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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Japanese Cuisine
The cuisine of Japan is world-renowned for its highly skilled preparation method and unique presentation. The Japanese diet is low in calories and cholesterol and has high fiber content. Rice is the main staple and is present in almost every meal. Noodles are served cold or hot and usually are presented with many different types of accompaniments and dressings.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Strange Happenings in Illinois
Valentine's Day Massacre The address of the place of the 1929 Massacre is 2212 North Clark Street, Chicago Illinois. On the Northside of Chicago on February 14th, 1929 a red brick building and garage housing the S-M-C Cartage Company stood at this North Clark Street address. The garage was also being used as a warehouse for illegal, black market liquor for the Northside Bugs Moran gang. They were mobsters who were in direct competition with Al Capon’s gang when it came to selling illicit bootleg booze during the Prohibition Era. This well known hit was reenacted in part in the well-known comedy film "Some Like It Hot" with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Horror
Delicious Mexican Cuisine
Mexican cuisine is colorful and is known for its intense and varied flavors. This cuisine is one of the richest in the world with proteins, vitamins and minerals. Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan (on the ruins of which Mexico City is built) and found that the common people’s diet consisted mostly of corn-based dishes spiced with chili and herbs.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Brazilian Cuisine
Brazilian cuisine differs with each region. The local ingredients used in cooking are root vegetables like cassava (locally known as mandioca, aipim or macaxeira), yams and peanuts and fruit such as acai, cupuacu, mango, papaya, guava, orange, passionfruit, pineapple, and hog plum.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Ghostly Happenings in Michigan
On a hill in the Heritage Hill section of Grand Rapids, Michigan is a private residence called The Phillips Mansion. It is a two-story antebellum mansion built in the Georgian Revival style. Four large pillars in the front make it look grand. It was built in 1864 the house had eight rooms and the kitchen in a shed in the back.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Horror
Australian Cuisine
The first inhabitants on this continent were the Aborigines. Their food was of high nutritional quality and whenever sufficient energy was obtained through hunting and gathering, the nutrient intake was balanced and adequate. Plenty enough to allow a rich and diverse culture of art, story-telling, dance and song to develop across the 600 tribes present at the time of the coming of the British. The British influence determined the main dishes such as Sunday roasts, grilled chops, stews, and other recipes made from meat and served with vegetables. The most frequent vegetable side dishes became mashed potatoes, beans, carrots, and peas.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
The Ghosts of Georgia
The Olde Pink House Restaurant and Piano Bar is located off Reynolds Square, near the corner of E. Bryan Street in Savannah, Georgia. This is a Georgian standard from 1771. It is a 2 story brick mansion covered by pink plaster. Today it is a lovely restaurant. On the first and second floor are the dining rooms. There is a basement bar/restaurant – descending down steep wooden steps one finds a nice piano bar with wooden tables surrounding it. On the right side of the room is a comfortable, relaxing sitting area with chairs and couches situated in front of a huge fireplace.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Horror
Turkish Cuisine
Turkish cuisine has also been a great influence on its neighboring cuisines and in other European countries. There are not only common Turkish specialties but also many region-specific specialties. The cuisine of the Black Sea region located in northern Turkey is based on corn and anchovies. In the southeast Urfa, Gaziantep and Adana are known for their kebabs, mezes and dough-based desserts such as baklava, kadayif and kunefe.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Feast
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
This American folk rock group is also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and is sometimes joined by their fourth member Neil Young. Singing as a trio they are David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash. All four of them have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Beat
Crimson and Clover
Tommy James and the Shondells hold a special place in my heart because they have so many great songs which I just simply love to listen to again and again. They reached the peak of their success in the late 1960s. This American rock band had two very popular hit singles in the U.S. which are still played on the radio today. The hits were”Hanky Panky” and”Crimson and Clover”.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Beat
The Ghostly Inhabitants of New York City
At one of NYC’s oldest theaters, The Belasco Theater 111 West 44th St., there have been sightings of the builder and namesake, David Belasco. He lived in an apartment above the theater before he died in 1931. His ghost supposedly interacts with actors, offers kudos and handshakes. Many people have also reported hearing footsteps and the sound of the disconnected elevator running. There have been sightings of a Blue Lady who may have been Belasco’s companion.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Horror
The Polish Prince of Music
Bobby Vinton is an American pop singer and songwriter. He is of Polish heritage and in music circles he became known as “The Polish Prince”. One of his most popular songs “Blue Velvet” reached number one and became the inspiration for a movie by the same name.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Beat
