our result:
Then roll out the dough, cut it into squares and put the filling inside.
Form mantis by attaching the opposite sides of the squares.
We made 4 such plates
We steamed one part of the mantis and the rest was frozen
Yummy!
Cheers!
Buzz
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Posted Aug 28, 2015, 6:59 pm Last edited Aug 28, 2015, 7:04 pm by Vunder
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Miami, Florida, USA - 20th October 2015
By: jeanettemiami
Here I am finally! I'm in Miami and can't wait for my adventures to start! What a funny cat in a hat!
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Posted Nov 23, 2015, 6:37 pm Last edited Nov 23, 2015, 6:38 pm by jeanettemiami
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