The city of El Alto isn’t just distinguished by its impressive altitude of over 13,000 feet above sea level or its self-governing status. This Bolivian municipality also sets itself apart with the distinctive architecture of Freddy Mamani Silvestre. The architect, who goes by Freddy Mamani professionally, got his start as a bricklayer and studied civil engineering in college. He completed his first building in this style in 2005 and has since created dozens more designs that incorporate circular windows, sharply angled rooflines and vibrant pink, green, and orange facades. More
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India-based architectural studio The White Room, run by Nitin Barchha and Disney Davis, uses minimal design and natural materials to create clean spaces bursting with plant life. In their recent project Garden Room the pair created a white and slate green sculptural setting that presents a calming segue from interior to outdoor space. The one bedroom apartment located in the Mumbai suburb of Pali Hill is teeming with vines and hanging plants that create a protective barrier from the outside world. More
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By James Correia When it comes to one of the most commonly eaten dishes in Portugal, we turn to bacalhau. It’s a recipe that can have virtually hundreds of different recipes. But for now I will be sharing with you my family’s recipe that has been followed for generations, all the way back to my great-great-grandparents. A main reason why we eat this often is for the simple fact that it’s what we have being surrounded by water: fish! Our family only makes this dish for special occasions like Christmas or Easter and sometimes for family get-togethers. If you’re going to some Portuguese event, you know that you will see one of the hundreds of versions of this dish. The reason I chose this dish is because I love it, and for the simple fact that you are able to change the recipe according to your preference. If you don’t like something in this recipe, it's alright to change it to something you might like, and that’s what’s so great about this dish. Hundreds of versions of this recipe are able to make everyone happy with their meal. You cannot go wrong when you have a plate of bacalhau to share with your entire family. Recipe Ingredients – cod – 6 onions – 4 eggs – 12 potatoes – 1 can chickpeas – 1 cup portuguese olive oil* – olives – hot peppers *can be bought at any Portuguese bakery known as “Azeite” Saloio. Procedure When you purchase fresh cod, you must wash out the salt. For 3 days in a row, leave in water; every 24 hours, change the water. Cut the cod into 9 pieces, then boil for 15 minutes. Remove cod from the water, and keep water for later. Pull the cod apart into small pieces, then set aside. With the water from the cod, boil the potatoes which have been peeled and cut for about 10 minutes. Add the eggs to the boiling water (same time: 10 minutes). As the potatoes are being boiled, prepare the onions for sauté. Prepare a pan with ½ cup of Portuguese olive oil. Add the onions and sauté. Mix regularly until they turn golden brown. Layer the onions on the bottom of a Pyrex (12 inches). Layer the cod. Layer the potatoes, then add 1 boiled egg, scrambled up. Repeat another layer, following steps 10 to 12. Add the remaining Portuguese olive oil. Use the remaining 2 eggs for decoration on top, with olives and peppers. Cover with aluminium foil. Bake in oven at 350°F for 45 minutes. Remove from over and serve. Enjoy! Photo source: http://www.receitando.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It's the only one of the Seven Wonders without a definitively established location. According to one legend, the Gardens were built alongside the palace known as The Marvel of Mankind by the king Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 605 and 562 BC) for his Median wife Queen Amytis, who missed the green hills of her home. The gardens are described as an example of ingenuity, engineering and beauty that looked like a tiered green hill with many terraces, hosting many plants, like shrubs, trees, and flowers.
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Researchers in Germany found that microbes love the microscopic fibers in coffee. These soluble coffee fibers are food for bacteria and make the beneficial Bacteroides microbes experience up to 60% increase in growth. Soluble fibers, which are prebiotics, do so many things. They improve insulin sensitivity, allow you to absorb more calcium, convert some plant fibers into Vitamin A, and much, much more. This is the same recipe you would use when you are making regular kombucha except you use coffee instead of tea. It gets super bubbly! Once you use your scoby for coffee kombucha, you can't use it again in regular kombucha tea.
