Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Little Girls Growing Up Too Fast
We were among the lucky children growing up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. Having New York City for a hometown could be very daunting it was not just your typical hometown with a simple Main Street. Children who grew up in small towns, in my eyes, were the lucky ones where everyone knew each other, and you could have a real sense of belonging.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Confessions
Salad Days
Europe From Bulgaria, we have Shopska salad which is a well-known salad that has become popular throughout the Balkans and Southeastern Europe. It is Bulgaria's most famous dish and national salad. The salad ingredients include the three colors of the flag of Bulgaria.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
The Amazing Pangolin
This is an animal that has an armored shell and a peculiar gait. It appears to be ready to start a medieval battle. Unfortunately for this poor creature, it has become the most trafficked animal on the earth even though it is illegal to trade with it in South Asia. The sales now account for up to 20% of the entire wildlife black market.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Petlife
Delicious Meat Dishes
Pork Vepro Knedlo Zelo is the name of the Czech national dish that in translation means pork roast with bread dumplings and sauerkraut. The pork is roasted with chopped onions. After the pork is done the drippings are used to make a delicious sauce. The sauerkraut is stewed and can be adjusted for taste from sour to sweet. If you prefer sweet add a teaspoon of sugar to the sauerkraut as it is stewing, If you prefer you can use red cabbage instead. To the sauerkraut or red cabbage, you can add sliced or diced bacon that has been browned and seasoned.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
The Taste Of Greece
Moussaka A popular dish that is well-known is a delectable creation made with spiced meat that is either beef or lamb in tomato sauce. Moussaka is layered with fried eggplant and topped with bechamel sauce Since bechamel sauce is used in other Greek dishes too it is important to note that bechamel sauce is a white sauce that is made with flour, milk, and butter. Moussaka has become one of the traditional dishes of Greece. This dish has many variations all over the world and has become a favorite in the Balkan nations, the Middle East, and in Turkey.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Haunted Happenings In Latin America
Haunted Houses Built on cursed land Considered to be one of the most haunted houses in all of Latin America, La Casa Matusita is located in Lima, Peru. This house has a very frightening and violent history. Supposedly according to rumors, the house was built on land that had been cursed dating back to Spanish colonialism.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Horror
World of the Eastern Whip-poor-will
This bird has been made famous in poems, folk songs and literature due to its endless chanting talents on summer nights. It’s sort of like providing a romantic interlude. The Eastern Whip-poor-wills are real easy to hear but are difficult to see. They have a brindled plumage that blends in well with gray-brown leaf litter in the open forests where they make their home and breed and roost. The come out from perches at dawn and dusk and on moonlit nights to gather up insects in their cavernous mouths. Unfortunately,these once-common birds are on the decline in parts of their range due to the fact that open forests are being converted into suburbs or agriculture.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Petlife
Walk Among the Dead
These are the places where tourists usually don’t roam. They don’t realize that among the quiet and the gravestones there are a lot of interesting monuments and even architecture to see. Cemeteries are most likely not on anyone’s list when they travel abroad unless they have a few ancestors they want to visit. However, cemeteries hide the secrets of the past and even though you may think that there are shadows following you everywhere I don’t think it’s a bad idea to take a tour through a cemetery.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Wander
The Taste Of Asia
Chilli crab is a dish from Singapore. This delectable dish is made with stir-fried crab in a tomato-based, sweet, savoury, and a bit hot chilli sauce. Use crab crackers to get at the meat in the claws. The popular crab of choice in Singapore is mud crab. This popular dish began as street food and now is considered to be the national dish. You can find chilli crab in many restaurants and since the crab is served in its shell it is also a challenge to eat it using your hands. The dish is served with bread to soak up the delicious chilli sauce.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Life-Long Friendships Are Special
When I went to grade school in the late 1960s, it was the time of teacher's strikes in New York City. I attended a public school not far from where I lived with my parents. After my dad died when I was ten in 1967, and the strikes came on in 1968, my mom was worried about my schooling. She knew it would not be easy for her to put me into a private school, but because it was uncertain how long school would be closed, she looked into it. Mom found a religious private school Lutheran Elementary School two blocks from where we lived.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Humans
The Natural Beauty of Greece
Olympus National Park This national park includes the highest mountain in Greece Mount Olympus. It’s located in the Olympus Range found on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia. Altogether Mount Olympus has 52 peaks with the highest being Mytikas which in Greek means “nose”. Olympus National Park is very rich in flora and is a World’s Biosphere Reserve.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Wander
Surprising Places to Lift a Glass or Two
Oldest Standing Bar Considered to be a dive bar in this case not a disreputable bar but a neighborhood place where local residents love to gather and have for a very long time. The 2-Way Inn is the oldest standing bar in Detroit, Michigan and has been around since 1876.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Proof
