Tonight Anthony Bourdain is in the Greek Islands of Crete and Ithaca. My people! So far he has slaughtered a sheep, cooked it with salt only over an open flame while drinking raki which he said was deadly. It is by the way, so is Ouzo. It will put you on your ass. Unless, like me, you are Greek. He has eaten fresh sea urchin, been schooled on the importance of being olive oil, and hunted quail and rabbit. With more raki and retsina.
He is exploring greens, aka any growing green edible "weed" that we like to eat. Growing up I used to wander around irrigation ditches in farmland Utah with my grandfather looking for wild asparagus and weeds.
Oh look, I can do that dance. Toss in a trip to Ithaca with tiny fresh fish cooked on a beach in what looks to me like a stifado type base. Yum.
Now it is Micahel Palin's New Europe. He is in Eastern Europe - Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Herzegovina. Another childhood memory, Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys which I credit with instilling in my the whole "Going Native" tendency. Particularly the India section. India has long been the pinnacle of travel wishes. That and Egypt, although I think the Middle East is out of the question for Americans for a long time.
Now we come to the freaky part of the Starr show. Kidlet and decided to throw caution to the wind and try a Neti Pot for nasal irrigation. Not to gross you all out with the details since I think it is self explanatory, I can say that wow did this work. Really really well. And our sinuses feel better. It has been so cold and so dry that when added to a sinus cold you can just imagine what that feels like. Kidlet was, and I quote, "scared shitless" of the whole concept but once she tried it she was hooked. If you have allergies or sinus congestion or a bad stuffy head cold I highly recommend investing in one. It ran me 17 bucks at New Seasons and whatever a quarter teaspoon of table salt costs. Freaky, yes, effective, yes.
Oh Shit. Guess what is stuck in my head?
5 comments:
I'm glad to hear that the irrigation worked. Catherine O'Hara...I have always had thing for her. Cheers!!
That is an interesting concept. I will have to suggest that to my mother; she has major sinus issues a couple of times a year.
As far as all of the Greek stuff, that sounds very interesting. I hope one day to tour Greece, Italy and much of Europe.
It really really works, RWA. The American Allergy Institute is all for them as well. And seeing that sinus congestions seems to trigger Kidlet's mirgraines we are quite excited to try it on a regular basis.
I did the Euro touro when I was 16 circa 1985. It was a whirlwind with each stop lasting anywhere from 2-4 days and a couple of once day excursions (Austria and Belgium) and I loved it. Italy was fun although we did not get to hit Tuscany. But Venice...oh my. It was the one place in Europe that truly was like your fairy tale imaginations.
Greece is amazing. And Hot!
Dangit. Now I'm gonnna have to watch that movie to get it out of MY head.
You are evil and must be destroyed.
*bows*
Thank you, thank you... my evil and I will be here all week ;)
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